Ultimate AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate 2025
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Ultimate AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate 2025

Full Practice Exam | Learn Cloud Computing | Pass the AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate Certification SAA-C03!

Created by Stephane Maarek | AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner,Solutions Architect,Developer
27.5 hours
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What you'll learn

FULLY UPDATED FOR SAA-C03: Pass the AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate Certification
Full Practice Exam with Explanations included!
All 800+ slides available as downloadable PDF
Perform Real-World Solution Architecture on AWS
Learn the AWS Fundamentals (EC2, ELB, ASG, RDS, ElastiCache, S3)
Learn the Serverless Fundamentals (Lambda, DynamoDB, Cognito, API Gateway)
Analyze 10+ Solution Architectures (traditional & serverless)
Understand the Well Architected Framework, Disaster Recovery
Master all the differences of Databases on AWS
Secure your entire AWS Cloud using KMS, IAM Policies & SSM

Course Content

33 sections • 398 lectures • 27:29:43 total length

Introduction - AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate

6 lectures • 12:56

Course Introduction - AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate03:50
PLEASE READ: Lectures you can skip if you took a course from me before01:34
Creating an AWS Account01:48
AWS Account Activation Troubleshooting02:05
Important Message00:59
+1 more lectures

Code & Slides Download

1 lectures • 00:15

Slides and Code Download00:15

Getting started with AWS

4 lectures • 14:57

AWS Cloud Overview - Regions & AZ08:01
[Important] AWS Console UI Update01:14
Tour of the AWS Console & Services in AWS03:52
About the UI changes in the course01:50

IAM & AWS CLI

19 lectures • 55:03

IAM Introduction: Users, Groups, Policies03:22
IAM Users & Groups Hands On06:23
IAM Policies02:50
IAM Policies Hands On08:01
IAM MFA Overview04:10
+15 more lectures

EC2 Fundamentals

17 lectures • 01:46:04

AWS Budget Setup05:05
EC2 Basics05:08
Create an EC2 Instance with EC2 User Data to have a Website Hands On13:48
EC2 Instance Types Basics05:51
Security Groups & Classic Ports Overview07:18
+13 more lectures

EC2 - Solutions Architect Associate Level

9 lectures • 33:38

Private vs Public vs Elastic IP04:42
Private vs Public vs Elastic IP Hands On06:06
EC2 Placement Groups05:50
EC2 Placement Groups - Hands On01:42
Elastic Network Interfaces (ENI) - Overview02:15
+5 more lectures

EC2 Instance Storage

14 lectures • 59:28

EBS Overview04:57
EBS Hands On05:34
EBS Snapshots02:08
EBS Snapshots - Hands On03:38
AMI Overview02:45
+10 more lectures

High Availability and Scalability: ELB & ASG

18 lectures • 01:34:16

High Availability and Scalability05:05
Elastic Load Balancing (ELB) Overview06:15
Note: About the Classic Load Balancer (CLB)00:12
Application Load Balancer (ALB)05:49
Application Load Balancer (ALB) - Hands On - Part 108:34
+14 more lectures

AWS Fundamentals: RDS + Aurora + ElastiCache

14 lectures • 01:11:38

Amazon RDS Overview03:38
RDS Read Replicas vs Multi AZ07:22
Amazon RDS Hands On10:26
RDS Custom for Oracle and Microsoft SQL Server01:49
Amazon Aurora06:29
+10 more lectures

Route 53

19 lectures • 01:22:28

What is a DNS ?06:24
Route 53 Overview06:18
Route 53 - Registering a domain03:24
Route 53 - Creating our first records03:56
Route 53 - EC2 Setup05:40
+15 more lectures

Classic Solutions Architecture Discussions

7 lectures • 43:41

Solutions Architecture Discussions Overview01:12
WhatsTheTime.com11:13
MyClothes.com09:38
MyWordPress.com04:37
Instantiating applications quickly02:53
+3 more lectures

Amazon S3 Introduction

13 lectures • 47:42

S3 Overview05:06
S3 Hands On07:02
S3 Security: Bucket Policy05:03
S3 Security: Bucket Policy Hands On03:16
S3 Website Overview01:07
+9 more lectures

Advanced Amazon S3

8 lectures • 30:06

S3 Lifecycle Rules (with S3 Analytics)04:20
S3 Lifecycle Rules - Hands On02:24
S3 Requester Pays01:38
S3 Event Notifications03:30
S3 Event Notifications - Hands On05:42
+4 more lectures

Amazon S3 Security

15 lectures • 53:00

S3 Encryption07:31
About DSSE-KMS00:18
S3 Encryption - Hands On04:54
S3 Default Encryption01:23
S3 CORS04:19
+11 more lectures

CloudFront & AWS Global Accelerator

8 lectures • 36:16

CloudFront Overview05:24
CloudFront with S3 - Hands On05:09
CloudFront - ALB/EC2 as an Origin02:36
CloudFront - Geo Restriction01:19
CloudFront - Price Classes02:14
+4 more lectures

AWS Storage Extras

10 lectures • 40:19

AWS Snow Family Overview02:55
AWS Snow Family Hands On02:17
Architecture: Snowball into Glacier00:37
Amazon FSx08:22
Amazon FSx - Hands On02:56
+6 more lectures

