AWS SAA-C03 Roadmap
Complete preparation guide for AWS Solutions Architect Associate (SAA-C03) certification
Welcome! This roadmap covers all domains for the SAA-C03 exam organized into 4 Units with 12 Chapters. Master AWS services, architecture patterns, and best practices to design resilient, secure, and cost-optimized solutions.
Unit 1: Core AWS Services
Master fundamental AWS services and concepts
Compute Services
EC2, Lambda, ECS, EKS, and compute optimization
Storage Services
S3, EBS, EFS, and storage optimization strategies
Database Services
RDS, DynamoDB, Aurora, and database selection
Unit 2: Networking & Content Delivery
Design secure and scalable network architectures
VPC & Networking
VPC design, subnets, routing, and network security
Load Balancing & DNS
ELB types, Route 53, and traffic management
CloudFront & CDN
Content delivery, caching, and edge locations
Unit 3: Security & Compliance
Implement security best practices and compliance
IAM & Access Management
Users, roles, policies, and identity federation
Encryption & Secrets
KMS, encryption at rest/transit, and secrets management
Security Services
WAF, Shield, GuardDuty, and threat protection
Unit 4: Architecture & Best Practices
Design resilient, high-performing, and cost-optimized solutions
High Availability & DR
Multi-AZ, disaster recovery, and fault tolerance
Performance & Scalability
Auto scaling, caching, and performance optimization
Cost Optimization
Cost management, reserved instances, and optimization
AWS Well-Architected Framework
Operational Excellence
Security
Reliability
Performance Efficiency
Cost Optimization
All exam questions are based on these five pillars
💡 Exam Tip: Focus on hands-on practice with AWS Free Tier. Build real projects covering multiple services. Understand when to use each service and why!
Study Resources & Preparation
Official AWS Resources
- • AWS Skill Builder: Free digital training courses
- • AWS Whitepapers: Well-Architected Framework
- • AWS Documentation: Service-specific guides
- • AWS Free Tier: Hands-on practice environment
Practice & Courses
- • A Cloud Guru: SAA-C03 Complete Course
- • Stephane Maarek: Ultimate AWS Certified SAA
- • Tutorials Dojo: Practice Exams (Jon Bonso)
- • AWS Workshops: Hands-on labs and scenarios
Exam Details
- • Duration: 130 minutes
- • Questions: 65 (multiple choice & multiple response)
- • Passing Score: 720/1000
- • Cost: $150 USD
Exam Domains
- • Design Resilient Architectures: 26%
- • Design High-Performing Architectures: 24%
- • Design Secure Applications: 30%
- • Design Cost-Optimized Architectures: 20%