The AWS-SAP exam preparation guide is designed to provide candidates with necessary information about the AWS-SAP exam. It includes exam summary, sample questions, practice test, objectives and ways to interpret the exam objectives to enable candidates to assess the types of questions-answers that may be asked during the AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Professional exam.
It is recommended for all the candidates to refer the AWS-SAP objectives and sample questions provided in this preparation guide. The AWS-SAP certification is mainly targeted to the candidates who want to build their career in Architecting domain and demonstrate their expertise. We suggest you to use practice exam listed in this cert guide to get used to with exam environment and identify the knowledge areas where you need more work prior to taking the actual AWS Solutions Architect Professional exam.
AWS-SAP Exam Summary:
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Exam Name
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AWS Solutions Architect Professional (AWS-SAP) |
| Exam Code | AWS-SAP |
| Exam Price | $300 USD |
| Duration | 170 minutes |
| Number of Questions | 77 |
| Passing Score | 75% |
| Recommended Training / Books | Advanced Architecting on AWS |
| Schedule Exam | AWS Certification |
| Sample Questions | AWS-SAP Sample Questions |
| Recommended Practice | AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Professional Practice Test |
AWS-SAP Syllabus:
| Section | Objectives | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| High Availability and Business Continuity |
- Demonstrate ability to architect the appropriate level of availability based on stakeholder requirements - Demonstrate ability to implement DR for systems based on RPO and RTO - Determine appropriate use of multi-Availability Zones vs. multi-Region architectures - Demonstrate ability to implement self-healing capabilities |
15% |
| Costing |
- Demonstrate ability to make architectural decisions that minimize and optimize infrastructure cost - Apply the appropriate AWS account and billing set-up options based on scenario - Ability to compare and contrast the cost implications of different architectures |
6% |
| Deployment Management |
- Ability to manage the lifecycle of an application on AWS - Demonstrate ability to implement the right architecture for development, testing, and staging environments - Position and select most appropriate AWS deployment mechanism based on scenario |
10% |
| Network Design |
- Demonstrate ability to design and implement networking features of AWS - Demonstrate ability to design and implement connectivity features of AWS |
10% |
| Data Storage |
- Demonstrate ability to make architectural trade off decisions involving storage options - Demonstrate ability to make architectural trade off decisions involving database options - Demonstrate ability to implement the most appropriate data storage architecture - Determine use of synchronous versus asynchronous replication |
15% |
| Security |
- Design information security management systems and compliance controls - Design security controls with the AWS shared responsibility model and global infrastructure - Design identity and access management controls - Design protection of Data at Rest controls - Design protection of Data in Flight and Network Perimeter controls |
19% |
| Scalability & Elasticity |
- Demonstrate the ability to design a loosely coupled system - Demonstrate ability to implement the most appropriate front-end scaling architecture - Demonstrate ability to implement the most appropriate middle-tier scaling architecture - Demonstrate ability to implement the most appropriate data storage scaling architecture - Determine trade-offs between vertical and horizontal scaling |
15% |
| Cloud Migration & Hybrid Architecture |
- Plan and execute for applications migrations - Demonstrate ability to design hybrid cloud architectures |
10% |