AWS Certified Solutions Architect

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AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate (SAA-C03) Cert Guide presents you with an organized test preparation routine using proven series elements and techniques. “Do I Know This Already?” quizzes open each chapter and enable you to decide how much time you need to spend on each section. Exam topic lists make referencing easy. Chapter-ending Exam Preparation Tasks help you drill on key concepts you must know thoroughly.

• Master AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate (SAA-C03) exam topics
• Assess your knowledge with chapter-opening quizzes
• Review key concepts with exam preparation tasks
• Practice with realistic exam questions in the practice test software

AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate (SAA-C03) Cert Guide from Pearson IT Certification prepares you to succeed on the exam by directly addressing the exam’s official objectives as stated by Amazon. Leading Cloud expert Mark Wilkins shares preparation hints and test-taking tips, helping you identify areas of weakness and improve both your conceptual knowledge and hands-on skills.

This complete study package includes

• A test-preparation routine proven to help you pass the exams
• Do I Know This Already? quizzes, which enable you to decide how much time you need to spend on each section
• Chapter-ending Key Topic tables, which help you drill on key concepts you must know thoroughly
• The powerful Pearson Test Prep Practice Test software, complete with hundreds of well-reviewed, exam-realistic questions, customization options, and detailed performance reports
• An online, interactive Flash Cards application to help you drill on Key Terms by chapter
• A final preparation chapter, which guides you through tools and resources to help you craft your review and test-taking strategies
• Study plan suggestions and templates to help you organize and optimize your study time

Well regarded for its level of detail, study plans, assessment features, and challenging review questions and exercises, this study guide helps you master all the topics on the AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate (SAA-C03) exam, including

• Secure Architectures: Secure access to AWS resources, secure workloads and applications, data security controls
• Resilient Architectures: Scalable and loosely coupled architectures, highly available and fault-tolerant architectures
• High-Performing Architectures: High-performing and scalable storage solutions; high-performing and elastic compute solutions; high-performing database solutions, scalable network architecture, data ingestion, and transformations solutions
• Cost-Optimized Architectures: Cost-optimized storage solutions, compute solutions, and database solutions; cost-effective network architectures

Table of Contents

CHAPTER 1 Understanding the Foundations of AWS Architecture

CHAPTER 2 The AWS Well-Architected Framework

CHAPTER 3 Designing Secure Access to AWS Resources

CHAPTER 4 Designing Secure Workloads and Applications

CHAPTER 5 Determining Appropriate Data Security Controls

CHAPTER 6 Designing Resilient Architecture

CHAPTER 7 Designing Highly Available and Fault-Tolerant Architecture

CHAPTER 8 High-Performing and Scalable Storage Solutions

CHAPTER 9 Designing High-Performing and Elastic Compute Solutions

CHAPTER 10 Determining High-Performing Database Solutions

CHAPTER 11 High-Performing and Scalable Networking Architecture

CHAPTER 12 Designing Cost-Optimized Storage Solutions

CHAPTER 13 Designing Cost-Effective Compute Solutions

CHAPTER 14 Designing Cost-Effective Database Solutions

CHAPTER 15 Designing Cost-Effective Network Architectures

CHAPTER 16 Final Preparation

APPENDIX A Answers to the “Do I Know This Already?” Quizzes and Q&A Sections

APPENDIX B AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate (SAA-C03) Cert Guide Exam Updates