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AWS Certified Solutions Architect Syllabus
Amazon Web Services certification validating skills in designing distributed systems on AWS. The full AWS Certified Solutions Architect syllabus: 7 subjects, 21 chapters, 65 topics and 178 sub-topics, with 379 flashcards written against it.
AWS Certified Solutions Architect subjects
AWS Certified Solutions Architect has 7 subjects. Each one is listed below with its chapters in syllabus order; open a subject for every topic and sub-topic inside them.
Design Secure Architectures
- Identity and Access Management (IAM) · 4 topics
- Data Protection and Encryption · 4 topics
- Network and Infrastructure Security · 3 topics
Design Resilient Architectures
- High Availability and Fault Tolerance · 3 topics
- Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity · 3 topics
- Resilient Storage Design · 3 topics
Design High-Performing Architectures
- High-Performing Compute · 3 topics
- High-Performing Storage and Databases · 3 topics
- High-Performing Networking and Content Delivery · 3 topics
Design Cost-Optimized Architectures
- Cost-Effective Compute · 3 topics
- Cost-Effective Storage and Data Transfer · 3 topics
- Cost Governance and Monitoring · 3 topics
Core AWS Services and Global Infrastructure
- AWS Global Infrastructure · 3 topics
- Amazon VPC Networking Foundations · 3 topics
- Compute and Storage Services · 3 topics
Application Integration and Modern Architectures
- Messaging and Event-Driven Design · 3 topics
- API and Microservices Architectures · 3 topics
- Caching, CDN, and Static Content · 3 topics
Operational Excellence, Monitoring, and Governance
- Monitoring and Observability · 3 topics
- Infrastructure as Code and Automation · 3 topics
- Exam Readiness and Scenario Analysis · 3 topics
AWS Certified Solutions Architect flashcards
379 question-and-answer cards across 7 subject decks, each shown in full on its subject page.
- Design Secure Architectures — 70 cards
- Design Resilient Architectures — 52 cards
- Design High-Performing Architectures — 51 cards
- Design Cost-Optimized Architectures — 51 cards
- Core AWS Services and Global Infrastructure — 52 cards
- Application Integration and Modern Architectures — 52 cards
- Operational Excellence, Monitoring, and Governance — 51 cards
AWS Certified Solutions Architect syllabus FAQ
What subjects are in the AWS Certified Solutions Architect syllabus?
AWS Certified Solutions Architect covers 7 subjects: Design Secure Architectures, Design Resilient Architectures, Design High-Performing Architectures, Design Cost-Optimized Architectures, Core AWS Services and Global Infrastructure, Application Integration and Modern Architectures and Operational Excellence, Monitoring, and Governance.
How many chapters and topics are in the AWS Certified Solutions Architect syllabus?
21 chapters and 65 topics, broken down further into 178 sub-topics, across 7 subjects. Design Secure Architectures is the largest subject, with 11 topics in 3 chapters.
Are there AWS Certified Solutions Architect flashcards?
Yes — 379 question-and-answer flashcards in 7 subject decks. Each deck is printed in full on its subject page here, and the same cards are in the Examius app with spaced repetition. The free plan covers one exam of your choice, including its flashcards; Examius Pro, a one-time purchase, unlocks every other exam and deck.
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