Decoupling applications: SQS, SNS, Kinesis, Active MQ

16 lectures • 01:20:51

Introduction to Messaging02:45
Amazon SQS - Standard Queues Overview10:35
SQS - Standard Queue Hands On06:27
SQS - Message Visibility Timeout05:18
SQS - Long Polling01:29
+12 more lectures

Containers on AWS: ECS, Fargate, ECR & EKS

14 lectures • 54:30

Docker Introduction05:10
Amazon ECS06:43
IMPORTANT: ECS UI CHANGES00:10
Creating ECS Cluster - Hands On05:02
Creating ECS Service - Hands On09:43
+10 more lectures

Serverless Overviews from a Solution Architect Perspective

18 lectures • 01:23:17

About the Serverless Section00:21
Serverless Introduction02:19
Lambda Overview07:08
Lambda Hands-On06:37
Lambda Limits01:44
+14 more lectures

Serverless Solution Architecture Discussions

4 lectures • 16:23

Mobile Application: MyTodoList04:45
Serverless Website: MyBlog.com05:38
MicroServices Architecture03:51
Software updates distribution02:09
Serverless Solutions Architecture Discussions Quiz8 questions

Databases in AWS

11 lectures • 26:58

Choosing the right database03:21
RDS02:49
Aurora02:41
ElastiCache01:43
DynamoDB03:43
+7 more lectures

Data & Analytics

12 lectures • 48:26

Athena05:27
Athena Hands On05:43
Redshift06:44
OpenSearch (ex: ElasticSearch)03:51
EMR02:47
+8 more lectures

Machine Learning

12 lectures • 25:45

Rekognition Overview03:46
Transcribe Overview02:56
Polly Overview04:12
Translate Overview00:35
Lex + Connect Overview01:55
+8 more lectures

AWS Monitoring & Audit: CloudWatch, CloudTrail & Config

17 lectures • 01:15:32

AWS Monitoring - Section Introduction00:38
CloudWatch Metrics04:09
CloudWatch Logs06:01
CloudWatch Logs - Hands On05:09
CloudWatch Logs - Live Tail - Hands On02:00
+13 more lectures

Identity and Access Management (IAM) - Advanced

9 lectures • 48:03

Organizations - Overview06:30
Organizations - Hands On09:59
IAM - Advanced Policies04:16
IAM - Resource-based Policies vs IAM Roles03:37
IAM - Policy Evaluation Logic06:50
+5 more lectures

AWS Security & Encryption: KMS, SSM Parameter Store, Shield, WAF

21 lectures • 01:30:49

AWS Security - Section Introduction00:44
Encryption 10103:59
KMS Overview07:28
KMS Hands On w/ CLI09:31
KMS - Multi-Region Keys06:11
+17 more lectures

Networking - VPC

37 lectures • 02:37:46

Section Introduction01:05
CIDR, Private vs Public IP06:40
Default VPC Overview05:24
VPC Overview01:10
VPC Hands On02:08
+33 more lectures

Disaster Recovery & Migrations

10 lectures • 44:21

Disaster Recovery in AWS11:30
Database Migration Service (DMS)05:14
Database Migration Service (DMS) - Hands On06:26
RDS & Aurora Migrations02:34
On-Premises Strategies with AWS03:17
+6 more lectures

More Solution Architectures

5 lectures • 27:22

Event Processing in AWS05:40
Caching Strategies in AWS03:03
Blocking an IP Address in AWS05:05
High Performance Computing (HPC) on AWS06:45
EC2 Instance High Availability06:49
+1 more lectures

Other Services

15 lectures • 47:37

Other Services Section Introduction00:36
CloudFormation Intro03:31
CloudFormation - Hands On08:32
CloudFormation - Service Role03:21
Amazon SES01:20
+11 more lectures

WhitePapers and Architectures - AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate

4 lectures • 14:36

WhitePaper Section Introduction00:53
AWS Well-Architected Framework & Well-Architected Tool06:07
AWS Trusted Advisor Overview + Hands-On03:18
Examples of Architecture - AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate04:18
WhitePapers & Architectures Quiz1 question

Preparing for the Exam + Practice Exam - AWS Certified Solutions Architect Assoc

8 lectures • 16:55

Exam Preparation - Section Introduction00:31
State of Learning Checkpoint - AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate04:22
Exam Tips - AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate03:24
Links to Whitepapers00:07
Exam Walkthrough and Signup04:37
+4 more lectures

Congratulations - AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate

3 lectures • 08:41

AWS Certification Paths06:05
Congratulations01:36
Bonus Lecture01:00

Description

Welcome! I'm here to help you prepare and PASS the NEWEST AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate SAA-C03 exam [Course FULLY updated]


** Updates List **

[May 2023 Update]: Over 20 videos have been refreshed/added to keep up with the AWS UI changes and exam changes

[September 2022 Update - SAA-C03]: Over 80 videos have been updated to reflect the NEW SAA-C03 exam

[April 2022 Update]: Over 30 videos have been refreshed/added to keep up with the AWS UI changes and exam changes

[October 2021 Update]: Over 100 videos have been refreshed/added to keep up with the AWS UI changes and exam changes

[April 2021 Update]: Over 100 videos have been refreshed/added to keep up with the AWS UI changes and exam changes

[Dec 2020 Update]: The S3 section has been entirely re-recorded to accommodate for the AWS UI changes

[May 2020 Update]: 20+ videos have been updated to keep up with AWS UI changes.

