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- Official AWS Certification Pages
- Whitepapers
- FAQs
- Learning Resources
- AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
- AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate
- AWS Certified Developer - Associate
- AWS Certified SysOps Administrator - Associate
- AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Professional
- AWS Certified DevOps Engineer - Professional
- AWS Certified Data Analytics - Specialty
- AWS Certified Database - Specialty
- Currently Available AWS Certifications
- AWS Certification Preparation Page
- AWS Training
- Schedule and Manage Exams
- Benefits for AWS Certified Individuals
- AWS Well-Architected Framework
- AWS Well-Architected Framework: Operational Excellence Pillar
- AWS Well-Architected Framework: Reliability Pillar
- AWS Well-Architected Framework: Security Pillar
- AWS Well-Architected Framework: Performance Efficiency Pillar
- AWS Well-Architected Framework: Cost Optimization Pillar
- AWS: Overview of Security Processes
- Backup, Archive, and Restore Approaches Using AWS
- Big Data Analytics Options on AWS
- Blue/Green Deployments on AWS
- Getting Started with Amazon Aurora
- How AWS Pricing Works
- Overview of Amazon Web Services
- Serverless Architectures with AWS Lambda
- API Gateway
- Auto Scaling
- CloudFormation
- CloudWatch
- CloudTrail
- DynamoDB
- EBS (Elastic Block Store)
- EC2
- ElastiCache
- Elastic Beanstalk
- IAM (Identity and Access Management)
- KMS (Key Management Service)
- Kinesis Data Streams
- Lambda
- RDS
- Route53
- S3
- SQS (Simple Queue Service)
- SNS (Simple Notification Service
- VPC
- AWS Cheat Sheets
- Amazon Web Services In Plain English
- Discovering AWS: Short Explanation of Each Service
- AWS concepts from A to Z
- AWS VPC Core Concepts in an Analogy and Guide
- 30 minute extension for your AWS Certification exam
- AWS Quick Reference Guide
- 8 Steps to the Ultimate AWS Certification Plan
- Certification Quiz Show on Twitch
- AWS re:Invent Videos
- AWS Stash: a collection of AWS related videos
Learn cloud fundamentals and best practices
- Youtube video course by Andrew Brown of ExamPro: 4 hours
- AWS Cloud Practitioner Essentials (Second Edition)
- AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner Training Bootcamp
- paid A Cloud Guru course by Ryan Kroonenburg: 9.7 hours and 1 practice exam
- paid Udemy course by Stephane Maarek: 11 hours, 5 articles and 1 practice test
- paid Udemy course by Zeal Vora: 16.5 hours, 14 articles and 1 practice test
- paid Whizlabs course: 6 hours and 21 labs
- paid Udemy course by Alan Rodrigues: 9 hours, 13 articles and 2 practice tests
- Official Sample Questions
- paid Udemy Practice Exam Questions by Neal Davis: 6 practice tests
- paid Tutorials Dojo 4 practice exams by Jon Bonso
- paid Whizlabs: 3 Full-Length Mock Exams (195 unique questions) and Practice Tests – 3 Set of the quiz (65 questions in each quiz)
- AWS CCP - Thoughts, My Journey, My Opinion
- AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner Exam Study Path
- AWS Practitioner Training Notes / Cheat Sheets
- Practitioner Exam Online: Here's What Happened
- I Sat the AWS Cloud Practitioner Exam Online: Here's What Happened
- Video: Passing the AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner Exam on the first try!
