Certified AWS Solutions Architect (Voucher Included)

In this online training course, you will be taught the fundamental skills to architect your IT solutions on AWS. AWS Architect Associate is a course for system engineers and system developers that will cover how to optimize the AWS Cloud by understanding AWS services and how they fit into cloud-based solutions.

This course can be used to prepare for the AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate exam. This course offers enrollment with a voucher. The voucher is prepaid access to sit for the certifying exam upon eligibility.

3 Months / 60 Course Hrs

Open Enrollment

Offered in partnership with your preferred school

Butler Community College

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Learning method

Instructor-led

$1,995

Self-paced. Study on your own schedule

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Details + Objectives

Course code: GES3070

What you will learn

Make architectural decisions based on AWS architectural principles and best practices
Leverage AWS services to make your infrastructure scalable, reliable, and highly available
Leverage AWS Managed Services to enable greater flexibility and resiliency in an infrastructure
Make an AWS-based infrastructure more efficient to increase performance and reduce costs
Use the Well-Architected Framework to improve architectures with AWS solutions

How you will benefit

You will be prepared to sit for the AWS Solutions Architect: Associate Exam
Gain valuable career skills that you can apply immediately
Increase your earning potential
Complete your program in 3 months or less
Certificate of completion from the school or organization that you registered through (upon successfully passing the final exam)

How the course is taught

Self-paced, online course
3 Months to complete
Open enrollment, begin anytime
60 course hours

Outline

Course Overview

Introduction to AWS Architect Associate Course and Exam Objectives

The Well Architected Framework and the AWS Global Architecture

AWS Well Architected Framework
AWS Global Architecture

Building a Server-based Architecture in AWS

Virtual Private Cloud (VPC): Overview and Subnets
Virtual Private Cloud (VPC): Internet Connectivity, Routing, NAT, Network Firewall
Virtual Private Cloud (VPC): Security Groups and ACLs
Virtual Private Cloud (VPC): VPNs, Direct Connect, Peering, Transit Gateways, and Endpoints
Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2): Overview, Architecture and Pricing
Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2): Launching and Accessing a Linux and Windows Server
Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2): AMIs and Instance Types
Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2): Storage: IS, EBS, EFS, FSx, S3
Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2): IP addressing, Network Interfaces, Security Groups and Placement Groups
Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2): Auto Scaling
Application AutoScaling
Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2): Elastic Load Balancers
Elastic Container Service and Elastic Kubernetes Service
Relational Database Service (RDS): Overview, Pricing, Instances, Storage, Encryption, and Backups
Relational Database Service (RDS): Multi-AZ, Read Replicas, RDS Proxy
Relational Database Service (RDS): Amazon Aurora
Amazon Elasticache

Architecting with Amazon S3 Storage

Simple Storage Service (S3): Storage Review, S3 Overview, and Architecture
Simple Storage Service (S3): Storage Classes, Lifecyle Policies and Performance
Simple Storage Service (S3): Permissions, Encryption, Versioning, MFA Delete, and Object Lock
Simple Storage Service (S3): Static Website Hosting
Simple Storage Service (S3): Additional Services and Tools

Improving Access and Reliability to your AWS Services

Amazon CloudFront & AWS Global Accelerator
Amazon Route 53

Building a Server-based Architecture in AWS

Introducing the Serverless Architecture
Lambda and API Gateway
AWS Step Functions
Amazon DynamoDB
DocumentDB, Redshift, Lake Formation, and Neptune
Amazon SQS, Amazon SNS, Amazon SES, Amazon Pinpoint, and Amazon MQ

Migrating, Transferring, and Syncing Data with Amazon S3

AWS Storage Gateway and AWS Backup
AWS Snowcone, Snowball and Snowmobile
AWS DataSync, AWS Transfer, AWS Database Migration Service, and AWS Batch

