Mastering AWS Cloud Architecture for High-Impact Solutions
You're under pressure. The cloud is evolving, expectations are rising, and stakeholders demand scalable, secure, and cost-optimised architectures-yesterday. You can’t afford to guess, delay, or rely on fragmented documentation. Every day without a structured, battle-tested approach to AWS architecture means slower deployments, higher risks, and missed opportunities for innovation. You're not just building systems-you're being counted on to deliver impact, not just infrastructure. Mastering AWS Cloud Architecture for High-Impact Solutions is your precision-engineered path from uncertainty to authority. This is not a theoretical overview. It’s a tactical blueprint used by senior architects to design resilient, future-ready solutions that earn trust, funding, and board-level attention. One enterprise architect at a Fortune 500 company used the exact methodology in this course to redesign a legacy migration-cutting AWS spend by 38% while increasing system uptime to 99.99%. Within six weeks, they were leading cloud strategy for three new digital product lines. You will go from ideation to a fully articulated, high-impact AWS solution design in just 30 days-with a documented, stakeholder-ready proposal that demonstrates technical excellence, business alignment, and architectural foresight. Here’s how this course is structured to help you get there.Course Format & Delivery Details Fully Self-Paced | Instant Digital Access | Lifetime Updates
This course is designed for professionals who lead, influence, or execute cloud architecture decisions-without disrupting their schedules. Once enrolled, you gain immediate online access to the complete learning platform, allowing you to begin anytime, anywhere, on any device. There are no fixed dates, live sessions, or time commitments. Study on your terms-whether you prefer deep work sessions on your laptop or reviewing architecture frameworks on your tablet during travel. Most learners complete the core modules in 4 to 6 weeks with 6–8 hours per week. However, many report applying the first-design template to a real project in under 10 days, delivering immediate ROI to their teams. Lifetime Access & Future Updates Included
Your enrollment includes lifetime access to all course materials. As AWS evolves and new best practices emerge, we continuously update the content-no extra cost, ever. Your knowledge stays current, and your certification remains relevant. The platform is mobile-friendly and accessible 24/7 from any region. Whether you're in Singapore, São Paulo, or Stockholm, your progress is synced across devices with full progress tracking and structured checkpoints. Expert Guidance & Accountability
You are not learning in isolation. You receive direct, actionable feedback from AWS-certified architects during key project milestones. This is not generic support-it’s tailored guidance on your actual design choices, trade-offs, and real-world constraints. Learners also gain access to private peer forums where AWS architects and cloud leads share implementation war stories, review patterns, and collaborate on edge cases-exclusive to enrollees. A Globally Recognised Credential: Certificate of Completion
Upon finishing the course, you will earn a Certificate of Completion issued by The Art of Service-a credential trusted by enterprises, validated through industry alignment, and recognised by hiring managers in AWS-driven organisations worldwide. This certificate demonstrates not just completion, but applied mastery. It signals that you can translate AWS services into high-impact, business-aligned architectures-not just configure consoles. No Hidden Fees. Transparent Pricing. 100% Risk-Free.
The price includes everything: all modules, resources, updates, support, and certification. There are no hidden fees, subscriptions, or paywalls. You pay once, own it forever. We accept all major payment methods, including Visa, Mastercard, and PayPal. Your transaction is secured with enterprise-grade encryption. If you complete the first two modules and don’t feel you’ve gained actionable insight into AWS architecture decision-making, simply request a refund. You’re covered by our satisfied or refunded guarantee-zero risk, complete confidence. This Works Even If…
- You’ve worked with AWS before but lack a structured design methodology
- You’re transitioning from on-prem or another cloud provider
- You're not in a formal architect role-but are expected to deliver architect-level outcomes
- You struggle to justify cloud spend or articulate trade-offs to non-technical stakeholders
A senior DevOps lead in Amsterdam used this course to transition into an Associate Cloud Architect role within 8 weeks-despite having zero formal architecture training. His leadership cited the clarity, documentation standards, and stakeholder communication framework as key differentiators. This course works because it doesn’t teach services in isolation. It teaches strategic thinking, risk-aware design, and delivery of business value-all grounded in real AWS architectural patterns.
Extensive and Detailed Course Curriculum
Module 1: Foundations of Modern AWS Architecture - Understanding the AWS Global Infrastructure model
- Core principles of cloud-native design
- Differences between traditional and cloud-first architecture
- Key pillars of the AWS Well-Architected Framework
- Mapping business objectives to architectural outcomes
- Defining success metrics for cloud solutions
- Common anti-patterns in early-stage AWS adoption
- Introduction to infrastructure as code (IaC) mindset
- Managing cost visibility from day one
- Setting up your AWS Organisation with governance guardrails
- Using AWS Tagging Strategies for accountability
- Designing for agility and operational efficiency
- Establishing baseline security in account structure
- Understanding shared responsibility in practice
- Architectural decision records (ADRs) and traceability
Module 2: Designing for Reliability and Fault Tolerance - Failure domains in AWS: AZs, Regions, Edge Locations
- Designing multi-AZ workloads with automatic failover
- Data replication strategies across regions
- Using Amazon S3 for durable object storage
- Recovery Time Objective (RTO) and Recovery Point Objective (RPO) planning
- Implementing backup and restore patterns with AWS Backup
- Disaster recovery patterns: pilot light, warm standby, multi-site
- Testing resilience with controlled failure injection
- Designing stateless applications for horizontal scalability
- Using Amazon Route 53 for DNS-based failover
- Health checks and endpoint monitoring configuration
- Automating failover with Lambda and CloudWatch Events
- Designing for graceful degradation under load
- Managing service dependencies across distributed systems
- Implementing circuit breakers and retry logic
Module 3: High-Performance Compute and Scalability - Choosing between EC2, Lambda, and Fargate
- EC2 instance types and use-case alignment
- Auto Scaling Groups and dynamic capacity management
- Launch templates and consistent configuration
- Using Spot Instances for cost-efficient scaling
- Reserved Instances and Savings Plans optimisation
- Designing for burstable workloads with T-class instances
- Integrating Elastic Load Balancing (ALB, NLB, CLB)
- Application Load Balancer routing rules and target groups
- Session persistence and sticky sessions configuration
- Using AWS Global Accelerator for low-latency routing
- Monitoring scaling events with CloudWatch metrics
- Setting custom scaling policies based on business KPIs
- Handling cold starts in serverless environments
- Scaling background workers and batch processing jobs
Module 4: Secure Architecture Design - Implementing the principle of least privilege
- Designing IAM roles, policies, and trust relationships
- Using service control policies (SCPs) at organisation level
- Securing API access with AWS API Gateway and usage plans
- Implementing VPC flow logs for traffic inspection
- Designing private subnets and NAT gateway configuration
- Using Security Groups effectively as stateful firewalls
- Configuring Network ACLs as stateless perimeter controls
- Integrating AWS WAF with CloudFront and ALB
- Protecting against DDoS attacks with AWS Shield
- Encrypting data in transit with TLS and ACM certificates
- Managing encryption keys with AWS KMS
- Enforcing default encryption with S3 and EBS
- Using AWS Secrets Manager for credential rotation
- Implementing audit trails with AWS CloudTrail
Module 5: Data Architecture and Storage Strategy - Differentiating use cases for S3, EBS, EFS, and FSx
- Setting lifecycle policies for cost-optimised storage tiers
- Enabling versioning and MFA delete on S3 buckets
- Using S3 Cross-Region Replication for DR
- Designing for high-throughput database workloads on EBS
- Sharing file storage across EC2 instances with EFS
- Using FSx for Windows or Lustre in specialised scenarios
- Choosing between Aurora, RDS, and DynamoDB
- Read replicas and write scaling in relational databases
- Time-series data strategy with Timestream and OpenSearch
- Event-driven data ingestion with Kinesis Data Streams
- Building data lakes with S3, Glue, and Athena
- Partitioning and compressing data for query performance
- Implementing data governance with AWS Lake Formation
- Designing schema evolution for long-term data systems
Module 6: Networking and Hybrid Connectivity - Designing VPCs with public, private, and isolated subnets
- IP addressing strategy and CIDR planning
- Using VPC Peering for private communication