- Video: How I passed AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner Exam (882/1000)
- Rishab Kumar's Notes on AWS Certfied Cloud Practitioner
Learn to design highly available systems
- Youtube video course by Andrew Brown of ExamPro: 10.5 hours video
- paid Udemy course by Stephane Maarek: 23.5 hours video and 2 practice tests
- paid A Cloud Guru course by Ryan Kroonenburg: 22.7 hours video and 1 practice exam
- paid Video course by Adrian Cantrill: 50+ hours video and 2 practice exams
- Official Sample Questions for SAA-C01
- Official Sample Questions for SAA-C02
- 20 sample questions by Digital Cloud Training
- paid Tutorials Dojo 5 practice exams by Jon Bonso
- paid Whizlabs 7 mock exams (600+ practice questions)
- AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate Exam – SAA-C02 Study Path
- Certification Training Notes by Digital Cloud Training
- Passing the AWS solutions architect - Associate exam
- AWS in bullet points
- alozano-77's personal notes from Adrian Cantrill's (SAA-C02) course
- Reddit's u/iCHAIT's notes and tips
- Passing AWS Solutions Architect Associate exam
- AWS CSAA - Thoughts, My Journey, My Opinion + What Next
- Passing the AWS Solutions Architect Associate Exam in 2020
- Video: How I passed AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate Exam (845/1000)
- Rishab Kumar's Notes on Solutions Architect Associate
- AWS SAA-C02 Study Guide
- Personal notes from Adrian Cantrill's (SAA-C02) course
- How I get the AWS Solution Architect Associate Certificate in 90 hours. (SAA-C02)
Learn to develop applications for the cloud
- Youtube video course by Andrew Brown of ExamPro: 12 hours video
- paid A Cloud Guru course by Ryan Kroonenburg and Faye Ellis: 21 hours video and 1 practice exam
- Official Sample Questions
- 20 sample questions by Digital Cloud Training
- Whizlabs 25 Practice Questions with Exhaustive Explanations
- AWS Developer - Associate Flash Cards
- paid Tutorials Dojo 4 practice exams by Jon Bonso
- paid Whizlabs 12 mock exams (745 practice questions)
- AWS Certified Developer Associate Exam Study Path
- Study Guide Notes
- How did I Pass AWS Certified Developer Associate (AWS CDA) Exam?
- Rishab Kumar's Notes on Certified Developer Associate
Learn to automate applications, networks, and systems
- paid A Cloud Guru course by Ryan Kroonenburg and Faye Ellis: 20 hours video and 1 practice exam
- paid Linux Academy course by Mark Richman: 29 hours video and 10 quizzes/exams
- paid Udemy course by Stephane Maarek: 19.5 hours video and 1 practice tests
- AWS Certified SysOps Administrator Associate Exam Study Path
- Video: Passing AWS SysOps Admin First Try! Certification study tips and experience
- Passed AWS Sysops Administrator
- How to become AWS SysOps Administrator Associate?
Learn to design highly available systems
- paid A Cloud Guru course by Scott Pletcher: 14 hours video, 1 practice exam
- paid Udemy course by Stephane Maarek: 13 hours video
- paid Linux Academy course by Adrian Cantrill: 52 hours video and 1 quizz/exam
- Official Sample Questions
- paid Tutorials Dojo 4 practice exams by Jon Bonso
- paid Whizlabs 5 mock exams (400 practice questions)
- AWS Certified Solutions Architect Professional Exam Study Path
- My AWS Solution Architect Professional Certification Experience
- paid A Cloud Guru course by Nick Triantafillou: 10 hours video, 1 practice exam
- paid Linux Academy course by Craig Arcuri: 31 hours video and 10 quizzes/exams
- paid Udemy course by Stephane Maarek: 20.5 hours video and 1 practice test
- AWS Certified DevOps Engineer Professional Exam Study Path
- What it takes to pass the AWS Certified DevOps Engineer — Professional exam
- 4 Tips for Becoming an AWS Certified DevOps Engineer
- How to pass AWS DevOps Engineer Professional exam?
Learn to design, build, secure, and maintain analytics solutions
This certification was formerly known as AWS Certified Big Data - Specialty.
- paid A Cloud Guru course by Sanjay Kotecha: 14 hours video
- paid Linux Academy course by Terrence Cox: 18 hours video and 1 practice exam
- paid Udemy course by Frank Kane and Stephane Maarek: 12.5 hours video and 1 practice test
- Becoming AWS Certified in Big Data Specialty in 2 Months
- Becoming an AWS Certified Data Analytics — NEW April 2020
Validate your ability to recommend, design, and maintain the optimal AWS database solution to improve performance, reduce costs, and enable innovation
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