AWS Certified Solutions Architect

AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate (SAA-C03)

Level: Associate
Duration: 40–50 Hours

Course Overview

This course prepares you for the AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate (SAA-C03) certification. It covers core AWS services, architecture best practices, and the skills needed to design scalable, reliable, and cost-effective solutions on the AWS Cloud.

Course Objectives

• Understand AWS architectural principles and services
• Design secure, scalable, and high-performing systems on AWS
• Identify and select the appropriate AWS services for specific use cases
• Prepare for and pass the AWS SAA-C03 certification exam

Course Outline

Module 1: Introduction to AWS Cloud and Certification

• AWS global infrastructure: Regions, AZs, and Edge Locations
• Overview of AWS services and use cases
• Introduction to the AWS Well-Architected Framework
• Exam overview and certification path

Module 2: Compute Services

• Amazon EC2 instances, AMIs, and EBS volumes
• Auto Scaling and Elastic Load Balancing (ELB)
• AWS Lambda and serverless fundamentals
• Elastic Beanstalk and AWS Fargate basics

Module 3: Storage Solutions

• Amazon S3: Buckets, versioning, lifecycle policies
• Amazon EBS vs. EFS
• Amazon Glacier for long-term storage
• Storage gateway and hybrid storage scenarios

Module 4: Networking and Content Delivery

• VPC fundamentals: Subnets, route tables, NAT gateways
• Internet gateways and VPC peering
• Security groups vs. network ACLs
• Route 53 and CloudFront basics

Module 5: Databases on AWS

• Amazon RDS: Supported engines and backup options
• Amazon DynamoDB: Key concepts and best practices
• Amazon Aurora overview
• Redshift and ElastiCache introduction

Module 6: Security and Identity Management

• AWS IAM: Users, roles, groups, and policies
• Shared Responsibility Model
• Encryption options: KMS and S3 encryption
• AWS Shield, WAF, and GuardDuty overview

Module 7: Monitoring, Logging, and Automation

• Amazon CloudWatch for monitoring and alerts
• AWS CloudTrail for auditing
• AWS Config and Trusted Advisor
• Infrastructure as Code with CloudFormation

Module 8: Designing Resilient and Cost-Optimized Architectures

• High availability and fault-tolerant design
• Designing for elasticity and scalability
• Cost optimization strategies
• Disaster recovery and backup plans

Module 9: Practice and Exam Preparation

• Domain-wise question breakdown
• Practice questions and mock exams
• Exam strategies and time management
• Final review and Q&A

Target Audience

• IT professionals, system administrators, developers
• Cloud practitioners pursuing AWS certification
• Anyone designing or deploying cloud solutions on AWS

Prerequisites

• Basic understanding of cloud concepts
• Prior exposure to AWS services (recommended but not mandatory)