Curriculum
- 17 Sections
- 65 Lessons
- 18 Hours
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- Module 1: AWS & SAA-C03 Foundations5
- 1.1What a Solution Architect actually does (real project flow)CopyCopyCopyCopyCopyCopyCopy
- 1.2AWS Global Infrastructure: Regions, AZs, Edge locationsCopyCopyCopyCopyCopyCopyCopy
- 1.3Shared Responsibility ModelCopyCopyCopyCopyCopyCopyCopy
- 1.4SAA-C03 exam domains + how questions are framedCopyCopyCopyCopyCopyCopyCopy
- 1.5Hands-on: Create AWS account, set budget alerts, explore consoleCopyCopyCopyCopyCopyCopyCopy
- Module 2: IAM Essentials (Security Starts Here)5
- 2.1IAM users vs groups vs rolesCopyCopyCopyCopyCopyCopyCopy
- 2.2Policies: managed vs inline, JSON basicsCopyCopyCopyCopyCopyCopyCopy
- 2.3MFA, password policies, access keys best practicesCopyCopyCopyCopyCopyCopyCopy
- 2.4STS + temporary credentials (why roles matter)CopyCopyCopyCopyCopyCopyCopy
- 2.5Hands-on: Create role-based access, least-privilege policy mini-taskCopyCopyCopyCopyCopyCopyCopy
- Module 3: VPC Core Networking4
- 3.1VPC, CIDR, subnets (public/private)CopyCopyCopyCopyCopyCopyCopy
- 3.2Route tables, Internet Gateway, NAT GatewayCopyCopyCopyCopyCopyCopyCopy
- 3.3DHCP options, VPC basics for architecture diagramsCopyCopyCopyCopyCopyCopyCopy
- 3.4Hands-on: Build a VPC with 2 public + 2 private subnetsCopyCopyCopyCopyCopyCopyCopy
- Module 4: VPC Security & Connectivity0
- Security Groups vs NACLs (real differences)4
- 5.1VPC endpoints (Gateway vs Interface)CopyCopyCopyCopyCopyCopyCopy
- 5.2Peering vs Transit Gateway (use-cases)CopyCopyCopyCopyCopyCopyCopy
- 5.3VPN vs Direct Connect (when to choose what)CopyCopyCopyCopyCopyCopyCopy
- 5.4Hands-on: Private S3 access using VPC Endpoint + policy controlsCopyCopyCopyCopyCopyCopyCopy
- Module 5: EC2 Compute Deep Dive5
- 6.1EC2 instance families and sizing approachCopyCopyCopyCopyCopyCopyCopy
- 6.2AMI, EBS types, snapshots, encryptionCopyCopyCopyCopyCopyCopyCopy
- 6.3Placement groups, Elastic IP, user dataCopyCopyCopyCopyCopyCopyCopy
- 6.4Pricing models: On-Demand, Reserved, SpotCopyCopyCopyCopyCopyCopyCopy
- 6.5Hands-on: Launch hardened EC2, attach EBS, snapshot & restoreCopyCopyCopyCopyCopyCopyCopy
- Module 6: High Availability & Load Balancing4
- 7.1ALB vs NLB vs Gateway LB (when to use each)CopyCopyCopyCopyCopyCopyCopy
- 7.2Auto Scaling Groups policies (target tracking, scheduled)CopyCopyCopyCopyCopyCopyCopy
- 7.3Multi-AZ design patterns for appsCopyCopyCopyCopyCopyCopyCopy
- 7.4Hands-on: ALB + ASG setup with health checks and scaling rulesCopyCopyCopyCopyCopyCopyCopy
- Module 7: S3 Storage Architecture5
- 8.1Buckets, objects, versioning, encryptionCopyCopyCopyCopyCopyCopyCopy
- 8.2S3 storage classes + lifecycle rulesCopyCopyCopyCopyCopyCopyCopy
- 8.3Replication: SRR/CRR (real scenarios)CopyCopyCopyCopyCopyCopyCopy
