Pass the AWS Solutions Architect
Design Secure and Scalable Cloud ArchitecturesBy Daria Whitlock
Length7h 25m
About this audiobook
AWS Solutions Architect exam prep, SAA-C03 certification guide, and cloud architecture patterns—all in one hands-on book. From foundations to exam day, Daria Whitlock walks you through compute, storage, networking, and the design patterns AWS expects you to master. This practical, beginner-to-pro guide is your all-in-one resource for passing the AWS Solutions Architect exam and building real-world cloud skills.
Inside, you’ll find step-by-step coverage of EC2, S3, VPC, Lambda, RDS, and more, plus exam-focused exercises and architecture reviews. Unlike dry theory books, this one gets you hands-on with labs and scenarios that mirror the SAA-C03 test. You’ll learn to design resilient, cost-optimized, and secure architectures—exactly what AWS wants to see.
Whether you’re new to cloud or a seasoned DevOps engineer, this book bridges the gap between studying and passing. It’s the perfect companion to your exam prep, with clear explanations, real-world examples, and a structured path from zero to certified.
Competing titles like The DevOps Handbook, Second Edition by Gene Kim and Securing DevOps by Julien Vehent focus on organizational agility and security, but don’t offer the focused AWS exam prep and architecture patterns you get here. If you want to pass the SAA-C03 and design cloud solutions like a pro, start with this guide.
This hands-on Cloud/DevOps guide is written to be used at the keyboard: every concept is paired with something you can run, adapt, and keep. You move from first principles to real, working results, with the common errors and fixes called out along the way so you are never stuck for long.
Audiobook details
GenreTechnology
Length7 hrs 25 mins
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LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Preface
2Chapter 1 — Foundations: AWS Accounts, IAM, and Organizations
3Chapter 2 — Designing Secure Networks: VPCs, Subnets, and Connectivity
4Chapter 3 — Elastic Compute: EC2, AMIs, and Systems Manager
5Chapter 4 — Scaling and Load Balancing: Auto Scaling Groups and ELB
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6Chapter 5 — Storage Solutions: S3, EBS, and EFS for the E-Commerce Stack
7Chapter 6 — Database Layer: RDS, Aurora, and DynamoDB
8Chapter 7 — Serverless Compute: AWS Lambda and API Gateway
9Chapter 8 — Application Integration: SQS, SNS, and EventBridge
10Chapter 9 — Continuous Integration and Delivery: CodeCommit, CodeBuild, CodePipeline
11Chapter 10 — Monitoring and Observability: CloudWatch, X-Ray, and Dashboards
12Chapter 11 — Security Hardening: WAF, Shield, and GuardDuty
13Chapter 12 — Encryption and Secrets Management: KMS and Secrets Manager
14Chapter 13 — Compliance and Configuration Auditing: Config, Macie, and Inspector
15Chapter 14 — Data Migration and Transfer: DMS, Snowball, and Storage Gateway
16Chapter 15 — Disaster Recovery and High Availability: Multi-Region Strategies
17Chapter 16 — Cost Optimization and Governance: Budgets, Trusted Advisor, and Compute Optimizer
18Chapter 17 — Capstone: Deploying and Hardening the Full E-Commerce Platform
19About the Author
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