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Course Outline

Module 1: Exam Blueprint & Preparation Strategy

  • An overview of the AWS Certified Solutions Architect exam domains and their weighting
  • Developing a study plan, leveraging resources, and using timeboxing for focused preparation
  • Strategies for test-taking, including reading scenarios, eliminating distractors, and managing time

Module 2: Designing Resilient Architectures

  • Creating multi-AZ and multi-region architectures to ensure high availability
  • Understanding failure modes, recovery objectives (RTO/RPO), and automated recovery patterns
  • Practical scenario: Architecting a fault-tolerant web application

Module 3: Designing High-Performing Architectures

  • Selecting appropriate compute and storage services for performance and scalability (EC2, Lambda, EBS, S3, EFS)
  • Implementing caching, CDN (CloudFront), and database performance optimizations
  • Practical scenario: Designing for scale and low latency

Module 4: Securing Applications and Architectures

  • Best practices for identity and access management (IAM, roles, policies, STS)
  • Network security (VPC, subnets, security groups, NACLs) and encryption strategies (KMS)
  • Practical scenario: Securing an application stack end-to-end

Module 5: Cost-Optimized and Operationally Excellent Architectures

  • Techniques for cost optimization, such as right-sizing, savings plans, and lifecycle policies
  • Achieving operational excellence through monitoring, logging, CloudWatch, CloudTrail, and automation
  • Practical scenario: Implementing cost controls and operational runbooks

Module 6: Integration, Databases, and Migration Patterns

  • Selecting managed services for data and integration (RDS, Aurora, DynamoDB, SQS, SNS, EventBridge)
  • Patterns for data migration and hybrid connectivity (DMS, DataSync, Direct Connect, VPN)
  • Case study: Choosing the right data architecture for specific business requirements

Module 7: Practice Exams and Question Walkthroughs

  • A timed practice exam covering all exam domains
  • In-depth review of selected questions and common pitfalls
  • Personalized feedback and action items for continued study

Module 8: Capstone Design Workshop

  • Group exercise: Designing a complete solution for a sample enterprise use case
  • Creating architecture diagrams, justifying service selections, and presenting trade-offs
  • Peer review and instructor critique aligned with Well-Architected principles

Summary and Next Steps

Requirements

  • A solid grasp of cloud fundamentals and networking concepts
  • Hands-on experience with core AWS services including compute, storage, and networking
  • Familiarity with fundamental security and IAM concepts

Target Audience

  • Cloud engineers preparing for the AWS Certified Solutions Architect exam
  • Solutions architects looking for structured exam preparation
  • Technical leads and consultants seeking to validate their cloud design knowledge
 14 Hours

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