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The AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate specialization teaches you how to design secure, resilient, high-performing, and cost-effective AWS architectures. You'll explore key topics like networking, compute, storage, identity management, and system design, focusing on practical applications for building effective AWS solutions and managing costs.
You’ll begin with securing AWS accounts and managing multiple accounts. Then, dive into networking concepts like VPC design, load balancing, and routing. Next, explore compute services like EC2, Lambda, and ECS, and master storage and database solutions like S3, EBS, RDS, and DynamoDB. This specialization prepares you to design scalable cloud systems.
Ideal for IT professionals with cloud experience, this intermediate-level specialization helps you prepare for the AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate exam. No prior certifications are needed, but basic cloud knowledge is helpful.
By the end of the specialization, you will be able to design secure, scalable AWS architectures and implement cost-effective solutions.
Applied Learning Project
Throughout the specialization, learners will engage in hands-on projects that focus on designing AWS solutions to solve real-world problems. Projects will involve securing AWS accounts, configuring complex networking solutions with VPCs, scaling compute resources like EC2 and Lambda, and implementing storage strategies for data. Learners will also focus on cost optimization and performance strategies to design architectures that balance cost and efficiency effectively.
