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AWS Solutions Architect: Associate Prep

Design for resilience on AWS, and walk into the exam ready.

4.8(4,310)34.8K students9 lessons · 2h 31m

Last updated 10 Aug 2026, 00:00

Marcus Webb · Cloud Architect & CTO Coach
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About this course

A structured path through the AWS services and design patterns the Solutions Architect Associate exam actually tests (high availability, disaster recovery, cost optimisation) ending in a full-length practice exam.

What you'll learn

  • Design secure, well-architected systems on AWS
  • Choose the right compute, storage and networking services
  • Build for high availability across multiple zones
  • Plan for disaster recovery and cost optimisation
  • Walk into the Solutions Architect exam ready

Curriculum

3 sections · 9 lessons · 2h 31m

  • IAM and account security13m
  • EC2, storage and networking16m
  • VPC design fundamentals15m

Student reviews

Nate Kowalski

26 Mar 2026, 00:00

4.0

Straightforward, no-nonsense teaching style. I liked that a lot.

Ngozi Umeh

22 Jul 2025, 00:00

5.0

The instructor explains the 'why' behind everything, not just the 'how'.

Ben Sorensen

21 Nov 2025, 00:00

5.0

I appreciated how honest the instructor is about trade-offs instead of pretending there's one right answer.