AWS Cloud Solutions Architect

Overview

This AWS Cloud Solutions Architect course offered by Coursera in partnership with Amazon Web Services provides the knowledge and skills you need to start building your career in cloud architecture and helps you prepare for the AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate exam. You will start by learning key AWS Services for compute, storage, database, networking, monitoring, and security, then dive into how to design architectural solutions, how to create and operate a data lake, and how to prepare for the certification exam.

The AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate certification showcases knowledge and skills in AWS technology across a wide range of AWS services. The certification focuses on the design of cost and performance optimized solutions and demonstrating a strong understanding of the AWS Well-Architected Framework. This AWS Certification is one of the top-paying IT certifications, per the SkillSoft IT Skills and Salary report. Per Enterprise Strategy Group, surveyed AWS Certification holders credited their certification for their higher earnings (74%), increased confidence (87%), and increased influence among coworkers (79%).

To prepare for your AWS Certification exam, we recommend that — in addition to attaining this professional certificate — candidates review the free exam guide, sample questions, and AWS technical documentation (e.g. white papers and product FAQs) on the AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate exam page

to understand what content and services are covered by the exam.

What you'll learn

• Make informed decisions about when and how to apply key AWS Services for compute, storage, database, networking, monitoring, and security.

• Design architectural solutions, whether designing for cost, performance, and/or operational excellence, to address common business challenges.

• Create and operate a data lake in a secure and scalable way, ingest and organize data into the data lake, and optimize performance and costs.

• Prepare for the certification exam, identify your strengths and gaps for each domain area, and build strategies for identifying incorrect responses.