Aws Certified Solutions Architect Associate Hands On

NEW Course 2021 - AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate + AWS Solutions Architect Associate Practice Test

Last updated 2022-01-10 | 4.7

- 22 HOURS OF INSTRUCTOR-GUIDED LECTURES: With our practical exercises
- you'll learn how to architect and build applications on Amazon Web Services
- FULL-LENGTH PRACTICE TEST: Get familiar with the real AWS exam format
- style and difficulty with this practice exam that is timed and scored
- EXAM CRAM LECTURES : These fast-paced slide lectures are perfect for quick revision of the most important facts before you sit your exam

What you'll learn

22 HOURS OF INSTRUCTOR-GUIDED LECTURES: With our practical exercises
you'll learn how to architect and build applications on Amazon Web Services
FULL-LENGTH PRACTICE TEST: Get familiar with the real AWS exam format
style and difficulty with this practice exam that is timed and scored
EXAM CRAM LECTURES : These fast-paced slide lectures are perfect for quick revision of the most important facts before you sit your exam
BONUS: Take the practice test in Training Mode (check your answers instantly - no time limit) on the Digital Cloud Training platform
QUIZ QUESTIONS: Review your knowledge with quiz questions that test your understanding and measure your progress
THE ULTIMATE EXAM PREP: We’ll teach you everything you need to know to ace your exam AND master the cloud in the real world
ACTIVE Q&A FORUM: In this discussion board
students ask questions and share their recent exam experience offering feedback on which topics were covered
RESPONSIVE SUPPORT: Our team of AWS experts respond to all of your questions
concerns or feedback

* Requirements

* Basic IT knowledge is recommended
* No need for previous AWS cloud experience as we'll teach you the foundations of cloud computing
* A free-tier AWS account is recommended to follow along with the practice labs - we’ll show you step by step how to create one

Description

This Ultimate Exam Training for the AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate has just been 100% updated with BRAND NEW content! You'll have everything you need to pass the latest version of the AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate SAA-C02 exam.

This course includes:

  • Coverage of the latest exam topics for the SAA-C02

  • New hands-on lessons using the new AWS Management Console

  • Separate theory lessons with amazing architectural diagrams

  • Exam cram lessons summarizing key knowledge

  • Architecture patterns lessons where you'll learn how to respond to solutions architecture requirements

  • Updated quiz questions

  • New practice test with 65 questions

  • Downloadable slides and study plan

This AWS Training covers 70% of what you need to know for the AWS Certified SysOps Administrator Associate and AWS Certified Developer Associate Exams. After completing this course, you will also be 60% prepared for the AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Professional Exam.


HOW THIS COURSE IS DIFFERENT

With our learn by doing approach, you'll learn how to architect and build applications on Amazon Web Services, fully preparing you for the AWS exam. By the end of the course, you will have developed a strong experience-based skillset on AWS along with the confidence to ace your AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate exam first time!


BONUS OFFER - Practice Exam in Training Mode

We are now offering FREE access to the AWS Digital Cloud Training website (registration required with name and email) where you get to access your bonus practice exam in training mode (no time limit). This allows you to check answers after every question (not possible on Udemy) and will help you prepare for the exam.


TOP REASONS WHY THIS ULTIMATE EXAM PREP IS YOUR BEST CHANCE TO ACE YOUR AWS EXAM

  • THE ULTIMATE EXAM PREP: We’ll teach you everything you need to know (in theory and practice) to ace your exam AND master the cloud in the real world

  • GUIDED HANDS-ON LESSONS: The many hands-on lessons are backed by high-quality logical diagrams so you can visualize what you're building

  • EXAM CRAM LESSONS - These fast-paced slide lectures at the end of each section cover the key facts you need to know for the exam. Perfect for quick revision of the most important facts before you sit your exam.