Authentication and Security in AWS

Identity and Access Management: Users, Groups, and Roles
Identity and Access Management: Permissions and Policies
Identity Providers and Cognito
AWS Certificate Manager, Secrets Manager, WAF, Shield
AWS Key Management Service and AWS CloudHSM
Amazon Inspector, Macie, and Guard Duty

Managing and Monitoring in AWS

AWS Systems Manager
Amazon CloudWatch: Metrics, Logs, Alarms, Dashboards
AWS CloudTrail and AWS Config
Amazon EventBridge
AWS Organizations, Control Tower, and Resource Groups
AWS Billing, Cost Management, and Trusted Advisor

Additional Services You Need to Know

Amazon Translate, Transcribe, Textract, Comprehend, and Rekognition
Amazon Athena, QuickSight, Glue, and AppFlow
Amazon Kinesis and Amazon Elastic Beanstalk

How to Approach Exam Questions and Course Wrap-Up!

Practice Questions
Course Wrap-Up!

Instructors & Support

Raymond Lacoste

Raymond Lacoste is a highly recognized instructor and IT professional who holds the Cisco Sirius Instructor Award. He has authored Cisco Press publications on the Cisco ENARSI and Cisco TSHOOT exams.

Raymond's areas of expertise include Cisco Enterprise networking, Cisco Routing, and Switching, Cisco Datacenter Networking, ITIL, and Amazon AWS. He also holds certifications in Cisco CCSI, Cisco CCNP Routing and Switching, Cisco CCNP Enterprise, ITIL Foundations, ITIL Practitioner, ITIL Intermediate, Amazon AWS System Operations, Amazon AWS Architect, Amazon AWS Developer, and CISSP.

In addition to his certifications and experience, Raymond's engaging instruction style makes even the most obscenely complicated or obtuse concepts relatable and understandable. Outside of class, he enjoys dominating both on the golf course and the basketball court.

Requirements

Prerequisites:

There are no prerequisites to complete this course, but it is recommended that you have:

Completed the GES3067 AWS Cloud Practitioner course
Working knowledge of distributed systems
Familiarity with general networking concepts
Working knowledge of multi-tier architectures
Familiarity with cloud computing concepts

Requirements:

Hardware Requirements:

This course can be taken on either a PC, Mac, or Chromebook.

Software Requirements:

PC: Windows 8 or later.
Mac: macOS 10.6 or later.
Browser: The latest version of Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox is preferred. Microsoft Edge and Safari are also compatible.
Virtual Labs included with the course
Microsoft Word Online
Adobe Acrobat Reader
Software must be installed and fully operational before the course begins.

Other:

Email capabilities and access to a personal email account.

Instructional Material Requirements:

The instructional materials required for this course are included in enrollment and available online.

Study guide
Virtual labs
Practice exams

FAQ

Yes, you will be prepared to sit for the AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate exam (SAA-C03).

This course is open enrollment, so you can register and start the course whenever you are ready. Access to your course can take 24-48 business hours.

After you register, you will receive 3 months to complete the course. The time allotted for completion has been calculated based on the number of course hours.

The time allotted for course completion has been calculated based on the number of course hours. However, if you are unable to complete the course, contact the student advising team to see what options you may have available to work out a suitable completion date. Please note that an extension fee may be charged.

Our courses are designed to accommodate various learning preferences. Depending on the course structure, you may get different forms of support. Self-paced courses are designed to be user-friendly and independent, minimizing the need for external support. In courses with instructors, our direct platform support feature includes opportunities for questions, discussions, and remediation, with email and phone support available for select courses. Our student advising team is available to guide you on program requirements and administrative requests, but they do not provide assistance with course content. Our goal is to provide you with the necessary support for success, whether it's through self-paced exploration, direct communication, or guidance from our advising team.

Upon successfully passing the final exam, you will be awarded a certificate of completion from the school or organization that you registered through.

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Certified AWS Solutions Architect (Voucher Included)

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