AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Professional
Prepare for the SAP-C02 exam and validate your advanced technical skills in designing distributed systems on AWS.
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4 modules · 79 lessons
Module 1: Design Solutions for Organizational Complexity
Design and implement complex multi-account architectures, networking strategies, security controls, and cost optimization. (26% of exam)
Network Connectivity Strategies
Architect network connectivity for hybrid and multi-VPC environments using AWS networking services.
- Lesson AWS Global Infrastructure Overview 12 min
- Quiz AWS Global Infrastructure Overview Quiz 5 questions
- Lesson Multi-VPC Connectivity Options 12 min
- Quiz Multi-VPC Connectivity Options Quiz 5 questions
- Lesson AWS Transit Gateway Architecture 12 min
- Quiz AWS Transit Gateway Architecture Quiz 5 questions
- Lesson Hybrid Connectivity with Direct Connect 12 min
- Quiz Hybrid Connectivity with Direct Connect Quiz 5 questions
- Lesson AWS Site-to-Site VPN Solutions 12 min
- Quiz AWS Site-to-Site VPN Solutions Quiz 5 questions
- Lesson Hybrid DNS with Route 53 Resolver 12 min
- Quiz Hybrid DNS with Route 53 Resolver Quiz 5 questions
- Lesson AWS PrivateLink Implementation 12 min
- Quiz AWS PrivateLink Implementation Quiz 5 questions
- Lesson Cloud WAN and Global Network Design 12 min
- Quiz Cloud WAN and Global Network Design Quiz 5 questions
Security Controls
Implement comprehensive security controls including IAM, encryption, and compliance monitoring.
- Lesson IAM and Identity Center Deep Dive 12 min
- Quiz IAM and Identity Center Deep Dive Quiz 5 questions
- Lesson Cross-Account Access Management 12 min
- Quiz Cross-Account Access Management Quiz 5 questions
- Lesson Encryption Strategies with KMS and ACM 12 min
- Quiz Encryption Strategies with KMS and ACM Quiz 5 questions
- Lesson Security Hub and Centralized Auditing 12 min
- Quiz Security Hub and Centralized Auditing Quiz 5 questions
- Lesson AWS Network Firewall Design 12 min
- Quiz AWS Network Firewall Design Quiz 5 questions
- Lesson AWS WAF and Shield Advanced 12 min
- Quiz AWS WAF and Shield Advanced Quiz 5 questions
Reliable and Resilient Architectures
Design disaster recovery solutions and implement automatic recovery mechanisms.
- Lesson RTO and RPO Planning 12 min
- Quiz RTO and RPO Planning Quiz 5 questions
- Lesson Disaster Recovery Strategies 12 min
- Quiz Disaster Recovery Strategies Quiz 5 questions
- Lesson AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery 12 min
- Quiz AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery Quiz 5 questions
- Lesson AWS Backup Cross-Region Strategies 12 min
- Quiz AWS Backup Cross-Region Strategies Quiz 5 questions
Multi-Account AWS Environment
Design multi-account strategies using AWS Organizations and Control Tower.
- Lesson AWS Organizations Deep Dive 12 min
- Quiz AWS Organizations Deep Dive Quiz 5 questions
- Lesson AWS Control Tower Implementation 12 min
- Quiz AWS Control Tower Implementation Quiz 5 questions
- Lesson Service Control Policies 12 min
- Quiz Service Control Policies Quiz 5 questions
- Lesson Resource Access Manager Sharing 12 min
- Quiz Resource Access Manager Sharing Quiz 5 questions
Cost Optimization and Visibility
Implement cost monitoring, tagging strategies, and purchasing options.
Module 2: Design for New Solutions
Design deployment strategies, business continuity, security, reliability, performance, and cost optimization for new AWS solutions. (29% of exam)
Deployment Strategies
Design deployment strategies using IaC, CI/CD, and configuration management.
- Lesson Infrastructure as Code with CloudFormation 12 min
- Quiz Infrastructure as Code with CloudFormation Quiz 5 questions
- Lesson CI/CD Pipeline Design 12 min
- Quiz CI/CD Pipeline Design Quiz 5 questions
- Lesson Blue-Green and Canary Deployments 12 min
- Quiz Blue-Green and Canary Deployments Quiz 5 questions
- Lesson AWS CDK and Modern IaC 12 min
- Quiz AWS CDK and Modern IaC Quiz 5 questions
- Lesson GitOps with AWS Services 12 min
- Quiz GitOps with AWS Services Quiz 5 questions
Business Continuity
Design solutions for disaster recovery, data replication, and high availability.
- Lesson Multi-Region Architecture Design 12 min
- Quiz Multi-Region Architecture Design Quiz 5 questions
- Lesson Database Replication Strategies 12 min
- Quiz Database Replication Strategies Quiz 5 questions
- Lesson Automated Backup Solutions 12 min
- Quiz Automated Backup Solutions Quiz 5 questions
- Lesson Global Accelerator for HA 12 min
- Quiz Global Accelerator for HA Quiz 5 questions
Security for New Solutions
Implement security controls for new solutions including IAM, network security, and encryption.
