AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Professional (SAP-C02)
This documentation provides a structured study guide for the AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Professional (SAP-C02) exam. It is divided into four main content domains, covering the tasks and underlying technologies necessary to achieve a high score.
Domains
Domain 1: Design Solutions for Organizational Complexity (26%)
Focuses on multi-account strategies, complex networking, and security controls.
- Architect Network Connectivity Strategies
- Prescribe Security Controls
- Design Reliable and Resilient Architectures
- Design a Multi-Account AWS Environment
- Cost Optimization & Visibility
Domain 2: Design for New Solutions (29%)
Focuses on designing architectures from scratch to meet specific business requirements.
- Deployment Strategy
- Business Continuity
- Security Controls (New Solutions)
- Reliability Requirements
- Performance Objectives
- Cost Optimization Strategy (New Solutions)
Domain 3: Continuous Improvement for Existing Solutions (25%)
Focuses on optimizing architectures that are already running.
- Operational Excellence
- Security Improvement
- Performance Improvement
- Reliability Improvement
- Cost Optimization Opportunities
Domain 4: Accelerate Workload Migration and Modernization (20%)
Focuses on moving workloads to AWS and modernizing them.
- Migration Assessment
- Migration Approach
- New Architecture for Migrated Workloads
- Modernization and Enhancements
Key In-Scope Services
- Compute: EC2, Lambda, Fargate, Batch.
- Containers: ECS, EKS, ECR.
- Storage: S3 (all classes), EBS, EFS, FSx, Storage Gateway.
- Database: RDS, Aurora, DynamoDB, ElastiCache, Redshift.
- Networking: VPC, Route 53, Direct Connect, Transit Gateway, Global Accelerator, Elastic Load Balancing.
- Management: Organizations, Control Tower, Systems Manager, CloudFormation, Auto Scaling.
- Security: IAM, KMS, WAF, Shield, Security Hub, GuardDuty.
- Integration: SQS, SNS, EventBridge, Step Functions, API Gateway.