AWS

advanced

~20 hours

AWS Solutions Architect

Design scalable, secure, cost-optimized AWS architectures aligned with the Well-Architected Framework.

Chapter 1: Architecture Principles

Well-Architected Framework

Six pillars: operational excellence, security, reliability, performance, cost, sustainability.

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Design Patterns

Active-active, active-passive, and queue-based decoupling.

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Cost Optimization

Reserved capacity, Savings Plans, and rightsizing with Cost Explorer.

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Chapter 2: Building Scalable Systems

Auto Scaling

ASG scales EC2 or use Fargate for serverless containers.

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Load Balancing

ALB for HTTP; NLB for TCP and extreme throughput.

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Disaster Recovery

Define RTO/RPO; pilot light and warm standby strategies.

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Chapter 3: Security & Compliance

Network Security

WAF, Shield, and private connectivity with VPC endpoints.

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Data Encryption

Encrypt at rest with KMS; in transit with TLS everywhere.

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Compliance Standards

Map controls to SOC 2, HIPAA, or PCI as required.

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Chapter 4: Advanced Patterns

Microservices Architecture

Service mesh, API gateways, and bounded contexts.

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Serverless Applications

Lambda + API Gateway + DynamoDB for event-driven scale.

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Multi-Region Setup

Route 53 health checks and cross-region replication.

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