LHOL modifications

Author: tebanieo

content/authors.en.md

@@ -13,6 +13,15 @@ weight: 100
 1. Sean Shriver ([switch180](https://github.com/switch180)) - Ported the whole lab to amazon-dynamodb-labs.com with a custom Hugo theme. Made the "bullet-proof" CloudFormation template for the lab. Updated the hands on lab to Python3
 1. Daniel Yoder ([danielsyoder](https://github.com/danielsyoder)) - The brains behind amazon-dynamodb-labs.com and the co-creator of the design scenarios
 
+### 2025 additions
+Removing Cloud9 due to End of Life from all the workshops (October 2025):
+1. Esteban Serna ([@tebanieo](https://github.com/tebanieo)) - Primary author, and merger
+
+Database modernizer workshop was released in August 2025:
+1. Esteban Serna ([@tebanieo](https://github.com/tebanieo)) - Primary author, and merger
+2. John Terhune - ([@terhunej](https://github.com/terhunej)) - Editor, tech reviewer.
+3. Sean Shriver - ([@switch180](https://github.com/switch180)) - Tech reviewer
+
 ### 2024 additions
 The Generative AI workshop LBED was released in early 2024:
 1. John Terhune - ([@terhunej](https://github.com/terhunej)) - Primary author

content/hands-on-labs/explore-cli/index.en.md

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ weight: 20
 chapter: true
 ---
 
-We will be exploring DynamoDB with the AWS CLI using the [AWS cloud9 management Console](https://console.aws.amazon.com/cloud9/home).  If you haven't already, choose *open IDE* to launch AWS Cloud9 environment. You can close the Welcome screen and adjust your terminal to increase screen area, or close all the windows and navigate to *Window* -> *New Terminal* to open a new terminal window.
+We will be exploring the Amazon DynamoDB tables using the AWS CLI with the platform we have set up during the :link[environment setup]{href="/hands-on-labs/setup/create-tables"}. 
 
 The highest level of abstraction in DynamoDB is a *Table* (there isn't a concept of a "Database" that has a bunch of tables inside of it like in other NOSQL or RDBMS services).  Inside of a Table you will insert *Items*, which are analogous to what you might think of as a row in other services.  Items are a collection of *Attributes*, which are analogous to columns.  Every item must have a *Primary Key* which will uniquely identify that row (two items may not contain the same Primary Key).  At a minimum when you create a table you must choose an attribute to be the *Partition Key* (aka the Hash Key) and you can optionally specify another attribute to be the *Sort Key*.  
 

content/hands-on-labs/index.en.md

@@ -24,3 +24,4 @@ This workshop is designed for developers, engineers, and database administrators
 ### Recommended study before taking the lab
 
 If you're not part of an AWS event and you haven't recently reviewed DynamoDB design concepts, we suggest you watch this video on [Advanced Design Patterns for DynamoDB](:param{key="latest_rh_design_pattern_yt"}), which is about an hour in duration.
+

content/hands-on-labs/setup/aws-ws-event.en.md

@@ -26,6 +26,10 @@ chapter: true
 7. Select on **I agree with the Terms and Conditions** on the bottom of the next page and click **Join event** to continue to the event dashboard.
 
 8. On the event dashboard, click on **Open AWS console** to federate into AWS Management Console in a new tab. On the same page, click **Get started** to open the workshop instructions.
-![Event dashboard](/static/images/aws-ws-event5.png)
+![Event dashboard](/static/images/common/workshop-studio-01.png)
 
-9. Now that you are connected continue on to: :link[Step 1]{href="/design-patterns/setup/Step1"}.
+9. In addition to the AWS console you should open your Visual Studio code server, by clicking in the `VSCodeServerURL` parameter, available from the "Event Outputs" section. When prompted for a password use the value from `VSCodeServerPassword`. 
+
+![Event dashboard](/static/images/common/workshop-studio-02.png)
+
+10. Continue with the steps as listed in the section :link[Launch Visual Studio Code]{href="/hands-on-labs/setup/vscode"}.  

