1
Cloud & AWS Basics
3 topics · 2 weeks
Ground yourself in the platform.
Cloud fundamentals→
AWS core services←
IAM & the shared responsibility model
Security starts here.
2
Design Secure Architectures
3 topics · 3 weeks
Exam domain 1 (~30%).
IAM policies & roles
Least privilege, federation.
Cloud security←
Encryption (KMS, TLS)
At rest and in transit.
3
Design Resilient Architectures
4 topics · 3 weeks
Exam domain 2 (~26%).
Multi-AZ & multi-region
High availability patterns.
Decoupling (SQS, SNS)←
Serverless→
Storage tiers←
4
High-Performing Architectures
3 topics · 2 weeks
Exam domain 3 (~24%).
Cloud networking→
VPC, subnets, routing.
Caching (CloudFront, ElastiCache)←
Auto scaling & load balancing→
5
Cost-Optimized + Exam
3 topics · 2 weeks
Exam domain 4 (~20%) and final prep.
Cloud cost management→
Practice exams
Score 80%+ before booking.
Whitepapers & FAQs
Well-Architected Framework.
Intermediate
AWS Solutions Architect – Associate
The AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate exam tests your ability to design cost-effective, resilient systems on AWS. This roadmap follows the official exam domains and their weightings.
2–4 months · 5 stages · 16 topics
Stages
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