AWS Ramp-Up Guide: Solutions Architect

For AWS Cloud architects, solutions architects, and engineers

These are the most salient learning resources from our classrooms, digital curricula, video library, and AWS Lab Environment, that relate to the
preparing for a Solutions Architect Role. This guide is not intended to be consumed entirely. Different sections tackle different objectives.
Some resources will be less relevant to you today. The guide will help you decide where you want to start your learning journey, and which
step should be your next.

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Learn the Fundamentals of the AWS Cloud

Learning Resource Type
AWS Ramp-Up Guide: Cloud Essentials Ramp-Up Guide

Identity and Security

Learning Resource Duration (hrs) Type
Introduction to AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) 0.1 Digital Training
$ Introduction to AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) 0.8 Self-Paced Lab
Getting Started with AWS Security, Identity, and Compliance 3.0 Digital Training
$ Performing a Basic Audit of your AWS Environment 1.0 Self-Paced Lab
$ Introduction to AWS Key Management Service 1.0 Self-Paced Lab

Compute and Storage

Learning Resource Duration (hrs) Type
AWS Compute Services Overview 0.7 Digital Training
Getting Started with AWS Storage 3.3 Digital Training
Getting Started with Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3) 1.0 Digital Training
$ Introduction to Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3) 1.0 Self-Paced Lab
Amazon Elastic Block Store (Amazon EBS) Primer 1.5 Digital Training
AWS Database Offerings 4.0 Digital Training
Troubleshooting: Amazon DynamoDB 0.8 Digital Training
Amazon RDS Service Primer 0.3 Digital Training

Networking

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Learning Resource Duration (hrs) Type

AWS Networking Basics 2.0 Digital Training
Subnets, Gateways, and Route Tables Explained 0.3 Digital Training
$ Building Your First Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) 1.0 Self-Paced Lab
$ Introduction to Elastic Load Balancing 1.0 Self-Paced Lab
Amazon Route 53 - Amazon Route 53 - Basics 0.3 Digital Training
Configuring and Deploying VPCs with Multiple Subnets 1.0 Digital Training
Introduction to Amazon API Gateway 0.2 Digital Training
AWS Network Connectivity Options 1.5 Digital Training
$ Comparing VPC Peering and AWS Transit Gateway 3.0 Self-Paced Lab
Understanding AWS Networking Gateways 0.5 Digital Training
Differences Between Security Groups and NACLs 0.1 Digital Training
$ Configuring and Deploying Amazon VPC for a 3-tier Web App 1.5 Self-Paced Lab

Monitoring and Governance

Learning Resource Duration (hrs) Type
AWS Network – Monitoring and Troubleshooting 1.0 Digital Training
Getting Started with AWS CloudFormation 0.3 Digital Training
$ Launching and Managing a Web Application with AWS CloudFormation 1.3 Self-Paced Lab
AWS Well-Architected 1.5 Digital Training
AWS Well-Architected Considerations for Financial Services 0.8 Digital Training

Serverless
Learning Resource Duration (hrs) Type
AWS Lambda Foundations 2.0 Digital Training
$ Deploying Your First AWS Lambda Container 1.0 Self-Paced Lab
Architecting Serverless Applications 2.0 Digital Training
Scaling Serverless Architectures 1.5 Digital Training

Container and Migration

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Learning Resource Duration (hrs) Type

Amazon Elastic Container Service (ECS) Primer 0.5 Digital Training
Introduction to Database Migration 0.8 Digital Training

Cost Management
Learning Resource Duration (hrs) Type
AWS Foundations: Cost Management 0.6 Digital Training
Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3) Cost Optimization 7.0 Digital Training
Deep Dive: Amazon Elastic Block Store (Amazon EBS) Cost Optimization 0.5 Digital Training

Take the AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate Exam

Learning Resource Duration (hrs) Type
$ Architecting on AWS 18.0 Instructor-Led Training
Exam Prep: AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate 3.0 Exam Prep

Advanced Curriculum
Learning Resource Duration (hrs) Type
AWS Storage Gateway Deep Dive: Volume Gateway 1.3 Digital Training
AWS Storage Gateway Deep Dive: Amazon S3 File Gateway 1.1 Digital Training
Introduction to Step Functions 0.6 Digital Training
Migration Evaluator Overview for Customers 0.5 Digital Training
$ Migrating to AWS: Lift and Shift to Serverless 1.0 Self-Paced Lab
AWS Backup Primer 1.2 Digital Training
$ Implementing Multi-Region Backup with Amazon S3 Cross-Region 1.0 Self-Paced Lab
AWS Systems Manager 3.0 Digital Training
$ Processing App Microservice Messages with Containers 1.0 Self-Paced Lab
$ Auditing Your Security with AWS Trusted Advisor 1.5 Self-Paced Lab
$ AWS Federated Authentication with AD FS 1.0 Self-Paced Lab
$ Working with Amazon CloudFront for Dynamic Content Acceleration 2.0 Self-Paced Lab
Deep Dive with Security: AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) 8.0 Digital Training

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Securing and Protecting Your Data in Amazon Simple Storage Service 1.6 Digital Training
Protecting Your Instance with Security Groups 0.1 Digital Training
$ Update Security Groups Automatically Using AWS Lambda 1.0 Self-Paced Lab
$ Scale Your Security Vulnerability Testing with Amazon Inspector 0.5 Self-Paced Lab
$ Rogue Permissions Challenge 1.0 Self-Paced Lab
$ Role Assumption Challenge 2.0 Self-Paced Lab
$ Filtering and Blocking Web Incursions with AWS WAF 1.0 Self-Paced Lab
$ Using Data Encryption in AWS 1.0 Self-Paced Lab
Earn a Solutions Architect Learning Badge Learning Plan

Game-based Learning
Learning Resource Duration (hrs) Type
$ AWS Cloud Quest: Solutions Architect 12+ Game-based Learning

Take the AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Professional Exam

Learning Resource Duration (hrs) Type
$ Advanced Architecting on AWS 18.0 Instructor-led Training
Exam Readiness: AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional 4.0 Exam Prep

With Our Training Partners

Learning Resource Duration (hrs) Type
$ Architecting Solutions on AWS 20.0 Coursera Digital Training
$ Architecting Solutions on AWS 20.0 edX Digital Training

Additional Resources
Learning Resource Type
AWS Well-Architected Webpage
Shared Responsibility Model Webpage
Best Practices for Security, Identity, & Compliance Webpage
AWS Security Best Practices Blogs

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AWS Architecture Center Webpage

AWS CLI Introduction Video
Well-Architected Labs Lab
AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate Webpage
Sample CloudFormation Templates Webpage
Best Practices for Building Amazon Machine Images (AMIs) Webpage
AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery Webpage
Serverless Architectural Patterns and Best Practices (from AWS re:Invent) Video

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