- Implementing AWS Transit Gateway for hub-and-spoke models
- Connecting on-premises to AWS via Direct Connect
- Site-to-site VPN configuration and failover planning
- Route propagation and CIDR overlap avoidance
- Centralised logging and monitoring for VPC traffic
- Using PrivateLink to expose services privately
- Integrating AWS Outposts for hybrid workloads
- Designing for regulated environments with air-gapped VPCs
- Managing DNS resolution with Route 53 and Resolver
- Split-horizon DNS for internal and external queries
- Controlling egress traffic with NAT and egress-only gateways
- Monitoring network performance with VPC Reachability Analyzer
Module 7: Automation and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) - Advantages of declarative infrastructure management
- Comparing CloudFormation, Terraform, and CDK
- Writing modular, reusable CloudFormation templates
- Using nested stacks for complex environments
- Managing stack dependencies and update policies
- Implementing drift detection and corrective actions
- Storing templates in private and public repositories
- Parameterising deployments for multiple environments
- Using AWS Systems Manager for operational automation
- Creating patch baselines and compliance rules
- Running ad-hoc commands across fleets with SSM Run Command
- Automating server configuration with SSM Distributor
- Deploying infrastructure via CI/CD pipelines
- Integrating CloudFormation with CodePipeline and CodeBuild
- Designing rollback strategies for failed deployments
Module 8: Cost Optimisation and Financial Governance - Understanding AWS pricing models by service
- Using AWS Cost Explorer for spend analysis
- Setting budget alerts and anomaly detection
- Identifying underutilised resources with Trusted Advisor
- Right-sizing EC2 instances with performance insights
- Migrating to Graviton processors for cost and performance
- Optimising S3 storage classes automatically
- Eliminating orphaned EBS volumes and snapshots
- Managing NAT Gateway costs with routing efficiency
- Using AWS Cost and Usage Reports (CUR) for granular analysis
- Allocating costs by department, project, or team
- Negotiating discounts with Reserved Instances and Savings Plans
- Using AWS Budgets Actions for automated controls
- Enforcing tagging compliance with Service Control Policies
- Creating chargeback and showback reports
Module 9: Serverless and Event-Driven Architectures - Core design patterns for serverless applications
- Using AWS Lambda with asynchronous invocation
- Managing concurrency and throttling limits
- Designing for idempotency in event processing
- Using Amazon EventBridge for event routing
- Building event buses and rules for decoupled systems
- Integrating SQS and SNS for message durability
- Ensuring message ordering with FIFO queues
- Handling message retries and dead-letter queues
- Using Step Functions for complex workflows
- Orchestrating multi-step processes with visual modelling
- Monitoring execution with CloudWatch Logs and X-Ray
- Securing event-based integrations with resource policies
- Scaling API endpoints with API Gateway and Lambda
- Implementing request validation and throttling on APIs
Module 10: Monitoring, Observability, and Operations - Setting up CloudWatch Alarms for proactive monitoring
- Creating custom metrics and dashboards
- Using CloudWatch Logs Insights for rapid troubleshooting
- Streaming logs to external systems with destinations
- Implementing structured logging across services
- Using AWS X-Ray for distributed tracing
- Analysing latency and error hotspots in microservices
- Integrating X-Ray with Lambda, API Gateway, and ECS
- Setting up Service Quotas monitoring and alerts
- Using AWS Health Dashboard for account-wide service status
- Receiving proactive notifications for scheduled changes
- Automating response to operational events
- Creating runbooks and incident playbooks
- Establishing SLOs and error budgets
- Measuring and improving MTTR and MTBF
Module 11: Migration Strategy and Lift-and-Shift Modernisation - Assessing application readiness for cloud migration
- Using AWS Application Discovery Service
- Categorising applications by migration complexity
- Selecting migration strategies: rehost, refactor, rearchitect
- Performing application dependency mapping
- Estimating migration timelines and resource needs
- Using AWS Database Migration Service (DMS)
- Migrating large databases with minimal downtime
- Rehosting VMware workloads with AWS VM Import/Export
- Leveraging AWS Migration Hub for central tracking
- Planning for data consistency during cutover events
- Validating migrated systems with automated testing
- Decommissioning legacy environments securely
- Building post-migration optimisation roadmap
- Communicating progress to stakeholders with migration dashboards
Module 12: Advanced Architectural Patterns - Building multi-region active-active architectures
- Global table design with DynamoDB
- Using Route 53 Routing Policies for geo-routing
- Implementing cross-region failover with health checks
- Designing for regulatory compliance across jurisdictions
- Managing data residency and sovereignty requirements
- Architecting event-driven data pipelines with Kinesis and Lambda
- Using SAGA pattern for distributed transactions
- Building CQRS architectures for read-write separation
- Implementing service mesh with App Mesh and sidecars
- Designing for zero-trust security model
- Integrating AWS Verified Access for identity-centric access
- Using Amazon EKS for container orchestration at scale
- Managing multi-cluster configurations with EKS Anywhere
- Implementing canary deployments with App Mesh and Route 53
Module 13: Integration with DevSecOps and CI/CD - Embedding security into the architecture lifecycle
- Scanning IaC templates for misconfigurations
- Integrating static analysis tools into pipelines
- Using AWS CodeArtifact for private package management
- Setting up automated testing stages in CodePipeline
- Deploying to staging and production with manual approvals
- Using blue-green and canary deployment patterns
- Rolling back failed deployments automatically
- Integrating with GitHub, GitLab, and Bitbucket
- Managing secrets securely in pipeline execution
- Running security scans in isolated environments
- Validating compliance before production promotion
- Using audit trails to trace deployment provenance
- Generating compliance reports for auditors
- Enabling developer self-service with guardrails
Module 14: Certification Preparation and Professional Advancement - Mapping course content to AWS Certified Solutions Architect exams
- Analysing real-world scenario-based exam questions
- Practising architectural decision-making under constraints
- Time management strategies for certification exams
- Identifying high-weight domains in the test blueprint
- Building a personal study plan for certification success
- Creating a portfolio of design patterns and templates
- Documenting your architectural experience for job applications
- Leveraging the Certificate of Completion for promotions
- Updating your LinkedIn profile with credential validation
- Negotiating salary increases with verified expertise
- Transitioning into cloud architect roles from adjacent disciplines
- Joining AWS user groups and professional communities
- Presenting design reviews with stakeholder confidence
- Using the certification as a stepping stone to senior roles
Module 15: Final Project & Certification Submission - Selecting a real-world problem or use case
- Defining stakeholders, requirements, and success criteria
- Choosing the appropriate architectural pattern
- Documenting your design with diagrams and rationale
- Justifying technology and service selections
- Mapping to Well-Architected Pillars with evidence
- Estimating costs and identifying bottlenecks
- Planning deployment, monitoring, and operations
- Writing an executive summary for non-technical audiences
- Submitting your project for review
- Receiving detailed feedback from AWS-certified reviewers
- Iterating based on expert insights
- Achieving mastery through applied practice
- Earning your Certificate of Completion
- Gaining lifetime access to update your portfolio
Module 1: Foundations of Modern AWS Architecture - Understanding the AWS Global Infrastructure model
- Core principles of cloud-native design
- Differences between traditional and cloud-first architecture
- Key pillars of the AWS Well-Architected Framework
- Mapping business objectives to architectural outcomes
- Defining success metrics for cloud solutions
- Common anti-patterns in early-stage AWS adoption
- Introduction to infrastructure as code (IaC) mindset
- Managing cost visibility from day one
- Setting up your AWS Organisation with governance guardrails
- Using AWS Tagging Strategies for accountability
- Designing for agility and operational efficiency
- Establishing baseline security in account structure
- Understanding shared responsibility in practice
- Architectural decision records (ADRs) and traceability
Module 2: Designing for Reliability and Fault Tolerance - Failure domains in AWS: AZs, Regions, Edge Locations
- Designing multi-AZ workloads with automatic failover
- Data replication strategies across regions
- Using Amazon S3 for durable object storage
- Recovery Time Objective (RTO) and Recovery Point Objective (RPO) planning
- Implementing backup and restore patterns with AWS Backup
- Disaster recovery patterns: pilot light, warm standby, multi-site
- Testing resilience with controlled failure injection
