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Module 1 – AWS Overview & Exam Prep Basics
- Introduction to AWS Global Infrastructure (Regions, AZs, Edge Locations) AWS Management Console, CLI, and SDKs Well-Architected Framework pillars Exam format, domains, and scoring Lab: Create AWS Free Tier account, explore console, set billing alerts
Module 2 – IAM & Security Foundations
- IAM users, groups, roles, and policies Access keys, MFA, least-privilege principle AWS Organizations & SCPs KMS, Secrets Manager, Parameter Store Lab: Create IAM roles, attach policies, enable MFA, encrypt S3 data
Module 3 – Networking & VPC Design
- VPC basics (CIDR, subnets, route tables) Internet Gateway, NAT Gateway, VPC peering, Transit Gateway Security groups vs. NACLs VPC endpoints Designing public/private architectures Lab: Create a VPC with public and private subnets, deploy EC2 in each, set up SSH & web access
Module 4 – Compute Services
- EC2 instance types, AMIs, EBS Placement groups, EC2 pricing models Auto Scaling & Elastic Load Balancing AWS Lambda, API Gateway ECS, Fargate, EKS basics Lab: Launch EC2, create an Auto Scaling group behind an ALB, deploy a Lambda function
Module 5 – Storage Services
- S3 storage classes, lifecycle rules, versioning EFS, FSx, Storage Gateway Snowball for data migration Lab: Create S3 buckets with lifecycle rules, host a static website, mount EFS to EC2
Module 6 – Databases
- RDS (MySQL, PostgreSQL, Multi-AZ, Read replicas) Aurora DynamoDB (tables, indexes, DAX) ElastiCache (Redis, Memcached) Lab: Launch RDS Multi-AZ DB, create DynamoDB table, integrate with Lambda
Module 7 – Application Integration & Messaging
- SQS, SNS, EventBridge Step Functions basics Kinesis Data Streams & Firehose overview Lab: Build a decoupled app with SQS and Lambda
Module 8 – Monitoring, Logging, and Governance
- CloudWatch (metrics, logs, alarms, dashboards) CloudTrail (auditing) AWS Config (compliance) Trusted Advisor Lab: Create CloudWatch alarms for EC2 and S3 events, view CloudTrail logs
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AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate (SAA-C03) Training Curriculum
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Module 1 – AWS Overview & Exam Prep Basics
- Introduction to AWS Global Infrastructure (Regions, AZs, Edge Locations)
- AWS Management Console, CLI, and SDKs
- Well-Architected Framework pillars
- Exam format, domains, and scoring
- Lab: Create AWS Free Tier account, explore console, set billing alerts
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Module 2 – IAM & Security Foundations
- IAM users, groups, roles, and policies
- Access keys, MFA, least-privilege principle
- AWS Organizations & SCPs
- KMS, Secrets Manager, Parameter Store
- Lab: Create IAM roles, attach policies, enable MFA, encrypt S3 data
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Module 3 – Networking & VPC Design
- VPC basics (CIDR, subnets, route tables)
- Internet Gateway, NAT Gateway, VPC peering, Transit Gateway
- Security groups vs. NACLs
- VPC endpoints
- Designing public/private architectures
- Lab: Create a VPC with public and private subnets, deploy EC2 in each, set up SSH & web access
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Module 4 – Compute Services
- EC2 instance types, AMIs, EBS
- Placement groups, EC2 pricing models
- Auto Scaling & Elastic Load Balancing
- AWS Lambda, API Gateway
- ECS, Fargate, EKS basics
- Lab: Launch EC2, create an Auto Scaling group behind an ALB, deploy a Lambda function
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Module 5 – Storage Services
- S3 storage classes, lifecycle rules, versioning
- EFS, FSx, Storage Gateway
- Snowball for data migration
- Lab: Create S3 buckets with lifecycle rules, host a static website, mount EFS to EC2
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Module 6 – Databases
- RDS (MySQL, PostgreSQL, Multi-AZ, Read replicas)
- Aurora
- DynamoDB (tables, indexes, DAX)
- ElastiCache (Redis, Memcached)
- Lab: Launch RDS Multi-AZ DB, create DynamoDB table, integrate with Lambda
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Module 7 – Application Integration & Messaging
- SQS, SNS, EventBridge
- Step Functions basics
- Kinesis Data Streams & Firehose overview
- Lab: Build a decoupled app with SQS and Lambda
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Module 8 – Monitoring, Logging, and Governance
- CloudWatch (metrics, logs, alarms, dashboards)
- CloudTrail (auditing)
- AWS Config (compliance)
- Trusted Advisor
- Lab: Create CloudWatch alarms for EC2 and S3 events, view CloudTrail logs
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Module 9 – Cost Optimization & Exam Prep (3 hours)
- Cost Explorer, AWS Budgets
- Pricing models and calculators
- Right-sizing compute and storage
- Review exam domains and tips
- Practice exam and Q&A
- Lab: Set AWS Budgets and alerts, run Pricing Calculator

AWS Certified Solutions Architect