Introduction
  • Welcome to the AWS CSA - Associate Level Course
  • About the Author
  • Introduction to the Orion Papers
  • About the Exam
  • What is a Solutions Architect?
  • Introduction to the Well Architected Framework
  • AWS Free Tier: Usage Tracking and Billing Widget
  • Free Linux Academy Community Account (required for bonus labs and flashcards)
AWS Structure and Organization
  • Exploring the AWS Account and Services Layer
  • Exploring the AWS Physical and Networking Layer
  • Essential CSA Terminology
  • Shared Security Responsibility Model and Attributes
Access Management
  • Console Tour and Navigation: Settings and Account Management
IAM (Identity and Access Management)
  • IAM Essentials
  • IAM Policies
  • IAM Users
  • IAM Groups
  • IAM Roles
  • IAM API Keys
  • Identity Federation
  • AWS Organizations
  • QUIZ: AWS IAM Fundamentals for the Solutions Architect
Server Based Compute Services
  • EC2 Essentials
  • EC2 AMIs and Virtualization
  • EC2 Instance Types
  • Instance Details and Bootstrapping
  • EC2 Storage Options
  • Security Groups and Key Pairs
  • EBS Snapshots
  • EC2 Placement Groups
  • EC2 Purchasing Options
Elastic File System (EFS)
  • EFS Essentials
EC2 QUIZ
  • QUIZ: AWS EC2 Fundamentals for the Solutions Architect
Virtual Private Cloud (VPC)
  • VPC Essentials
  • VPC Network Routing Basics
  • VPC Security Basics
  • QUIZ: AWS VPC Fundamentals for the Solutions Architect
High Availablity
  • Elastic Load Balancing
  • Serving Traffic To and From Private Subnets
  • VPC Endpoints
  • Autoscaling
  • Making your Applications Stateless
  • High Availability versus Fault Tolerance
  • QUIZ: High Availability on AWS for the Solutions Architect
DNS, CDN and Failover Networking
  • Route 53 Essentials
  • Route 53 DNS Failover
  • CloudFront
  • QUIZ: AWS Route 53 and CloudFront Concepts for the Solutions Architect
Database Services
  • Database Terminology
Relational Database Services
  • RDS Essentials
DynamoDB
  • DynamoDB Essentials
Neptune
  • Neptune Essentials
Elasticache
  • ElastiCache Essentials
Redshift
  • Redshift Essentials
Database Quiz
  • QUIZ: Databases on AWS for the Solutions Architect
Storage Services
  • S3 Essentials
  • S3 Components
  • S3 Features
  • Website Hosting with S3
  • Glacier
  • Transferring Data into S3
  • QUIZ: Amazon Storage Service Concepts for the Solutions Architect
Hybrid Environments
  • Virtual Private Network (VPN)
  • AWS Direct Connect
  • VPC Peering
  • QUIZ: AWS Hybrid Environments for the Solutions Architect
Application and Messaging Services
  • SNS Essentials
Simple Queue Services
  • SQS Essentials
Amazon MQ
  • Amazon MQ Essentials
Simple Workflow Services (SWF)
  • SWF Essentials
API Gateway
  • API Gateway Essentials
Application Services Quiz
  • QUIZ: AWS Application Services for the Solutions Architect
Serverless Architectures
  • Introduction to Service Oriented and Serverless Architectures
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