What SAA-C03 proves and who should take it

SAA-C03 is the AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate exam. It shows you can choose and combine AWS services to meet requirements for security, reliability, performance and cost. It is a design exam, not a command-memorizing exam.

It suits cloud engineers, system administrators, developers moving into architecture, and anyone who works with AWS accounts daily. AWS does not require another certification first. AWS recommends some hands-on experience designing solutions, and that advice is worth following.

If you are brand new to cloud, start with the CLF-C02 exam guide . It builds the vocabulary that SAA-C03 assumes.

Exam format and domain weights

The exam is commonly described as 65 questions in 130 minutes. Questions are multiple choice (one correct answer) or multiple response (two or more correct answers). Results use a scaled score from 100 to 1,000, and the passing score is 720.…