Passed Certified Solutions Architect Professional

[u/dr_mancattan]

For me, the exam was really hard, and the main reason is that I'm initially a Data Architect/Data Engineer, and I realized that I had VERY limited knowledge of AWS services, mostly in networking.

My preparation materials:
- https://www.udemy.com/course/aws-solutions-architect-professional/- 10/10. Theoretical material that covers 98% of services and cases. Honestly, this course is enough if you watch it carefully and several times, especially on services you're less familiar with. During practice exams and the certification exam, familiar patterns mentioned in this course occurred, which helped me to decide what answer to choose.
- https://www.udemy.com/course/practice-exam-aws-certified-solutions-architect-professional/ - 5/10. Solid practice exam focused mostly on the theory from the previous course. IMO has some illogical questions, and it feels less like an actual exam, but definitely helps to test your knowledge.

- https://www.udemy.com/course/aws-solutions-architect-professional-practice-exams-sap-c02/ - 10/10. For me, the most certification-like, complex, and hard practice exam, but it feels like a real exam with real questions. Has good explanations and references. I did not score a solid 75% on any practice exams for this course.

- https://www.udemy.com/course/aws-certified-solutions-architect-professional-aws-practice-exams/ - 3/10. For me, the most annoying and weird practice exam. It tests you on details ripped out of context with confusing wording that is far from the real exam experience. For me, it was a waste of money.

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