- Designing stateless applications for horizontal scalability
- Using Amazon Route 53 for DNS-based failover
- Health checks and endpoint monitoring configuration
- Automating failover with Lambda and CloudWatch Events
- Designing for graceful degradation under load
- Managing service dependencies across distributed systems
- Implementing circuit breakers and retry logic
Module 3: High-Performance Compute and Scalability - Choosing between EC2, Lambda, and Fargate
- EC2 instance types and use-case alignment
- Auto Scaling Groups and dynamic capacity management
- Launch templates and consistent configuration
- Using Spot Instances for cost-efficient scaling
- Reserved Instances and Savings Plans optimisation
- Designing for burstable workloads with T-class instances
- Integrating Elastic Load Balancing (ALB, NLB, CLB)
- Application Load Balancer routing rules and target groups
- Session persistence and sticky sessions configuration
- Using AWS Global Accelerator for low-latency routing
- Monitoring scaling events with CloudWatch metrics
- Setting custom scaling policies based on business KPIs
- Handling cold starts in serverless environments
- Scaling background workers and batch processing jobs
Module 4: Secure Architecture Design - Implementing the principle of least privilege
- Designing IAM roles, policies, and trust relationships
- Using service control policies (SCPs) at organisation level
- Securing API access with AWS API Gateway and usage plans
- Implementing VPC flow logs for traffic inspection
- Designing private subnets and NAT gateway configuration
- Using Security Groups effectively as stateful firewalls
- Configuring Network ACLs as stateless perimeter controls
- Integrating AWS WAF with CloudFront and ALB
- Protecting against DDoS attacks with AWS Shield
- Encrypting data in transit with TLS and ACM certificates
- Managing encryption keys with AWS KMS
- Enforcing default encryption with S3 and EBS
- Using AWS Secrets Manager for credential rotation
- Implementing audit trails with AWS CloudTrail
Module 5: Data Architecture and Storage Strategy - Differentiating use cases for S3, EBS, EFS, and FSx
- Setting lifecycle policies for cost-optimised storage tiers
- Enabling versioning and MFA delete on S3 buckets
- Using S3 Cross-Region Replication for DR
- Designing for high-throughput database workloads on EBS
- Sharing file storage across EC2 instances with EFS
- Using FSx for Windows or Lustre in specialised scenarios
- Choosing between Aurora, RDS, and DynamoDB
- Read replicas and write scaling in relational databases
- Time-series data strategy with Timestream and OpenSearch
- Event-driven data ingestion with Kinesis Data Streams
- Building data lakes with S3, Glue, and Athena
- Partitioning and compressing data for query performance
- Implementing data governance with AWS Lake Formation
- Designing schema evolution for long-term data systems
Module 6: Networking and Hybrid Connectivity - Designing VPCs with public, private, and isolated subnets
- IP addressing strategy and CIDR planning
- Using VPC Peering for private communication
- Implementing AWS Transit Gateway for hub-and-spoke models
- Connecting on-premises to AWS via Direct Connect
- Site-to-site VPN configuration and failover planning
- Route propagation and CIDR overlap avoidance
- Centralised logging and monitoring for VPC traffic
- Using PrivateLink to expose services privately
- Integrating AWS Outposts for hybrid workloads
- Designing for regulated environments with air-gapped VPCs
- Managing DNS resolution with Route 53 and Resolver
- Split-horizon DNS for internal and external queries
- Controlling egress traffic with NAT and egress-only gateways
- Monitoring network performance with VPC Reachability Analyzer
Module 7: Automation and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) - Advantages of declarative infrastructure management
- Comparing CloudFormation, Terraform, and CDK
- Writing modular, reusable CloudFormation templates
- Using nested stacks for complex environments
- Managing stack dependencies and update policies
- Implementing drift detection and corrective actions
- Storing templates in private and public repositories
- Parameterising deployments for multiple environments
- Using AWS Systems Manager for operational automation
- Creating patch baselines and compliance rules
- Running ad-hoc commands across fleets with SSM Run Command
- Automating server configuration with SSM Distributor
- Deploying infrastructure via CI/CD pipelines
- Integrating CloudFormation with CodePipeline and CodeBuild
- Designing rollback strategies for failed deployments
Module 8: Cost Optimisation and Financial Governance - Understanding AWS pricing models by service
- Using AWS Cost Explorer for spend analysis
- Setting budget alerts and anomaly detection
- Identifying underutilised resources with Trusted Advisor
- Right-sizing EC2 instances with performance insights
- Migrating to Graviton processors for cost and performance
- Optimising S3 storage classes automatically
- Eliminating orphaned EBS volumes and snapshots
- Managing NAT Gateway costs with routing efficiency
- Using AWS Cost and Usage Reports (CUR) for granular analysis
- Allocating costs by department, project, or team
- Negotiating discounts with Reserved Instances and Savings Plans
- Using AWS Budgets Actions for automated controls
- Enforcing tagging compliance with Service Control Policies
- Creating chargeback and showback reports
Module 9: Serverless and Event-Driven Architectures - Core design patterns for serverless applications
- Using AWS Lambda with asynchronous invocation
- Managing concurrency and throttling limits
- Designing for idempotency in event processing
- Using Amazon EventBridge for event routing
- Building event buses and rules for decoupled systems
- Integrating SQS and SNS for message durability
- Ensuring message ordering with FIFO queues
- Handling message retries and dead-letter queues
- Using Step Functions for complex workflows
- Orchestrating multi-step processes with visual modelling
- Monitoring execution with CloudWatch Logs and X-Ray
- Securing event-based integrations with resource policies
- Scaling API endpoints with API Gateway and Lambda
- Implementing request validation and throttling on APIs
Module 10: Monitoring, Observability, and Operations - Setting up CloudWatch Alarms for proactive monitoring
- Creating custom metrics and dashboards
- Using CloudWatch Logs Insights for rapid troubleshooting
- Streaming logs to external systems with destinations
- Implementing structured logging across services
- Using AWS X-Ray for distributed tracing
- Analysing latency and error hotspots in microservices
- Integrating X-Ray with Lambda, API Gateway, and ECS
- Setting up Service Quotas monitoring and alerts
- Using AWS Health Dashboard for account-wide service status
- Receiving proactive notifications for scheduled changes
- Automating response to operational events
- Creating runbooks and incident playbooks
- Establishing SLOs and error budgets
- Measuring and improving MTTR and MTBF
Module 11: Migration Strategy and Lift-and-Shift Modernisation - Assessing application readiness for cloud migration
- Using AWS Application Discovery Service
- Categorising applications by migration complexity
- Selecting migration strategies: rehost, refactor, rearchitect
- Performing application dependency mapping
- Estimating migration timelines and resource needs
- Using AWS Database Migration Service (DMS)
- Migrating large databases with minimal downtime
- Rehosting VMware workloads with AWS VM Import/Export
- Leveraging AWS Migration Hub for central tracking
- Planning for data consistency during cutover events
- Validating migrated systems with automated testing
- Decommissioning legacy environments securely
- Building post-migration optimisation roadmap
- Communicating progress to stakeholders with migration dashboards
Module 12: Advanced Architectural Patterns - Building multi-region active-active architectures
- Global table design with DynamoDB
- Using Route 53 Routing Policies for geo-routing
- Implementing cross-region failover with health checks
- Designing for regulatory compliance across jurisdictions
- Managing data residency and sovereignty requirements
- Architecting event-driven data pipelines with Kinesis and Lambda
- Using SAGA pattern for distributed transactions
- Building CQRS architectures for read-write separation
- Implementing service mesh with App Mesh and sidecars
- Designing for zero-trust security model
- Integrating AWS Verified Access for identity-centric access
- Using Amazon EKS for container orchestration at scale
- Managing multi-cluster configurations with EKS Anywhere
- Implementing canary deployments with App Mesh and Route 53
Module 13: Integration with DevSecOps and CI/CD - Embedding security into the architecture lifecycle
- Scanning IaC templates for misconfigurations
- Integrating static analysis tools into pipelines
- Using AWS CodeArtifact for private package management
- Setting up automated testing stages in CodePipeline
- Deploying to staging and production with manual approvals
- Using blue-green and canary deployment patterns
- Rolling back failed deployments automatically
- Integrating with GitHub, GitLab, and Bitbucket
- Managing secrets securely in pipeline execution
- Running security scans in isolated environments
- Validating compliance before production promotion
- Using audit trails to trace deployment provenance
- Generating compliance reports for auditors
