AWS Solutions Architect Documentation 📖#

Welcome to the comprehensive AWS SAA-C03 learning curriculum. This section contains 19 chapters organized into 5 phases:

Phase 0: Getting Started#

#	Chapter	Description
🧱	Prerequisites	Networking, OS, virtualization, storage, databases, security, cloud concepts
🚀	Start Here	How to use this guide, study plan, AWS setup, learning strategies

Phase 1: Foundation — Design Secure Architectures (30% of exam)#

#	Chapter	Description
01	Introduction to AWS Cloud	Global infrastructure, regions/AZs, Well-Architected Framework, shared responsibility
02	IAM & Security	Users, groups, roles, policies, federation, Cognito, best practices
03	S3 & Storage Services	S3 classes, versioning, lifecycle, replication, EBS, EFS, FSx, Glacier
04	EC2 & Compute	Instance types, purchasing options, placement groups, Spot, Nitro

Phase 2: Core — Design Resilient Architectures (26% of exam)#

#	Chapter	Description
05	VPC & Networking	CIDR, subnets, IGW, NAT, NACL, SG, peering, Transit Gateway, Direct Connect
06	ELB & Auto Scaling	ALB vs NLB vs GWLB, target groups, ASG policies, lifecycle hooks
07	Database Services	RDS, Aurora, DynamoDB, ElastiCache, Redshift, DMS

Phase 3: Advanced — Design High-Performing Architectures (24% of exam)#

#	Chapter	Description
08	DNS & Content Delivery	Route53 routing policies, CloudFront, Global Accelerator, WAF, Shield
09	Application Integration	SQS, SNS, EventBridge, Step Functions, API Gateway
10	Serverless & Containers	Lambda, ECS Fargate, EKS, App Runner, comparison guide
11	Security & Encryption	KMS, CloudHSM, ACM, Secrets Manager, GuardDuty, Inspector, Config

Phase 4: Production & Exam Prep — Design Cost-Optimized (20% of exam)#

#	Chapter	Description
12	Monitoring & Observability	CloudWatch, CloudTrail, X-Ray, Config, centralized logging strategy
13	Migration & Hybrid	7 Rs, MGN, DMS, DataSync, Snow Family, Direct Connect VPN
14	HA, DR & Backup	RTO/RPO, Pilot Light, Warm Standby, Multi-Site, AWS Backup
15	Cost Optimization	RIs, Savings Plans, Spot, Compute Optimizer, Cost Explorer

Bonus Chapters#

#	Chapter	Description
16	Exam Preparation Guide	Cheat sheets, domain breakdown, study plan, exam day tips
17	Interview Questions	50+ interview questions from beginner to expert level
18	Real-World Scenarios	12 practical troubleshooting & design scenarios

Practice Tests#

#	Test	Description
1	Practice Test 1	65 questions — Domain 1 (Secure) & Domain 2 (Resilient)
2	Practice Test 2	65 questions — Domain 3 (High-Performing) & Domain 4 (Cost-Optimized)
3	Practice Test 3	65 questions — all 4 domains mixed
4	Practice Test 4	65 questions — all 4 domains mixed
5	Practice Test 5	65 questions — all 4 domains mixed
6	Practice Test 6	65 questions — full length simulation
7	Practice Test 7	65 questions — final readiness check

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