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AWS Certified Solutions Architect Professional 2026 (SAP-C02)

Architect complex, multi-account AWS environments at scale — migrations, cost governance, resilience, and security — and earn AWS's most prestigious architecture certification.

★ 4.8 (300 learners) 60 hrs total 15 modules 3 capstones
AWS EC2 S3 IAM VPC Lambda +8 more
Only 5 seats left · Next batch starts 15 Aug 2026
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60 hrs
of content
15 modules
in curriculum
19 projects
hands-on builds
Advanced
difficulty

Curriculum covers

Frameworks you'll master

14 tools & frameworks
AWS EC2 S3 IAM VPC Lambda RDS CloudFormation EKS ECS SageMaker Kubernetes AWS Glue Step Functions

Course Curriculum

15 modules · 60 hours · 24 live sessions

Identity & Federation 1 sessions
  • IAM
  • IAM Access Analyzer
  • STS
  • Identity Federation & Cognito
  • AWS Directory Services
  • AWS Organizations
  • AWS Organizations Policies
  • AWS IAM Identity Center
  • AWS Control Tower
  • AWS Resource Access Manager – RAM
  • Summary of Identity & Federation
Security 4 sessions
  • CloudTrail
  • CloudTrail EventBridge Integration
  • CloudTrail SA Pro
  • KMS
  • Parameter Store
  • Secrets Manager
  • RDS Security
  • SSL Encryption, SNI & MITM
  • AWS Certificate Manager ACM
  • CloudHSM
  • Solution Architecture SSL on ELB
  • S3 Security
  • S3 Access Points
  • S3 MultiRegion Access Points
  • S3 MultiRegion Access Points Hands On
  • S3 Object Lambda
  • DDoS and AWS Shield
  • AWS WAF Web Application Firewall
  • AWS Firewall Manager
  • Blocking an IP Address
  • Amazon Inspector
  • AWS Config
  • AWS Managed Logs
  • Amazon GuardDuty
  • IAM Advanced Policies
  • EC2 Instance Connect
  • AWS Security Hub
  • Amazon Detective
Compute & Load Balancing 3 sessions
  • Solution Architecture on AWS
  • EC2
  • High Performance Computing (HPC)
  • Auto Scaling
  • Auto Scaling Update Strategies
  • Spot Instances & Spot Fleet
  • Amazon ECS Elastic Container Service
  • Amazon ECR Elastic Container Registry
  • Amazon EKS Elastic Kubernetes Service
  • AWS App Runner
  • ECS Anywhere & EKS Anywhere
  • AWS Lambda Part 1
  • AWS Lambda Part 2
  • Elastic Load Balancers Part 1
  • Elastic Load Balancers Part 2
  • API Gateway
  • API Gateway Part 2
  • AWS AppSync
  • Route 53 Part 1
  • Route 53 Part 2
  • Route 53 Resolvers & Hybrid DNS
  • AWS Global Accelerator
  • Comparison of Solutions Architecture
  • AWS Outposts
  • AWS WaveLength
  • AWS Local Zones
Storage 2 sessions
  • EBS & Local Instance Store
  • Amazon EFS
  • Amazon S3
  • Amazon S3 Storage Class Analysis
  • Amazon S3 Storage Lens
  • S3 Solution Architecture
  • Amazon FSx
  • Amazon FSx Solution Architectures
  • AWS DataSync
  • AWS DataSync Solution Architecture
  • AWS Data Exchange
  • AWS Transfer Family
  • AWS Storage Services Price Comparison
Caching 1 sessions
  • CloudFront Part 1
  • CloudFront Part 2
  • Lambda@Edge and CloudFront Functions
  • Lambda@Edge Reduce Latency
  • Amazon ElasticCache
  • Handling Extreme Rates
Databases 1 sessions
  • DynamoDB
  • Amazon OpenSearch
  • RDS
  • Aurora Part 1
  • Aurora Part 2
Service Communication 1 sessions
  • Step Functions
  • SQS
  • Amazon MQ
  • Amazon SNS
  • Amazon SNS SQS Fan Out Pattern
  • Amazon SNS Message Delivery Retries
Data Engineering 2 sessions
  • Amazon Kinesis Data Streams
  • Amazon Data Firehose
  • Amazon Managed Service for Apache Flink
  • Streaming Architectures
  • Amazon MSK
  • AWS Batch
  • Amazon EMR
  • Running Jobs on AWS
  • AWS Glue
  • Redshift
  • Amazon Document DB
  • Amazon Timestream
  • Amazon Athena
  • Amazon Quicksight
  • Big Data Architecture
Monitoring 1 sessions
  • CloudWatch
  • CloudWatch Logs
  • Amazon EventBridge
  • XRay
  • AWS Personal Health Dashboard
Deployment and Instance Management 1 sessions
  • Elastic Beanstalk
  • CodeDeploy
  • CloudFormation
  • Service Catalog
  • SAM Serverless Application Model
  • AWS CDK Cloud Development Kit
  • AWS Systems Manager – SSM
  • AWS Cloud Map
Cost Control 1 sessions
  • Cost Allocation Tags
  • AWS Tag Editor
  • Trusted Advisor
  • AWS Service Quotas
  • EC2 Launch Types & Savings Plan
  • S3 Cost Savings
  • S3 Storage Classes Reminder
  • AWS Budgets & Cost Explorer
  • AWS Compute Optimizer
  • EC2 Reserved Instance
Migration 2 sessions
  • Cloud Migration Strategies The 7Rs
  • Storage Gateway
  • Storage Gateway Advanced Concepts
  • Snow Family
  • Snow Family Improving Performance
  • AWS DMS Database Migration Services
  • AWS CART Cloud Adoption Readiness Tool
  • Disaster Recovery
  • AWS FIS Fault Injection Simulator
  • VM Migrations Services
  • AWS Migration Evaluator
  • AWS Backup
VPC 2 sessions
  • VPC Basics
  • VPC Peering
  • Transit Gateway
  • VPC Endpoints
  • VPC Endpoint Policies
  • PrivateLink
  • AWS S2S VPN
  • AWS Client VPN
  • Direct Connect
  • OnPremise Redundant Connections
  • VPC Flow Logs
  • AWS Network Firewall
Machine Learning 2 sessions
  • Rekognition Overview
  • Transcribe Overview
  • Polly Overview
  • Translate Overview
  • Lex + Connect Overview
  • Comprehend Overview
  • Comprehend Medical Overview
  • SageMaker AI Overview
  • Kendra Overview
  • Personalize Overview
  • Textract Overview
  • Machine Learning Summary
Other Services 1 sessions
  • Other Services
  • IMPORTANT: CodeCommit Discontinuation
  • CICD
  • Amazon CodeGuru
  • Alexa for Business, Lex & Connect
  • Kinesis Video Streams
  • AWS WorkSpaces
  • Amazon AppStream 2.0
  • AWS Device Farm
  • Amazon Macie
  • Amazon SES
  • Amazon Pinpoint
  • EC2 Image Builder
  • AWS IoT Core
  • Other Services Summary