content/hands-on-labs/setup/cloud9.en.md

@@ -15,17 +15,15 @@ aws dynamodb create-table \
         AttributeName=Id,AttributeType=N \
     --key-schema \
         AttributeName=Id,KeyType=HASH \
-    --provisioned-throughput \
-        ReadCapacityUnits=10,WriteCapacityUnits=5 \
+    --billing-mode PAY_PER_REQUEST \
     --query "TableDescription.TableStatus"
 aws dynamodb create-table \
     --table-name Forum \
     --attribute-definitions \
         AttributeName=Name,AttributeType=S \
     --key-schema \
         AttributeName=Name,KeyType=HASH \
-    --provisioned-throughput \
-        ReadCapacityUnits=10,WriteCapacityUnits=5 \
+    --billing-mode PAY_PER_REQUEST \
     --query "TableDescription.TableStatus"
 aws dynamodb create-table \
     --table-name Thread \
@@ -35,8 +33,7 @@ aws dynamodb create-table \
     --key-schema \
         AttributeName=ForumName,KeyType=HASH \
         AttributeName=Subject,KeyType=RANGE \
-    --provisioned-throughput \
-        ReadCapacityUnits=10,WriteCapacityUnits=5 \
+    --billing-mode PAY_PER_REQUEST \
     --query "TableDescription.TableStatus"
 aws dynamodb create-table \
     --table-name Reply \
@@ -46,8 +43,7 @@ aws dynamodb create-table \
     --key-schema \
         AttributeName=Id,KeyType=HASH \
         AttributeName=ReplyDateTime,KeyType=RANGE \
-    --provisioned-throughput \
-        ReadCapacityUnits=10,WriteCapacityUnits=5 \
+    --billing-mode PAY_PER_REQUEST \
     --query "TableDescription.TableStatus"
 ```
 

content/hands-on-labs/setup/create-tables.en.md

@@ -11,3 +11,26 @@ In this chapter, we'll cover the prerequisites needed to get started with [Amazo
 The deployment architecture that you will be building in this lab will look like the below.
 
 ![Final Deployment Architecture](/static/images/hands-on-labs/setup/dynamodb_lab_architecture.png)
+
+## Prerequisites
+
+To run this lab, you'll need an AWS account, and a user identity with access to the following services:
+
+* Amazon DynamoDB
+* Visual Studio Code Web Environment
+
+You can use your own account, or an account provided through Workshop Studio Event Delivery as part of an AWS organized workshop.  Using an account provided by Workshop Studio is the easier path, as you will have full access to all AWS services, and the account will terminate automatically when the event is over.
+
+### Account setup
+
+#### Using an account provided to you by your lab instructor
+
+If you are running this workshop using a link provided to you by your AWS instructor, please use that link and enter the access-code provided to you as part of the workshop. In the lab AWS account, the Visual Studio Code instance should already be provisioned. This should be available at the "Event Output" section in your Workshop studio URL. 
+
+![CloudFormation parameters](/static/images/common/on-your-own-cf-03.png)
+
+#### Using your own AWS account
+
+If you are using your own AWS account, be sure you have access to create and manage resources in Amazon DynamoDB and EC2 instance.
+
+*After completing the workshop, remember to complete the [cleanup](/hands-on-labs/cleanup.html) section to remove any unnecessary AWS resources.*

content/hands-on-labs/setup/index.en.md

@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ weight: 15
 Download and unzip the sample data:
 
 ```bash
+cd LHOL
+
 curl -O https://amazon-dynamodb-labs.com/static/hands-on-labs/sampledata.zip
 
 unzip sampledata.zip
@@ -16,11 +18,17 @@ Load the sample data using the `batch-write-item` CLI:
 
 ```bash
 aws dynamodb batch-write-item --request-items file://ProductCatalog.json
+```
 
+```bash
 aws dynamodb batch-write-item --request-items file://Forum.json
+```
 
+```bash
 aws dynamodb batch-write-item --request-items file://Thread.json
+```
 
+```bash
 aws dynamodb batch-write-item --request-items file://Reply.json
 ```
 
