The AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate certification assesses the skills and knowledge of AWS technology across a wide range of AWS services. This certification focuses on cost and performance-optimized solutions and a strong understanding of the AWS Well-Architected Framework. This course begins with a thorough understanding of the certification program. The AWS Technical Essentials course mirrors the class that AWS offers online. The Technical Essentials course covers terminology and concepts related to the AWS platform, navigating the AWS Management Console, key concepts of AWS security measures and AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM), Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2), Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (Amazon VPC), Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3), Amazon Elastic Block Store (Amazon EBS), Amazon DynamoDB, and Amazon Relational Database Service (Amazon RDS), AWS Auto Scaling, Amazon CloudWatch, and AWS Trusted Advisor. The AWS Certified SAA-C03 exam domains covered include Design Secure Architectures (30%), Design Resilient Architectures (26%), Design High-Performing Architectures (24%), and Design Cost-Optimized Architectures (20%). Upon completion of the course, you will thoroughly understand how to prepare for the AWS SAA-XC03 certification and be prepared for the exam comprehensively. All resources are available at: https://github.com/PacktPublishing/AWS-Certified-Solutions-Architect-Associate-SAA-C03-