AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate

Course Description

The AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate certification validates your ability to design and deploy well-architected solutions on the Amazon Web Services (AWS) platform. This course is designed to help you build the skills needed to design resilient, high-performing, and cost-optimized cloud infrastructures.

Covering core AWS services and architectural best practices, the course includes real-world scenarios, hands-on labs, and exam-focused content to prepare you for the SAA-C03 exam. Whether you’re planning cloud migrations, managing workloads, or designing new applications, this course provides the essential knowledge to succeed.

Certification

The SAA-C03: AWS Solutions Architect – Associate certification demonstrates your expertise in:

• Designing architectures that are secure, resilient, and cost-efficient

• Selecting appropriate AWS services for computing, networking, storage, and databases

• Implementing best practices for the AWS Well-Architected Framework

• Estimating AWS costs and identifying cost-control mechanisms

Prerequisites:

• Basic understanding of cloud computing concepts

• Prior experience with AWS services (hands-on or theoretical)

• Foundational knowledge of networking, databases, and security is beneficial

Who This Course is For

• Aspiring Cloud Architects and Cloud Engineers

• IT professionals and system administrators moving to AWS

• Developers who want to understand AWS infrastructure and services

• Professionals preparing for the AWS SAA-C03 certification exam

What You’ll Learn

Core AWS Services & Architecture

• Compute: EC2, Lambda, Elastic Beanstalk, Auto Scaling

• Storage: S3, EBS, EFS, Glacier

• Databases: RDS, DynamoDB, Aurora, Redshift

• Networking: VPC, Route 53, CloudFront, ELB, API Gateway

High Availability and Scalability

• Design multi-tier and decoupled architectures

• Use Elastic Load Balancing (ELB) and Auto Scaling Groups (ASGs)

• Implement global content delivery with CloudFront

Security and Identity

• Configure IAM, roles, policies, and MFA

• Implement encryption and secure access with KMS and Secrets Manager

• Design for compliance and governance using CloudTrail and AWS Config

Monitoring and Management

• Set up logging and monitoring with CloudWatch, CloudTrail, and AWS Config

• Use AWS Trusted Advisor and Cost Explorer for performance and budget optimization

Resiliency and Disaster Recovery

• Implement backup, restore, and failover strategies

• Design for fault tolerance, RTO/RPO targets, and multi-AZ/multi-region deployments

Cost Optimization

• Apply pricing models like Reserved Instances, Savings Plans, and Spot Instances

• Use budgets, cost allocation tags, and resource optimization tools

Tools & Services Covered

• Amazon EC2, S3, RDS, VPC, Lambda, CloudWatch, IAM

• CloudFormation, Elastic Load Balancing, CloudFront, Auto Scaling

• AWS Config, Trusted Advisor, KMS, Route 53, API Gateway

Course Outcomes

• Full preparation for the AWS SAA-C03 exam

• Skills to design and deploy production-grade cloud solutions on AWS

• Qualification for roles such as AWS Solutions Architect, Cloud Engineer, or DevOps Architect

• Confidence to architect AWS workloads that meet performance, cost, and security goals