  • ARCHITECTURE PATTERNS LESSONS - learn the types of architectural patterns that come up in the exam and in the real-world and learn how to create the best solutions architecture for the given requirements

  • QUIZ QUESTIONS: At the end of each section you get to review your knowledge of important facts with unique questions that test your understanding and measure your progress

  • FULL-LENGTH PRACTICE TEST: Our full-length Practice Test is timed and scored mimicking the real exam environment so you get familiar with the real AWS exam format, style and difficulty

  • DETAILED EXPLANATIONS & REFERENCE LINKS: Every question includes deep-dive reference links and detailed explanations that explain why each answer is correct or incorrect

  • BONUS: Take the practice test in Training Mode (check your answers instantly - no time limit) on the Digital Cloud Training platform

  • HIGH-QUALITY VISUALS: We've spared no effort to create a highly visual training course with lots of tables and graphs to illustrate the concepts.

  • PRESENTED IN A PROFESSIONAL WAY: Your instructor uses clear and easy to understand language and presents the material in a professional way - focused and to the point with professional subtitles

  • ACCESS DIAGRAMS, CODE AND SLIDES: All diagrams, code and slides presented throughout the course are available for download in PDF format

  • RESPONSIVE SUPPORT: Our team of AWS experts comprehensively respond to all of your questions, concerns or feedback

  • ACTIVE Q&A DISCUSSION BOARD: Join the discussion on AWS related topics in our discussion forum where our students share their recent exam experience offering feedback on which topics were covered

  • MOBILE ACCESS: Study on the go and access all resources from your mobile phone - anywhere, anytime

  • LIFETIME ACCESS: All students have lifetime access to all future updates of this course


WHAT DO OTHER STUDENTS SAY?

Check out the excellent course reviews from our many students who passed their AWS exam with an average passing score of over 850!

"Very detailed training, very well-formatted training videos and practice exercises with clear instructions. So far the number 1 course in Udemy."

"The course is all-embracing and covers all there's to know and equip a Solution Architect for the exam and in-work experience. Neal Davis is a thorough teacher and applies working teaching strategies to drive home the salient and needed points for the exam."

"I've just passed my CSAA exam using this course and the practice exam course. This course is an absolute must for anyone sitting this exam. The depth of the coverage is really impressive, and the time taken to prepare it and attention to detail are phenomenal. I can't recommend this enough."

"The course content is of high standard and I very much like the diagrams, explanations, and the practical lab sessions. The practical approach fits my learning style and makes it far easier to retain the knowledge needed for the exam."

"Just passed the AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate. This course is amazing. The knowledge is to the point and deep."


WHAT YOU WILL LEARN

  • You will learn - how to design and build multi-tier web architectures with services such as Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling, Amazon Elastic Load Balancing (ELB), AWS Route 53, AWS Lambda, Amazon API Gateway and Amazon Elastic File System (EFS)

  • You will learn - how to create Docker container clusters on Amazon Elastic Container Services (ECS), set up serverless event-driven AWS Lambda Functions with Amazon API Gateway and Amazon Kinesis integrations, and geographically redundant database services with Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)

  • You will learn - how to configure Amazon Virtual Private Clouds (VPC), subnets, and route tables and setup best practice Security Group configurations

  • You will learn - how to build repeatably and securely with AWS CloudFormation, set up a PaaS with AWS Elastic Beanstalk, configure Amazon S3 bucket policies and share data between multiple AWS accounts

  • You will learn - how to use application integration services including AWS Step Functions, Amazon MQ, SNS, SWF and SQS

  • You will learn - all this and so much more!


BEGINNERS WELCOME

While basic IT knowledge is recommended, we encourage people who are new to the Cloud to enroll in this course. This course is suitable for AWS Beginners as we start with the basics of setting up an account and use a process of repetition and incremental learning to build practical skills and theoretical knowledge.


LEARNING METHODOLOGY

We take you from opening your first AWS Free Tier account through to creating complex multi-tier architectures, always sticking to the AWS exam blueprint to ensure you are learning practical skills and effectively preparing for your AWS exam. Our method ensures that you retain the knowledge - as repeated practice is the best way to learn and build your cloud skills.


COURSE OUTCOME

  • Be fully prepared for the AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate exam

  • Gain solid experience on AWS and understand how to design the best solution architectures on AWS

  • Know how to design architectures that are cost-effective, operationally efficient, secure, performant and resilient using AWS best practices.

