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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
14 Hours
Delivery Options
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- Delivered online, onsite/classroom or hybrid by experts sharing real world experience
Private Group Prices RRP from £3800 online delivery, based on a group of 2 delegates, £1200 per additional delegate (excludes any certification / exam costs). We recommend a maximum group size of 12 for most learning events.
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Testimonials (5)
Trainer had good grasp of concepts
Josheel - Verizon Connect
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The practice part.
Radu - Ness Digital Engineering
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The training was more practical
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The trainer knew exactly what they were speaking about.
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All good, nothing to improve
