AWS Solutions Architect - Associate

The AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate (SAA-C03) validates the ability to design and implement distributed systems on AWS. It is one of the most sought-after cloud certifications globally, demonstrating proficiency in designing resilient, high-performing, secure, and cost-optimized architectures. The exam tests real-world knowledge of core AWS services including EC2, S3, RDS, VPC, IAM, Lambda, and many more.

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What is the AWS Solutions Architect Associate (SAA-C03)?

Who Should Take This Course?

Solutions architects designing AWS cloud solutions
Cloud engineers building distributed applications
DevOps engineers working with AWS infrastructure
IT professionals transitioning to cloud architecture roles
Technical leads evaluating AWS services for projects
System administrators managing AWS environments
Software engineers building cloud-native applications

What You Will Learn in the SAA-C03 Course

A comprehensive curriculum covering all exam objectives with hands-on labs and real-world practice.

Designing Resilient Architectures

Learn to design multi-tier architectures and fault-tolerant systems that meet availability requirements.

Design multi-tier architecture solutions
Design highly available or fault-tolerant architectures
Select appropriate resilient storage solutions
Auto Scaling and load balancing strategies

Designing High-Performing Architectures

Identify elastic and scalable compute, storage, and database solutions.

Select high-performing and scalable storage solutions
Design high-performing database solutions (RDS, Aurora, DynamoDB)
Select high-performing and scalable compute solutions
AWS caching strategies — ElastiCache, CloudFront

Designing Secure Architectures

Apply AWS security best practices across identity, data protection, and infrastructure.

Design secure access to AWS resources using IAM and SCPs
Design secure application tiers with security groups and NACLs
Select appropriate data security and encryption options
AWS Shield, WAF, GuardDuty, and Macie

Designing Cost-Optimized Architectures

Choose cost-effective solutions that meet performance requirements.

Identify cost-effective storage solutions
Identify cost-effective compute and database services
Design cost-optimized network architectures
AWS Cost Explorer, Savings Plans, Spot Instances

Course Prerequisites

Pre-requisites training is free when you purchase the course from ProSupport

AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner (CLF-C02) or equivalent foundational knowledge
1+ year of hands-on experience with AWS services
Understanding of networking fundamentals — TCP/IP, DNS, CIDR notation
Familiarity with Linux or Windows server administration basics
Basic understanding of security concepts and identity management

Exam Information

Everything you need to know about the SAA-C03 certification exam.

Exam Component	Details
Exam Name	AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate
Exam Code	SAA-C03
Exam Type	Multiple Choice and Multiple Response
Total Questions	65
Passing Score	720 (out of 1000)
Exam Duration	130 minutes
Language	English, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Indonesian, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese
Exam Provider	AWS / Pearson VUE
Exam Focus	Designing resilient, high-performing, secure, and cost-optimized AWS architectures
Exam Registration	Register via aws.amazon.com/certification or authorized Pearson VUE testing centers globally
Retake Policy	14 days wait after first failure; 90 days after second and subsequent failures
Certification Validity	3 years (renewable via recertification or a higher-level AWS exam)