Course Overview
TOPThis five-day, instructor-led course helps busy architects get away from the day-to-day to get focused and ready for their AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate exam. Attendees learn the fundamentals of building IT infrastructure on AWS, so they can build scalable and resilient solutions in the cloud, by spending the first 3 days on the Architecting on AWS course. Theyll start getting in the exam readiness mindset with bonus end of module quizzes. Next, theyll learn strategies to answer exam questions and avoid common mistakes with the Exam Readiness: AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate half-day course. The course broadens attendees knowledge of AWS services with deep dives into Amazon Redshift, Amazon Kinesis, and AWS Key Management Service, and then concludes with two quizzes and an instructor guided review of the AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate practice exam.
Scheduled Classes
TOP| 05/22/23 - TDV - Virtual-Instructor Led - Virtual-Instructor Led | (click to enroll)
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| 08/21/23 - TDV - Virtual-Instructor Led - Virtual-Instructor Led | (click to enroll)
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| 11/27/23 - TDV - Virtual-Instructor Led - Virtual-Instructor Led | (click to enroll)
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What You'll Learn
TOPMake architectural decisions based on AWS architectural principles and best practices
- Leverage AWS services to make your infrastructure scalable, reliable, and highly available
- Leverage AWS Managed Services to enable greater flexibility and resiliency in an infrastructure
- Make an AWS-based infrastructure more efficient to increase performance and reduce costs
- Use the Well-Architected Framework to improve architectures with AWS solutions
- Navigate the logistics of the examination process, exam structure, and question types
- Identify how questions relate to AWS architectural concepts
- Interpret the concepts being tested by an exam question
Outline
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Module 1: Introduction
- Module 2: The Simplest Architectures
- Hands-On Lab 1: Hosting a Static Website
- Module 3: Adding a Compute Layer
- Module 4: Adding a Database Layer
- Hands-On Lab 2: Deploying a Web Application on AWS
- Module 5: Networking in AWS Part 1
- Hands-On Lab 3: Creating a Virtual Private Cloud
- Module 6: Networking in AWS Part 2
- Module 7: AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM)
- Module 8: Elasticity, High Availability, and Monitoring
- Hands-On Lab 4: Creating a Highly Available Environment
- Module 9: Automation
- Hands-On Lab 5: Automating Infrastructure Deployment with AWS CloudFormation
- Module 10: Caching
- Module 11: Building Decoupled Architectures
- Module 12: Microservices and Serverless Architectures
- Hands-On Lab 6: Implementing a Serverless Architecture with AWS Managed Services
- Module 13: RTP/RPO and Backup Recovery Setup
- Module 14: Optimizations and Review
- Module 0: The Exam
- Module 1: Design Resilient Architectures
- Module 2: Design Performant Architectures
- Module 3: Specify Secure Applications and Architectures
- Module 4: Design Cost-Optimized Architectures
- Module 5: Define Operationally Excellent Architectures
- Additional deep dive of AWS services
- Quiz #1
- Practice exam: AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate
- Quiz #2
- Wrap-up
Prerequisites
TOPAt least 6 to 12 months of hands-on experience designing with AWS services
- Hands-on experience using compute, networking, storage, and database AWS services
- An understanding of the basic architectural principles of building on the AWS cloud
- An understanding of the AWS global infrastructure
- Take this skills assessment to see if you have the required knowledge to skip AWS Technical Essentials, the first course in the AWS technical training path: https://www.exitcertified.com/training-resources/skills-assessments/aws-skills-assessment
Who Should Attend
TOPSolutions architects and cloud architects seeking their AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate certification
- Customers and APN Partners who have 6 to 12 months of experience with AWS including a strong architecture background and experience
- Individuals who prefer an instructor led course for training and exam readiness
- Individuals who have not taken the Architecting on AWS course in the last ~6 months