  • Deepen your knowledge and experience of Amazon EC2, Elastic Load Balancing, Auto Scaling, EBS and EFS

  • Understand the design patterns that relate to each service such as Serverless, Containers, Databases, Analytics, Application Integration, Automation, Security

  • Demonstrate strong capability with AWS to (future) employers

  • Enter any AWS technical Job interview with confidence

  • Take your AWS Cloud Career to the next level and master the AWS platform

  • Become a qualified AWS Solutions Architect ready to work in a real-world environment


YOUR INSTRUCTOR

Hi, my name is Neal Davis - I'll be your instructor for this course. Cloud Computing is my Passion - which is why I founded Digital Cloud Training - offering AWS certification training resources that represent a higher quality standard than is otherwise available in the market. I created this course to help you ace your AWS exam and achieve your career goals. I enjoy teaching on Udemy as it allows me to leverage my knowledge and hands-on experience that I have built over the last 20 years ☁️ Yes, I've been working in the Cloud space since its very inception!


OUR SUCCESS IN NUMBERS

  • Over 500,000 students enrolled in our AWS courses

  • 4.7 Star instructor ratings from over 50,000 reviews

  • Our students pass the AWS exam with an average score of over 85%


MONEY-BACK GUARANTEE

We are totally confident in the value of our AWS Solutions Architect course which comes with a 30-day unconditional money-back guarantee. Fast-track your AWS exam success and get lifetime access now - risk-free!

Who this course is for:

  • Candidates for the AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate certificate who are keen to ace the exam first time
  • Students preparing for the AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate Certification looking for the ultimate exam prep
  • Learners studying for the AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate exam who want to build a solid skill set - not just theoretical knowledge
  • Students of any AWS Certification who need practical experience with the AWS platform
  • Solutions Architects seeking to deepen their understanding of the AWS Cloud
  • Anyone who wants to learn AWS and gain hands-on experience through guided labs

