AWS Cloud
AWS Solutions Architect – Associate
Design secure, resilient and cost-aware architectures on AWS.
Overview
Learn to design solutions on AWS that are secure, reliable, fast and cost-effective. You will work with compute, storage, databases and networking services and learn how to choose between them.
Course objectives
- Design secure access with IAM and VPC networking
- Choose the right compute, storage and database services
- Build highly available and fault-tolerant architectures
- Optimise for cost and performance
Who it's for
- Linux and system admins moving to the cloud
- Developers who deploy to AWS
- Anyone targeting a cloud engineer or architect role
Prerequisites
- Basic Linux and networking knowledge
- AWS Cloud Practitioner level knowledge is helpful
- An AWS account for practice (free tier where possible)
Syllabus outline
- Global infrastructure, regions and availability zones
- IAM users, roles and policies
- The shared responsibility model
Lab and practice approach
You build real architectures in your own AWS account — from a single web server to a multi-tier, highly available application — and tear them down to keep costs low.
Why attend this course?
- AWS is the largest public cloud platform
- The associate architect certification is a strong cloud career signal
- Teaches design thinking, not just console clicks
After completing this course
Roles you can aim for
- Cloud Engineer
- Solutions Architect (associate)
- Cloud Support Engineer
What you will be able to do
- Designing AWS architectures
- Securing cloud workloads
- Estimating and reducing cloud costs
Certification and exam
Prepares you for the AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate exam. Certification exams are booked and taken separately with the vendor.
- Exam code
- SAA-C03
- Format
- Multiple choice and multiple response
- Duration
- 130 minutes
- Passing score
- 720 out of 1000
- Validity
- 3 years
Exam details can change — always confirm current format, price and rules on the vendor's website. Exams are not included in OpenSprig training. You book and take the exam separately with the vendor, at the vendor's price.
Why learn with OpenSprig
- Live, instructor-led online sessions you can ask questions in
- Practice on real systems in every class
- Exam-objective-aligned syllabus with mock tests
- Course community group for help between classes
- Weekend-friendly 2–3 hour classes
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