Update for the AWS Solutions Architect exam (SAA-C02)

AWS routinely adds new questions to its examinations, and as time goes on, more current services and features find their way into the AWS exam question bank. As a result, I consider it crucial as a teacher to periodically retake exams to determine what has changed and ensure that my courses are relevant and current.

It had been a while since my last attempt at the AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate (SAA-C02) test, so I recently gave it another go. I frequently hear stories that the question bank has undergone significant alteration and that several new services are currently undergoing testing.

This is somewhat true; just a small number of the questions were familiar to me from past tests (there was even a question I remember first seeing on the SAA-C01 exam).

You must be highly familiar with these services whenever you take your exam because they are essential to passing the AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate certification. What are the distinctions, then? Nothing particularly noteworthy, nothing brand-new to the exam, and nothing not already addressed in our course made an appearance. Of course, I can't reveal the specifics of the questions I was given, but I can give you some study advice based on what I observed.

Advice for learning

This is not a complete list of everything you should research. Naturally, the fundamental components mentioned above demand a great deal of attention, but bear in mind that this is only a list of some of the services and features that, in my opinion, are now receiving a lot of attention (this is collated from not just my experience but feedback from thousands of my students).

There are many questions, but they are all simple. Make sure you are familiar with the various storage gateway kinds, including volume, file, and tape, and know when to deploy each type and how to do so (general architecture). You'll succeed if you understand the fundamentals of each form of storage gateway.

Scheduled scaling policies for ASG have been a frequent topic of discussion in the SAA-C01 and SAA-C02 editions of the exam for quite some time. All you need to do to succeed is make sure you know when to apply each ASG scaling policy.

EC2/ECS IAM roles - Know when to utilize functions, why it's a good security practice, and how to implement them with the least privilege.

Understand the use cases, advantages, and deployment models for AWS Direct Connect (DX)/Transit Gateway. Additionally, ensure you know how to use encryption over a DX connection.

AWS DataSync: AWS likes to test your understanding of how to migrate into AWS, so be sure you know all of the options you have available. This contains SMS, DMS, Snowball, DataSync, and Snowball.

Understanding the benefits (serverless, elastic), use cases (streaming data), and deployment options for Kinesis Data Streams (e.g., where data can be loaded to, processed, analyzed, etc.)

AWS is concerned that it is taken into account in security architectures. Ensure you comprehend what it accomplishes and how to use it (what services it integrates with, e.g., CloudFront, ALB, API Gateway). Nowadays, several AWS Certification tests include questions about AWS WAF or the AWS Web Application Firewall (WAF).

Another hot topic on the SAA-C02 is Amazon FSX! When using FSx (Lustre and FSx for Windows File Server), understand the many settings, when to use it, and where data is loaded.

MFA delete: Simple, yet frequently used. It would help if you comprehended the benefits of using MFA delete (to prevent S3 objects from being accidentally deleted) and the steps necessary to put it into practice (versioning).

Additionally, Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS) was mentioned in one query. The only surprise is that I haven't heard about it in a while. In that situation, be aware of the services you might utilize to avoid being cloud-dependent.

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