AWS Solutions Architect: Associate Level Preparation
About the certification path
The AWS Solutions Architect Associate is one of the most recognized cloud certifications available, and passing it demonstrates you can design reliable, cost-efficient systems on AWS. Preparation takes real effort, and this course is built around the actual exam domains rather than a general AWS tour.
How the material is organized
Each section maps directly to an exam domain: design resilient architectures, high-performing architectures, secure applications, and cost-optimized designs. You get explanations of the underlying concepts, followed by worked examples showing how AWS services fit together in realistic scenarios.
Labs and practice exams
Hands-on labs run in your own AWS account using free-tier resources wherever possible. You will configure VPCs, set up load balancers, work with S3 lifecycle policies, and practice IAM role delegation. Four full practice exams with detailed answer explanations are included so you can track your readiness over time.
Oleksiy Hrytsenko, the instructor, passed this exam and has since helped teams at mid-sized companies migrate workloads to AWS. The course reflects what actually appears on the exam, not just what looks good in a syllabus.
— Cloud infrastructure decisions made without understanding the fundamentals tend to cost far more than the course itself.
About the certification path
The AWS Solutions Architect Associate is one of the most recognized cloud certifications available, and passing it demonstrates you can design reliable, cost-efficient systems on AWS. Preparation takes real effort, and this course is built around the actual exam domains rather than a general AWS tour.
How the material is organized
Each section maps directly to an exam domain: design resilient architectures, high-performing architectures, secure applications, and cost-optimized designs. You get explanations of the underlying concepts, followed by worked examples showing how AWS services fit together in realistic scenarios.
Labs and practice exams
Hands-on labs run in your own AWS account using free-tier resources wherever possible. You will configure VPCs, set up load balancers, work with S3 lifecycle policies, and practice IAM role delegation. Four full practice exams with detailed answer explanations are included so you can track your readiness over time.
Oleksiy Hrytsenko, the instructor, passed this exam and has since helped teams at mid-sized companies migrate workloads to AWS. The course reflects what actually appears on the exam, not just what looks good in a syllabus.
Program
Exam domain coverage
- Domain 1 - Resilient architectures: multi-AZ design, Auto Scaling, Route 53 routing policies
- Domain 2 - High-performing architectures: EC2 instance types, RDS read replicas, CloudFront, ElastiCache
- Domain 3 - Secure applications: IAM policies, KMS, Security Groups vs NACLs, VPC endpoints
- Domain 4 - Cost optimization: Reserved Instances, Spot Instances, S3 storage classes, Trusted Advisor
- Labs section: 14 guided labs covering VPC setup, S3 configuration, EC2 deployment, and RDS
- Practice exams: 4 full-length exams with explanations for every answer option
What is not covered
This course focuses on the Associate exam. Developer Associate and SysOps Administrator content are separate courses.
Duration
10 weeks
AWS CertificationInvestment
One-time payment, exam voucher not included
7800 UAH