AWS Cloud Solutions Architect Professional Certificate

This program helps you prepare for the AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate certification. We recommend that in addition to this professional certificate, candidates review the free exam guide, sample questions, and AWS technical documentation (e.g. white papers and product FAQs) on the AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate exam page to understand what content and services are covered by the exam.

You will know how to make informed decisions about when and how to apply key AWS Services for compute, storage, database, networking, monitoring, and security. You’ll also be able to design architectural solutions, whether designing for cost, performance, and/or operational excellence, to address common business challenges. You’ll know how to create and operate a data lake with AWS Lake Formation in a secure and scalable way, ingest and organize data into the data lake, and optimize performance and costs. You’ll also know how to identify incorrect responses on the AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate exam, and what your strengths and gaps are, so you can plan additional preparation before you sit for the exam.

The certification showcases your knowledge and skills of AWS technology across a wide range of AWS services. It demonstrates your ability to design and implement distributed systems on AWS, following the best practices laid out by the AWS Well-Architected Framework.

The AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate certification not only enhances your career profile and potential for higher earnings, but it also increases your credibility and confidence when interacting with stakeholders and customers. AWS Certified individuals have the expertise to make the right recommendations, optimizing cost and performance, to meet the technical requirements of organizations and their customers.

This professional certificate is available in English.

Professional Certificate program costs range from $39-$99 USD per month. You can start with a 7 day free trial.

If you complete all courses in your certificate program, you will earn a certificate that you can share with your professional network. If available, you may also be eligible for a discount voucher to take an AWS Certification exam. Please check individual certificate pages for the type of certificate issued upon program completion and if a discount voucher may be available.

Yes, this training program can help prepare you for the AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate certification exam administered by Amazon Web Services. The self-paced courses in this program are intended to equip you with the knowledge necessary to kick start your career in cloud architecture and help you prepare for the AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate certification exam.

You can register for this certification exam on the AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate exam page. To prepare for your AWS Certification exam, we recommend that — in addition to attaining this Professional Certificate — candidates review the free exam guide, sample questions, and AWS technical documentation (e.g. white papers and product FAQs) on the AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate exam page to understand what content and services are covered by the exam.

Please note that while this program on Coursera can help prepare you with the skills necessary to take the certification exam, the certification and certification fee isn't included in the program's cost. You must register for the exam as a separate step when pursuing the AWS certification.

This course is completely online, so there’s no need to show up to a classroom in person. You can access your lectures, readings and assignments anytime and anywhere via the web or your mobile device.

If you subscribed, you get a 7-day free trial during which you can cancel at no penalty. After that, we don’t give refunds, but you can cancel your subscription at any time. See our full refund policy.