- 8.4S3 access control: policies, ACLs (when needed)CopyCopyCopyCopyCopyCopyCopy
- 8.5Hands-on: Lifecycle + encryption + replication demo designCopyCopyCopyCopyCopyCopyCopy
- Module 8: EFS, FSx & Hybrid Storage4
- 9.1EFS vs EBS vs S3 (decision framework)CopyCopyCopyCopyCopyCopyCopy
- 9.2FSx for Windows/Lustre (where it fits)CopyCopyCopyCopyCopyCopyCopy
- 9.3Storage Gateway (file/volume/tape basics)CopyCopyCopyCopyCopyCopyCopy
- 9.4Hands-on: Choose storage for 3 real apps (case study worksheet)CopyCopyCopyCopyCopyCopyCopy
- Module 9: RDS & Aurora (Relational Databases)4
- 10.1RDS engines, backups, snapshots, maintenanceCopyCopyCopyCopyCopyCopyCopy
- 10.2Multi-AZ vs Read Replicas (common confusion cleared)CopyCopyCopyCopyCopyCopyCopy
- 10.3Aurora basics: writer/reader, failoverCopyCopyCopyCopyCopyCopyCopy
- 10.4Hands-on: Create RDS, enable backups, test read replica conceptCopyCopyCopyCopyCopyCopyCopy
- Module 10: DynamoDB (NoSQL That Shows Up Everywhere)4
- Module 11: Caching & Performance (ElastiCache + DAX)4
- 12.1When caching solves the problem (and when it doesn’t)CopyCopyCopyCopyCopyCopyCopy
- 12.2Redis vs Memcached (practical difference)CopyCopyCopyCopyCopyCopyCopy
- 12.3DynamoDB Accelerator (DAX) basicsCopyCopyCopyCopyCopyCopyCopy
- 12.4Hands-on: Identify bottlenecks and propose cache architectureCopyCopyCopyCopyCopyCopyCopy
- Module 12: Route 53 + CloudFront (DNS & Edge)4
- 13.1Route 53 routing: simple, weighted, latency, failover, geoCopyCopyCopyCopyCopyCopyCopy
- 13.2Health checks and DR planningCopyCopyCopyCopyCopyCopyCopy
- 13.3CloudFront caching, origins, OAI/OAC overviewCopyCopyCopyCopyCopyCopyCopy
- 13.4Hands-on: DR routing design + basic CloudFront architecture mapCopyCopyCopyCopyCopyCopyCopy
- Module 13: Observability (CloudWatch, CloudTrail, Config)5
- 14.1Metrics vs logs vs traces (what exam expects)CopyCopyCopyCopyCopyCopyCopy
- 14.2CloudWatch alarms, dashboards, log insights basicsCopyCopyCopyCopyCopyCopyCopy
- 14.3CloudTrail for auditingCopyCopyCopyCopyCopyCopyCopy
- 14.4AWS Config for compliance and driftCopyCopyCopyCopyCopyCopyCopy
- 14.5Hands-on: Alarm setup + audit trail scenario walkthroughCopyCopyCopyCopyCopyCopyCopy
- Module 14: Messaging, Integration & Serverless Basics0
- SQS vs SNS vs EventBridge (clear selection rules)3
- Module 15: Automation + Well-Architected + Exam Prep5
- 17.1CloudFormation fundamentals (templates, stacks, change sets)CopyCopyCopyCopyCopyCopyCopy
- 17.2Systems Manager basics (patching, run command)CopyCopyCopyCopyCopyCopyCopy
- 17.3AWS Well-Architected Framework pillars (what to apply where)CopyCopyCopyCopyCopyCopyCopy
- 17.4Exam strategy + mock tests + case studiesCopyCopyCopyCopyCopyCopyCopy
- 17.5Hands-on: Solve 3 architecture case studies + timed practice setCopyCopyCopyCopyCopyCopyCopy