You made a decision to become a solutions architect. Great choice! One of the ways to achieve it is to pass an appropriate certification. At the moment, the most popular are AWS Solutions Architect, Azure Solutions Architect, and Google Cloud Architect. Getting certified verifies that you acquired certain knowledge and you are able to design complex systems. I am going to guide you through the necessary basics for preparing for the AWS Solutions Architect exam. However, those basics can be successfully applied for other certifications.

Becoming a solutions architect is not an easy task. It requires being a good engineer in the first place. That means you already know algorithms well and know how to apply them efficiently. A good developer has experience in designing systems with complex architecture. Take some time preparing well for it and focus on the following basics.

Computation power

This is the essential pillar in any cloud system. No matter what is behind the scene in the cloud — real physical server or virtual environment. The things which are important for us are a dedicated place to run the app and an ability to handle the workload properly. Therefore, it is key to understand the concept of provisioning different types of computation systems. If the application consumes a lot of computing resources, then the system should have enough CPU and RAM. If the application performs many I/O operations, then the system needs to have a focus on provisioning that. Understanding the necessity of the application helps to define the requirements for the system. For example on Amazon, Elastic Cloud Computing (EC2) is a service providing computing capacity. It has various types of instances to satisfy different demands. Making a proper choice can also save costs.

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