The best preparation for certification exams is practical experience. We recommend one or more years of hands-on experience using AWS. We also offer training and materials to help you prepare. Select your exam below to browse our recommended preparation paths.
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Cloud Practitioner
Recommended Path to Prepare for the AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner Exam
Training can help you advance your technical skills and learn best practices for working with AWS.
To build foundational knowledge:
AWS Cloud Practitioner Essentials
Digital | 7 HoursOR
AWS Technical Essentials
Classroom | 1 Day
See the concepts covered on the exam to get a blueprint of what you need to study. View the AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner Exam Guide.
STUDY TIP: Don't skip the sample questions.
Exam sample questions help you check your knowledge and pinpoint concepts and areas requiring more study.
Broaden your technical understanding with whitepapers written by the AWS team, independent analysts, and AWS partners.
STUDY TIP: Focus on the following whitepapers.
Overview of Amazon Web Services || Architecting for the Cloud: AWS Best Practices || How AWS Pricing Works || Compare AWS Support Plans
Test your knowledge online in a timed environment. Register at aws.training.
Schedule your exam at a testing center near you at aws.training.
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Solutions Architect - Associate
Recommended Path to Prepare for the AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate Exam
Training can help you advance your technical skills and learn best practices for working with AWS.
Architecting on AWS
Classroom | 3 Days
See the concepts covered on the exam to get a blueprint of what you need to study. View the AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate Exam Guide. Exam sample questions help you check your knowledge and pinpoint concepts and areas requiring more study.
Broaden your technical understanding with whitepapers written by the AWS team, independent analysts, and AWS partners.
STUDY TIP: Focus on the following whitepapers.
Architecting for the Cloud: AWS Best Practices || AWS Well-Architected webpage (various whitepapers linked)
Browse our list to familiarize yourself with commonly raised questions and issues.
STUDY TIP: Focus on the following FAQs.
Amazon EC2 || Amazon S3 || Amazon VPC || Amazon Route 53 || Amazon RDS || Amazon SQS
Learn exam strategies from a certified technical instructor with our Exam Readiness: AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate course.
Test your knowledge online in a timed environment. Register at aws.training.
Schedule your exam at a testing center near you at aws.training.
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Developer - Associate
Recommended Path to Prepare for the AWS Certified Developer - Associate Exam
Training can help you advance your technical skills and learn best practices for working with AWS.
Developing on AWS
Classroom | 3 DaysAWS Digital Training: Application Services, Developer Tools, and other services covered on the exam
See the concepts covered on the exam to get a blueprint of what you need to study. View the AWS Certified Developer - Associate Exam Guide.
Note: We have recently updated this exam to cover new services and developer best practices. This preparation guide covers the updated version of the exam. Candidates have the option to take either the new exam or the previous version of the exam through November 19, 2018. Learn more about both exam versions.
Broaden your technical understanding with whitepapers written by the AWS team, independent analysts, and AWS partners.
STUDY TIP: Focus on the following whitepapers.
AWS Security Best Practices || AWS Well-Architected Framework || Architecting for the Cloud AWS Best Practices || Practicing Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery on AWS Accelerating Software Delivery with DevOps || Microservices on AWS || Serverless Architectures with AWS Lambda || Optimizing Enterprise Economics with Serverless Architectures || Running Containerized Microservices on AWS || Blue/Green Deployments on AWS
Browse our list to familiarize yourself with commonly raised questions and issues.
STUDY TIP: Focus on the following FAQs.
Amazon Simple Queue Service || Amazon DynamoDB || Amazon ElastiCache || Amazon Kinesis || AWS Lambda || Amazon API Gateway || AWS Elastic Beanstalk || AWS Identity and Access Management || AWS Key Management Service
Learn exam strategies from a certified technical instructor with our Exam Readiness: AWS Certified Developer – Associate course.
Test your knowledge online in a timed environment. Register at aws.training.
Schedule your exam at a testing center near you at aws.training.
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SysOps Administrator - Associate
Recommended Path to Prepare for the AWS Certified SysOps Administrator - Associate Exam
Training can help you advance your technical skills and learn best practices for working with AWS.
Systems Operations on AWS
Classroom | 3 Days
See the concepts covered on the exam to get a blueprint of what you need to study. View the AWS Certified SysOps Administrator - Associate Exam Guide.
STUDY TIP: Don't skip the sample questions.
Exam sample questions help you check your knowledge and pinpoint concepts and areas requiring more study.
The AWS Certified SysOps Administrator - Associate Exam: Official Study Guide is written by AWS experts. This book prepares you to demonstrate your networking skills in an examination setting, covering exam objectives while guiding you through hands-on exercises based on situations you'll likely encounter as an AWS Certified SysOps Administrator. From deployment, management, and operations to migration, data flow, cost control, and beyond, this guide will help you internalize the processes and best practices associated with AWS.
Broaden your technical understanding with whitepapers written by the AWS team, independent analysts, and AWS partners.
STUDY TIP: Focus on the following whitepapers.
Architecting for the Cloud: AWS Best Practices || AWS Security Best Practices || Amazon Web Services: Overview of Security Processes || AWS Well-Architected Framework || Development and Test on AWS || Backup and Recovery Approaches Using AWS || Amazon Virtual Private Cloud Connectivity Options || How AWS Pricing Works
Browse our list to familiarize yourself with commonly raised questions and issues.
