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AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate (SAA-C02) Cert Guide presents you with an organized test-preparation routine using proven series elements and techniques. Do I Know This Already? quizzes open each chapter and enable you to decide how much time you need to spend on each section. Exam topic lists make referencing easy. Chapter-ending Exam Preparation Tasks help you drill on key concepts you must know thoroughly.

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Table of Contents

  1. Cover Page
  2. About This eBook
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright Page
  5. Contents at a Glance
  6. Table of Contents
  7. About the Author
  8. Dedication
  9. Acknowledgments
  10. About the Technical Reviewer
  11. We Want to Hear from You!
  12. Reader Services
  13. Introduction
    1. Companion Website
    2. Pearson Test Prep Practice Test Software
  14. Figure Credits
  15. Chapter 1. Understanding the Foundations of AWS
    1. Essential Characteristics of AWS Cloud Computing
    2. Moving to AWS
    3. Operational Benefits of AWS
    4. Cloud Provider Limitations
    5. Security at AWS
    6. Migrating Applications
    7. The AWS Well-Architected Framework
    8. In Conclusion
  16. Chapter 2. Designing Multi-Tier Architecture Solutions
    1. “Do I Know This Already?” Quiz
    2. Foundation Topics
    3. Availability and Reliability
    4. AWS Regions and Availability Zones
    5. Choosing a Region
    6. Multi-Tier Architecture Solutions
    7. AWS Global Services: Edge Locations
    8. AWS Service Quotas
    9. Exam Preparation Tasks
    10. Review All Key Topics
    11. Define Key Terms
    12. Q& A
  17. Chapter 3. Highly Available and Fault-Tolerant Architectures
    1. “Do I Know This Already?” Quiz
    2. Foundation Topics
    3. Comparing Architecture Designs
    4. Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity
    5. Automating AWS Architecture
    6. Elastic Beanstalk
    7. Deployment Methodologies
    8. Exam Preparation Tasks
    9. Review All Key Topics
    10. Define Key Terms
    11. Q&A
  18. Chapter 4. Decoupling Mechanisms Using AWS Services
    1. “Do I Know This Already?” Quiz
    2. Foundation Topics
    3. Stateful Design
    4. Application Integration Services
    5. Lambda
    6. API Gateway
    7. Building a Serverless Web App
    8. Exam Preparation Tasks
    9. Review All Key Topics
    10. Define Key Terms
    11. Q&A
  19. Chapter 5. Choosing Resilient Storage
    1. Do I Know This Already?
    2. Foundation Topics
    3. AWS Storage Options
    4. Elastic Block Storage (EBS)
    5. Elastic File System (EFS)
    6. FSx for Windows File Server
    7. Simple Storage Service (S3)
    8. S3 Glacier Storage Options
    9. Exam Preparation Tasks
    10. Review All Key Topics
    11. Define Key Terms
    12. Q&A
  20. Chapter 6. Designing High-Performing Compute Architecture
    1. Do I Know This Already?
    2. Foundation Topics
    3. EC2 Instances
    4. Amazon Machine Images (AMIs)
    5. Elastic Container Service (ECS)
    6. Monitoring with CloudWatch
    7. Elastic Load Balancing (ELB) Services
    8. EC2 Auto Scaling
    9. Exam Preparation Tasks
    10. Review All Key Topics
    11. Define Key Terms
    12. Q&A
  21. Chapter 7. Choosing High-Performing and Scalable Storage Solutions
    1. Do I Know This Already?
    2. Foundation Topics
    3. Elastic Block Storage (Provisioned IOPS)
    4. Shared File Storage at AWS
    5. AWS Data Transfer Options
    6. AWS Storage Gateway Family
    7. Exam Preparation Tasks
    8. Review All Key Topics
    9. Define Key Terms
    10. Q&A
  22. Chapter 8. Selecting Networking Solutions for Workloads
    1. Do I Know This Already?
    2. Foundation Topics
    3. VPC Networking
    4. Subnets
    5. Route Tables
    6. IP Address Types
    7. Security Groups
    8. Network ACLs
    9. Connectivity Options
    10. External Connections
    11. Exam Preparation Tasks
    12. Review All Key Topics
    13. Define Key Terms
    14. Q&A
  23. Chapter 9. Designing High-Performing Database Solutions
    1. Do I Know This Already?
    2. Foundation Topics
    3. Relational Database Service (RDS)
    4. Amazon Aurora
    5. DynamoDB
    6. ElastiCache
    7. Amazon Redshift
    8. Exam Preparation Tasks
    9. Review All Key Topics
    10. Define Key Terms
    11. Q&A
  24. Chapter 10. Securing AWS Resources
    1. Do I Know This Already?
    2. Foundation Topics
    3. Identity and Access Management (IAM)
    4. IAM Users and Groups
    5. Creating IAM Policies
    6. IAM Roles
    7. AWS Organizations
    8. AWS Resource Access Manager (RAM)
    9. Exam Preparation Tasks
    10. Review All Key Topics
    11. Define Key Terms
    12. Q&A
  25. Chapter 11. Securing Application Tiers
    1. Do I Know This Already?
    2. Foundation Topics
    3. AWS CloudTrail
    4. Essential AWS Management Tools
    5. Exam Preparation Tasks
    6. Review All Key Topics
    7. Define Key Terms
    8. Q&A
  26. Chapter 12. Selecting Appropriate Data Security Options
    1. Do I Know This Already?
    2. Foundation Topics
    3. EBS Encryption
    4. S3 Bucket Security
    5. Key Management Service (KMS)
    6. Amazon Certificate Manager (ACM)
    7. Exam Preparation Tasks
    8. Review All Key Topics
    9. Define Key Terms
    10. Q&A
  27. Chapter 13. Designing Cost-Effective Solutions
    1. Do I Know This Already?
    2. Foundation Topics
    3. Calculating AWS Costs
    4. Compute Costs
    5. Storage Costs
    6. Database Costs
    7. Networking Costs
    8. AWS Billing Costs
    9. Exam Preparation Tasks
    10. Review All Key Topics
    11. Define Key Terms
    12. Q&A
  28. Chapter 14. Final Preparation
    1. Exam Information
    2. Tips for Getting Ready for the Exam
    3. Scheduling Your Exam
    4. Tools for Final Preparation
    5. Suggested Plan for Final Review/Study
    6. Summary
  29. Glossary of Key Terms
  30. Appendix A. Answers to the “Do I Know This Already?” Quizzes and Q&A Sections
  31. Appendix B. AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate (SAA-C02) Cert Guide Exam Updates
    1. Always Get the Latest at the Book’s Product Page
    2. Technical Content
  32. Index
  33. Appendix C. Study Planner
  34. Where are the companion content files? - Register
  35. Inside Front Cover
  36. Inside Back Cover
  37. Code Snippets
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