AWS Certified Solutions Architect (Associate)

Module 1: Introduction

Lesson 1: Solutions Architect Associate Certification
Learning objectives
1.1 Overview
1.2 Exam Preparation Resources
1.3 Review the Exam Guide
1.4 Registering for the Exam
1.5 Taking the Exam
1.6 Test Taking Strategy
1.7 Best Practices
1.8 The Well-Architected Framework
1.9 Hands-on Experience
1.10 Key Services to Study
Module 2: Resilient Architectures

Lesson 2: High Availability
Learning objectives
2.1 Calculating Availability
2.2 Plan for Failure
2.3 Design for Availability
Lesson 3: Network Topology
Learning objectives
3.1 Fault Isolation
3.2 Resilient Configuration
3.3 VPN Resiliency
3.4 Direct Connect Resiliency
Lesson 4: Application Design
Learning objectives
4.1 Application Resiliency
4.2 Database Resiliency
4.3 Capacity Planning
4.4 Monitoring for Availability
4.5 Multi-Region Architectures
Module 3: Performant Architectures

Lesson 5: Network Performance
Learning objectives
5.1 Networking Performance
5.2 NAT Gateway Performance
Lesson 6: Compute Performance
Learning objectives
6.1 Compute Options
6.2 Instance-Based Applications
6.3 Improving Performance with Containers
Lesson 7: Storage Performance
Learning objectives
7.1 Storage Options
7.2 Block Store Performance
7.3 Amazon S3 Performance
7.4 Searching for Data in Amazon S3
7.5 Improving the End User’s Experience
Lesson 8: Database Performance
Learning objectives
8.1 Amazon DynamoDB Performance
8.2 Amazon DynamoDB Primary Keys
8.3 Amazon DynamoDB Secondary Indexes
8.4 Improving Read-Heavy Applications
8.5 Improving Write-Heavy Applications
Lesson 9: Leveraging Managed Services
Learning objectives
9.1 Event-Driven Architectures
9.2 Serverless Architectures
Module 4: Secure Applications and Architectures

Lesson 10: Identity and Access Management
Learning objectives
10.1 Design Principles
10.2 Securing Identities and Credentials
10.3 Securing Access to Resources
10.4 Temporary Credentials
10.5 Roles for EC2
10.6 Cross-Account Access
10.7 Federated Users
10.8 IAM Best Practices
Lesson 11: Detection
Learning objectives
11.1 Design Principles
11.2 Monitoring Infrastructure
11.3 Capturing Logs
11.4 Analyzing Logs
Lesson 12: Securing Infrastructure
Learning objectives
12.1 Design Principles
12.2 Routing as Security
12.3 Network Access Control Lists (NACLs)
12.4 Security Groups
12.5 Securing the Operating System
Lesson 13: Securing Data
Learning objectives
13.1 Design Principles
13.2 Resource Policies
13.3 Amazon S3 Object Ownership
13.4 Publicly Accessible Data
13.5 Authorizing Access to Private Content
13.6 Encrypting Data at Rest
13.7 Encrypting Data In Transit
13.8 Encrypting Database Connections
Module 5: Cost-Optimized Architectures

Lesson 14: Cost Optimization
Learning objectives
14.1 Design Principles
14.2 Right Sizing
14.3 Understanding the Costs of Amazon S3
14.4 Understanding the Costs of Amazon VPC
14.5 Amazon EC2 Pricing Models
14.6 Cost Savings with Temporary Environments
14.7 Billing Alarms
Module 6: Operationally Excellent Architectures

Lesson 15: Operational Excellence
Learning objectives
15.1 Amazon CloudWatch
15.2 Infrastructure as Code
15.3 Evolve
15.4 Case Study: Cassandra on Amazon EC2
Summary