AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Professional — Requirements & Free Practice

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AWS professional certification for advanced skills in designing optimized AWS Cloud solutions.

Licensing authority: AWS Certification

Initial by examination

Provider: Pearson VUE
Format: Multiple choice or multiple response; Pearson VUE testing center or online proctored exam
Exam questions: Total questions: 75; Scored questions: 65; Unscored questions: 10; The total includes the scored and unscored questions.
Time limit: 180 minutes
Passing score: 750 on a 100–1,000 scaled score
Exam fee: 300 USD

Examination outline

Design Solutions for Organizational Complexity (26%)
- Architect network connectivity strategies
- Prescribe security controls
- Design reliable and resilient architectures
- Design a multi-account AWS environment
- Determine cost optimization and visibility strategies
Design for New Solutions (29%)
- Design a deployment strategy to meet business requirements
- Design a solution to ensure business continuity
- Determine security controls based on requirements
- Design a strategy to meet reliability requirements
- Design a solution to meet performance objectives
- Determine a cost optimization strategy to meet solution goals and objectives
Continuous Improvement for Existing Solutions (25%)
- Determine a strategy to improve overall operational excellence
- Determine a strategy to improve security
- Determine a strategy to improve performance
- Determine a strategy to improve reliability
- Identify opportunities for cost optimizations
Accelerate Workload Migration and Modernization (20%)
- Select existing workloads and processes for potential migration
- Determine the optimal migration approach for existing workloads
- Determine a new architecture for existing workloads
- Determine opportunities for modernization and enhancements

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