AWS (Amazon Web Services) Solutions Architect Associate
Course number: CGIAWSSA40 - 3 Days (weekdays or on-demand)
In this course, students will gain the hands-on experience and technical knowledge needed to design secure, high-performing, resilient, and efficient cloud infrastructure on AWS. Students will learn best practices using the AWS Well-Architected Framework while building real-world solutions that align with business objectives. This course also helps prepare students for the AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate exam and is ideal for professionals working toward becoming a certified AWS Solution Architect.
Course Objectives:
Learn to identify services and features that make up the core of AWS solutions and apply them using the AWS Well-Architected Framework. You’ll gain experience designing cloud computing environments that are scalable, secure, and resilient. This hands-on course covers compute services like EC2, database services like RDS and DynamoDB, and modern architectures including containers and serverless architecture. You’ll also explore automation tools and monitoring solutions that support the creation of highly available IT solutions, helping you build the skills needed to become an AWS Certified Solutions Architect.
Prerequisites
- Working knowledge of distributed systems
- Familiarity with general networking concepts
- Familiarity with IP addressing
- Working knowledge of multi-tier architectures
- Familiarity with cloud computing concepts
Target Audience
This course is intended for solutions architects, solution-design engineers, developers seeking an understanding of AWS architecting and individuals seeking the AWS Solutions Architect-Associate certification.
Certification
AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate
Exam
The AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate Exam consists of 65 questions, either multiple choice or multiple response. The exam duration is 130 minutes. AWS certification exams are administered at Pearson Vue or online.
Accreditation
Post class completion, students can appear for the AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate Exam.
Course Content
Overview of course structure, AWS certification path, and key learning outcomes.
Explore AWS services and infrastructure models, learn how to identify services and features to build resilient solutions, and review the AWS Well-Architected Framework.
Apply best practices for IAM policies, account federation, and managing multiple AWS accounts.
Design AWS networking with VPCs, routing, subnets, NACLs, and security groups to support highly available IT solutions.
Understand compute options in AWS including EC2 instance types, high-performance computing, and serverless architecture options.
Compare AWS storage services including S3, EBS, and EFS. Learn data migration techniques and storage class use cases.
Use Amazon RDS, DynamoDB, and Redshift for different database workloads. Learn to build fault-tolerant and scalable database layers.
Monitor resources using CloudWatch and CloudTrail. Respond to events with automated scaling solutions.
Automate deployments using AWS CloudFormation and manage resources through AWS Systems Manager.
Implement container-based architectures on AWS using ECS and EKS. Explore how containers support modern application development.
Dive deeper into AWS networking with VPC endpoints, Transit Gateway, hybrid cloud integration, and Route 53 for DNS.
Build scalable applications using AWS Lambda, API Gateway, SQS, and Step Functions.
Reduce latency and improve performance using AWS Global Accelerator, CloudFront, and WAF.
Explore AWS Backup and recovery strategies to ensure business continuity and resiliency in the cloud.
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