A curated list of AWS certification materials: videos courses, practice exams, prep tips, etc.
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Contents
- 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
Official AWS Certification Pages
- Currently Available AWS Certifications
- AWS Certification Preparation Page
- AWS Training
- Schedule and Manage Exams
- Benefits for AWS Certified Individuals
Whitepapers
- 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
- 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
FAQs
- 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
Learning Resources
Articles
- AWS Cheat Sheets
- Amazon Web Services In Plain English
- Discovering AWS: Short Explanation of Each Service
- 30 minute extension for your AWS Certification exam
- AWS Quick Reference Guide
- 8 Steps to the Ultimate AWS Certification Plan
Books
Communities
Courses
Videos
- Certification Quiz Show on Twitch
- AWS re:Invent Videos
- AWS Stash: a collection of AWS related videos
AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner (CLF-C01)
Learn cloud fundamentals and best practices
Official Pages
Videos Courses
- 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
Practice Exams
- Official Sample Questions
- Exam topics +800 questions (mostly accessible without Login)
- paid Tutorials Dojo 4 practice exams by Jon Bonso
Notes
- AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner Exam Study Path
- AWS Practitioner Training Notes / Cheat Sheets
- Video: Passing the AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner Exam on the first try!
- Video: How I passed AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner Exam (882/1000)
AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate (SAA-C02)
Learn to design highly available systems
Official Pages
Video Courses
- Youtube video course by Andrew Brown of ExamPro: 10.5 hours video
- 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
Practice Exams
- Official Sample Questions for SAA-C01
- Official Sample Questions for SAA-C02
- 20 sample questions by Digital Cloud Training
- Exam topics +500 questions (mostly accessible without Login)
- paid Tutorials Dojo 5 practice exams by Jon Bonso
Notes
- 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
- Passing AWS Solutions Architect Associate exam
- Video: How I passed AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate Exam (845/1000)
- AWS SAA-C02 Study Guide
- Personal notes from Adrian Cantrill's (SAA-C02) course
AWS Certified Developer - Associate (DVA-C01)
Learn to develop applications for the cloud
Official Pages
Video Courses
- 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
Practice Exams
- Official Sample Questions
- 20 sample questions by Digital Cloud Training
- Exam topics +400 questions (mostly accessible without Login)
- paid Tutorials Dojo 4 practice exams by Jon Bonso
- paid DigitalCloud Training practice exams (+350 questions)
Notes
- AWS Certified Developer Associate Exam Study Path
- How did I Pass AWS Certified Developer Associate (AWS CDA) Exam?
AWS Certified SysOps Administrator - Associate (SOA-C02)
Learn to automate applications, networks, and systems
Official Pages
Video Courses
Practice Exams
Notes
- AWS Certified SysOps Administrator Associate Exam Study Path
- Video: Passing AWS SysOps Admin First Try! Certification study tips and experience
AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Professional (SAP-C01)
Learn to design highly available systems
Official Pages
Video Courses
Practice Exams
- Official Sample Questions
- Exam topics +800 questions (mostly accessible without Login)
- paid Tutorials Dojo 4 practice exams by Jon Bonso
Notes
- AWS Certified Solutions Architect Professional Exam Study Path
- My AWS Solution Architect Professional Certification Experience
AWS Certified DevOps Engineer - Professional (DOP-C01)
Official Pages
Video Courses
Practice Exams
Notes
- What it takes to pass the AWS Certified DevOps Engineer — Professional exam
- 4 Tips for Becoming an AWS Certified DevOps Engineer
AWS Certified Data Analytics - Specialty (DAS-C01)
Learn to design, build, secure, and maintain analytics solutions
This certification was formerly known as AWS Certified Big Data - Specialty.
Official Pages
Video Courses
Practice Exams
AWS Certified Database - Specialty (DBS-C01)
Validate your ability to recommend, design, and maintain the optimal AWS database solution to improve performance, reduce costs, and enable innovation
Official Pages
Practice Exams
Notes
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