- Enabling developer self-service with guardrails
Module 14: Certification Preparation and Professional Advancement - Mapping course content to AWS Certified Solutions Architect exams
- Analysing real-world scenario-based exam questions
- Practising architectural decision-making under constraints
- Time management strategies for certification exams
- Identifying high-weight domains in the test blueprint
- Building a personal study plan for certification success
- Creating a portfolio of design patterns and templates
- Documenting your architectural experience for job applications
- Leveraging the Certificate of Completion for promotions
- Updating your LinkedIn profile with credential validation
- Negotiating salary increases with verified expertise
- Transitioning into cloud architect roles from adjacent disciplines
- Joining AWS user groups and professional communities
- Presenting design reviews with stakeholder confidence
- Using the certification as a stepping stone to senior roles
Module 15: Final Project & Certification Submission - Selecting a real-world problem or use case
- Defining stakeholders, requirements, and success criteria
- Choosing the appropriate architectural pattern
- Documenting your design with diagrams and rationale
- Justifying technology and service selections
- Mapping to Well-Architected Pillars with evidence
- Estimating costs and identifying bottlenecks
- Planning deployment, monitoring, and operations
- Writing an executive summary for non-technical audiences
- Submitting your project for review
- Receiving detailed feedback from AWS-certified reviewers
- Iterating based on expert insights
- Achieving mastery through applied practice
- Earning your Certificate of Completion
- Gaining lifetime access to update your portfolio
- Failure domains in AWS: AZs, Regions, Edge Locations
- Designing multi-AZ workloads with automatic failover
- Data replication strategies across regions
- Using Amazon S3 for durable object storage
- Recovery Time Objective (RTO) and Recovery Point Objective (RPO) planning
- Implementing backup and restore patterns with AWS Backup
- Disaster recovery patterns: pilot light, warm standby, multi-site
- Testing resilience with controlled failure injection
- Designing stateless applications for horizontal scalability
- Using Amazon Route 53 for DNS-based failover
- Health checks and endpoint monitoring configuration
- Automating failover with Lambda and CloudWatch Events
- Designing for graceful degradation under load
- Managing service dependencies across distributed systems
- Implementing circuit breakers and retry logic
Module 3: High-Performance Compute and Scalability - Choosing between EC2, Lambda, and Fargate
- EC2 instance types and use-case alignment
- Auto Scaling Groups and dynamic capacity management
- Launch templates and consistent configuration
- Using Spot Instances for cost-efficient scaling
- Reserved Instances and Savings Plans optimisation
- Designing for burstable workloads with T-class instances
- Integrating Elastic Load Balancing (ALB, NLB, CLB)
- Application Load Balancer routing rules and target groups
- Session persistence and sticky sessions configuration
- Using AWS Global Accelerator for low-latency routing
- Monitoring scaling events with CloudWatch metrics
- Setting custom scaling policies based on business KPIs
- Handling cold starts in serverless environments
- Scaling background workers and batch processing jobs
Module 4: Secure Architecture Design - Implementing the principle of least privilege
- Designing IAM roles, policies, and trust relationships
- Using service control policies (SCPs) at organisation level
- Securing API access with AWS API Gateway and usage plans
- Implementing VPC flow logs for traffic inspection
- Designing private subnets and NAT gateway configuration
- Using Security Groups effectively as stateful firewalls
- Configuring Network ACLs as stateless perimeter controls
- Integrating AWS WAF with CloudFront and ALB
- Protecting against DDoS attacks with AWS Shield
- Encrypting data in transit with TLS and ACM certificates
- Managing encryption keys with AWS KMS
- Enforcing default encryption with S3 and EBS
- Using AWS Secrets Manager for credential rotation
- Implementing audit trails with AWS CloudTrail
Module 5: Data Architecture and Storage Strategy - Differentiating use cases for S3, EBS, EFS, and FSx
- Setting lifecycle policies for cost-optimised storage tiers
- Enabling versioning and MFA delete on S3 buckets
- Using S3 Cross-Region Replication for DR
- Designing for high-throughput database workloads on EBS
- Sharing file storage across EC2 instances with EFS
- Using FSx for Windows or Lustre in specialised scenarios
- Choosing between Aurora, RDS, and DynamoDB
- Read replicas and write scaling in relational databases
- Time-series data strategy with Timestream and OpenSearch
- Event-driven data ingestion with Kinesis Data Streams
- Building data lakes with S3, Glue, and Athena
- Partitioning and compressing data for query performance
- Implementing data governance with AWS Lake Formation
- Designing schema evolution for long-term data systems
Module 6: Networking and Hybrid Connectivity - Designing VPCs with public, private, and isolated subnets
- IP addressing strategy and CIDR planning
- Using VPC Peering for private communication
- Implementing AWS Transit Gateway for hub-and-spoke models
- Connecting on-premises to AWS via Direct Connect
- Site-to-site VPN configuration and failover planning
- Route propagation and CIDR overlap avoidance
- Centralised logging and monitoring for VPC traffic
- Using PrivateLink to expose services privately
- Integrating AWS Outposts for hybrid workloads
- Designing for regulated environments with air-gapped VPCs
- Managing DNS resolution with Route 53 and Resolver
- Split-horizon DNS for internal and external queries
- Controlling egress traffic with NAT and egress-only gateways
- Monitoring network performance with VPC Reachability Analyzer
Module 7: Automation and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) - Advantages of declarative infrastructure management
- Comparing CloudFormation, Terraform, and CDK
- Writing modular, reusable CloudFormation templates
- Using nested stacks for complex environments
- Managing stack dependencies and update policies
- Implementing drift detection and corrective actions
- Storing templates in private and public repositories
- Parameterising deployments for multiple environments
- Using AWS Systems Manager for operational automation
- Creating patch baselines and compliance rules
- Running ad-hoc commands across fleets with SSM Run Command
- Automating server configuration with SSM Distributor
- Deploying infrastructure via CI/CD pipelines
- Integrating CloudFormation with CodePipeline and CodeBuild
- Designing rollback strategies for failed deployments
Module 8: Cost Optimisation and Financial Governance - Understanding AWS pricing models by service
- Using AWS Cost Explorer for spend analysis
- Setting budget alerts and anomaly detection
- Identifying underutilised resources with Trusted Advisor
- Right-sizing EC2 instances with performance insights
- Migrating to Graviton processors for cost and performance
- Optimising S3 storage classes automatically
- Eliminating orphaned EBS volumes and snapshots
- Managing NAT Gateway costs with routing efficiency
- Using AWS Cost and Usage Reports (CUR) for granular analysis
- Allocating costs by department, project, or team
- Negotiating discounts with Reserved Instances and Savings Plans
- Using AWS Budgets Actions for automated controls
- Enforcing tagging compliance with Service Control Policies
- Creating chargeback and showback reports
Module 9: Serverless and Event-Driven Architectures - Core design patterns for serverless applications
- Using AWS Lambda with asynchronous invocation
- Managing concurrency and throttling limits
- Designing for idempotency in event processing
- Using Amazon EventBridge for event routing
- Building event buses and rules for decoupled systems
- Integrating SQS and SNS for message durability
- Ensuring message ordering with FIFO queues
- Handling message retries and dead-letter queues
- Using Step Functions for complex workflows
- Orchestrating multi-step processes with visual modelling
- Monitoring execution with CloudWatch Logs and X-Ray
- Securing event-based integrations with resource policies
- Scaling API endpoints with API Gateway and Lambda
- Implementing request validation and throttling on APIs
Module 10: Monitoring, Observability, and Operations - Setting up CloudWatch Alarms for proactive monitoring
- Creating custom metrics and dashboards
- Using CloudWatch Logs Insights for rapid troubleshooting
- Streaming logs to external systems with destinations
- Implementing structured logging across services
- Using AWS X-Ray for distributed tracing
- Analysing latency and error hotspots in microservices
- Integrating X-Ray with Lambda, API Gateway, and ECS
- Setting up Service Quotas monitoring and alerts
- Using AWS Health Dashboard for account-wide service status
- Receiving proactive notifications for scheduled changes
- Automating response to operational events
- Creating runbooks and incident playbooks
- Establishing SLOs and error budgets
- Measuring and improving MTTR and MTBF
Module 11: Migration Strategy and Lift-and-Shift Modernisation - Assessing application readiness for cloud migration
- Using AWS Application Discovery Service
- Categorising applications by migration complexity
- Selecting migration strategies: rehost, refactor, rearchitect
