Course Outline
Module 1: Exam Blueprint & Preparation Strategy
- Overview of the AWS Certified Solutions Architect exam domains and weighting
 - Study plan, resources, and timeboxing for focused preparation
 - Test-taking strategies: reading scenarios, eliminating distractors, and time management
 
Module 2: Design Resilient Architectures
- Designing multi-AZ and multi-region architectures for high availability
 - Failure modes, recovery objectives (RTO/RPO), and automated recovery patterns
 - Hands-on scenario: architecting a fault-tolerant web application
 
Module 3: Design High-Performing Architectures
- Choosing compute and storage services for performance and scalability (EC2, Lambda, EBS, S3, EFS)
 - Caching, CDN (CloudFront), and database performance patterns
 - Hands-on scenario: designing for scale and low latency
 
Module 4: Design Secure Applications and Architectures
- Identity and access management best practices (IAM, roles, policies, STS)
 - Network security (VPC, subnets, security groups, NACLs) and encryption strategies (KMS)
 - Hands-on scenario: securing an application stack end-to-end
 
Module 5: Design Cost-Optimized and Operationally Excellent Architectures
- Cost optimization techniques: right-sizing, savings plans, lifecycle policies
 - Operational excellence: monitoring, logging, CloudWatch, CloudTrail, and automation
 - Hands-on scenario: implementing cost-controls and operational runbooks
 
Module 6: Integration, Databases, and Migration Patterns
- Choosing managed services for data and integration (RDS, Aurora, DynamoDB, SQS, SNS, EventBridge)
 - Data migration and hybrid connectivity patterns (DMS, DataSync, Direct Connect, VPN)
 - Case study: selecting the right data architecture for a business requirement
 
Module 7: Practice Exams and Question Walkthroughs
- Timed practice exam covering all domains
 - Detailed walkthrough of selected questions and common pitfalls
 - Individual feedback and action items for further study
 
Module 8: Capstone Design Workshop
- Group exercise: design a complete solution for a sample enterprise use case
 - Create architecture diagrams, justify service choices, and present trade-offs
 - Peer review and instructor critique mapped to Well-Architected principles
 
Summary and Next Steps
Requirements
- An understanding of cloud fundamentals and networking
 - Hands-on experience with core AWS services (compute, storage, networking)
 - Familiarity with basic security and IAM concepts
 
Audience
- Cloud engineers preparing for the AWS Certified Solutions Architect exam
 - Solutions architects seeking structured exam practice
 - Technical leads and consultants validating cloud design knowledge
 
Testimonials (5)
The practice part.
Radu - Ness Digital Engineering
Course - AWS: A Hands-on Introduction to Cloud Computing
The trainer knew exactly what they were speaking about.
Madumetsa Msomi - BMW
Course - AWS DevOps Engineers
All good, nothing to improve
Ievgen Vinchyk - GE Medical Systems Polska Sp. Z O.O.
Course - AWS Lambda for Developers
IOT applications
Palaniswamy Suresh Kumar - Makers' Academy
Course - Industrial Training IoT (Internet of Things) with Raspberry PI and AWS IoT Core 「4 Hours Remote」
I liked getting to understand the breadth of the services offered by AWS and gaining a better understanding of their pricing model for each of those services.