I've recently sat and passed the AWS Certified Solution Architect Associate Exam with 913/1000 in my first try.

Many people asked me what resources I've used for preparation so here comes an overview:

1/ FREE video course from my friend Andrew Brown.

Andrew is a great teacher and knows AWS inside-out!

youtube.com/watch?v=Ia-UEYYR44s

2/ Udemy course from Stéphane Maarek.

Stephane knows how to condense all the knowledge you need into a fantastic course. You cannot go wrong with this one as well!

udemy.com/course/aws-certified-solutions-ar..

3/ SAA02 course by Adrian Cantrill.

I haven't used this course for my prep but have bought the DVA course and I must say: Adrian's courses are top-notch and his hands-on demos are world-class! If you want to dive deep into AWS, this is your course!

learn.cantrill.io/p/aws-certified-solutions..

4/ SAA02 course by Neal Davis.

I've watched some of Neal's material and it's really great. Another very good choice if you want to sit the exam!

udemy.com/course/aws-certified-solutions-ar..

5/ Practice exams from Jon Bonso.

I'm honest with you. If it weren't for this fantastic tests I wouldn't have scored this high! Top-notch, best-in-class. Worth every penny!

portal.tutorialsdojo.com/courses/aws-certif..

6/ Practice exams from Stéphane Maarek.

I've tried half of these. They seem to be quite good, however I prefer Tutorialsdojo practice exams because the questions are easier to understand and quite similar to the real exam. udemy.com/course/practice-exams-aws-certifi..

7/ Practice exams from Neal Davis.

I've only tried 1-2 of them but they seem to be more difficult than the real exam. Might be a good training but I decided I would be fine without taking all of them.

udemy.com/course/aws-certified-solutions-ar..

8/ Reddit Community AWS Certifications

Great community that shares tips and insights. Very friendly people that try to help each other!

reddit.com/r/AWSCertifications

9/ Exam Topics

So I am not 100% sure about the correctness of these example questions but some seem to be spot-on. Take this with caution because some solutions might be wrong!

examtopics.com/exams/amazon/aws-certified-s..

10/ AWS Whitepapers

AWS recommends going through these for the exam. However, I only had a quick glance at them and scored good anyway. But, if you are serious about AWS you should definitely read them.

aws.amazon.com/whitepapers

11/ Tutorialsdojo Cheat Sheets

Okay, these cheatsheets are one of its kind! All the info you need in a handy format. I've used these extensively and it was very much worth it!

tutorialsdojo.com/aws-cheat-sheets

Alright, that's basically what I've used or at least explored for taking the exam. If you have more resources, please share them in this thread!

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