- Performing application dependency mapping
- Estimating migration timelines and resource needs
- Using AWS Database Migration Service (DMS)
- Migrating large databases with minimal downtime
- Rehosting VMware workloads with AWS VM Import/Export
- Leveraging AWS Migration Hub for central tracking
- Planning for data consistency during cutover events
- Validating migrated systems with automated testing
- Decommissioning legacy environments securely
- Building post-migration optimisation roadmap
- Communicating progress to stakeholders with migration dashboards
Module 12: Advanced Architectural Patterns - Building multi-region active-active architectures
- Global table design with DynamoDB
- Using Route 53 Routing Policies for geo-routing
- Implementing cross-region failover with health checks
- Designing for regulatory compliance across jurisdictions
- Managing data residency and sovereignty requirements
- Architecting event-driven data pipelines with Kinesis and Lambda
- Using SAGA pattern for distributed transactions
- Building CQRS architectures for read-write separation
- Implementing service mesh with App Mesh and sidecars
- Designing for zero-trust security model
- Integrating AWS Verified Access for identity-centric access
- Using Amazon EKS for container orchestration at scale
- Managing multi-cluster configurations with EKS Anywhere
- Implementing canary deployments with App Mesh and Route 53
Module 13: Integration with DevSecOps and CI/CD - Embedding security into the architecture lifecycle
- Scanning IaC templates for misconfigurations
- Integrating static analysis tools into pipelines
- Using AWS CodeArtifact for private package management
- Setting up automated testing stages in CodePipeline
- Deploying to staging and production with manual approvals
- Using blue-green and canary deployment patterns
- Rolling back failed deployments automatically
- Integrating with GitHub, GitLab, and Bitbucket
- Managing secrets securely in pipeline execution
- Running security scans in isolated environments
- Validating compliance before production promotion
- Using audit trails to trace deployment provenance
- Generating compliance reports for auditors
- Enabling developer self-service with guardrails
Module 14: Certification Preparation and Professional Advancement - Mapping course content to AWS Certified Solutions Architect exams
- Analysing real-world scenario-based exam questions
- Practising architectural decision-making under constraints
- Time management strategies for certification exams
- Identifying high-weight domains in the test blueprint
- Building a personal study plan for certification success
- Creating a portfolio of design patterns and templates
- Documenting your architectural experience for job applications
- Leveraging the Certificate of Completion for promotions
- Updating your LinkedIn profile with credential validation
- Negotiating salary increases with verified expertise
- Transitioning into cloud architect roles from adjacent disciplines
- Joining AWS user groups and professional communities
- Presenting design reviews with stakeholder confidence
- Using the certification as a stepping stone to senior roles
Module 15: Final Project & Certification Submission - Selecting a real-world problem or use case
- Defining stakeholders, requirements, and success criteria
- Choosing the appropriate architectural pattern
- Documenting your design with diagrams and rationale
- Justifying technology and service selections
- Mapping to Well-Architected Pillars with evidence
- Estimating costs and identifying bottlenecks
- Planning deployment, monitoring, and operations
- Writing an executive summary for non-technical audiences
- Submitting your project for review
- Receiving detailed feedback from AWS-certified reviewers
- Iterating based on expert insights
- Achieving mastery through applied practice
- Earning your Certificate of Completion
- Gaining lifetime access to update your portfolio
- Implementing the principle of least privilege
- Designing IAM roles, policies, and trust relationships
- Using service control policies (SCPs) at organisation level
- Securing API access with AWS API Gateway and usage plans
- Implementing VPC flow logs for traffic inspection
- Designing private subnets and NAT gateway configuration
- Using Security Groups effectively as stateful firewalls
- Configuring Network ACLs as stateless perimeter controls
- Integrating AWS WAF with CloudFront and ALB
- Protecting against DDoS attacks with AWS Shield
- Encrypting data in transit with TLS and ACM certificates
- Managing encryption keys with AWS KMS
- Enforcing default encryption with S3 and EBS
- Using AWS Secrets Manager for credential rotation
- Implementing audit trails with AWS CloudTrail
Module 5: Data Architecture and Storage Strategy - Differentiating use cases for S3, EBS, EFS, and FSx
- Setting lifecycle policies for cost-optimised storage tiers
- Enabling versioning and MFA delete on S3 buckets
- Using S3 Cross-Region Replication for DR
- Designing for high-throughput database workloads on EBS
- Sharing file storage across EC2 instances with EFS
- Using FSx for Windows or Lustre in specialised scenarios
- Choosing between Aurora, RDS, and DynamoDB
- Read replicas and write scaling in relational databases
- Time-series data strategy with Timestream and OpenSearch
- Event-driven data ingestion with Kinesis Data Streams
- Building data lakes with S3, Glue, and Athena
- Partitioning and compressing data for query performance
- Implementing data governance with AWS Lake Formation
- Designing schema evolution for long-term data systems
Module 6: Networking and Hybrid Connectivity - Designing VPCs with public, private, and isolated subnets
- IP addressing strategy and CIDR planning
- Using VPC Peering for private communication
- Implementing AWS Transit Gateway for hub-and-spoke models
- Connecting on-premises to AWS via Direct Connect
- Site-to-site VPN configuration and failover planning
- Route propagation and CIDR overlap avoidance
- Centralised logging and monitoring for VPC traffic
- Using PrivateLink to expose services privately
- Integrating AWS Outposts for hybrid workloads
- Designing for regulated environments with air-gapped VPCs
- Managing DNS resolution with Route 53 and Resolver
- Split-horizon DNS for internal and external queries
- Controlling egress traffic with NAT and egress-only gateways
- Monitoring network performance with VPC Reachability Analyzer
Module 7: Automation and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) - Advantages of declarative infrastructure management
- Comparing CloudFormation, Terraform, and CDK
- Writing modular, reusable CloudFormation templates
- Using nested stacks for complex environments
- Managing stack dependencies and update policies
- Implementing drift detection and corrective actions
- Storing templates in private and public repositories
- Parameterising deployments for multiple environments
- Using AWS Systems Manager for operational automation
- Creating patch baselines and compliance rules
- Running ad-hoc commands across fleets with SSM Run Command
- Automating server configuration with SSM Distributor
- Deploying infrastructure via CI/CD pipelines
- Integrating CloudFormation with CodePipeline and CodeBuild
- Designing rollback strategies for failed deployments
Module 8: Cost Optimisation and Financial Governance - Understanding AWS pricing models by service
- Using AWS Cost Explorer for spend analysis
- Setting budget alerts and anomaly detection
- Identifying underutilised resources with Trusted Advisor
- Right-sizing EC2 instances with performance insights
- Migrating to Graviton processors for cost and performance
- Optimising S3 storage classes automatically
- Eliminating orphaned EBS volumes and snapshots
- Managing NAT Gateway costs with routing efficiency
- Using AWS Cost and Usage Reports (CUR) for granular analysis
- Allocating costs by department, project, or team
- Negotiating discounts with Reserved Instances and Savings Plans
- Using AWS Budgets Actions for automated controls
- Enforcing tagging compliance with Service Control Policies
- Creating chargeback and showback reports
Module 9: Serverless and Event-Driven Architectures - Core design patterns for serverless applications
- Using AWS Lambda with asynchronous invocation
- Managing concurrency and throttling limits
- Designing for idempotency in event processing
- Using Amazon EventBridge for event routing
- Building event buses and rules for decoupled systems
- Integrating SQS and SNS for message durability
- Ensuring message ordering with FIFO queues
- Handling message retries and dead-letter queues
- Using Step Functions for complex workflows
- Orchestrating multi-step processes with visual modelling
- Monitoring execution with CloudWatch Logs and X-Ray
- Securing event-based integrations with resource policies
- Scaling API endpoints with API Gateway and Lambda
- Implementing request validation and throttling on APIs
Module 10: Monitoring, Observability, and Operations - Setting up CloudWatch Alarms for proactive monitoring
- Creating custom metrics and dashboards
- Using CloudWatch Logs Insights for rapid troubleshooting
- Streaming logs to external systems with destinations
- Implementing structured logging across services
- Using AWS X-Ray for distributed tracing
- Analysing latency and error hotspots in microservices
- Integrating X-Ray with Lambda, API Gateway, and ECS
- Setting up Service Quotas monitoring and alerts
- Using AWS Health Dashboard for account-wide service status
