SAA-C03.AE1
AWS Certified Solutions Architect: Associate Training (SAA-C03)
Advance your career with our AWS Certified Solutions Architect course—gain the skills to pass the exam and stand out for promotions in the cloud computing field.
- Practice in 38 Hands-On Labs — nothing to install
- 14 Interactive Lessons and 114 topics mapped to the official exam objectives
- 587 Practice Test Questions and 2 Full Length Tests
Intermediate Self-paced · 1 year access
38 Hands-On LiveLabs
Practice real IT tasks in guided environments.
- Real environments
- Auto-graded
- No installation
14Interactive Lessons
114Topics
38LiveLab
587Practice Test Questions
181Flashcards
181Glossary of terms
01 / Skills you'll get
What you will be able to do
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This study guide discloses the concepts and skills required to appear for the AWS SAA-C03 exam. It covers all exam objectives and offers various learning tools, including practice tests, flashcards, and access to an online interactive environment. By enrolling, you'll gain the confidence to design secure, high-performing, and cost-optimized solutions on the AWS cloud, launching a successful career as a sought-after Solutions Architect.
- Deploy EC2 instances, use auto-scaling, and secure and optimize compute resources.
- Implement and manage various AWS storage services like S3, Glacier, and EFS.
- Design and configure VPCs, subnets, security groups, and advanced networking features.
- Launch, manage, and monitor AWS database services including RDS, Redshift, and DynamoDB.
- Implement and manage IAM roles, policies, and security credentials.
- Use CloudTrail, CloudWatch, and AWS Config for monitoring, logging, and compliance.
- Configure Route 53 and CloudFront for DNS and content delivery.
- Set up data ingestion, transformation, and analytics using AWS services like Kinesis and Lake Formation.
- Design resilient, high-performing, and cost-optimized architectures, and apply security best practices.
Target Career Roles
- AWS Architect
- AWS Developer
- SysOps Engineer
- SysOps Manager
- AWS DevOps Engineer
- Systems Administrator
- AWS Systems Administrator
02 / Lessons & labs
See exactly what you will learn and practice
Lessons
14 Interactive Lessons · 114 topics01 Introduction 3 topics +
- What Does This Course Cover?
- Exam Objectives
- Objective Map
02 Introduction to Cloud Computing and AWS 8 topics +
- Cloud Computing and Virtualization
- The AWS Cloud
- AWS Platform Architecture
- AWS Reliability and Compliance
- Working with AWS
- Migrating Existing Resources to AWS
- Summary
- Exam Essentials
03 Compute Services 11 topics · 6 LiveLab +
- Introduction
- EC2 Instances
- EC2 Storage Volumes
- Accessing Your EC2 Instance
- Securing Your EC2 Instance
- EC2 Auto Scaling
- AWS Systems Manager
- Running Containers
- AWS CLI Example
- Summary
- Exam Essentials
6 LiveLab in this lesson — see the labs panel →
04 AWS Storage 10 topics · 3 LiveLab +
- Introduction
- S3 Service Architecture
- S3 Durability and Availability
- S3 Object Life Cycle
- Accessing S3 Objects
- Amazon S3 Glacier
- Other Storage-Related Services
- AWS CLI Example
- Summary
- Exam Essentials
3 LiveLab in this lesson — see the labs panel →
05 Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) 20 topics · 11 LiveLab +
- Introduction
- VPC CIDR Blocks
- Subnets
- Elastic Network Interfaces
- Internet Gateways
- Route Tables
- Security Groups
- Network Access Control Lists
- AWS Network Firewall
- Public IP Addresses
- Elastic IP Addresses
- AWS Global Accelerator
- Network Address Translation
- Network Address Translation Devices
- AWS PrivateLink
- VPC Peering
- Hybrid Cloud Networking
- High-Performance Computing
- Summary
- Exam Essentials
11 LiveLab in this lesson — see the labs panel →
06 Database Services 8 topics · 1 LiveLab +
- Introduction
- Relational Databases
- Amazon Relational Database Service
- Amazon Redshift
- Nonrelational (NoSQL) Databases
- DynamoDB
- Summary
- Exam Essentials
1 LiveLab in this lesson — see the labs panel →
07 Authentication and Authorization—AWS Identity and Access Management 6 topics · 2 LiveLab +
- Introduction
- IAM Identities
- Authentication Tools
- AWS CLI Example
- Summary
- Exam Essentials
2 LiveLab in this lesson — see the labs panel →
08 CloudTrail, CloudWatch, and AWS Config 6 topics · 3 LiveLab +
- Introduction
- CloudTrail
- CloudWatch
- AWS Config
- Summary
- Exam Essentials
3 LiveLab in this lesson — see the labs panel →
09 The Domain Name System and Network Routing: Amazon Route 53 and Amazon CloudFront 7 topics · 2 LiveLab +
- Introduction
- The Domain Name System
- Amazon Route 53
- Amazon CloudFront
- AWS CLI Example
- Summary
- Exam Essentials
2 LiveLab in this lesson — see the labs panel →
10 Data Ingestion, Transformation, and Analytics 6 topics · 2 LiveLab +
- Introduction
- AWS Lake Formation
- AWS Transfer Family
- Kinesis
- Summary
- Exam Essentials
2 LiveLab in this lesson — see the labs panel →
11 Resilient Architectures 9 topics · 1 LiveLab +
- Introduction
- Calculating Availability
- EC2 Auto Scaling
- Data Backup and Recovery
- Creating a Resilient Network
- Simple Queue Service
- Designing for Availability
- Summary
- Exam Essentials
1 LiveLab in this lesson — see the labs panel →
12 High-Performing Architectures 7 topics · 4 LiveLab +