STUDY TIP: Focus on the following FAQs.
Amazon EC2 || Amazon S3 || Amazon VPC || Amazon Route 53 || Amazon RDS || Amazon SQS
Learn exam strategies from a certified technical instructor with our Exam Readiness: AWS Certified SysOps Administrator – Associate course.
Test your knowledge online in a timed environment. Register at aws.training.
Schedule your exam at a testing center near you at aws.training.
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Solutions Architect - Professional
Recommended Path to Prepare for the AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Professional Exam
Instructor-led training can help you advance your technical skills and learn best practices for working with AWS.
Advanced Architecting on AWS
Classroom | 3 Days
See the concepts covered on the exam to get a blueprint of what you need to study. View the AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Professional Exam Guide.
STUDY TIP: Don't skip the sample questions.
Exam sample questions help you check your knowledge and pinpoint concepts and areas requiring more study.
Broaden your technical understanding with whitepapers written by the AWS team, independent analysts, and AWS partners.
STUDY TIP: Focus on the following whitepapers.
Securing Data at Rest with Encryption || Web Application Hosting in the AWS Cloud || Migrating AWS Resources to a New Region
Browse our list to familiarize yourself with commonly raised questions and issues.
STUDY TIP: Focus on the following FAQs.
Auto Scaling || Elastic Load Balancing || AWS Elastic Beanstalk
Learn exam strategies from a certified technical instructor with our Exam Readiness: AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional course.
Test your knowledge online in a timed environment. Register at aws.training.
Schedule your exam at a testing center near you at aws.training.
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DevOps Engineer - Professional
Recommended Path to Prepare for the AWS Certified DevOps Engineer - Professional Exam
Instructor-led training can help you advance your technical skills and learn best practices for working with AWS.
DevOps Engineering on AWS
Classroom | 3 Days
See the concepts covered on the exam to get a blueprint of what you need to study. View the AWS Certified DevOps Engineer - Professional Exam Guide.
STUDY TIP: Don't skip the sample questions.
Exam sample questions help you check your knowledge and pinpoint concepts and areas requiring more study.
Broaden your technical understanding with whitepapers written by the AWS team, independent analysts, and AWS partners.
STUDY TIP: Focus on the following whitepapers.
Securing Data at Rest with Encryption || Web Application Hosting in the AWS Cloud || Migrating AWS Resources to a New Region
Browse our list to familiarize yourself with commonly raised questions and issues.
STUDY TIP: Focus on the following FAQs.
Auto Scaling || Elastic Load Balancing || AWS Elastic Beanstalk
Learn exam strategies from a certified technical instructor with our Exam Readiness: AWS Certified DevOps Engineer – Professional course.
Test your knowledge online in a timed environment. Register at aws.training.
Schedule your exam at a testing center near you at aws.training.
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Big Data - Specialty
Recommended Path to Prepare for the AWS Certified Big Data - Specialty Exam
Training can help you advance your technical skills and learn best practices for working with AWS.
Big Data on AWS
Classroom | 3 Days
See the concepts covered on the exam to get a blueprint of what you need to study. View the AWS Certified Big Data - Specialty Exam Guide.
STUDY TIP: Don't skip the sample questions.
Exam sample questions help you check your knowledge and pinpoint concepts and areas requiring more study.
Learn exam strategies from a certified technical instructor with our Exam Readiness: AWS Certified Big Data – Specialty course.
Schedule your exam at a testing center near you at aws.training.
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Advanced Networking - Specialty
Recommended Path to Prepare for the AWS Certified Advanced Networking - Specialty Exam
See the concepts covered on the exam to get a blueprint of what you need to study. View the AWS Certified Advanced Networking - Specialty Exam Guide.
STUDY TIP: Don't skip the sample questions.
Exam sample questions help you check your knowledge and pinpoint concepts and areas requiring more study.
The official exam study guide for the AWS Certified Advanced Networking - Specialty exam is written by AWS experts. This book prepares you to demonstrate your networking skills in an examination setting, covering exam objectives while guiding you through hands-on exercises based on situations you'll likely encounter once you’re AWS Certified in Advanced Networking. From designing, developing, and deploying cloud-based solutions using AWS to leveraging tools to automate AWS networking tasks, this guide will help you internalize the processes and best practices associated with AWS.
Learn exam strategies from a certified technical instructor with our Exam Readiness: AWS Certified Advanced Networking – Specialty course.
Schedule your exam at a testing center near you at aws.training.
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Security - Specialty
Recommended Path to Prepare for the AWS Certified Security - Specialty Exam
Training can help you advance your technical skills and learn best practices for working with AWS.
Security Engineering on AWS
Classroom | 3 DaysAdvanced Architecting on AWS
Classroom | 3 DaysAWS Security Fundamentals
Digital | 3 HoursAuthentication and Authorization with AWS Identity and Access Management
Digital | 15 MinutesAWS Shared Responsibility Model
Digital | 5 MinutesAWS Well-Architected Training
Digital | 2 Hour
See the concepts covered on the exam to get a blueprint of what you need to study. View the AWS Certified Security - Specialty Exam Guide.
STUDY TIP: Don't skip the sample questions.
Exam sample questions help you check your knowledge and pinpoint concepts and areas requiring more study.
Test your knowledge online in a timed environment. Register at aws.training.
Schedule your exam at a testing center near you at aws.training.