- Lesson Least Privilege Access Design 12 min
- Quiz Least Privilege Access Design Quiz 5 questions
- Lesson Network Security with WAF and Shield 12 min
- Quiz Network Security with WAF and Shield Quiz 5 questions
- Lesson Service Endpoints and PrivateLink 12 min
- Quiz Service Endpoints and PrivateLink Quiz 5 questions
- Lesson Secrets Manager and Parameter Store 12 min
- Quiz Secrets Manager and Parameter Store Quiz 5 questions
Reliability Requirements
Design highly available and fault-tolerant architectures with auto scaling.
- Lesson High Availability Design Patterns 12 min
- Quiz High Availability Design Patterns Quiz 5 questions
- Lesson Loosely Coupled Architectures 12 min
- Quiz Loosely Coupled Architectures Quiz 5 questions
- Lesson Route 53 DNS Routing Policies 12 min
- Quiz Route 53 DNS Routing Policies Quiz 5 questions
- Lesson Chaos Engineering with FIS 12 min
- Quiz Chaos Engineering with FIS Quiz 5 questions
Performance Objectives
Design for performance with caching, purpose-built databases, and elastic architectures.
- Lesson Caching Strategies with ElastiCache 12 min
- Quiz Caching Strategies with ElastiCache Quiz 5 questions
- Lesson Purpose-Built Database Selection 12 min
- Quiz Purpose-Built Database Selection Quiz 5 questions
- Lesson Elastic Architecture Design 12 min
- Quiz Elastic Architecture Design Quiz 5 questions
- Lesson ElastiCache Design Patterns 12 min
- Quiz ElastiCache Design Patterns Quiz 5 questions
Cost Optimization for New Solutions
Implement cost-effective architectures with appropriate pricing models and rightsizing.
Cost Optimization for New Solutions
Design cost-effective architectures using right-sizing, spot instances, and optimization tools.
Module 3: Continuous Improvement for Existing Solutions
Improve operational excellence, security, performance, reliability, and cost optimization for existing solutions. (25% of exam)
Operational Excellence
Implement monitoring, logging, and automation for operational excellence.
- Lesson CloudWatch Monitoring Strategies 12 min
- Quiz CloudWatch Monitoring Strategies Quiz 5 questions
- Lesson Deployment Process Improvement 12 min
- Quiz Deployment Process Improvement Quiz 5 questions
- Lesson Systems Manager Automation 12 min
- Quiz Systems Manager Automation Quiz 5 questions
- Lesson CloudWatch Dashboards and Alarms 12 min
- Quiz CloudWatch Dashboards and Alarms Quiz 5 questions
Security Improvement
Evaluate and improve security posture with secrets management and automated remediation.
- Lesson Secrets Management with Secrets Manager 12 min
- Quiz Secrets Management with Secrets Manager Quiz 5 questions
- Lesson AWS Config Rules and Remediation 12 min
- Quiz AWS Config Rules and Remediation Quiz 5 questions
- Lesson Patch Management Strategies 12 min
- Quiz Patch Management Strategies Quiz 5 questions
- Lesson GuardDuty and Threat Detection 12 min
- Quiz GuardDuty and Threat Detection Quiz 5 questions
Performance Improvement
Analyze and improve performance with global services and rightsizing.
Reliability Improvement
Improve reliability by eliminating single points of failure and enabling self-healing.
Cost Optimization Opportunities
Identify and implement cost optimization through resource analysis and tagging.
Module 4: Accelerate Workload Migration and Modernization
Select workloads for migration, determine optimal approaches, design new architectures, and modernize applications. (20% of exam)
Workload Selection and Assessment
Assess and prioritize workloads for migration using AWS tools.
- Lesson AWS Migration Hub Overview 12 min
- Quiz AWS Migration Hub Overview Quiz 5 questions
- Lesson The 7Rs Migration Strategies 12 min
- Quiz The 7Rs Migration Strategies Quiz 5 questions
- Lesson Total Cost of Ownership Analysis 12 min
- Quiz Total Cost of Ownership Analysis Quiz 5 questions
- Lesson Migration Hub and Application Discovery 12 min
- Quiz Migration Hub and Application Discovery Quiz 5 questions
Migration Approach
Determine optimal migration tools and approaches for data, applications, and databases.
- Lesson Data Migration with DataSync and Snow Family 12 min
- Quiz Data Migration with DataSync and Snow Family Quiz 5 questions
- Lesson Application Migration Service 12 min
- Quiz Application Migration Service Quiz 5 questions
- Lesson Database Migration Service and SCT 12 min
- Quiz Database Migration Service and SCT Quiz 5 questions
- Lesson VMware Cloud on AWS Migration 12 min
- Quiz VMware Cloud on AWS Migration Quiz 5 questions
New Architecture Design
Design new architectures with appropriate compute, storage, and database services.
Modernization and Enhancements
Identify opportunities for serverless, containers, and application integration.
- Lesson Serverless Architecture Opportunities 12 min
- Quiz Serverless Architecture Opportunities Quiz 5 questions
- Lesson Application Decoupling Patterns 12 min
- Quiz Application Decoupling Patterns Quiz 5 questions
- Lesson Event-Driven Architecture with EventBridge 12 min
- Quiz Event-Driven Architecture with EventBridge Quiz 5 questions
- Lesson App Runner and Modern Hosting 12 min
- Quiz App Runner and Modern Hosting Quiz 5 questions
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