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AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate (SAA-C03)

AWS / SAA-C03

Build the skills for your next mission.

This comprehensive certification course is meticulously designed to equip cybersecurity and IT professionals with the foundational knowledge and practical skills required to design robust, scalable, and secure solutions on the Amazon Web Services (AWS) platform.

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Course objectives

Build practical skills across the key domains covered in AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate (SAA-C03) (SAA-C03).

Design Secure ArchitecturesDesign secure access to AWS resources.
  • Design secure access to AWS resources.
  • Design secure workloads and applications.
  • Determine appropriate data security controls.
  • Design secure network connectivity.
  • Design for logging and monitoring.
Design Resilient ArchitecturesDesign a multi-tier architecture solution.
  • Design a multi-tier architecture solution.
  • Design highly available and/or fault-tolerant architectures.
  • Design for disaster recovery.
  • Design for scalability and elasticity.
Design High-Performing ArchitecturesIdentify high-performing and scalable compute solutions.
  • Identify high-performing and scalable compute solutions.
  • Identify high-performing and scalable storage solutions.
  • Identify high-performing and scalable database solutions.
  • Identify high-performing and scalable network solutions.
  • Design solutions for caching.
Design Cost-Optimized ArchitecturesIdentify cost-effective storage solutions.
  • Identify cost-effective storage solutions.
  • Identify cost-effective compute solutions.
  • Identify cost-effective network solutions.
  • Identify cost-effective database solutions.
  • Design for cost governance and optimization.

Find your DoD 8140 pathway

Explore how this training may align to DoD 8140 work roles and proficiency levels.

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About this course

This comprehensive certification course is meticulously designed to equip cybersecurity and IT professionals with the foundational knowledge and practical skills required to design robust, scalable, and secure solutions on the Amazon Web Services (AWS) platform. Covering the latest exam objectives for the SAA-C03 exam, this program delves into architectural best practices, cost-optimization strategies, operational excellence, and, critically, security considerations inherent in cloud deployments. Participants will gain a deep understanding of core AWS services, their interdependencies, and how to leverage them to meet diverse business and mission requirements, all while adhering to industry-leading security standards.

Training alone does not establish DoD 8140 qualification. Confirm position-specific requirements with your organization.

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