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)
Amount of Information, Exercises
Lukasz Kowalski - Sii Sp. z o.o.
Course - AWS IoT Core
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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」
Later the balance between theory and practice was much better. But the beginnings were terrible. The way of expressing (language) is very calm, understandable, in a human way.
Lukasz Derkowski - NetworkedAssets Sp. z o.o.
Course - AWS CloudFormation
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