AWS Solutions Architect Associate

Learn how to architect and deploy secure and robust applications on AWS technologies, define solutions using architectural design principles based on customer requirements, and provide implementation guidance based on best practices.

Domain 1: Design Resilient Architectures

• 1.1 Design a multi-tier architecture solution
• 1.2 Design highly available and/or fault-tolerant architectures
• 1.3 Design decoupling mechanisms using AWS services
• 1.4 Choose appropriate resilient storage

Domain 2: Design High-Performing Architectures

• 2.1 Identify elastic and scalable compute solutions for a workload
• 2.2 Select high-performing and scalable storage solutions for a workload
• 2.3 Select high-performing networking solutions for a workload
• 2.4 Choose high-performing database solutions for a workload

Domain 3: Design Secure Applications and Architectures

• 3.1 Design secure access to AWS resources
• 3.2 Design secure application tiers
• 3.3 Select appropriate data security options

Domain 4: Design Cost-Optimized Architectures

• 4.1 Identify cost-effective storage solutions
• 4.2 Identify cost-effective compute and database services
• 4.3 Design cost-optimized network architectures