Course content

18 sections • 304 lectures

Welcome and How to Use this Course Preview 03:56

The SAA-C02 Exam Preview 06:57

Connect with Neal & Support Preview 00:55

Hands-On Practice: Free Tier vs Sandbox Preview 03:20

AWS Account Overview Preview 02:49

Hands-On Lesson [HOL] - Create Your AWS Free Tier Account Preview 04:54

[HOL] Configure Account and Create a Billing Alarm Preview 05:28

[HOL] Install Tools (AWS CLI, VS Code, CloudShell) Preview 03:25

Course Download Preview 00:03

Introduction Preview 01:02

AWS IAM Overview Preview 02:56

IAM Users, Groups, Roles, and Policies Preview 06:37

[HOL] Create IAM User Account Preview 05:09

IAM Authentication and MFA Preview 03:27

[HOL] Enable Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) Preview 02:36

AWS Security Token Service (STS) Preview 02:46

[HOL] IAM Password Policy Preview 01:49

Identity-Based Policies and Resource-Based Policies Preview 03:53

IAM Policy Evaluation Logic Preview 07:20

IAM Policy Structure Preview 04:00

[HOL] IAM Policy Simulator Preview 03:39

IAM Best Practices Preview 04:21

Exam Cram Preview 06:08

Architecture Patterns Preview 02:48

IAM Quiz

Cheat Sheets Preview 00:01

Introduction Preview 00:54

Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) Preview 04:27

[HOL] Launch EC2 Instances (Windows + Linux) Preview 10:06

[HOL] EC2 Instance Connect and SSH Preview 05:59

[HOL] RDP to Windows Instance Preview 02:57

Amazon EC2 User Data and Metadata Preview 03:26

[HOL] Launch Instance with User Data and Metadata Preview 05:13

Accessing Services – Access Keys and IAM Roles Preview 02:32

[HOL] Access Keys and IAM Roles Preview 07:49

[HOL] Status Checks and Monitoring Preview 05:03

EC2 Placement Groups Preview 05:08

Network Interfaces (ENI, ENA, EFA) Preview 03:23

[HOL] Working with ENIs Preview 03:14

Public, Private and Elastic IP Addresses Preview 04:02

NAT for Public Addresses Preview 02:19

[HOL] Working with EC2 IP addresses Preview 09:58

Private Subnets and Bastion Hosts Preview 05:22

[HOL] Private Subnets and Bastion Hosts Preview 10:42

NAT Gateways and NAT Instances Overview Preview 06:14

[HOL] Private Subnet with NAT Gateway Preview 05:47

EC2 Instance Lifecycle Preview 04:57

Nitro Instances and Nitro Enclaves Preview 03:52

Amazon EC2 Pricing Options Preview 12:46

Amazon EC2 Pricing Use Cases Preview 02:27

Exam Cram Preview 09:15

Architecture Patterns Preview 03:50

EC2 Quiz

Cheat Sheets Preview 00:01

Introduction Preview 00:59

Elasticity: Scaling Up vs Out Preview 03:58

Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling Preview 09:53

[HOL] Create an Auto Scaling Group Preview 08:24

Load Balancing and High Availability Preview 04:30

Types of Elastic Load Balancer Preview 06:14

Routing with ALB and NLB Preview 03:49

[HOL] Create Target Groups Preview 03:34

[HOL] Network Load Balancer (NLB) Preview 09:44

[HOL] Application Load Balancer (ALB) Preview 05:38

[HOL] ALB - Query String Routing Preview 05:48

Amazon EC2 Scaling Policies Preview 04:14

[HOL] Elastically Scale the Application Preview 07:23

Cross-Zone Load Balancing Preview 02:36

Session State and Session Stickiness Preview 03:27

[HOL] Enable Sticky Sessions Preview 03:09

Secure Listeners for ELB Preview 02:54

[HOL] Create a Secure Listener Preview 06:39

[HOL] Clean-up Resources Preview 02:42

Exam Cram Preview 05:04

Architecture Patterns Preview 03:58

ELB & ASG Quiz

Cheat Sheets Preview 00:02

Introduction Preview 00:58

AWS Organizations Preview 05:10

[HOL] Create Organization and add Account Preview 04:52

Service Control Policies (SCPs) Preview 03:34

[HOL] Create Service Control Policy (SCP) Preview 07:03

Exam Cram Preview 02:54

Architecture Patterns Preview 02:01

AWS Organizations Quiz

Cheat Sheets Preview 00:01

Introduction Preview 01:09

IPv4 Addressing Primer Preview 10:56

Amazon VPC Overview Preview 08:10

Defining VPC CIDR Blocks Preview 06:26

[HOL] VPC Wizard Preview 03:15

[HOL] Create a Custom VPC with Subnets Preview 06:05

[HOL] Launch Instances and Test VPC Preview 09:37

Security Groups and Network ACLs Preview 10:53

