AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate (Architecting on AWS)

Module 1: AWS Architecting Fundamentals

• AWS global infrastructure
• AWS Regions and Availability Zones
• AWS service categories
• AWS Management Console
• AWS CLI
• AWS CloudFormation
• AWS Well-Architected Framework
• Architectural principles
• Scalability and elasticity
• High availability
• Fault tolerance
• Cost optimization

Module 2: Account Security and Identity

• AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM)
• Users and groups
• IAM roles
• IAM policies
• Resource-based policies
• Identity federation
• Multi-factor authentication
• AWS Organizations
• Multi-account architectures
• Security best practices

Module 3: Networking with Amazon VPC

• Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC)
• VPC architecture
• Public and private subnets
• IP addressing
• Route tables
• Internet Gateway
• NAT Gateway
• Security Groups
• Network ACLs
• VPC endpoints
• VPC Peering
• Transit Gateway

Module 4: Compute Solutions

• Amazon EC2
• EC2 instance types
• Amazon Machine Images
• Amazon EBS
• Instance purchasing options
• Auto Scaling
• Elastic Load Balancing
• AWS Lambda
• Amazon ECS
• Amazon EKS
• AWS Fargate
• Compute service selection

Module 5: Storage Solutions

• Amazon S3
• S3 storage classes
• S3 security
• S3 lifecycle management
• S3 versioning
• S3 replication
• Amazon EBS
• Amazon EFS
• Amazon FSx
• AWS Storage Gateway
• Storage service selection

Module 6: Database Solutions

• Amazon RDS
• Amazon Aurora
• Amazon DynamoDB
• Amazon ElastiCache
• Amazon Redshift
• Database selection
• Relational vs NoSQL databases
• Database scaling
• Read replicas
• Multi-AZ deployments
• Database caching
• Database migration considerations

Module 7: Application Integration and Decoupling

• Amazon SQS
• Amazon SNS
• Amazon EventBridge
• Amazon MQ
• AWS Step Functions
• Event-driven architectures
• Message-based architectures
• Application decoupling
• Microservices
• Asynchronous communication

Module 8: Serverless and Container Architectures

• AWS Lambda
• Amazon API Gateway
• Amazon ECS
• Amazon EKS
• AWS Fargate
• Serverless applications
• Containerized workloads
• Microservices architectures
• Serverless integration
• Architecture selection

Module 9: Monitoring and Management

• Amazon CloudWatch
• AWS CloudTrail
• AWS Config
• AWS Systems Manager
• Metrics and logs
• Monitoring strategies
• Alerts and notifications
• Operational visibility
• Resource management
• Troubleshooting

Module 10: Resilience, Backup, and Disaster Recovery

• High availability
• Fault tolerance
• Backup strategies
• Amazon S3 backup capabilities
• AWS Backup
• Disaster recovery planning
• Recovery Point Objective (RPO)
• Recovery Time Objective (RTO)
• Recovery strategies
• Data replication
• Business continuity

Module 11: Edge and Content Delivery

• Amazon CloudFront
• AWS Global Accelerator
• Amazon Route 53
• DNS routing
• Content delivery
• Caching
• Web Application Firewall
• DDoS protection
• Edge architecture

Module 12: Hybrid and Advanced Architectures

• Hybrid cloud architecture
• AWS Direct Connect
• AWS Site-to-Site VPN
• Network connectivity
• Hybrid storage
• Multi-account architecture
• Multi-Region architecture
• Application migration
• Cloud migration strategies

Module 13: Architecture Optimization

• Performance optimization
• Cost optimization
• Security optimization
• Reliability improvements
• Scalability
• Operational efficiency
• AWS Well-Architected Framework reviews
• Architecture trade-offs
• Solution design scenarios

Module 14: Hands-On Architecture Workshop

• Design a multi-tier AWS application
• Configure VPC networking
• Deploy EC2 workloads
• Configure load balancing and Auto Scaling
• Implement S3 storage
• Configure a managed database
• Implement IAM security controls
• Build a serverless solution
• Configure monitoring
• Implement backup and recovery
• Review and optimize the architecture

• Solutions Architects
• Cloud Architects
• AWS Cloud Engineers
• Solution Design Engineers
• Cloud Engineers
• Infrastructure Engineers
• DevOps Engineers
• Software Developers working with AWS
• System Administrators
• Network Engineers
• IT Infrastructure Professionals
• Cloud Consultants
• Professionals responsible for designing AWS cloud solutions
• Professionals preparing for the AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate certification

• Design secure, scalable, highly available, and cost-optimized AWS solutions.
• Apply the AWS Well-Architected Framework to architecture decisions.
• Design AWS VPC networks, subnets, routes, and security controls.
• Deploy and scale applications using Amazon EC2, Auto Scaling, and Elastic Load Balancing.
• Select appropriate AWS storage and database services.
• Design architectures using Amazon S3, EBS, EFS, RDS, Aurora, and DynamoDB.
• Implement serverless and container-based architectures.
• Build decoupled and event-driven applications using SQS, SNS, EventBridge, and Step Functions.
• Implement identity and access controls using AWS IAM.
• Design hybrid and multi-Region solutions.
• Implement monitoring using Amazon CloudWatch, CloudTrail, and AWS Config.
• Design backup, disaster recovery, and business continuity strategies.
• Optimize architectures for performance, reliability, security, and cost.
• Use hands-on labs to develop practical AWS architecture skills.
• Prepare for the AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate (SAA-C03) examination.

• Basic understanding of cloud computing concepts.
• Familiarity with AWS Cloud fundamentals.
• Working knowledge of networking concepts and IP addressing.
• Understanding of distributed systems.
• Familiarity with multi-tier architectures.
• Basic knowledge of compute, storage, databases, and networking.
• Basic understanding of scalability, availability, and disaster recovery.

Certification: AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate
Exam: SAA-C03
Exam Duration: 130 Minutes
Number of Questions: 65
Question Types: Multiple-choice and multiple-response
Passing Score: 720 out of 1000