- Receiving proactive notifications for scheduled changes
- Automating response to operational events
- Creating runbooks and incident playbooks
- Establishing SLOs and error budgets
- Measuring and improving MTTR and MTBF
Module 11: Migration Strategy and Lift-and-Shift Modernisation - Assessing application readiness for cloud migration
- Using AWS Application Discovery Service
- Categorising applications by migration complexity
- Selecting migration strategies: rehost, refactor, rearchitect
- Performing application dependency mapping
- Estimating migration timelines and resource needs
- Using AWS Database Migration Service (DMS)
- Migrating large databases with minimal downtime
- Rehosting VMware workloads with AWS VM Import/Export
- Leveraging AWS Migration Hub for central tracking
- Planning for data consistency during cutover events
- Validating migrated systems with automated testing
- Decommissioning legacy environments securely
- Building post-migration optimisation roadmap
- Communicating progress to stakeholders with migration dashboards
Module 12: Advanced Architectural Patterns - Building multi-region active-active architectures
- Global table design with DynamoDB
- Using Route 53 Routing Policies for geo-routing
- Implementing cross-region failover with health checks
- Designing for regulatory compliance across jurisdictions
- Managing data residency and sovereignty requirements
- Architecting event-driven data pipelines with Kinesis and Lambda
- Using SAGA pattern for distributed transactions
- Building CQRS architectures for read-write separation
- Implementing service mesh with App Mesh and sidecars
- Designing for zero-trust security model
- Integrating AWS Verified Access for identity-centric access
- Using Amazon EKS for container orchestration at scale
- Managing multi-cluster configurations with EKS Anywhere
- Implementing canary deployments with App Mesh and Route 53
Module 13: Integration with DevSecOps and CI/CD - Embedding security into the architecture lifecycle
- Scanning IaC templates for misconfigurations
- Integrating static analysis tools into pipelines
- Using AWS CodeArtifact for private package management
- Setting up automated testing stages in CodePipeline
- Deploying to staging and production with manual approvals
- Using blue-green and canary deployment patterns
- Rolling back failed deployments automatically
- Integrating with GitHub, GitLab, and Bitbucket
- Managing secrets securely in pipeline execution
- Running security scans in isolated environments
- Validating compliance before production promotion
- Using audit trails to trace deployment provenance
- Generating compliance reports for auditors
- Enabling developer self-service with guardrails
Module 14: Certification Preparation and Professional Advancement - Mapping course content to AWS Certified Solutions Architect exams
- Analysing real-world scenario-based exam questions
- Practising architectural decision-making under constraints
- Time management strategies for certification exams
- Identifying high-weight domains in the test blueprint
- Building a personal study plan for certification success
- Creating a portfolio of design patterns and templates
- Documenting your architectural experience for job applications
- Leveraging the Certificate of Completion for promotions
- Updating your LinkedIn profile with credential validation
- Negotiating salary increases with verified expertise
- Transitioning into cloud architect roles from adjacent disciplines
- Joining AWS user groups and professional communities
- Presenting design reviews with stakeholder confidence
- Using the certification as a stepping stone to senior roles
Module 15: Final Project & Certification Submission - Selecting a real-world problem or use case
- Defining stakeholders, requirements, and success criteria
- Choosing the appropriate architectural pattern
- Documenting your design with diagrams and rationale
- Justifying technology and service selections
- Mapping to Well-Architected Pillars with evidence
- Estimating costs and identifying bottlenecks
- Planning deployment, monitoring, and operations
- Writing an executive summary for non-technical audiences
- Submitting your project for review
- Receiving detailed feedback from AWS-certified reviewers
- Iterating based on expert insights
- Achieving mastery through applied practice
- Earning your Certificate of Completion
- Gaining lifetime access to update your portfolio
- Designing VPCs with public, private, and isolated subnets
- IP addressing strategy and CIDR planning
- Using VPC Peering for private communication
- Implementing AWS Transit Gateway for hub-and-spoke models
- Connecting on-premises to AWS via Direct Connect
- Site-to-site VPN configuration and failover planning
- Route propagation and CIDR overlap avoidance
- Centralised logging and monitoring for VPC traffic
- Using PrivateLink to expose services privately
- Integrating AWS Outposts for hybrid workloads
- Designing for regulated environments with air-gapped VPCs
- Managing DNS resolution with Route 53 and Resolver
- Split-horizon DNS for internal and external queries
- Controlling egress traffic with NAT and egress-only gateways
- Monitoring network performance with VPC Reachability Analyzer
Module 7: Automation and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) - Advantages of declarative infrastructure management
- Comparing CloudFormation, Terraform, and CDK
- Writing modular, reusable CloudFormation templates
- Using nested stacks for complex environments
- Managing stack dependencies and update policies
- Implementing drift detection and corrective actions
- Storing templates in private and public repositories
- Parameterising deployments for multiple environments
- Using AWS Systems Manager for operational automation
- Creating patch baselines and compliance rules
- Running ad-hoc commands across fleets with SSM Run Command
- Automating server configuration with SSM Distributor
- Deploying infrastructure via CI/CD pipelines
- Integrating CloudFormation with CodePipeline and CodeBuild
- Designing rollback strategies for failed deployments
Module 8: Cost Optimisation and Financial Governance - Understanding AWS pricing models by service
- Using AWS Cost Explorer for spend analysis
- Setting budget alerts and anomaly detection
- Identifying underutilised resources with Trusted Advisor
- Right-sizing EC2 instances with performance insights
- Migrating to Graviton processors for cost and performance
- Optimising S3 storage classes automatically
- Eliminating orphaned EBS volumes and snapshots
- Managing NAT Gateway costs with routing efficiency
- Using AWS Cost and Usage Reports (CUR) for granular analysis
- Allocating costs by department, project, or team
- Negotiating discounts with Reserved Instances and Savings Plans
- Using AWS Budgets Actions for automated controls
- Enforcing tagging compliance with Service Control Policies
- Creating chargeback and showback reports
Module 9: Serverless and Event-Driven Architectures - Core design patterns for serverless applications
- Using AWS Lambda with asynchronous invocation
- Managing concurrency and throttling limits
- Designing for idempotency in event processing
- Using Amazon EventBridge for event routing
- Building event buses and rules for decoupled systems
- Integrating SQS and SNS for message durability
- Ensuring message ordering with FIFO queues
- Handling message retries and dead-letter queues
- Using Step Functions for complex workflows
- Orchestrating multi-step processes with visual modelling
- Monitoring execution with CloudWatch Logs and X-Ray
- Securing event-based integrations with resource policies
- Scaling API endpoints with API Gateway and Lambda
- Implementing request validation and throttling on APIs
Module 10: Monitoring, Observability, and Operations - Setting up CloudWatch Alarms for proactive monitoring
- Creating custom metrics and dashboards
- Using CloudWatch Logs Insights for rapid troubleshooting
- Streaming logs to external systems with destinations
- Implementing structured logging across services
- Using AWS X-Ray for distributed tracing
- Analysing latency and error hotspots in microservices
- Integrating X-Ray with Lambda, API Gateway, and ECS
- Setting up Service Quotas monitoring and alerts
- Using AWS Health Dashboard for account-wide service status
- Receiving proactive notifications for scheduled changes
- Automating response to operational events
- Creating runbooks and incident playbooks
- Establishing SLOs and error budgets
- Measuring and improving MTTR and MTBF
Module 11: Migration Strategy and Lift-and-Shift Modernisation - Assessing application readiness for cloud migration
- Using AWS Application Discovery Service
- Categorising applications by migration complexity
- Selecting migration strategies: rehost, refactor, rearchitect
- Performing application dependency mapping
- Estimating migration timelines and resource needs
- Using AWS Database Migration Service (DMS)
- Migrating large databases with minimal downtime
- Rehosting VMware workloads with AWS VM Import/Export
- Leveraging AWS Migration Hub for central tracking
- Planning for data consistency during cutover events
- Validating migrated systems with automated testing
- Decommissioning legacy environments securely
- Building post-migration optimisation roadmap
- Communicating progress to stakeholders with migration dashboards
Module 12: Advanced Architectural Patterns - Building multi-region active-active architectures
- Global table design with DynamoDB