@@ -33,4 +41,6 @@ After each data load you should get this message saying that there were no Unpro
 ```
 
 #### Sample output
-![Cloud9 Setup](/static/images/hands-on-labs/setup/load_data.png)
+![Processed Items](/static/images/hands-on-labs/load-sample-data.png)
+
+You can now continue with the section :link[Explore DynamoDB with the CLI]{href="/hands-on-labs/explore-cli"}.  

content/hands-on-labs/setup/load-sample-data.en.md

@@ -5,24 +5,29 @@ weight: 5
 chapter: true
 ---
 
-::alert[These setup instructions are identitical for LADV, LHOL, LBED, LMR, and LGME - all of which use the same Cloud9 template. Only complete this section once, and only if you're running it on your own account.]{type="warning"}
+::alert[These setup instructions are identitical for LADV, LHOL, LBED, LMR, and LGME - all of which use the same Visual Studio Code template. Only complete this section once, and only if you're running it on your own account.]{type="warning"}
 
 ::alert[Only complete this section if you are running the workshop on your own. If you are at an AWS hosted event (such as re\:Invent, Immersion Day, etc), go to :link[At an AWS hosted Event]{href="/hands-on-labs/setup/aws-ws-event"}]
 
 ## Launch the CloudFormation stack
 ::alert[During the course of the lab, you will make DynamoDB tables that will incur a cost that could approach tens or hundreds of dollars per day. Ensure you delete the DynamoDB tables using the DynamoDB console, and make sure you delete the CloudFormation stack as soon as the lab is complete.]
 
-1. Launch the CloudFormation template in US West 2 to deploy the resources in your account: [![CloudFormation](/static/images/cloudformation-launch-stack.png)](https://console.aws.amazon.com/cloudformation/home?region=us-west-2#/stacks/new?stackName=DynamoDBID&templateURL=:param{key="design_patterns_s3_lab_yaml"})  
-    1. *Optionally, download [the YAML template](:param{key="design_patterns_s3_lab_yaml"}) and launch it your own way*
+1. **[Deprecated]** - Launch the CloudFormation template in US West 2 to deploy the resources in your account: [![CloudFormation](/static/images/cloudformation-launch-stack.png)](https://console.aws.amazon.com/cloudformation/home?region=us-west-2#/stacks/new?stackName=DynamoDBID&templateURL=:param{key="design_patterns_s3_lab_yaml"})  
+
+1. *Optionally, download [the YAML template](https://github.com/aws-samples/aws-dynamodb-examples/blob/master/workshops/modernizer/modernizer-db.yaml) from our GitHub repository and launch it your own way*
 
 1. Click *Next* on the first dialog.
 
-1. In the Parameters section, note the *Timeout* is set to zero. This means the Cloud9 instance will not sleep; you may want to change this manually to a value such as 60 to protect against unexpected charges if you forget to delete the stack at the end.  
-    Leave the *WorkshopZIP* parameter unchanged and click *Next*
-![CloudFormation parameters](/static/images/awsconsole1.png)
+1. Provide a CloudFormation stack name.
+
+1. In the Parameters section, note the *AllowedIP** contains a default IP Address, if you want to access the instance via SSH obtain your own public IP address. Ensure to add the `/32` network mask at the end. Do not modify any other parameter and click *Next*.
+
+![CloudFormation parameters](/static/images/common/on-your-own-cf-01.png)
+
+6. Scroll to the bottom and click *Next*, and then review the *Template* and *Parameters*. When you are ready to create the stack, scroll to the bottom, check the box acknowledging the creation of IAM resources, and click *Create stack*.
 
-1. Scroll to the bottom and click *Next*, and then review the *Template* and *Parameters*. When you are ready to create the stack, scroll to the bottom, check the box acknowledging the creation of IAM resources, and click *Create stack*.
-![CloudFormation parameters](/static/images/awsconsole2.png)
-  The stack will create a Cloud9 lab instance, a role for the instance, and a role for the AWS Lambda function used later on in the lab. It will use Systems Manager to configure the Cloud9 instance.
+![CloudFormation parameters](/static/images/common/on-your-own-cf-02.png)
+  
+  The stack will create a Visual Studio Code EC2 instance, a role for the instance, and a role for the AWS Lambda function used later on in the lab. The CloudFormation template will create a set of folders that can be used to execute individually the lab modules presented in this guide. 
 
-1. After the CloudFormation stack is `CREATE_COMPLETE`, :link[continue onto Prerequisites]{href="/hands-on-labs/setup/prerequisites"}.  
+7. After the CloudFormation stack is `CREATE_COMPLETE`, :link[continue onto launching your IDE]{href="/hands-on-labs/setup/vscode"}.