[HOL] Configure Security Groups and NACLs Preview 10:16

Amazon VPC Peering Preview 05:49

[HOL] Configure VPC Peering Preview 09:57

VPC Endpoints Preview 04:32

[HOL] Create VPC Endpoint Preview 10:08

AWS Client VPN Preview 02:42

AWS Site-to-Site VPN Preview 02:00

AWS VPN CloudHub Preview 03:02

AWS Direct Connect (DX) Preview 06:43

AWS Direct Connect Gateway Preview 03:31

AWS Transit Gateway Preview 03:57

Using IPv6 in a VPC Preview 05:56

[HOL] VPC Flow Logs Preview 06:39

Exam Cram Preview 09:21

Architecture Patterns Preview 03:17

VPC Quiz

Cheat Sheets Preview 00:02

Introduction Preview 00:55

Amazon S3 Overview Preview 09:08

Amazon S3 Storage Classes Preview 10:10

[HOL] Create Amazon S3 Bucket Preview 04:24

IAM Policies, Bucket Policies and ACLs Preview 05:21

[HOL] Access Control Lists (ACLs) Preview 03:52

[HOL] Bucket and User Policy Practice Preview 10:29

S3 Versioning, Replication and Lifecycle Rules Preview 03:58

[HOL] Versioning and Replication Preview 06:11

[HOL] Lifecycle Rules Preview 02:56

MFA with Amazon S3 Preview 03:25

S3 Encryption Preview 06:15

[HOL] Enforce Encryption Preview 05:49

[HOL] S3 Event Notifications Preview 05:23

[HOL] Presigned URLs Preview 03:06

Multipart Upload & Transfer Acceleration Preview 03:59

S3 Select and Glacier Select Preview 01:38

Server Access Logging Preview 01:45

[HOL] S3 Static Website Preview 04:19

Cross-Origin Resource Sharing (CORS) Preview 03:12

Cross Account Access Preview 01:52

[HOL] Configure Cross Account Access Preview 07:19

Exam Cram Preview 09:58

Architecture Patterns Preview 02:23

S3 Quiz

Cheat Sheets Preview 00:01

Introduction Preview 00:59

DNS and Amazon Route 53 Preview 04:16

[HOL] Register Domain with Route 53 (Optional) Preview 02:46

Amazon Route 53 Hosted Zones Preview 04:09

Route 53 Routing Policies Preview 06:51

[HOL] Using Route 53 Routing Policies Preview 03:36

Amazon Route 53 Resolver Preview 03:14

Amazon CloudFront Origins and Distributions Preview 06:24

Amazon CloudFront Caching and Behaviors Preview 05:27

CloudFront Signed URLs and OAI Preview 03:35

[HOL] Cache and Behavior Settings Preview 08:04

CloudFront SSL/TLS and SNI Preview 03:41

Lambda@Edge Preview 01:40

AWS Global Accelerator Preview 04:46

[HOL] Create a Global Accelerator Preview 11:59

Exam Cram Preview 05:37

Architecture Patterns Preview 02:03

DNS, Caching, and Performance Optimization Quiz

Cheat Sheets Preview 00:03

Introduction Preview 01:11

Block vs File vs Object Storage Preview 05:39

Amazon EBS Deployment and Volume Types Preview 07:14

Amazon EBS Copying, Sharing and Encryption Preview 05:35

Amazon EBS Snapshots and DLM Preview 01:45

EC2 Instance Store Volumes Preview 03:01

[HOL] Creating and Attaching EBS Volumes Preview 07:12

[HOL] Using Amazon Machine Images (AMIs) Preview 05:28

[HOL] EC2 Image Builder Preview 06:41

[HOL] Migrate EBS Volume between AZs Preview 02:43

[HOL] Working with EBS Snapshots and DLM Preview 03:54

Using RAID with EBS Preview 04:21

Amazon Elastic File System (EFS) Preview 01:54

[HOL] Create EFS Filesystem Preview 07:24

Amazon FSx Preview 04:09

AWS Storage Gateway Preview 04:39

[HOL] AWS Backup Preview 03:08

Exam Cram Preview 09:41

Architecture Patterns Preview 02:32

Block and File Storage Quiz

Cheat Sheets Preview 00:01

Introduction Preview 01:02

Docker Containers and Microservices Preview 06:10

Amazon Elastic Container Service (ECS) Preview 05:51

Amazon ECS Launch Types Preview 03:55

[HOL] Launch Task on AWS Fargate Preview 05:48

Amazon ECS and IAM Roles Preview 02:25

Scaling Amazon ECS Preview 03:47

Amazon ECS with ALB Preview 02:42

[HOL] Deploy ECS Cluster (EC2 Launch Type) Preview 08:01

[HOL] Use ALB with Fargate Cluster Preview 05:16

Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS) Preview 02:51

Exam Cram Preview 06:51

Architecture Patterns Preview 02:33

Containers Quiz

Cheat Sheets Preview 00:01

Introduction Preview 01:45

Serverless Services and Event-Driven Architecture Preview 04:57

AWS Lambda Preview 06:04

[HOL] Create Simple Lambda Function Preview 06:08

