AWS learning and Exam Prep and Reference Links

AWS Frequently asked questions:

https://aws.amazon.com/faqs/

For all kinds of AWS updates:

https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/

For quick 10-minute lessons:

https://aws.amazon.com/getting-started/tutorials/

Mini Videos on Real life Architectures of companies using AWS. This Is My Architecture Series:

https://aws.amazon.com/this-is-my-architecture/

:computer: Do a lot of labs. Labs steps and code from official AWS Github pages:

https://github.com/awslabs/

Documentation of All the services:

https://aws.amazon.com/documentation/?nc2=h_ql_d&awsm=ql-5

Reinvent Videos: Free 1 hour videos from AWS experts working on Amazon. This is from a conference that happens every year in Las Vegas and 40000 people attend. Walkthroughs, In depth sessions. There are 200, 300, 400 level videos. 1000 videos uploaded every year:

https://www.youtube.com/user/AmazonWebServices/playlists?view=50&sort=dd&shelf_id=27

Read the Frequently asked questions for all the major services. Then read the FAQ’s on services that confuse you the most:

https://aws.amazon.com/faqs/

More whitepaper to read if you’d like a deeper knowledge( About 300 Pages in total):

(aws.amazon.com/whitepapers)

(44 Pages +30 pages of questions and best practices ) AWS Well-Architected Framework, November 2016 :

https://d0.awsstatic.com/whitepapers/architecture/AWS_Well-Architected_Framework.pdf

(36 pages) AWS Well-Architected Framework – Security Pillar, May 2017 :

https://d0.awsstatic.com/whitepapers/architecture/AWS-Security-Pillar.pdf

(49 Pages ) AWS Well-Architected Framework – Reliability Pillar, November 2016 :

https://d0.awsstatic.com/whitepapers/architecture/AWS-Reliability-Pillar.pdf

(45 Pages) AWS Well-Architected Framework – Performance Efficiency Pillar, November 2016 :

https://d0.awsstatic.com/whitepapers/architecture/AWS-Performance-Efficiency-Pillar.pdf

(35 Pages) AWS Well-Architected Framework – Cost Optimization Pillar, November 2016 :

https://d0.awsstatic.com/whitepapers/architecture/AWS-Cost-Optimization-Pillar.pdf

AWS Well-Architected Framework -Operational Excellence

https://d1.awsstatic.com/whitepapers/architecture/AWS-Operational-Excellence-Pillar.pdf

:question:Where to ask questions? If you’re confused and want insight on something or want to troubleshoot an issue, you can use these highly online active community forums.

Official AWS forum :

https://forums.aws.amazon.com/index.jspa

Reddit AWS forum:

https://www.reddit.com/r/aws