AWS Developer Deep Dive: Lambda, DynamoDB, and API Gateway Patterns
A technical deep dive into Lambda concurrency, DynamoDB single-table design, and API Gateway integration patterns — the highest-weight topics on DVA-C02.
Exam breakdowns, study plans, and strategies for AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, Kubernetes, and AI certifications.
A technical deep dive into Lambda concurrency, DynamoDB single-table design, and API Gateway integration patterns — the highest-weight topics on DVA-C02.
Everything you need to pass the AWS Certified Developer Associate exam in 2026 — domain breakdown, key concepts, and a 5-week study plan.
The tricky DEA-C01 distinctions that fail candidates: Glue Data Catalog vs Hive Metastore, job bookmark behavior, Kinesis vs MSK ordering, Firehose buffering, Lake Formation vs S3 policies, and Redshift VACUUM …
Deep technical dive into AWS Glue job types, Kinesis shard capacity, Firehose dynamic partitioning, and Redshift distribution styles for the DEA-C01 exam.
Complete study guide for the AWS Certified Data Engineer Associate (DEA-C01) exam. Covers all 4 domains, AWS Glue, Kinesis, Redshift, Lake Formation, and a 5-week study plan.
The tricky ANS-C01 distinctions that eliminate candidates: Interface vs Gateway endpoints, Route 53 Resolver endpoints, BGP AS path prepending, DX+VPN failover asymmetry, and Network Firewall rule ordering.
Deep technical dive into Transit Gateway route tables, Direct Connect Virtual Interfaces, BGP routing attributes, and hybrid network design for the ANS-C01 exam.
Complete study guide for the AWS Certified Advanced Networking Specialty (ANS-C01) exam. Covers all 4 domains, VPC design, Transit Gateway, Direct Connect, BGP, and an 8-week study plan.
The tricky AIP-C01 distinctions that trip up candidates: Guardrails vs system prompts, on-demand vs provisioned throughput, Knowledge Base hybrid search, Bedrock vs SageMaker, and model evaluation modes.
Deep technical dive into Amazon Bedrock foundation model selection, Knowledge Bases RAG architecture, and Bedrock Agents for the AIP-C01 exam. Covers throughput modes, vector stores, chunking, and the Converse API.