After this course, you will

Skills you carry to every job

  • Design complex multi-account AWS Organisations architectures with SCPs and centralised logging
  • Architect migration strategies for large enterprise workloads using MGN, DMS, and Snowball
  • Build cost-optimised architectures using Savings Plans, Spot Instances, and Compute Optimizer
  • Design resilient multi-region active-active and active-passive disaster recovery architectures
  • Implement advanced networking patterns — Transit Gateway, PrivateLink, and hybrid connectivity at scale
  • Govern compliance and security posture using AWS Config, Control Tower, and Security Hub
  • Select and justify the optimal AWS service for complex, ambiguous, multi-constraint scenarios
  • Pass the AWS Certified Solutions Architect Professional SAP-C02 exam

Hands-on learning

What you'll build

3 industry capstone projects · built from scratch · yours to keep

01

Multi-Account Landing Zone

Design and deploy a full AWS landing zone using AWS Control Tower with custom Account Factory, service control policies for security guardrails, centralised CloudTrail and Config logging to a Log Archive account, VPC sharing via AWS RAM, and Transit Gateway for inter-VPC connectivity across 5 accounts. Document the full account vending machine process.

AWS Control Tower AWS Organizations SCP AWS Config CloudTrail Transit Gateway AWS RAM CloudFormation
02

Enterprise Migration Blueprint

Create a complete migration plan for a 200-server on-premises data centre: use AWS Migration Hub to track progress, Application Discovery Service for inventory, MGN for server replication, DMS for database migration, and Snowball Edge for bulk data transfer. Design the target architecture with cost projections and a Wave 1 pilot migration execution.

AWS Migration Hub Application Migration Service DMS Snowball Edge EC2 RDS S3 CloudFormation
03

Active-Active Multi-Region Architecture

Architect an active-active deployment spanning us-east-1 and eu-west-1: Route 53 latency routing with health checks, Aurora Global Database with write forwarding, DynamoDB Global Tables, S3 Multi-Region Access Points, CloudFront with regional origins, and full Infrastructure as Code via CloudFormation. Conduct a game day failover exercise and measure RTO.

Route 53 Aurora Global Database DynamoDB Global Tables S3 CloudFront CloudFormation Lambda IAM

Plus 16 guided mini-projects across the curriculum — Q&A bots, resume screeners, SQL helpers, and more.

Batch Schedule

⚡ Seats filling fast — only 5 remaining across all batches

Available Batches
Batch Type Schedule Duration Next Start Date Availability
Weekend Sat & Sun, 10am–1pm 10 weeks 15 Aug 2026 Available
Weekday Mon–Fri, 7–9pm 8 weeks 17 Aug 2026 Available
Fast-track Mon–Sun, 6 hours/day 2 weeks 24 Aug 2026 Only 5 seats left

Frequently Asked Questions

What certifications are recommended before attempting the SAP-C02?

AWS strongly recommends holding the Solutions Architect Associate (SAA-C03) before the Professional exam. 2+ years of hands-on AWS architecture experience in production environments is also strongly advised.

How much harder is the Professional exam than Associate?

Significantly harder. Questions are longer, scenarios more complex, and trade-offs more nuanced. The SAP-C02 is widely considered one of the hardest cloud certifications available, with a pass rate under 30% for unprepared candidates.

What is the exam format for SAP-C02?

75 questions (multiple choice and multiple response) in 180 minutes, passing score of 750 out of 1000. Questions present long multi-constraint scenarios where you must identify the best architectural approach.

Is cost optimisation heavily tested?

Yes. Cost optimisation is a first-class domain — Reserved Instance strategies, Savings Plans, Spot Fleets, Compute Optimizer recommendations, right-sizing, and eliminating waste in large-scale environments all appear on the exam.

Are AWS Organizations and multi-account strategies covered?

Extensively. Control Tower, Service Control Policies, delegated administrator accounts, Config Aggregators, CloudFormation StackSets across OUs, and centralised security tooling patterns are all covered with architectural case studies.

How do I know I am ready to sit the exam?

Consistently scoring 80%+ on both included practice exams (75 questions each), being able to explain architectural trade-offs out loud, and having delivered at least one production AWS architecture project are good indicators of readiness.

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