- Using Route 53 Routing Policies for geo-routing
- Implementing cross-region failover with health checks
- Designing for regulatory compliance across jurisdictions
- Managing data residency and sovereignty requirements
- Architecting event-driven data pipelines with Kinesis and Lambda
- Using SAGA pattern for distributed transactions
- Building CQRS architectures for read-write separation
- Implementing service mesh with App Mesh and sidecars
- Designing for zero-trust security model
- Integrating AWS Verified Access for identity-centric access
- Using Amazon EKS for container orchestration at scale
- Managing multi-cluster configurations with EKS Anywhere
- Implementing canary deployments with App Mesh and Route 53
Module 13: Integration with DevSecOps and CI/CD - Embedding security into the architecture lifecycle
- Scanning IaC templates for misconfigurations
- Integrating static analysis tools into pipelines
- Using AWS CodeArtifact for private package management
- Setting up automated testing stages in CodePipeline
- Deploying to staging and production with manual approvals
- Using blue-green and canary deployment patterns
- Rolling back failed deployments automatically
- Integrating with GitHub, GitLab, and Bitbucket
- Managing secrets securely in pipeline execution
- Running security scans in isolated environments
- Validating compliance before production promotion
- Using audit trails to trace deployment provenance
- Generating compliance reports for auditors
- Enabling developer self-service with guardrails
Module 14: Certification Preparation and Professional Advancement - Mapping course content to AWS Certified Solutions Architect exams
- Analysing real-world scenario-based exam questions
- Practising architectural decision-making under constraints
- Time management strategies for certification exams
- Identifying high-weight domains in the test blueprint
- Building a personal study plan for certification success
- Creating a portfolio of design patterns and templates
- Documenting your architectural experience for job applications
- Leveraging the Certificate of Completion for promotions
- Updating your LinkedIn profile with credential validation
- Negotiating salary increases with verified expertise
- Transitioning into cloud architect roles from adjacent disciplines
- Joining AWS user groups and professional communities
- Presenting design reviews with stakeholder confidence
- Using the certification as a stepping stone to senior roles
Module 15: Final Project & Certification Submission - Selecting a real-world problem or use case
- Defining stakeholders, requirements, and success criteria
- Choosing the appropriate architectural pattern
- Documenting your design with diagrams and rationale
- Justifying technology and service selections
- Mapping to Well-Architected Pillars with evidence
- Estimating costs and identifying bottlenecks
- Planning deployment, monitoring, and operations
- Writing an executive summary for non-technical audiences
- Submitting your project for review
- Receiving detailed feedback from AWS-certified reviewers
- Iterating based on expert insights
- Achieving mastery through applied practice
- Earning your Certificate of Completion
- Gaining lifetime access to update your portfolio
- Understanding AWS pricing models by service
- Using AWS Cost Explorer for spend analysis
- Setting budget alerts and anomaly detection
- Identifying underutilised resources with Trusted Advisor
- Right-sizing EC2 instances with performance insights
- Migrating to Graviton processors for cost and performance
- Optimising S3 storage classes automatically
- Eliminating orphaned EBS volumes and snapshots
- Managing NAT Gateway costs with routing efficiency
- Using AWS Cost and Usage Reports (CUR) for granular analysis
- Allocating costs by department, project, or team
- Negotiating discounts with Reserved Instances and Savings Plans
- Using AWS Budgets Actions for automated controls
- Enforcing tagging compliance with Service Control Policies
- Creating chargeback and showback reports
Module 9: Serverless and Event-Driven Architectures - Core design patterns for serverless applications
- Using AWS Lambda with asynchronous invocation
- Managing concurrency and throttling limits
- Designing for idempotency in event processing
- Using Amazon EventBridge for event routing
- Building event buses and rules for decoupled systems
- Integrating SQS and SNS for message durability
- Ensuring message ordering with FIFO queues
- Handling message retries and dead-letter queues
- Using Step Functions for complex workflows
- Orchestrating multi-step processes with visual modelling
- Monitoring execution with CloudWatch Logs and X-Ray
- Securing event-based integrations with resource policies
- Scaling API endpoints with API Gateway and Lambda
- Implementing request validation and throttling on APIs
Module 10: Monitoring, Observability, and Operations - Setting up CloudWatch Alarms for proactive monitoring
- Creating custom metrics and dashboards
- Using CloudWatch Logs Insights for rapid troubleshooting
- Streaming logs to external systems with destinations
- Implementing structured logging across services
- Using AWS X-Ray for distributed tracing
- Analysing latency and error hotspots in microservices
- Integrating X-Ray with Lambda, API Gateway, and ECS
- Setting up Service Quotas monitoring and alerts
- Using AWS Health Dashboard for account-wide service status
- Receiving proactive notifications for scheduled changes
- Automating response to operational events
- Creating runbooks and incident playbooks
- Establishing SLOs and error budgets
- Measuring and improving MTTR and MTBF
Module 11: Migration Strategy and Lift-and-Shift Modernisation - Assessing application readiness for cloud migration
- Using AWS Application Discovery Service
- Categorising applications by migration complexity
- Selecting migration strategies: rehost, refactor, rearchitect
- Performing application dependency mapping
- Estimating migration timelines and resource needs
- Using AWS Database Migration Service (DMS)
- Migrating large databases with minimal downtime
- Rehosting VMware workloads with AWS VM Import/Export
- Leveraging AWS Migration Hub for central tracking
- Planning for data consistency during cutover events
- Validating migrated systems with automated testing
- Decommissioning legacy environments securely
- Building post-migration optimisation roadmap
- Communicating progress to stakeholders with migration dashboards
Module 12: Advanced Architectural Patterns - Building multi-region active-active architectures
- Global table design with DynamoDB
- Using Route 53 Routing Policies for geo-routing
- Implementing cross-region failover with health checks
- Designing for regulatory compliance across jurisdictions
- Managing data residency and sovereignty requirements
- Architecting event-driven data pipelines with Kinesis and Lambda
- Using SAGA pattern for distributed transactions
- Building CQRS architectures for read-write separation
- Implementing service mesh with App Mesh and sidecars
- Designing for zero-trust security model
- Integrating AWS Verified Access for identity-centric access
- Using Amazon EKS for container orchestration at scale
- Managing multi-cluster configurations with EKS Anywhere
- Implementing canary deployments with App Mesh and Route 53
Module 13: Integration with DevSecOps and CI/CD - Embedding security into the architecture lifecycle
- Scanning IaC templates for misconfigurations
- Integrating static analysis tools into pipelines
- Using AWS CodeArtifact for private package management
- Setting up automated testing stages in CodePipeline
- Deploying to staging and production with manual approvals
- Using blue-green and canary deployment patterns
- Rolling back failed deployments automatically
- Integrating with GitHub, GitLab, and Bitbucket
- Managing secrets securely in pipeline execution
- Running security scans in isolated environments
- Validating compliance before production promotion
- Using audit trails to trace deployment provenance
- Generating compliance reports for auditors
- Enabling developer self-service with guardrails
Module 14: Certification Preparation and Professional Advancement - Mapping course content to AWS Certified Solutions Architect exams
- Analysing real-world scenario-based exam questions
- Practising architectural decision-making under constraints
- Time management strategies for certification exams
- Identifying high-weight domains in the test blueprint
- Building a personal study plan for certification success
- Creating a portfolio of design patterns and templates
- Documenting your architectural experience for job applications
- Leveraging the Certificate of Completion for promotions
- Updating your LinkedIn profile with credential validation
- Negotiating salary increases with verified expertise
- Transitioning into cloud architect roles from adjacent disciplines
- Joining AWS user groups and professional communities
- Presenting design reviews with stakeholder confidence
- Using the certification as a stepping stone to senior roles
Module 15: Final Project & Certification Submission - Selecting a real-world problem or use case
- Defining stakeholders, requirements, and success criteria
- Choosing the appropriate architectural pattern
- Documenting your design with diagrams and rationale
- Justifying technology and service selections
- Mapping to Well-Architected Pillars with evidence
- Estimating costs and identifying bottlenecks
- Planning deployment, monitoring, and operations