- Introduction
- Optimizing Performance for the Core AWS Services
- Infrastructure Automation
- Reviewing and Optimizing Infrastructure Configurations
- Optimizing Data Operations
- Summary
- Exam Essentials
4 LiveLab in this lesson — see the labs panel →
13 Secure Architectures 8 topics · 3 LiveLab +
- Introduction
- Identity and Access Management
- Detective Controls
- Protecting Network Boundaries
- AWS Firewall Manager
- Data Encryption
- Summary
- Exam Essentials
3 LiveLab in this lesson — see the labs panel →
14 Cost-Optimized Architectures 5 topics +
- Introduction
- Planning, Tracking, and Controlling Costs
- Cost-Optimizing Compute
- Summary
- Exam Essentials
Hands-On Labs Our edge
38 LiveLabs- Creating a Linux Instance
- Creating a Placement Group
- Creating a Snapshot
- Creating an Encrypted Amazon EBS Volume with a Cold HDD
- Creating an EC2 Auto Scaling Group
- Creating an ECS Cluster
- Creating an S3 Bucket and Enabling Versioning On It
- Creating a S3 Glacier Storage Using Lifecycle Rules
- Creating and Customizing an EFS File System
- Creating a VPC
- Creating a Subnet
- Creating a Network Interface
- Creating an Internet Gateway
- Configuring a Route Table
- Creating a Security Group
- Creating a Network ACL
- Creating a VPC Peering
- Creating a Virtual Private Gateway
- Creating a Transit Gateway
- Creating a VPN Connection
- Creating an Amazon DynamoDB Table
- Configuring a Key
- Creating an AWS CloudHSM Cluster
- Creating CloudTrail
- Creating a Rule in Amazon EventBridge
- Creating a CloudWatch Alarm
- Creating a Hosted Zone Using Amazon Route 53
- Creating CloudFront
- Creating a Kinesis Firehose Delivery Stream
- Creating a Kinesis Data Stream
- Creating an Amazon SQS Queue
- Creating an Elastic Load Balancer
- Using ElastiCache
- Creating a CloudFormation Template
- Creating a CloudWatch Dashboard and Adding a Metric to it
- Enabling and Disabling Amazon Inspector
- Enabling and Disabling GuardDuty
- Creating an AWS WAF Web ACL
Labs run in your browser — nothing to install.
03 / Exam details
AWS Certified Solutions Architect: Associate Training (SAA-C03) Details
Gain the hands-on experience to pass the AWS SAA-C03 exam with the AWS Certified Solutions Architect Study Guide: Associate (SAA-C03) course. The AWS training comprehensively covers AWS SAA-C03 certification exam objectives. It provides knowledge in areas such as cloud computing and AWS, compute services, AWS storage, VPC, AWS IAM, CloudTrail, Cloud Watch, AWS config, and many more.
Questions
65
(per exam)
Duration
130 minutes
(per exam)
Passing Score
720
(on a scale of 1000)
Exam Fee
USD 150
(per exam)
Delivered by
PSI or Pearson VUE
(in-person or online)
Question Format
Multiple choice, multiple answer
single/multiple choice, performance-based
Practice Tests
587 Practice Questions
(mapped to official exam objectives)
Certification
SAA-C03.AE1
Amazon credential
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04 / FAQs
Questions before you start
What is the format of the SAA-C03 exam? +
The SAA-C03 exam includes 65 questions. The format includes a combination of question types, such as single and multiple-choice.
What is the passing score for this exam?+
The passing score for AWS SAA-C03 is 720.
What are the benefits of becoming an AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate? +
Becoming an AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate validates your expertise in designing and deploying scalable, reliable, and cost-effective systems on AWS, enhancing your job prospects, career advancement opportunities, and earning potential.
How can I clear the exam? +
To clear the AWS SAA-C03 exam, you must take our exam training course for thorough understanding and preparation. It covers all the topics outlined in the exam objectives and includes interactive content resources such as hands-on labs, video lessons, practice tests and more.
What are the prerequisites for taking the SAA-C03 exam? +
There are no formal prerequisites for the SAA-C03 exam, but AWS recommends having at least one year of hands-on experience with AWS services and a basic understanding of cloud computing concepts.
What is the exam registration fee?+
USD 150
Where do I take the exam?+
PSI or Pearson VUE
What is the format of the exam?+
Multiple choice, multiple answer
How many questions are asked in the exam?+
The exam contains 65 questions.
What is the duration of the exam?+
130 minutes
What is the passing score?+
720
(on a scale of 100-1000)
What is the exam's retake policy?+
In the event that you do not pass to pass an AWS Certification exam, you may retake the exam subject to the following conditions:
- You must wait 14 days from the day you fail to take the exam again.
- If a candidate has passed an exam, he/she cannot take it again unless their current certification has expired.
- AWS beta examinations may only be taken one (1) time by each candidate.
- A test result found to be in violation of the retake policy will be marked invalid, which will result in no credit awarded for the test taken. Repeat violators will be banned from participation in the AWS Certification Program.
- Candidates must pay the exam price each time they attempt the exam.
Where can I find more information about this exam?+
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