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AWS Solutions Architect – Associate (SAA-C03) Design highly available database architectures

AWS Solutions Architect – Associate (SAA-C03)

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Module 1: Introduction to Cloud Computing

Explain traditional vs cloud infrastructure with real-world examples

Discuss CAPEX vs OPEX and AWS pricing model

Introduce AWS Regions, Availability Zones, and Edge Locations

Explain Shared Responsibility Model with security examples

Walk through AWS Well-Architected Framework pillars

Map cloud concepts to SAA-C03 exam scenarios

Module 2: VPC – Networking Fundamentals

Explain VPC CIDR planning and IP addressing

Differentiate public and private subnets

Configure route tables and traffic flow

Explain Internet Gateway and NAT Gateway use cases

Compare Security Groups vs Network ACLs

Design secure multi-tier VPC architectures

Module 3: EC2 – Compute Services

Explain EC2 instance families and use cases

Compare On-Demand, Reserved, and Spot pricing

Explain AMI creation and reuse

Demonstrate user data and bootstrapping

Design highly available EC2 architecture

Discuss cost optimization strategies

Module 4: Storage Services

Compare block, file, and object storage

Explain EBS volume types and performance

Discuss Instance Store limitations

Explain EFS architecture and shared storage

Explain S3 buckets, policies, and encryption

Explain S3 lifecycle rules and Glacier use cases

Module 5: IAM – Security & Identity

Explain IAM users, groups, and roles

Design least-privilege IAM policies

Explain role-based access for AWS services

Implement MFA and identity federation

Discuss IAM best practices and exam traps

Module 6: Monitoring & Scaling

Explain CloudWatch metrics, logs, and alarms

Design load balancing using ALB

Explain Auto Scaling policies

Design fault-tolerant architectures

Discuss monitoring-driven scaling

Module 7: Networking & DNS

Explain DNS fundamentals

Compare Route 53 routing policies

Design failover routing

Explain hybrid connectivity concepts

Explain AWS Site-to-Site VPN

Module 8: Databases

Compare RDS engines

Explain Multi-AZ deployments

Explain backups and snapshots

Design highly available database architectures

Introduce basic disaster recovery concepts

Module 9: Serverless & Messaging

Explain serverless architecture

Create event-driven workflows

Explain AWS Lambda execution model

Explain SNS topics and subscriptions

Map serverless designs to exam scenarios

Module 10: Automation & IaC

Explain benefits of Infrastructure as Code

Use AWS CLI for resource management

Explain CloudFormation templates

Design repeatable infrastructure

Explain drift detection and updates

Module 11: Migration & Cost Optimization

Explain 6R migration strategies

Introduce AWS migration tools

Explain cost optimization pillars

Discuss right-sizing and managed services

Map migration scenarios to SAA exam

Capstone Project – Trainer Notes

Guide students to design HA web architecture

Evaluate service selection

Review security and networking decisions

Discuss cost vs performance trade-offs

Discuss cost vs performance trade-offs

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