- Writing an executive summary for non-technical audiences
- Submitting your project for review
- Receiving detailed feedback from AWS-certified reviewers
- Iterating based on expert insights
- Achieving mastery through applied practice
- Earning your Certificate of Completion
- Gaining lifetime access to update your portfolio
- Setting up CloudWatch Alarms for proactive monitoring
- Creating custom metrics and dashboards
- Using CloudWatch Logs Insights for rapid troubleshooting
- Streaming logs to external systems with destinations
- Implementing structured logging across services
- Using AWS X-Ray for distributed tracing
- Analysing latency and error hotspots in microservices
- Integrating X-Ray with Lambda, API Gateway, and ECS
- Setting up Service Quotas monitoring and alerts
- Using AWS Health Dashboard for account-wide service status
- Receiving proactive notifications for scheduled changes
- Automating response to operational events
- Creating runbooks and incident playbooks
- Establishing SLOs and error budgets
- Measuring and improving MTTR and MTBF
Module 11: Migration Strategy and Lift-and-Shift Modernisation - Assessing application readiness for cloud migration
- Using AWS Application Discovery Service
- Categorising applications by migration complexity
- Selecting migration strategies: rehost, refactor, rearchitect
- Performing application dependency mapping
- Estimating migration timelines and resource needs
- Using AWS Database Migration Service (DMS)
- Migrating large databases with minimal downtime
- Rehosting VMware workloads with AWS VM Import/Export
- Leveraging AWS Migration Hub for central tracking
- Planning for data consistency during cutover events
- Validating migrated systems with automated testing
- Decommissioning legacy environments securely
- Building post-migration optimisation roadmap
- Communicating progress to stakeholders with migration dashboards
Module 12: Advanced Architectural Patterns - Building multi-region active-active architectures
- Global table design with DynamoDB
- Using Route 53 Routing Policies for geo-routing
- Implementing cross-region failover with health checks
- Designing for regulatory compliance across jurisdictions
- Managing data residency and sovereignty requirements
- Architecting event-driven data pipelines with Kinesis and Lambda
- Using SAGA pattern for distributed transactions
- Building CQRS architectures for read-write separation
- Implementing service mesh with App Mesh and sidecars
- Designing for zero-trust security model
- Integrating AWS Verified Access for identity-centric access
- Using Amazon EKS for container orchestration at scale
- Managing multi-cluster configurations with EKS Anywhere
- Implementing canary deployments with App Mesh and Route 53
Module 13: Integration with DevSecOps and CI/CD - Embedding security into the architecture lifecycle
- Scanning IaC templates for misconfigurations
- Integrating static analysis tools into pipelines
- Using AWS CodeArtifact for private package management
- Setting up automated testing stages in CodePipeline
- Deploying to staging and production with manual approvals
- Using blue-green and canary deployment patterns
- Rolling back failed deployments automatically
- Integrating with GitHub, GitLab, and Bitbucket
- Managing secrets securely in pipeline execution
- Running security scans in isolated environments
- Validating compliance before production promotion
- Using audit trails to trace deployment provenance
- Generating compliance reports for auditors
- Enabling developer self-service with guardrails
Module 14: Certification Preparation and Professional Advancement - Mapping course content to AWS Certified Solutions Architect exams
- Analysing real-world scenario-based exam questions
- Practising architectural decision-making under constraints
- Time management strategies for certification exams
- Identifying high-weight domains in the test blueprint
- Building a personal study plan for certification success
- Creating a portfolio of design patterns and templates
- Documenting your architectural experience for job applications
- Leveraging the Certificate of Completion for promotions
- Updating your LinkedIn profile with credential validation
- Negotiating salary increases with verified expertise
- Transitioning into cloud architect roles from adjacent disciplines
- Joining AWS user groups and professional communities
- Presenting design reviews with stakeholder confidence
- Using the certification as a stepping stone to senior roles
Module 15: Final Project & Certification Submission - Selecting a real-world problem or use case
- Defining stakeholders, requirements, and success criteria
- Choosing the appropriate architectural pattern
- Documenting your design with diagrams and rationale
- Justifying technology and service selections
- Mapping to Well-Architected Pillars with evidence
- Estimating costs and identifying bottlenecks
- Planning deployment, monitoring, and operations
- Writing an executive summary for non-technical audiences
- Submitting your project for review
- Receiving detailed feedback from AWS-certified reviewers
- Iterating based on expert insights
- Achieving mastery through applied practice
- Earning your Certificate of Completion
- Gaining lifetime access to update your portfolio
- Building multi-region active-active architectures
- Global table design with DynamoDB
- Using Route 53 Routing Policies for geo-routing
- Implementing cross-region failover with health checks
- Designing for regulatory compliance across jurisdictions
- Managing data residency and sovereignty requirements
- Architecting event-driven data pipelines with Kinesis and Lambda
- Using SAGA pattern for distributed transactions
- Building CQRS architectures for read-write separation
- Implementing service mesh with App Mesh and sidecars
- Designing for zero-trust security model
- Integrating AWS Verified Access for identity-centric access
- Using Amazon EKS for container orchestration at scale
- Managing multi-cluster configurations with EKS Anywhere
- Implementing canary deployments with App Mesh and Route 53
Module 13: Integration with DevSecOps and CI/CD - Embedding security into the architecture lifecycle
- Scanning IaC templates for misconfigurations
- Integrating static analysis tools into pipelines
- Using AWS CodeArtifact for private package management
- Setting up automated testing stages in CodePipeline
- Deploying to staging and production with manual approvals
- Using blue-green and canary deployment patterns
- Rolling back failed deployments automatically
- Integrating with GitHub, GitLab, and Bitbucket
- Managing secrets securely in pipeline execution
- Running security scans in isolated environments
- Validating compliance before production promotion
- Using audit trails to trace deployment provenance
- Generating compliance reports for auditors
- Enabling developer self-service with guardrails
Module 14: Certification Preparation and Professional Advancement - Mapping course content to AWS Certified Solutions Architect exams
- Analysing real-world scenario-based exam questions
- Practising architectural decision-making under constraints
- Time management strategies for certification exams
- Identifying high-weight domains in the test blueprint
- Building a personal study plan for certification success
- Creating a portfolio of design patterns and templates
- Documenting your architectural experience for job applications
- Leveraging the Certificate of Completion for promotions
- Updating your LinkedIn profile with credential validation
- Negotiating salary increases with verified expertise
- Transitioning into cloud architect roles from adjacent disciplines
- Joining AWS user groups and professional communities
- Presenting design reviews with stakeholder confidence
- Using the certification as a stepping stone to senior roles
Module 15: Final Project & Certification Submission - Selecting a real-world problem or use case
- Defining stakeholders, requirements, and success criteria
- Choosing the appropriate architectural pattern
- Documenting your design with diagrams and rationale
- Justifying technology and service selections
- Mapping to Well-Architected Pillars with evidence
- Estimating costs and identifying bottlenecks
- Planning deployment, monitoring, and operations
- Writing an executive summary for non-technical audiences
- Submitting your project for review
- Receiving detailed feedback from AWS-certified reviewers
- Iterating based on expert insights
- Achieving mastery through applied practice
- Earning your Certificate of Completion
- Gaining lifetime access to update your portfolio
- Mapping course content to AWS Certified Solutions Architect exams
- Analysing real-world scenario-based exam questions
- Practising architectural decision-making under constraints
- Time management strategies for certification exams
- Identifying high-weight domains in the test blueprint
- Building a personal study plan for certification success
- Creating a portfolio of design patterns and templates
- Documenting your architectural experience for job applications
- Leveraging the Certificate of Completion for promotions
- Updating your LinkedIn profile with credential validation
- Negotiating salary increases with verified expertise
- Transitioning into cloud architect roles from adjacent disciplines
- Joining AWS user groups and professional communities
- Presenting design reviews with stakeholder confidence
- Using the certification as a stepping stone to senior roles