AWS Certified (SAA-C03) – Practice test mastery

Ready to pass the AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate (SAA-C03) exam?

This course is your ultimate exam prep tool — packed with realistic practice tests and deep-dive explanations to help you understand the "why" behind each answer.

With this course, you’ll get access to multiple full-length practice exams designed to simulate the real test experience. Each question is mapped to the current SAA-C03 exam blueprint and mirrors the difficulty, structure, and style of the actual AWS exam.

Whether you’re just getting started or brushing up before your test day, these practice exams will help you:

• Test your knowledge under exam-like conditions

• Master core AWS services like EC2, S3, VPC, RDS, Lambda, and more

• Strengthen your understanding of architecture best practices, cost optimization, and operational excellence

• Learn with confidence thanks to detailed explanations and reference links for every question

No fluff, no filler — just solid practice and targeted feedback to help you pass the exam with flying colors.

Topics covered in this course:

Design Resilient Architectures

• High availability using Amazon RDS Multi-AZ and DynamoDB global tables

• Route 53 for DNS-based routing and failover

• Elastic Load Balancing for fault tolerance and traffic distribution

• Auto Scaling for handling demand changes automatically

• Using Amazon S3 for hosting static websites

• ECS and Fargate for resilient container deployment

• Multi-Region and Multi-AZ architectural design

Design High-Performing Architectures

• Amazon CloudFront for content delivery to global users

• Performance optimization in Amazon Redshift (e.g., sort keys, distribution keys, Spectrum)

• Use of EC2 Spot Instances and Auto Scaling for cost-effective scaling

• Selection of appropriate S3 storage classes (e.g., Glacier, Standard, Intelligent-Tiering)

• AWS Lambda concurrency and scaling behavior

• ECS Fargate vs. EC2 for workload flexibility

• Performance benefits of using COPY commands with compression in Redshift

Design Secure Applications and Architectures

• IAM policies, roles, and cross-account access management

• Enforcing encryption at rest in S3 via bucket policies and default encryption

• Use of AWS Key Management Service (KMS) for managing encryption keys

• Service Control Policies (SCPs) for governance in AWS Organizations

• Resource sharing across accounts using AWS Resource Access Manager (RAM)

• Protecting data-in-transit and at rest using encryption and secure connectivity

Design Cost-Optimized Architectures

• Cost-saving through Spot Instances, Auto Scaling, and Reserved Instances

• Choosing the right storage class for workload access patterns (S3 Glacier, S3 Standard)

• Using serverless computing (Lambda, Fargate) to reduce infrastructure management costs

• Auto Scaling policies for efficient cost-performance trade-offs

• Optimization of compute and database costs based on usage profiles

Implement Design Principles

• Decoupling microservices using Amazon SQS and SNS

• Blue/Green deployments on ECS using AWS CodeDeploy and weighted target groups

• Centralized monitoring and logging using Amazon CloudWatch Logs

• Capturing API and resource access events using AWS CloudTrail

• Use of AWS Config and AWS Control Tower for governance and compliance

• Implementing patch management at scale with AWS Systems Manager Patch Manager

Network Design and Connectivity

• Building hybrid architectures with AWS Transit Gateway and Direct Connect

• Securely connecting on-premises networks to multiple VPCs

• Use of VPC Peering and NAT Gateways for internal communication

• Multi-account and multi-VPC connectivity strategies

Management and Monitoring

• Proactive patching and update management with AWS Systems Manager

• Compliance tracking with AWS Config across multiple accounts

• Centralized logging with CloudWatch Logs and cross-account log sharing

• Security and availability monitoring with AWS Trusted Advisor

• Observability using Amazon CloudWatch metrics and alarms