AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate (SAA-C02) Cert Guide

Length: 704 pages
Edition: 1
Language: English
Publisher: Pearson IT Certification
Publication Date: 2021-07-26
ISBN-10: 0137325215
ISBN-13: 9780137325214
Sales Rank: #4639882 (See Top 100 Books)

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This study guide helps you master all the topics on the AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate (SAA-C02) exam, including

Resilient Architectures: multi-tier architecture solutions; highly available and/or fault-tolerant architectures; decoupling mechanisms using AWS services; resilient storage
High-Performing Architectures: elastic and scalable compute solutions; high-performing and scalable storage solutions, networking solutions, and database solutions
Secure Applications and Architectures: secure access to AWS resources; secure application tiers; data security options
Cost-Optimized Architectures: cost-effective storage solutions and compute and database services; cost-optimized network architectures

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Cover Page
About This eBook
Title Page
Copyright Page
Contents at a Glance
Table of Contents
About the Author
Dedication
Acknowledgments
About the Technical Reviewer
We Want to Hear from You!
Reader Services
Introduction
    Companion Website
    Pearson Test Prep Practice Test Software
Figure Credits
Chapter 1. Understanding the Foundations of AWS
    Essential Characteristics of AWS Cloud Computing
    Moving to AWS
    Operational Benefits of AWS
    Cloud Provider Limitations
    Security at AWS
    Migrating Applications
    The AWS Well-Architected Framework
    In Conclusion
Chapter 2. Designing Multi-Tier Architecture Solutions
    “Do I Know This Already?” Quiz
    Foundation Topics
    Availability and Reliability
    AWS Regions and Availability Zones
    Choosing a Region
    Multi-Tier Architecture Solutions
    AWS Global Services: Edge Locations
    AWS Service Quotas
    Exam Preparation Tasks
    Review All Key Topics
    Define Key Terms
    Q& A
Chapter 3. Highly Available and Fault-Tolerant Architectures
    “Do I Know This Already?” Quiz
    Foundation Topics
    Comparing Architecture Designs
    Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity
    Automating AWS Architecture
    Elastic Beanstalk
    Deployment Methodologies
    Exam Preparation Tasks
    Review All Key Topics
    Define Key Terms
    Q&A
Chapter 4. Decoupling Mechanisms Using AWS Services
    “Do I Know This Already?” Quiz
    Foundation Topics
    Stateful Design
    Application Integration Services
    Lambda
    API Gateway
    Building a Serverless Web App
    Exam Preparation Tasks
    Review All Key Topics
    Define Key Terms
    Q&A
Chapter 5. Choosing Resilient Storage
    Do I Know This Already?
    Foundation Topics
    AWS Storage Options
    Elastic Block Storage (EBS)
    Elastic File System (EFS)
    FSx for Windows File Server
    Simple Storage Service (S3)
    S3 Glacier Storage Options
    Exam Preparation Tasks
    Review All Key Topics
    Define Key Terms
    Q&A
Chapter 6. Designing High-Performing Compute Architecture
    Do I Know This Already?
    Foundation Topics
    EC2 Instances
    Amazon Machine Images (AMIs)
    Elastic Container Service (ECS)
    Monitoring with CloudWatch
    Elastic Load Balancing (ELB) Services
    EC2 Auto Scaling
    Exam Preparation Tasks
    Review All Key Topics
    Define Key Terms
    Q&A
Chapter 7. Choosing High-Performing and Scalable Storage Solutions
    Do I Know This Already?
    Foundation Topics
    Elastic Block Storage (Provisioned IOPS)
    Shared File Storage at AWS
    AWS Data Transfer Options
    AWS Storage Gateway Family
    Exam Preparation Tasks
    Review All Key Topics
    Define Key Terms
    Q&A
Chapter 8. Selecting Networking Solutions for Workloads
    Do I Know This Already?
    Foundation Topics
    VPC Networking
    Subnets
    Route Tables
    IP Address Types
    Security Groups
    Network ACLs
    Connectivity Options
    External Connections
    Exam Preparation Tasks
    Review All Key Topics
    Define Key Terms
    Q&A
Chapter 9. Designing High-Performing Database Solutions
    Do I Know This Already?
    Foundation Topics
    Relational Database Service (RDS)
    Amazon Aurora
    DynamoDB
    ElastiCache
    Amazon Redshift
    Exam Preparation Tasks
    Review All Key Topics
    Define Key Terms
    Q&A
Chapter 10. Securing AWS Resources
    Do I Know This Already?
    Foundation Topics
    Identity and Access Management (IAM)
    IAM Users and Groups
    Creating IAM Policies
    IAM Roles
    AWS Organizations
    AWS Resource Access Manager (RAM)
    Exam Preparation Tasks
    Review All Key Topics
    Define Key Terms
    Q&A
Chapter 11. Securing Application Tiers
    Do I Know This Already?
    Foundation Topics
    AWS CloudTrail
    Essential AWS Management Tools
    Exam Preparation Tasks
    Review All Key Topics
    Define Key Terms
    Q&A
Chapter 12. Selecting Appropriate Data Security Options
    Do I Know This Already?
    Foundation Topics
    EBS Encryption
    S3 Bucket Security
    Key Management Service (KMS)
    Amazon Certificate Manager (ACM)
    Exam Preparation Tasks
    Review All Key Topics
    Define Key Terms
    Q&A
Chapter 13. Designing Cost-Effective Solutions
    Do I Know This Already?
    Foundation Topics
    Calculating AWS Costs
    Compute Costs
    Storage Costs
    Database Costs
    Networking Costs
    AWS Billing Costs
    Exam Preparation Tasks
    Review All Key Topics
    Define Key Terms
    Q&A
Chapter 14. Final Preparation
    Exam Information
    Tips for Getting Ready for the Exam
    Scheduling Your Exam
    Tools for Final Preparation
    Suggested Plan for Final Review/Study
    Summary
Glossary of Key Terms
Appendix A. Answers to the “Do I Know This Already?” Quizzes and Q&A Sections
Appendix B. AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate (SAA-C02) Cert Guide Exam Updates
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    Technical Content
Index
Appendix C. Study Planner
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