AWS solutions architect professional certification is one of the top-rated AWS certification and achieving it is a great success for any cloud professional. This certification validates a professionals knowledge in different key areas and he/she will be able to

  Design and deploy dynamically scalable operations on AWS
  Choose right AWS services to design and deploy an application as per the requirement
  Relocate complex, multi-tier applications on AWS

This certification is an assurance of better job opportunity and increased salary in the field of AWS services.

Introduction to AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional Certification

Recap of topics from the AWS Associate Certifications

Domain 1: Design for Organizational Complexity

  Determine cross-account authentication and access strategy for complex organizations.
  Determine how to design networks for complex organizations.
  Determine how to design a multi-account AWS environment for complex organizations.

Domain 2: Design for New Solutions

  Determine security requirements and controls when designing and implementing a solution.
  Determine a solution design and implementation strategy to meet reliability requirements.
  Determine a solution design to ensure business continuity.
  Determine a solution design to meet performance objectives.
  Determine a deployment strategy to meet business requirements when designing and implementing a solution.

Domain 3: Migration Planning

  Select existing workloads and processes for potential migration to the cloud.
  Select migration tools and/or services for new and migrated solutions based on detailed AWS knowledge.
  Determine a new cloud architecture for an existing solution.
  Determine a strategy for migrating existing on-premises workloads to the cloud.

Domain 4: Cost Control

  Select a cost-effective pricing model for a solution.
  Determine which controls to design and implement that will ensure cost optimization.
  Identify opportunities to reduce cost in an existing solution.

Domain 5: Continuous Improvement for Existing Solutions

  Troubleshoot solution architectures.
  Determine a strategy to improve an existing solution for operational excellence.
  Determine a strategy to improve the reliability of an existing solution.
  Determine a strategy to improve the performance of an existing solution.
  Determine a strategy to improve the security of an existing solution.
  Determine how to improve the deployment of an existing solution.

Questions discussion & Exam preparation tips

Professionals who are already working in the field of AWS services or equivalent domain and are looking forward to higher level understanding of AWS domain.

  Have AWS solutions architect associate certification (or equivalent knowledge)
  Two or more years of hands-on experience in designing and deploying cloud architecture on AWS

To achieve the highly valued credentials of AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Professional, you need to pass the following exam:

 Certification Name: AWS Certified Solutions Architect- Professional
 Test Format: Multiple Choice Questions
 Number of Questions : 170
 Duration: 170 Minutes
 Exam Language: English/Japanese