AWS Certified Solutions Architect Study Guide
by Ben Piper, David Clinton · David Clinton, Ben Piper
Sybex exam guide covering the Solutions Architect Associate blueprint service by service — EC2, S3, VPC, IAM, databases, and the Well-Architected pillars — with chapter review questions and practice tests to check readiness before sitting the exam.
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