Volume I Chapter SAA-C03 foundational tier

Solutions Architect

Editor's note — A study companion for the Solutions Architect exam — every domain rebuilt from scratch, with worked practice questions and an exam-grade timed simulation.

65 questions 130 minutes threshold 720/1000 4 domains official guide

begin — Practice Twenty questions, untimed, with full explanations after every answer. begin — Mock Examination 65 questions in 130:00, timed, scored.

4 domains · 23 topics

I. Design Secure Architectures 30% weight

IAM Identity and Access Control Multi-Account Strategy and Federated Access VPC Architecture and Network Security Foundations Secure Workloads and Application Protection Data Encryption and Key Management Data Governance, Backup, and Compliance Controls

II. Design Resilient Architectures 26% weight

Serverless and Container Architectures Messaging, Decoupling, and Event-Driven Patterns API Management, Edge Acceleration, and CDN High Availability and Multi-AZ Design Disaster Recovery Strategies and Business Continuity

III. Design High Performing Architectures 24% weight

High-Performing and Scalable Storage Solutions High-Performing and Elastic Compute Solutions High-Performing Database Solutions High-Performing and Scalable Network Architectures Streaming Data Ingestion with Amazon Kinesis Data Transformation with AWS Glue and EMR Analytics with Athena, Lake Formation, and QuickSight Data Transfer and Migration Solutions

IV. Design Cost Optimized Architectures 20% weight

Cost-Optimized Storage Solutions Cost-Optimized Compute Solutions Cost-Optimized Database Solutions Cost-Optimized Network Architectures