I successfully sat for the SA Pro cert yesterday morning. I don’t have much of a write-up compared to the other Specialty exams I’ve passed. It was pretty much what I expected, hard and verbose. The exam is very broad and covers a lot of the AWS services with questions often involving the interaction between multiple services. I studied using the 2019 updated course (Thank you Mr. Pletcher), the new exam simulator, and the white papers and Re:Invent videos recommended in the domain wrap-ups. Preparing for this exam epitomizes the old adage, "How do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time." My goal was to get thought one white paper or Re:Invent video a day. I wasn’t always successful, but it worked in the end.
Best of luck, everyone!
Edit: Added links to whitepapers and Re:Invent videos
https://d1.awsstatic.com/whitepapers/Storage/aws-storage-options.pdf
https://d1.awsstatic.com/whitepapers/Multi_Tenant_SaaS_Storage_Strategies.pdf
https://d0.awsstatic.com/whitepapers/performance-at-scale-with-amazon-elasticache.pdf
https://d0.awsstatic.com/whitepapers/aws-amazon-vpc-connectivity-options.pdf
https://d1.awsstatic.com/whitepapers/Security/Networking_Security_Whitepaper.pdf
https://d1.awsstatic.com/whitepapers/aws-security-best-practices.pdf
https://d0.awsstatic.com/whitepapers/compliance/AWS_Security_at_Scale_Logging_in_AWS_Whitepaper.pdf
https://d1.awsstatic.com/aws-answers/AWS_Multi_Account_Billing_Strategy.pdf
https://d1.awsstatic.com/whitepapers/Security/DDoS_White_Paper.pdf
https://d1.awsstatic.com/whitepapers/Migration/aws-migration-whitepaper.pdf
https://d1.awsstatic.com/whitepapers/aws_cloud_adoption_framework.pdf
https://d1.awsstatic.com/whitepapers/Migration/migrating-applications-to-aws.pdf
https://d1.awsstatic.com/whitepapers/AWS-Cloud-Transformation-Maturity-Model.pdf
https://d1.awsstatic.com/whitepapers/aws-web-hosting-best-practices.pdf
https://d0.awsstatic.com/whitepapers/aws-scalable-gaming-patterns.pdf
https://d0.awsstatic.com/whitepapers/performance-at-scale-with-amazon-elasticache.pdf
https://d1.awsstatic.com/whitepapers/Storage/Backup_and_Recovery_Approaches_Using_AWS.pdf
https://d1.awsstatic.com/whitepapers/getting-started-with-amazon-aurora.pdf
https://d1.awsstatic.com/whitepapers/architecture/AWS-Reliability-Pillar.pdf
https://d1.awsstatic.com/whitepapers/architecture/AWS-Cost-Optimization-Pillar.pdf
https://d1.awsstatic.com/whitepapers/total-cost-of-operation-benefits-using-aws.pdf
https://d1.awsstatic.com/whitepapers/introduction-to-aws-cloud-economics-final.pdf
Re:Invent Videos
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SUWqDOnXeDw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJxC-B9Q9tQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_YYBdsuUq2M
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9wgaV70FeaM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KGKrVO9xlqI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8gc2DgBqo9U
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z0FBGIT1Ub4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gjrcoK8T3To
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aISWoPf_XNE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tzJmE_Jlas0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=71fD8Oenwxc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=id-PY0GBHXA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y33TviLMBFY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9wgaV70FeaM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w95murBkYmU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dPdac4LL884
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9TwkMMogojY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xc_PZ5OPXcc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RMrfzR4zyM4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a7EMou07hRc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CcspJkc7zqg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQFweGjK_-o
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Z4BfRj2FiU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQsK4MtsELU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HaEPXoXVf2k&t=1848s
3 Answers
Did you see any new topics in the SAP exam, which are not covered in the exam? can you list out the white papers and re:invent videos you have watched?
I’ve updated my original post with links to the whitepapers and videos.
Congratulations! Thanks for sharing your list of reviewers/videos!
Hi,
A) Had you already taken the Associate or went straight into Pro?
B) For Pro, approx. How many hours across how many days did you think you spent? (E.g. On average 3 hours a day for 90 days)
C)Did you take notes and if so was it physical/book or digital? I prefer physical but like the convenience of digital. I know its personal preference but interested to hear what you did.
Thanks for sharing