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AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate (SAA-C03) Cert Guide, 2nd Edition

by Mark Wilkins

June 2023

Intermediate to advanced

832 pages

19h 41m

English

Pearson IT Certification

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The Goals of the AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate CertificationRecommended Prerequisite SkillsThe Exam DomainsSteps to Becoming an AWS Certified Solutions Architect – AssociateHow to Use This Book
Essential Characteristics of AWS Cloud ComputingAWS Cloud Computing and NISTMoving to AWSOperational Benefits of AWSCloud Provider ResponsibilitiesSecurity at AWSMigrating ApplicationsThe AWS Well-Architected FrameworkAWS Services Cheat SheetIn Conclusion
“Do I Know This Already?”Foundation TopicsThe Well-Architected FrameworkDesigning a Workload SLADeployment MethodologiesExam Preparation TasksReview All Key TopicsDefine Key TermsQ&A
“Do I Know This Already?”Foundation TopicsIdentity and Access Management (IAM)IAM Users and GroupsCreating IAM PoliciesIAM RolesAWS OrganizationsAWS Resource Access ManagerAWS Control TowerExam Preparation TasksReview All Key TopicsDefine Key TermsQ&A
“Do I Know This Already?”Foundation TopicsSecuring Network InfrastructureAmazon CognitoExternal ConnectionsAmazon GuardDutyAmazon MacieSecurity Services for Securing WorkloadsExam Preparation TasksReview All Key TopicsDefine Key TermsQ&A
“Do I Know This Already?”Foundation TopicsData Access and GovernanceAmazon EBS EncryptionAmazon S3 Bucket SecurityAWS Key Management ServiceAWS Certificate ManagerExam Preparation TasksReview All Key TopicsDefine Key TermsQ&A
“Do I Know This Already?”Foundation TopicsScalable and Resilient ArchitectureApplication Integration ServicesAmazon API GatewayAutomating AWS InfrastructureAWS Elastic BeanstalkExam Preparation TasksReview All Key TopicsDefine Key TermsQ&A
“Do I Know This Already?”Foundation TopicsHigh Availability and Fault ToleranceAWS Regions and Availability ZonesChoosing an AWS RegionDistributed Design PatternsFailover StrategiesAWS Service QuotasAmazon Route 53Exam Preparation TasksReview All Key TopicsDefine Key TermsQ&A
“Do I Know This Already?”Foundation TopicsAWS Storage OptionsAmazon Elastic Block StoreAmazon Elastic File SystemAmazon FSx for Windows File ServerAmazon Simple Storage ServiceAmazon S3 GlacierAWS Data LakeExam Preparation TasksReview All Key TopicsDefine Key TermsQ&A
“Do I Know This Already?”Foundation TopicsAWS Compute ServicesAWS LambdaAmazon Container ServicesMonitoring with AWS CloudWatchAuto Scaling Options at AWSExam Preparation TasksReview All Key TopicsDefine Key TermsQ&A
“Do I Know This Already?”Foundation TopicsAWS Cloud DatabasesAmazon Relational Database ServiceAmazon AuroraAmazon DynamoDBAmazon ElastiCacheAmazon RedshiftExam Preparation TasksReview All Key TopicsDefine Key TermsQ&A
“Do I Know This Already?”Foundation TopicsAmazon CloudFrontAWS Global AcceleratorElastic Load Balancing ServiceAWS VPC NetworkingSubnetsIP Address TypesConnectivity OptionsExam Preparation TasksReview All Key TopicsDefine Key TermsQ&A
“Do I Know This Already?”Foundation TopicsCalculating AWS CostsCost Management ToolsStorage Types and CostsAWS BackupData Transfer CostsAWS Storage GatewayExam Preparation TasksReview All Key TopicsDefine Key TermsQ&A
“Do I Know This Already?”Foundation TopicsEC2 Instance TypesEC2 Instance Purchasing OptionsStrategies for Optimizing ComputeExam Preparation TasksReview All Key TopicsDefine Key TermsQ&A
“Do I Know This Already?”Foundation TopicsDatabase Design ChoicesDatabase Data Transfer CostsDatabase Retention PoliciesExam Preparation TasksReview All Key TopicsDefine Key TermsQ&A
“Do I Know This Already?”Foundation TopicsNetworking Services and Connectivity CostsData Transfer CostsExam Preparation TasksReview All Key TopicsDefine Key TermsQ&A
Exam InformationTips for Getting Ready for the ExamScheduling Your ExamTools for Final PreparationSuggested Plan for Final Review/StudySummary
Chapter 2Chapter 3Chapter 4Chapter 5Chapter 6Chapter 7Chapter 8Chapter 9Chapter 10Chapter 11Chapter 12Chapter 13Chapter 14Chapter 15
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Index

A

Access Advisor, 131
access key/s, 82, 751
- IAM user, 92–94
- rotating, 97–99
access logs, 553
access point, S3 (Simple Storage Service), 401–402
account
- access, 124–126
- IAM (Identity and Access Management), 95–96
- user, 88. See also user
ACID (atomicity, consistency, isolation, durability), 509, 751
ACL (access control list), 23, 113, 752
actions, 87–88, 109–110, 546–547
active-active failover, 340–343, 751
adaptive capacity, 506–507
AES (Advanced Encryption Standard), 21
Agile, 62, 267
alarm, 460–461, 751
ALB (Application Load Balancer), 541–543
- access logs, 553
- cheat sheet, 553
- health checks, 548–550
- listeners and routing, 543–545
- rules, conditions, and actions, 545–547
- sticky session support, 551–552
- target group attributes,