AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate (SAA-C03)

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The AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate course prepares you for the AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate (SAA-C03) exam while helping demonstrate knowledge of how to architect and deploy secure and robust applications on AWS technologies. This course focuses on designing secure architectures, designing resilient architectures, designing high-performing architectures, and designing cost-optimized architectures.

The goal of this course is to provide you with all the tools you need to prepare for the AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate exam, including text explanations, video demos, lab activities, self-assessment questions, and a practice exam, to increase your chances of passing the exam on your first try.

Duration: Instructor-led: 4 days. Self-paced: approximately 32 hours.

Learning Outcomes:

Display knowledge and skills in the AWS services: compute, networking, storage and database and deployment and management services
Demonstrate knowledge and skills deploying, managing and operating AWS workloads and implementing security controls and compliance requirements
Identify which AWS service meets technical requirements
Define technical requirements for AWS-based applications
Identify which AWS services meet a given technical requirement

Optional Add-On Exam Voucher

Lesson 1: Understanding the Foundations of AWS Architecture

Essential Characteristics of AWS Cloud Computing; AWS Cloud Computing and NIST
Moving to AWS; Operational Benefits of AWS; Cloud Providers Responsibilities
Security at AWS; Migrating Applications; The AWS Well-Architected Framework

Lesson 2: The AWS Well-Architected Framework

The Well-Architected Framework; Designing a Workload SLA; Deployment Methodologies

Lesson 3: Designing Secure Access to AWS Resources

Identity and Access Management (IAM); IAM Users and Groups; Creating IAM Policies
IAM Roles; AWS Organizations; AWS Resource Access Manager; AWS Control Tower

Lesson 4: Designing Secure Workloads and Applications

Securing Network Infrastructure; Amazon Cognito; External Connections
Amazon GuardDuty; Amazon Macie; Security Services for Securing Workloads

Lesson 5: Determining Appropriate Data Security Controls

Data Access and Governance; Amazon EBS Encryption; Amazon S3 Bucket Security
AWS Key Management Service; AWS Certificate Manager

Lesson 6: Designing Resilient Architecture

Scalable and Resilient Architecture; Application Integration Services; Amazon API Gateway
Automating AWS Infrastructure; AWS Elastic Beanstalk

Lesson 7: Designing Highly Available and Fault-Tolerant Architecture

High Availability and Fault Tolerance; AWS Regions and Availability Zones; Choosing an AWS Region
Distributed Design Patterns; Failover Strategies; AWS Service Quotas; Amazon Route 53

Lesson 8: High-Performing and Scalable Storage Solutions

AWS Storage Options; Amazon Elastic Block Store; Amazon Elastic File System
Amazon FSx for Windows File Server; Amazon Simple Storage Service; Amazon S3 Glacier; AWS Data Lake

Lesson 9: Designing High-Performing and Elastic Compute Solutions

AWS Compute Services; AWS Lambda; Amazon Container Services
Monitoring with AWS CloudWatch; Auto Scaling Options at AWS

Lesson 10: Determining High-Performing Database Solutions

AWS Cloud Databases; Amazon Relational Database Service; Amazon Aurora
Amazon DynamoDB; Amazon ElastiCache; Amazon Redshift

Lesson 11: High-Performing and Scalable Networking Architecture

Amazon CloudFront; AWS Global Accelerator; Elastic Load Balancing Service
AWS VPC Networking; Subnets; IP Address Types; Connectivity Options

Lesson 12: Designing Cost-Optimized Storage Solutions

Calculating AWS Costs; Cost Management Tools; Storage Types and Costs
AWS Backup; Data Transfer Costs; AWS Storage Gateway

Lesson 13: Designing Cost-Effective Compute Solutions

EC2 Instance Types; EC2 Instance Purchasing Options; Strategies for Optimizing Compute

Lesson 14: Designing Cost-Effective Database Solutions

Database Design Choices; Database Data Transfer Costs; Database Retention Policies

Lesson 15: Designing Cost-Effective Network Architectures

Networking Services and Connectivity Costs; Data Transfer Costs

Suitable for

Individuals working as solutions architects, designing AWS solutions using AWS services

Pre-requisite

At least 1 year of experience solving problems and implementing AWS services
Experience in AWS technology
Strong on-premises IT experience
Understanding of mapping on-premises technology to the cloud
Experience with other cloud services

Duration

Certificate

AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate

Governing Body

Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Examination Body

Pearson VUE

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