Ultimate AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate 2026
What you'll learn
- FULLY UPDATED FOR SAA-C03: Pass the AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate Certification
- Full Practice Exam with Explanations included!
- All 800+ slides available as downloadable PDF
- Perform Real-World Solution Architecture on AWS
- Learn the AWS Fundamentals (EC2, ELB, ASG, RDS, ElastiCache, S3)
- Learn the Serverless Fundamentals (Lambda, DynamoDB, Cognito, API Gateway)
- Analyze 10+ Solution Architectures (traditional & serverless)
- Understand the Well Architected Framework, Disaster Recovery
- Master all the differences of Databases on AWS
- Secure your entire AWS Cloud using KMS, IAM Policies & SSM
Requirements
- Know the basics of IT
- No AWS Cloud experience is necessary, we'll use the AWS Free Tier
- Windows / Linux / Mac OS X Machine
Description
Welcome! I'm here to help you prepare and PASS the NEWEST AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate SAA-C03 exam [Course FULLY updated]
** Updates List **
[May 2023 Update]: Over 20 videos have been refreshed/added to keep up with the AWS UI changes and exam changes
[September 2022 Update - SAA-C03]: Over 80 videos have been updated to reflect the NEW SAA-C03 exam
[April 2022 Update]: Over 30 videos have been refreshed/added to keep up with the AWS UI changes and exam changes
[October 2021 Update]: Over 100 videos have been refreshed/added to keep up with the AWS UI changes and exam changes
[April 2021 Update]: Over 100 videos have been refreshed/added to keep up with the AWS UI changes and exam changes
[Dec 2020 Update]: The S3 section has been entirely re-recorded to accommodate for the AWS UI changes
[May 2020 Update]: 20+ videos have been updated to keep up with AWS UI changes.
[February 2020 Update - SAA-C02]: The course has been updated for the NEW 2020 exam version. Overall, 80 videos have been added or updated, and the course is now 22 hours long. Happy learning!
[July 2019 Update]: Few lectures refreshed, including AWS Budgets and EC2 placement groups.
Beginners welcome: no need to know anything about AWS!
The AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate SAA-C03 certification is one of the most challenging exams. It's great at assessing how well you understand not just AWS, but making sure you are making the best architectural decisions based on situations, which makes this certification incredibly valuable to have and pass. Rest assured, I've passed it myself with a score of 982 out of 1000. Yes, you read that right, I only made one mistake! Next, I want to help YOU pass the AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate certification with flying colors.
This is going to be a long journey, but passing the AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate exam will be worth it!
This AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate course is different from the other ones you'll find on Udemy. Dare I say, better (but you'll judge!)
We will spend over three hours discussing solution architecture on AWS in depth.
It covers in-depth all the new topics on the AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate SAA-C02 exam
It's packed with practical knowledge on how to use AWS inside and out as a solutions architect
It teaches you how to prepare for the AWS exam AND how to prepare for the real world
It's a logical progression of topics, not a laundry list of random services
It's fast-paced and to the point
It has professional subtitles
All 800+ slides available as downloadable PDF
Concretely, here's what we'll learn to pass the AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate exam:
The AWS Fundamentals: IAM, EC2, Load Balancing, Auto Scaling, EBS, EFS, Route 53, RDS, ElastiCache, S3, CloudFront
The AWS CLI: CLI setup, usage on EC2, best practices, SDK, advanced usage
In-Depth Database comparison: RDS, Aurora, DynamoDB, ElastiCache, DocumentDB, Neptune, Keyspaces, QLDB, Timestream
Analytics services comparison: Athena, EMR, Redshift, OpenSearch, Lake Formation, Kinesis Data Analytics, MSK, QuickSight, Glue
Machine Learning services: Rekognition, Transcribe, Polly, Translate, Lex, Comprehend, SageMaker, Forecast, Kendra, Personalize, Textract.
Monitoring, Troubleshooting & Audit: CloudWatch, CloudTrail, EventBridge, Config
AWS Integration & Messaging: SQS, SNS, Kinesis Amazon MQ
AWS Serverless: AWS Lambda, DynamoDB, API Gateway, Step Functions
AWS Containers Services: ECS, ECR, EKS, App Runner
AWS Security best practices: KMS, SSM Parameter Store, Secrets Manager, IAM Policies, Cognito, Shield, WAF, Firewall Manager, SSO, Certificate Manager, GuardDuty, Inspector, Macie
VPC & Networking in depth
Disaster Recovery & Migrations: DMS, Aurora & RDS Migrations, AWS Backup, Application Migration Service, VMware Cloud on AWS
AWS Other Services Overview: CloudFormation, SES, Pinpoint, SSM Session Manager, Elastic Transcoder, Batch, AppFlow...
Tips to ROCK the exam
This AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate course is full of opportunities to apply your knowledge:
There are many hands-on lectures in every section
There are quizzes at the end of every section
There's an AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate practice exam at the end of the course
We'll be using the AWS Free Tier most of the time
I'll be showing you how to go beyond the AWS Free Tier (you know... the real world!)
Instructor
My name is Stéphane Maarek, I am passionate about Cloud Computing, and I will be your instructor in this course. I teach about AWS certifications, focusing on helping my students improve their professional proficiencies in AWS.
I have already taught 1,500,000+ students and gotten 500,000+ reviews throughout my career in designing and delivering these certifications and courses!
With AWS becoming the centerpiece of today's modern IT architectures, I've decided it's time for students to learn how to be an AWS Solutions Architect Associate properly. So, let’s kick start the course! You are in good hands!
This course also comes with:
Lifetime access to all future updates
A responsive instructor in the Q&A Section
Udemy Certificate of Completion Ready for Download
A 30 Day "No Questions Asked" Money Back Guarantee!
Join me in this course if you want to pass the AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate Certification SAA-C03 Exam and master the AWS platform!
Who this course is for:
- Anyone wanting to acquire the knowledge to pass the AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate SAA-C03 Certification
- Solutions Architects who want to know how to leverage all AWS services for their solution architecture
Instructor
Stephane is a solutions architect, consultant and software developer that has a particular interest in all things related to Cloud & Big Data. He's also a many-times best seller instructor on Udemy for his courses in AWS and Apache Kafka.
[See FAQ below to see in which order you can take my courses]
Stéphane is recognized as an AWS Hero and is an AWS Certified Solutions Architect Professional & AWS Certified DevOps Professional. He loves to teach people how to use the AWS properly, to get them ready for their AWS certifications, and most importantly for the real world.
He also loves Apache Kafka. He used on the Program Committee organizing the Kafka Summit in New York, London and San Francisco. He also was an active member of the Apache Kafka community, and has authored blogs on Medium and the guest blog for Confluent. He also has co-founded Conduktor, a prominent company in the Kafka ecosystem.
During his spare time, Stéphane composes piano music, that he publishes online under the artist name Makera ?
FAQ: In which order should you learn?...
AWS Cloud: Start with AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner or AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate, then move on to AWS Certified Developer Associate and then AWS Certified SysOps Administrator. Afterwards you can either do AWS Certified Solutions Architect Professional or AWS Certified DevOps Professional, or a specialty certification of your choosing. You can also learn about AI with the AWS Certified AI Practitioner course!
Apache Kafka: Start with Apache Kafka for Beginners, then you can learn Connect, Streams and Schema Registry if you're a developer, and Setup and Monitoring courses if you're an admin. Both tracks are needed to pass the Confluent Kafka certification.