Exam Prep (SAP-C02): AWS Solutions Architect - Professional Specialization

Master Complex AWS Cloud Solutions Architecture. Demonstrate your expertise to successfully pass the AWS Solutions Architect Professional exam.

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7 course series

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12 weeks to complete

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Flexible schedule

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7 course series

Get in-depth knowledge of a subject

Advanced level

Recommended experience

12 weeks to complete

at 3 hours a week

Flexible schedule

Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

AWS Key Management Service (KMS) and AWS Certificate Manager (ACM) to manage encryption keys and secure data using S3 encryption methods.
AWS IoT Core, IoT Events, and IoT Greengrass to enable secure device connectivity, data processing, and edge computing.
Manage accounts and apply policies centrally using AWS Organizations and SCPs.

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Specialization - 7 course series

Exam Prep (SAP-C02): AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Professional specialization is designed for individuals who aim to enhance their proficiency in designing complex, scalable, and secure AWS solutions. This specialization provides expertise in cost optimization, automation, and governance within the AWS cloud. This certification enhances career prospects, demonstrates to employers a mastery of advanced cloud architecture, and delivers architectures efficiently and reliably.

By preparing for and passing the AWS Solutions Architect Professional Certification exam through our specialization, you will hone your skills in areas like: - Safeguard cloud workloads using AWS Backup and AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery. - Understand Amazon Managed Blockchain and Amazon WorkSpaces. - Manage and run workloads on EMR clusters to process large datasets efficiently. - Optimize costs and infrastructure with AWS Cost Explorer and Compute Optimizer. - Understand AWS migration tools such as AWS Migration Hub and AWS Schema Conversion Tool.

This Specialization is divided into a set of 7 Courses. The detail of the Courses is provided below: Course 1. AWS: Compute, Storage, and Containers Course 2. AWS: IoT, Machine Learning, and Blockchain Course 3. AWS: Security and Key Management Course 4. AWS: Analytics and Application Integration Course 5. AWS: Content Delivery and Networking Course 6. AWS: Management and Governance Course 7. AWS: Databases and Migration

Applied Learning Project

Learners will be provided with Lab Demonstrations based on the topics discussed in the courses that are part of this specialization. They will also have the opportunity to practice labs on their AWS Console for hands on demonstrations. However, These hands on labs are optional to be performed by learners.

AWS: Compute, Storage and Containers

Course 15 hours

What you'll learn

Deploy, manage, and scale apps using Lambda, ECS, EKS, Batch, and Beanstalk.
Learn Blue-Green/Rolling deployments for high availability and minimal update downtime.
Compare S3, Glacier, and EBS storage options, considering pricing and lifecycle management.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Kubernetes

Category: Amazon S3

Category: Containerization

Category: Serverless Computing

Category: Data Storage

Category: Amazon Web Services

Category: Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud

Category: Disaster Recovery

Category: Cloud Storage

Category: Scalability

Category: Cloud Computing

Category: Application Deployment

AWS: IoT, Machine Learning and Blockchain

Course 24 hours

What you'll learn

Learn AWS IoT Core, IoT Events, and IoT Greengrass to enable secure device connectivity, data processing, and edge computing.
Gain insights into the use of Amazon SageMaker, Personalize, and Kendra for building, training, and deploying intelligent applications.
Discover use cases for Amazon Managed Blockchain and compare virtual desktop solutions with Amazon WorkSpaces vs WorkSpaces Web.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Internet Of Things

Category: AWS SageMaker

Category: Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML)

Category: Blockchain

Category: Image Analysis

Category: AI Personalization

Category: Natural Language Processing

Category: Text Mining

Category: Analytics

Category: Applied Machine Learning

Category: Amazon Web Services

Category: Deep Learning

Category: Computer Vision

Category: Unstructured Data

AWS: Security and Key Management

Course 34 hours

What you'll learn

Manage users, groups, and roles using AWS IAM and IAM Identity Center.
Configure AWS WAF and AWS Shield to protect applications from common web exploits and DDoS attacks.
Manage encryption keys and secure data using AWS Key Management Service (KMS) and S3 encryption methods, respectively.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Threat Detection

Category: Key Management

Category: Encryption

Category: AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM)

Category: Vulnerability Assessments

Category: Network Security

Category: Public Key Infrastructure

Category: Identity and Access Management

Category: Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud

Category: Authentications

Category: Cloud Security

Category: Amazon S3

Category: Data Security

AWS: Analytics and Application Integration

Course 45 hours

What you'll learn

Manage, and run workloads on EMR clusters to process large datasets efficiently.
Use Amazon QuickSight and OpenSearch Service for creating dashboards and searching log data.
Understand how to decouple and scale applications using Amazon EventBridge, SQS, and SNS with practical demos.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Real Time Data

Category: AWS Kinesis

Category: Extract, Transform, Load

Category: Amazon S3

Category: Business Intelligence

Category: Application Programming Interface (API)

Category: Event-Driven Programming

Category: Amazon Web Services

Category: Data Processing

Category: Serverless Computing

Category: Big Data

Category: Full-Stack Web Development

Category: Data Visualization Software

Category: Application Development

Category: Cloud Applications

AWS: Content Delivery and Networking

Course 55 hours

What you'll learn

Learn to set up Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling and use CloudFront for fast, secure content delivery through edge locations.
Build and secure VPCs using subnets, CIDR blocks, security groups, NACLs, route tables, NAT gateways, and VPC peering.
Explore AWS Direct Connect, Site-to-Site VPN, and their configuration for secure hybrid cloud connectivity between AWS and on-premises networks.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Amazon Web Services

Category: Network Security

Category: Virtual Private Networks (VPN)

Category: Data Migration

Category: Distributed Computing

Category: Virtual Local Area Network (VLAN)

Category: Computer Networking

Category: File Transfer Protocol (FTP)

Category: Load Balancing

Category: Network Routing

Category: Wide Area Networks

Category: Network Architecture

Category: Cloud Services

Category: Cloud Computing Architecture

AWS: Management and Governance

Course 65 hours

What you'll learn

Monitor and analyze application logs using Amazon CloudWatch Logs and Insights.
Manage accounts and apply policies centrally using AWS Organizations and SCPs.
Optimize costs and infrastructure with AWS Cost Explorer and Compute Optimizer.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Amazon CloudWatch

Category: Configuration Management

Category: AWS CloudFormation

Category: AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM)

Category: Performance Tuning

Category: Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud

Category: Cloud Security

Category: Application Performance Management

Category: Identity and Access Management

Category: Cloud Management

Category: Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

Category: Security Controls

Category: Amazon S3

Category: Multi-Tenant Cloud Environments

AWS: Databases and Migration

Course 75 hours

What you'll learn

Learn core features and use cases of RDS, Aurora, Redshift, ElastiCache, and DynamoDB.
Understand AWS migration tools: Migration Hub and SCT.
Deploy Multi-AZ setups, read replicas, and DynamoDB indexes.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Amazon Redshift

Category: Relational Databases

Category: Amazon DynamoDB

Category: Data Migration

Category: NoSQL

Category: Database Management

Category: Database Architecture and Administration

Category: Data Store

Category: Redis

Category: Database Systems

Category: Database Management Systems

Category: Real Time Data

Category: Data Integrity

Category: Performance Tuning

Category: Database Administration

Category: Scalability

Category: Data Analysis Expressions (DAX)

Category: Serverless Computing

Category: Data Warehousing

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