[February 2020 Update - SAA-C02]: The course has been updated for the NEW 2020 exam version. Overall, 80 videos have been added or updated, and the course is now 22 hours long. Happy learning!

[July 2019 Update]: Few lectures refreshed, including AWS Budgets and EC2 placement groups.


Beginners welcome: no need to know anything about AWS!

The AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate SAA-C03 certification is one of the most challenging exams. It's great at assessing how well you understand not just AWS, but making sure you are making the best architectural decisions based on situations, which makes this certification incredibly valuable to have and pass. Rest assured, I've passed it myself with a score of 982 out of 1000. Yes, you read that right, I only made one mistake! Next, I want to help YOU pass the AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate certification with flying colors.

This is going to be a long journey, but passing the AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate exam will be worth it!


This AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate course is different from the other ones you'll find on Udemy. Dare I say, better (but you'll judge!)

  • We will spend over three hours discussing solution architecture on AWS in depth. 

  • It covers in-depth all the new topics on the AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate SAA-C02 exam

  • It's packed with practical knowledge on how to use AWS inside and out as a solutions architect

  • It teaches you how to prepare for the AWS exam AND how to prepare for the real world

  • It's a logical progression of topics, not a laundry list of random services

  • It's fast-paced and to the point

  • It has professional subtitles

  • All 800+ slides available as downloadable PDF


Concretely, here's what we'll learn to pass the AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate exam:

  • The AWS Fundamentals: IAM, EC2, Load Balancing, Auto Scaling, EBS, EFS, Route 53, RDS, ElastiCache, S3, CloudFront

  • The AWS CLI: CLI setup, usage on EC2, best practices, SDK, advanced usage

  • In-Depth Database comparison: RDS, Aurora, DynamoDB, ElastiCache, DocumentDB, Neptune, Keyspaces, QLDB, Timestream

  • Analytics services comparison: Athena, EMR, Redshift, OpenSearch, Lake Formation, Kinesis Data Analytics, MSK, QuickSight, Glue

  • Machine Learning services: Rekognition, Transcribe, Polly, Translate, Lex, Comprehend, SageMaker, Forecast, Kendra, Personalize, Textract.

  • Monitoring, Troubleshooting & Audit: CloudWatch, CloudTrail, EventBridge, Config

  • AWS Integration & Messaging: SQS, SNS, Kinesis Amazon MQ

  • AWS Serverless: AWS Lambda, DynamoDB, API Gateway, Step Functions

  • AWS Containers Services: ECS, ECR, EKS, App Runner

  • AWS Security best practices: KMS, SSM Parameter Store, Secrets Manager, IAM Policies, Cognito, Shield, WAF, Firewall Manager, SSO, Certificate Manager, GuardDuty, Inspector, Macie

  • VPC & Networking in depth

  • Disaster Recovery & Migrations: DMS, Aurora & RDS Migrations, AWS Backup, Application Migration Service, VMware Cloud on AWS

  • AWS Other Services Overview: CloudFormation, SES, Pinpoint, SSM Session Manager, Elastic Transcoder, Batch, AppFlow...

  • Tips to ROCK the exam


This AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate course is full of opportunities to apply your knowledge:

  • There are many hands-on lectures in every section

  • There are quizzes at the end of every section

  • There's an AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate practice exam at the end of the course

  • We'll be using the AWS Free Tier most of the time

  • I'll be showing you how to go beyond the AWS Free Tier (you know... the real world!)



Instructor

My name is Stéphane Maarek, I am passionate about Cloud Computing, and I will be your instructor in this course. I teach about AWS certifications, focusing on helping my students improve their professional proficiencies in AWS.

I have already taught 1,500,000+ students and gotten 500,000+ reviews throughout my career in designing and delivering these certifications and courses!

With AWS becoming the centerpiece of today's modern IT architectures, I've decided it's time for students to learn how to be an AWS Solutions Architect Associate properly. So, let’s kick start the course! You are in good hands!


This course also comes with:

  • Lifetime access to all future updates

  • A responsive instructor in the Q&A Section

  • Udemy Certificate of Completion Ready for Download

  • A 30 Day "No Questions Asked" Money Back Guarantee!

Join me in this course if you want to pass the AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate Certification SAA-C03 Exam and master the AWS platform!

Who this course is for:

  • Anyone wanting to acquire the knowledge to pass the AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate SAA-C03 Certification
  • Solutions Architects who want to know how to leverage all AWS services for their solution architecture

This course includes:

  • 27.5 hours on-demand video
  • 13 articles
  • 1 downloadable resources
  • Access on mobile and TV
  • Full lifetime access
  • Certificate of completion

Instructor

Stephane Maarek | AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner,Solutions Architect,Developer

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