AWS Solutions Architect : Associate Level
Source: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/
Course Introduction
What Is Cloud Computing?
Cloud computing refers to on-demand remote availability of resources such as computing
power, data storage, networking, and more, without requiring any direct management of the
resources by the user.
More about Cloud Computing:
The companies which provide cloud computing services
are called cloud providers.
The services are made accessible to the users over the
internet.
The cloud providers ensure large-scale management of
the services.
What Is AWS?
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is one of the top cloud providers in the market that offers over
175 on-demand cloud services. The services are extended to individuals, companies, and
governments on a pay-per-use payment model.
Why AWS?
AWS offers you the following features:
Reliability Security
Scalability Cost-Effectiveness
AWS offers a Cloud Platform, powering businesses in 190 countries.
History of AWS
2003 2006 2009
Chris Pinkham and AWS was officially re- Amazon launched
Benjamin Black presented launched with Virtual Private Cloud
the idea of integrated Amazon S3. (VPC).
suite of web services.
2004 2007 2010
AWS released its first Amazon EC2 service Retail sites of
service called Simple and SimpleDB were Amazon.com moved
Queue. launched. to AWS.
History of AWS
2012 2015 2018
AWS held its first AWS got profitable AWS surpassed its parent
re:Invent developer with a revenue of $6 company in terms of
conference. billion. profitability.
2013 2017 2019
AWS started providing AWS and DXC With a growth rate of
certification courses for Technologies announced 33%, AWS crossed $10.2
computer engineers. an expanded alliance. billion in the first quarter.
Market Trends
The worldwide Cloud Computing market is expected to reach $331.2B by 2022.
Salary of AWS Professionals Demand for AWS Professionals
The take-home salary is nearly 20 million jobs are available
$170,000 with an AWS profile. globally for AWS professionals.
Source: Gartner, CRN, Forbes, Indeed
Official Exam Information
Exam name: Exam Format: Exam duration: Exam Languages:
AWS Certified Solutions 65 multiple choice 130 minutes English, Japanese,
Architect - Associate type questions Korean, and Chinese
(SAA-C02)
Official Exam Information
Official exam cost: Practice exam cost: Delivery method:
150 USD 20 USD Testing center or
Proctored exam
Course Objectives
Enhance your knowledge of Design, plan, and scale in
Amazon Web Services the AWS cloud
Apply AWS architecture
Architect and deploy robust
principles and best practices to
and secure applications on
take architectural decisions
AWS
Note: Simplilearn’s AWS Solutions Architect-Associate Level course is directly aligned
with the official AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate (SAA-C02) certification.
Course Outline
01 Course Introduction 06 Databases on AWS
02 AWS Overview 07 AWS Route53 DNS Services
03 Amazon Storage Services 08 IAM and Security on AWS
04 Amazon Virtual Private Cloud 09 Application and Serverless Services in AWS
05 Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud 10 Highly Available and Secure Architecture
Course Components
Simplilearn’s comprehensive learning platform will give you an in-depth understanding of the key
concepts with the help of the following course components:
8 Lesson-End Projects
45 Knowledge Checks
3 Course-End Projects 3 Course-End Assessments
37 Assisted Practices E-Book
Course Completion Criteria
Attend one complete 01
LVC batch
Score a minimum of 70% in
02 one of the course-end
assessments
Complete one course- 03
end project