AWS Solution Architect - Associate Level 2018 

Amazonâ??s most popular AWS certificate, and a common entry-point for those entering the cloud architecting space, this credential demonstrates your ability to design and deploy effective solutions on the Amazon Web Services platform. This certification is intended for individuals who can design distributed applications in AWS.

AWS Solution Architect - Associate Level Training course is specifically designed for the students who are interested in learning and exploring the Cloud Computing technology. 

It is designed for the novice, experienced professional like Developers, system administrators, Database Administrators, DevOps Engineers.

Keeping in mind the necessity and importance of AWS Certification, Important User case-based Lab Activities, Quiz and Practice Exams are part of the course.

Suggested Prerequisites

For students seeking to gain the AWS Certified Solutions Architect (Associate) certification, it is important to understand what skills/knowledge base you should have before starting this course. We recommend that you have knowledge of following domains:

1. Basic Computer Networking - IP Addresses, LAN, WAN, VPN, Subnets, OSI Models.
2. Client/ Server Architecture.

For beginners, Basics of Cloud Computing would be a part of the course. This will cover :

• What is cloud?
• What is cloud Computing?
• What is virtualization?
• Types of Cloud?
• What is Infrastructure as A Service (IaaS) and their examples?
• What is Platform as A Service (PaaS) and their examples ?
• What is Software as A Service (SaaS) and their examples?
• Various Cloud Service Providers.

Syllabus

Course Introduction

Getting Started

• Course Introduction
• About the Training Architect
• About the Exam
• What is a Solutions Architect?
• Introduction to the Well Architected Framework
• Course Features and Tools
• AWS Free Tier: Usage Tracking and Billing Widget

AWS Structure and Organization

AWS Account and Physical Organization

• Exploring the AWS Account and Services Layer
• Exploring the AWS Physical and Networking Layer
• Essential CSA Terminology
• Shared Security Responsibility Model and Attributes

Access Management

Interacting with AWS

• Console Tour and Navigation: Settings and Account Management

IAM (Identity and Access Management)

• IAM Essentials
• IAM Policies
• IAM Users
• IAM Groups
• IAM Roles
• IAM API Keys
• Identity Federation
• AWS Organizations

Learning Activity: Introduction to AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM)

QUIZ: AWS IAM Fundamentals for the Solutions Architect

Server-Based Compute Services

EC2 (Elastic Compute Cloud)

• EC2 Essentials
• EC2 AMIs and Virtualization
• EC2 Instance Types
• Instance Details and Bootstrapping
• EC2 Storage Options
• Security Groups and Key Pairs
• EBS Snapshots
• EC2 Placement Groups
• EC2 Purchasing Options

Learning Activity: Provisioning a Linux EC2 Instance in AWS

Learning Activity: Create a Custom AMI in AWS

Elastic File System (EFS)

• EFS Essentials

EC2 Quiz

QUIZ: AWS EC2 Fundamentals for the Solutions Architect

Virtual Private Cloud (VPC)

Introduction to AWS VPC Networking

• VPC Essentials
• VPC Network Routing Basics
• VPC Security Basics

Learning Activity: Building an AWS VPC from Scratch

QUIZ: AWS VPC Fundamentals for the Solutions Architect

High Availability

Highly Available and Fault Tolerant VPC Networking

• Elastic Load Balancing
• Serving Traffic To and From Private Subnets
• VPC Endpoints
• Autoscaling
• Making your Applications Stateless
• High Availability versus Fault Tolerance

Learning Activity: Create an Auto Scaling Group and Application Load Balancer in AWS

Learning Activity: Creating a Secure Web Application from Scratch with a Bastion Host, NAT Gateway and Application Load Balancer in AWS

QUIZ: High Availability on AWS for the Solutions Architect

DNS, CDN, and Failover Networking

• Route 53 Essentials
• Route 53 DNS Failover
• CloudFront

Learning Activity: Managing DNS Records with AWS Route 5

Learning Activity: Configuring an AWS CloudFront Distribution

QUIZ: AWS Route 53 and CloudFront Concepts for the Solutions Architect

Database Services

Database Concepts

• Database Terminology

RDS (Relational Database Service)

• RDS Essentials

Learning Activity: Creating and Configuring Secure AWS RDS Instances with Read Replicas and Backup Solutions

DynamoDB

• DynamoDB Essentials

Neptune

• Neptune Essentials

ElastiCache

• ElastiCache Essentials

Redshift

• Redshift Essentials

Databases Quiz

QUIZ: Databases on AWS for the Solutions Architect

Storage Services

S3 (Simple Storage Service)

• S3 Essentials
• S3 Components
• S3 Features
• Website Hosting with S3
• Glacier
• Transferring Data into S3

Learning Activity: Configuring Amazon S3 Buckets to host a Static Website with a Custom Domain

Learning Activity: Configuring AWS Backup and Archiving Solutions in S3 with Lifecycle Policies and Versioning

QUIZ: Amazon Storage Service Concepts for the Solutions Architect

Hybrid Environments

Hybrid Environments & VPC Peering

• Virtual Private Network (VPN)
• AWS Direct Connect
• VPC Peering

Learning Activity: Implementing VPC Peering on AWS

QUIZ: AWS Hybrid Environments for the Solutions Architect

Application and Messaging Services

SNS (Simple Notification Service)

• SNS Essentials

Learning Activity: Configuring SNS Push Notifications on S3 Bucket Events inside of the AWS Console

SQS (Simple Queue Service)

• SQS Essentials

Amazon MQ

• Amazon MQ Essentials

SWF (Simple Work Flow)

• SWF Essential

API Gateway

• API Gateway Essentials

Application Services Quiz

QUIZ: AWS Application Services for the Solutions Architect

Serverless Architectures

Service Oriented Architectures

• Introduction to Service Oriented and Serverless Architectures

Lambda

• Lambda Essentials

Learning Activity: Creating a Serverless Text Message Reminder Service in AWS using Lambda

QUIZ: Serverless Architectures on AWS for the Solutions Architect

Monitoring

CloudWatch & CloudTrail

• CloudWatch Essentials
• CloudTrail Essentials

Learning Activity: AWS Access Control Alerts with CloudWatch and CloudTrail

Network Flow Logs

• VPC Flow Logs and Access Logs

Monitoring Quiz

QUIZ: Monitoring on AWS for the Solutions Architect

Deployment Services

CloudFormation

• CloudFormation Essentials

Learning Activity: Deploying a Scalable Serverless API with AWS CloudFormation

Container Services

• Elastic Container Service (ECS) Essentials

Elastic Beanstalk

• Elastic Beanstalk Essentials

Learning Activity: Deploying a Simple Flask Application in the AWS Console with Elastic Beanstalk

Analytics

Kinesis

• Kinesis Essentials

Elastic MapReduce

• EMR Essentials

AWS Well Architected Framework

Operational Excellence Pillar

• Best Practices and Key Services for Operational Excellence

Reliability Pillar

• Design Principles and Key Services for Reliability
• Encryption Key Management on AWS
• Disaster Recovery Design Patterns

Learning Activity: Route 53 DNS Failover of Website from EC2 Instance to Static Website Hosted on S3

Security Pillar

• Design Principles and Key Services for Security

Performance Efficiency Pillar

• Design Principles and Key Services for Performance Efficiency

Cost Optimization Pillar

• Design Principles and Best Practices for Cost Optimization

Conclusion

Final Steps

• How to Prepare for the Exam

Practice Exam: 

• AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate