I'm reviewing the live lab instructions here:

• https://github.com/confluentinc/live-labs/blob/master/connectors-aws/dynamodb-redshift-s3/README.md

General feedback

• This feels really thorough and polished. Nice work!

Intro

• I really like this intro! It leads off with use cases that show why you would want data in different downstream systems

Architecture Diagram

• Great idea to start with an architecture diagram
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Prerequisites

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  • Sign up for Confluent Cloud
  • Sign up for AWS
  • Test Network Connectivity
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  • Also, does it need root-level permissions? AWS recommends to only use the root user to create the first IAM user. Your wording makes it seem like you're asking folks to log in as the root user. Maybe say "admin access" (see doc)?

Create an API key pair

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Enable Schema Registry

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hands-on Lab

Create a Datagen Source connector

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Create AWS Services

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Depending on what code maintainers or participants will be expected to run, it would be good to include a preconfigured workspace for the repo via gitpod. I'll list a few example use cases where a 0-setup, 1-click workspace would be convenient.

For lab participants:

• run kafka producer/consumer/streams applications
• run any front-end or other client applications against infrastructure created in the lab
• run terraform to create/destroy cloud resources

For repo maintainers:

• use hugo to update the static website
• write/test scripts in a sandbox without having to change the configuration of our own laptops

Setup is the most time-consuming part of live labs. It would be good to use "infrastructure as code" principles to help live lab participants avoid the time cost and propensity for error inherent to manual configuration. Each live lab could have a terraform script to create/destroy the resources they need.

We would use terraform strategically so that participants can focus on what we want them to focus on for the livelab -- specifically to showcase the value Confluent provides.