AWS Cloud Practitioner Exam Guide: What to Study and What to Skip
A focused CLF-C02 study guide covering the four exam domains by weight, what to prioritize, what to deprioritize, and how to avoid over-preparing for the wrong content.
April 2026
AWS DevOps Engineer Professional: What Separates Passers from Failers
An honest look at why DOP-C02 has a 40-50% failure rate, what knowledge gaps cause most failures, and the preparation approach that actually works.
AWS Developer Associate Study Strategy: From Zero to Certified
A practical DVA-C02 study strategy covering the exam's toughest domains — serverless, deployment, security — and how developers should approach AWS-specific patterns.
AWS Solutions Architect Professional: How to Prepare Without Burning Out
A structured SAP-C02 study approach covering the hardest AWS exam's four domains, what gets tested, and how to build the architectural judgment the exam demands without exhausting yourself.
AWS Solutions Architect Associate: The Domains That Matter Most
A domain-by-domain breakdown of SAA-C03 showing which topics carry the most weight, where candidates fail, and what to prioritize in your study plan.
AWS Exam Question Patterns: How to Read Scenarios Correctly
Seven qualifiers that determine correct AWS exam answers, common trap patterns, and a reading approach that converts knowledge into correct answers on scenario-based questions.
AWS SysOps Administrator: The Trickiest Exam in the Associate Tier
Why SOA-C02 has the lowest pass rate of all AWS associate exams, what makes it harder than SAA-C03, and how to prepare for its unique lab component.
March 2026
Renewing AWS Certifications: What Changes Between Exam Versions
How AWS exam versioning works, what actually changed between CLF-C01 and CLF-C02, SAA-C02 and SAA-C03, and how to study efficiently for renewal without re-learning content that hasn't changed.
How to Use AWS Free Tier Labs to Prepare for Any AWS Exam
A practical guide to AWS Free Tier lab preparation — what's actually free, how to avoid bill surprises, and specific lab architectures that improve exam performance for SAA-C03, DVA-C02, and SOA-C02.