AWS Solutions Architect –Associate Certification -Feb 2018

Course details

In Feb 2018 AWS released an updated version of the Solution Architect Associate Exam.Up until August 2018 you have a choice about which exam you sit - the previous version or the new version.

Intended Audience:
This course is suitable for anyone wanting to become an AWS Solution Architect and to pass the AWS Solution Architect Associate Certification exam. Until August 2018 AWS will have two versions of the Solution Architect Associate exam available.

Pre-requistes:
A basic understanding of cloud computing will help.

Learning Objectives:

• Recognize and explain the core AWS services and applications.

• Determine and define Resilient Architectures.

• Determine and define Performant Architectures.

• Determine and specify how to secure architectures and applications.

• Determine and define cost efficient architectures.

• Determine operationally efficient architectures.

Introduction to AWS Compute, Storage and Databases

• First we learn to recognize and explain the fundamental compute, storage, and database services that we need to know for the AWS Solutions ArchitectAssociate exam.

Domain one: Designing Resilient Architectures

• Learn how to recognize and select the most appropriate storage service.

• Learn how to select and design decoupling mechanisms using AWS services.

• Determine how to design a multi-tier architecture solution.

• Determine how to design highly available, fault tolerant architectures using AWS services.

Domain two: Defining Performant Architectures

• Learn how to recognize and select performant storage and databases.

• Learn how to select and apply caching to improve performance.

• Learn how to use AWS services together to design solutions for elasticity and scalability.

Domain three: Securing Applications and Architectures

• Learn how to secure application tiers.

• Determine how to secure data at rest and in transit.

• Learn how to design and secure a virtual private network and manage access to assets and services within it.

Domain four: Designing Cost-Optimized Architectures

• Learn how to select and design cost-optimized storage.

• Determine how to select and design and cost-optimized compute.

Domain five: Defining Operationally-Excellent Architectures

• Learn how to apply your knowledge of AWS services to define an continuously optimize a solution design for operationally efficiency.