I wanted to put together a great archive of resources that I used to pass the SA Associate certification for AWS. With these resources, I was able to study for a couple hours per day in just a few weeks and pass the exam.

After finishing some of the trainings, I went straight into the practice exams/study guides. Below are some of the resources I used.

Training/Labs

A Cloud Guru - Not Free

I had a great experience going through the A Cloud Guru training as a refresher for some things I did not know already. The classes are easy to follow and the labs are quick. The interface is very friendly to use

Udemy - Not Free

If you’re already used to Udemy, there are a TON of great classes on Udemy that can help you pass the SAA exam. I had originally watched the A Cloud Guru class on Udemy years ago prior to using their website.

AWS Skill Builder - Free/Paid

AWS Skill Builder has a ton of great training resources you can go through to cover a majority of the topics you need to know.

Amazon AWS Training - Free

These are the new courses offered on Amazon.com.

Practice Exams

TutorialsDojo - Some Free Tests

Great practice exams!

A Cloud Guru - Not Free

I found the practice test very helpful, but I think I got more value out of the TutorialsDojo practice exams.

Whizlabs - Some Free Tests

Great practice exams!

Study Guides

keenanromain SAA Study Guide on GitHub - Free

I found this guide extremely helpful. I reviewed it multiple times to make sure I was able to dot my I’s and cross my T’s. I highly recommend this Study Guide.

SA Associate Cheat Sheet - Free

These are the slides from this YouTube Video. This was very helpful as a quick refresher

In Summary

Find what works for you. These are the resources I used and overall I only found myself not able to answer 1 or 2 questions on the exam. The rest of the questions I had covered based on the training/guides I listed above (and working knowledge).