Follow a practical path from AWS fundamentals through service comparisons, practice questions, architecture diagrams, and hands-on work. The goal is to explain what you learned in a portfolio project, not just recognize exam terms.
Roadmap steps
Start with CLF-C02 to understand AWS as a whole, then move to SAA-C03 to practice architecture decisions. Finish by connecting those ideas to a project built on AWS.
Step 1
Beginners
Start by understanding what cloud services offer and how AWS groups its services. This gives you a framework for everything that follows.
Step 2
CLF-C02
CLF-C02 covers AWS concepts, security, core services, pricing, and support. Aim to explain the ideas in your own words rather than memorize labels.
Step 3
CLF and SAA
Build a working vocabulary for services such as IAM, S3, EC2, Lambda, VPC, RDS, and DynamoDB—the building blocks you will meet in both exams and real designs.
Step 4
CLF and SAA
Exam questions often ask you to choose between services with overlapping roles. Compare their trade-offs before you move on to longer scenarios.
Step 5
CLF-C02
Read the requirements, compare the choices, and review why each answer is right or wrong. Return to related terms when a concept is still unclear.
Step 6
SAA-C03
For SAA-C03, service knowledge is only the start. Learn how availability, resilience, security, and cost shape a complete architecture.
Step 7
Portfolio
Connect exam concepts to a working project. Being able to explain why a service fits a requirement is useful well beyond the exam.
CLF vs SAA
CLF focuses on core AWS concepts. SAA asks you to select and explain a design that meets specific requirements.
Learning to implementation
Map the services you study to the choices in this site implementation. A useful portfolio story explains what each service does and why it fits the requirement.
Keep the site's static files in object storage.
Deliver content over HTTPS and cache it closer to visitors.
Process contact form submissions without managing servers.
Store contact form submissions in a managed key-value database.
Review logs and set billing alerts to catch operational issues early.
Next action
If you are new to AWS, begin with core service roles and CLF practice questions before tackling SAA diagrams. Use the glossary to clarify a service, then check your understanding with a question.