AWS Cloud Solutions Architect Professional Certificate

AWS Cloud Foundations

⏱️ 5-6 weeks

• This intensive foundation covers AWS Global Infrastructure, including Regions, Availability Zones, and Edge Locations.
• Students configure their first EC2 instances, S3 buckets, and set up billing alerts.
• Hands-on labs focus on AWS Management Console navigation and basic service interactions.

Compute & Networking

⏱️6-7 weeks

• Focusing on core infrastructure services, this section teaches VPC design, EC2 instance types, and Elastic Load Balancing configurations.
• Students implement multi-tier architectures, configure Route 53 DNS, and establish Direct Connect connections.
• Includes disaster recovery strategies.

Storage & Databases

⏱️ 5-7 weeks

• Covering AWS’s complete data solutions, this module implements S3 storage classes, EBS volume types, and database services (RDS, DynamoDB, Redshift).
• Students optimize storage costs through lifecycle policies and select appropriate database solutions for different use cases.

Security & Identity

⏱️  6-7 weeks

• This security deep dive implements IAM policies, security groups, and NACLs.
• Students configure AWS Organizations, set up cross-account access, and manage encryption keys with KMS.
• Includes compliance standards mapping (HIPAA, PCI DSS).

Advanced Architectures

⏱️ 7-9 weeks

• Focusing on complex solutions, this module implements serverless architectures with Lambda, containerized applications with ECS/EKS, and event-driven patterns with SQS/SNS. Students design for high availability across multiple AZs and regions.

Capstone Project

⏱️10-12 weeks

• Students architect and deploy a complete cloud solution for a simulated enterprise scenario.
• The project includes requirements analysis, cost estimation, security planning, and performance optimization – culminating in a Well-Architected Framework review.

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