AWS Architecture - A Practitioner view of AWS Architecture

Master AWS architecture with real projects, WA Framework, Prescriptive Guidance, AI lenses & hands-on practitioner insig

Created bySudhir Menon G

Last updated 12/2025

English

What you'll learn

Understand the core responsibilities of an AWS architect and how to translate business needs into technical solutions.
Learn to define project workloads, evaluate architecture repositories, and use AWS prescriptive guidance effectively.
Apply the AWS Well-Architected Framework and specialized lenses—including ML and Generative AI—to real-world scenarios.
Use the AWS WA Tool, explore architecture career paths, and gain practical insights into the daily life of an AWS architect.

Course content

1 section • 12 lectures • 3h 1m total length

Introduction4:57
Who is an architect?11:41
Project Definition and workload12:29
Repository of Architecture15:34
Design Patterns, Prescriptive Guidance and Solution Library13:16
Well Architected Framework Guidance23:01
Well Architected Framework lenses– Example – Machine Learning14:27
Well Architected Framework tool20:15
Demo of generative AI Lenses14:04
Day of Life of an AWS Architect15:50
Architecture Certification and Career options11:11
Common Architect FAQ and Resources25:11
Quiz

Requirements

Basic understanding of cloud concepts is helpful but not required. Anyone curious about AWS architecture can start here.

Description

Are you ready to understand AWS architecture the way real cloud architects practice it in the field? This course gives you a practitioner’s, real-world view of how AWS architecture is actually designed, reviewed, and deployed inside organizations.

Instead of theory-heavy content, you will learn how architects think, how they gather requirements, and how they use AWS tools like the Well-Architected Framework, Prescriptive Guidance, Solution Library, and Architecture Design Center to make real business decisions.

Across 13 structured videos, you will explore the complete journey of an AWS architect—from understanding project workloads to using architecture repositories, applying lenses like Machine Learning and Generative AI, and performing reviews using the Well-Architected Tool. You will also get insights into the day-in-the-life of an architect, certifications to pursue, and common FAQs answered by practitioners.

Whether you’re a beginner or a working professional, this course helps you understand not just what AWS architecture is, but how to apply it in real projects. By the end of the course, you’ll have a clear picture of the AWS architecture landscape, career options, and the practical mindset required to succeed as an architect.

Join us and build the foundation you need to grow into a confident AWS solutions architect.

Who this course is for:

This course is ideal for beginners, aspiring cloud architects, IT professionals, students, and anyone interested in understanding AWS architecture from a real practitioner’s perspective.