Application Integration Services Overview Preview 06:56

Amazon SQS Preview 09:03

Amazon SNS Preview 03:09

[HOL] Simple Event-Driven App Preview 08:59

AWS Step Functions Preview 02:07

[HOL] Create a State Machine Preview 04:54

Amazon EventBridge Preview 02:38

[HOL] Create Event Bus and Rule Preview 02:16

Amazon API Gateway Preview 08:48

[HOL] Simple REST API Preview 05:08

[HOL] Web App with HTTP API Preview 17:26

Exam Cram Preview 09:42

Architecture Patterns Preview 03:19

Serverless Applications Quiz

Cheat Sheets Preview 00:05

Introduction Preview 00:51

Types of Database Preview 06:37

Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) Preview 04:22

Amazon RDS Backup and Recovery Preview 02:23

[HOL] Create Amazon RDS Database Preview 08:22

[HOL] Read Replicas and Multi-AZ Preview 07:56

Amazon RDS Security Preview 04:06

[HOL] Create Encrypted Copy of RDS Database Preview 03:28

Amazon Aurora Preview 06:13

Amazon Aurora Deployment Options Preview 05:05

Amazon RDS Anti-Patterns and Alternatives Preview 02:54

Amazon ElastiCache Preview 04:55

Scaling ElastiCache Preview 03:04

[HOL] Create ElastiCache Cluster Preview 06:26

Amazon DynamoDB Preview 08:28

[HOL] Create DynamoDB Table Preview 05:02

DynamoDB Streams Preview 01:51

DynamoDB Accelerator (DAX) Preview 03:16

DynamoDB Global Tables Preview 02:03

[HOL] Create DynamoDB Global Table Preview 03:22

Amazon RedShift Preview 05:19

Amazon Elastic Map Reduce (EMR) Preview 02:00

Amazon Kinesis Core Knowledge Preview 07:36

Amazon Athena and AWS Glue Preview 03:45

[HOL] Query S3 ALB Access Logs with Athena Preview 06:02

Exam Cram Preview 18:07

Architecture Patterns Preview 05:37

Databases and Analytics Quiz

Cheat Sheets Preview 00:07

Introduction Preview 01:00

AWS CloudFormation Preview 04:16

[HOL] Deploy Stack and Change Set Preview 08:40

[HOL] Complex CloudFormation Template Preview 05:39

AWS Elastic Beanstalk Preview 05:39

[HOL] Deploy Elastic Beanstalk Web Server and Worker Preview 04:59

SSM Parameter Store Preview 02:55

AWS Config Preview 03:01

[HOL] AWS Config Rule with Remediation Preview 04:07

AWS Secrets Manager Preview 02:26

AWS OpsWorks Preview 01:31

AWS Resource Access Manager Preview 01:36

[HOL] Share a Subnet Across Accounts Preview 05:19

Exam Cram Preview 05:35

Architecture Patterns Preview 02:19

Deployment and Management Quiz

Cheat Sheets Preview 00:05

Introduction Preview 00:50

Amazon CloudWatch Overview Preview 05:29

[HOL] Create a Custom Metric Preview 04:15

[HOL] Create a CloudWatch Alarm Preview 02:43

Amazon CloudWatch Logs Preview 01:49

[HOL] Review CloudWatch Logs Preview 03:31

The Unified CloudWatch Agent Preview 03:24

AWS CloudTrail Preview 04:33

[HOL] Create a CloudTrail Trail Preview 04:04

Amazon EventBridge (Refresher) Preview 01:32

[HOL] Create EventBridge rule for CloudTrail API calls Preview 05:03

Exam Cram Preview 04:05

Architecture Patterns Preview 02:20

Monitoring, Logging, and Auditing Quiz

Cheat Sheets Preview 00:01

Introduction Preview 01:13

AWS Directory Service Preview 05:32

Identity Federation Preview 03:16

AWS Single Sign-on (SSO) Preview 02:06

Amazon Cognito Preview 04:19

Encryption Primer Preview 03:45

AWS Key Management Service (KMS) Preview 03:39

[HOL] Create Encryption Key Preview 05:02

AWS CloudHSM Preview 03:37

AWS Certificate Manager Preview 01:48

[HOL] SSL/TLS Certificate in ACM Preview 02:50

AWS Web Application Firewall (WAF) Preview 04:03

AWS Shield Preview 04:14

Defense In-Depth Preview 03:46

Exam Cram Preview 10:18

Architecture Patterns Preview 02:04

Security Quiz

Cheat Sheets Preview 00:05

Introduction Preview 01:12

AWS Migration Tools Overview Preview 03:48

AWS Application Discovery Service Preview 06:04

AWS Database Migration Service (DMS) Preview 04:44

AWS Server Migration Service (SMS) Preview 03:11

AWS DataSync Preview 02:51

AWS Snow Family Preview 05:25

Exam Cram Preview 05:18

Architecture Patterns Preview 01:59

Migration and Transfer Quiz

Cheat Sheets Preview 00:02

AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate Practice Exam