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AWS learning pathStep-by-step roadmap to learn AWS in 2026

Amazon Web Services is the most widely used cloud platform. This path goes from core services to architecture, serverless, security, DevOps and AI on AWS.

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AWS roadmap

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1

Foundations

1 steps · 10 hours
AWS cloud foundations10h

Navigate and use core AWS services securely

What you learn

  • AWS global infrastructure
  • IAM: users, roles and policies
  • EC2 compute
  • S3 storage
  • VPC basics
  • Pricing, billing and support

Tools

AWS ConsoleAWS CLI

Hands-on lab

Host a static website on S3 with secure IAM access

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AWS Cloud Computing Workshop · AWS Solutions Architect Associate (SAA-C03) · AWS DevOps Engineer Training

2

Core skills

2 steps · 22 hours
AWS solution architecture14h

Design secure, resilient and cost-effective AWS architectures

What you learn

  • VPC design: subnets, routing, endpoints
  • Load balancing and Auto Scaling
  • RDS, Aurora and DynamoDB
  • High availability and disaster recovery
  • The Well-Architected Framework
  • Cost optimisation

Tools

EC2ELBRDSCloudFormation

Hands-on lab

Deploy a highly available three-tier application

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AWS Cloud Computing Workshop · AWS Solutions Architect Associate (SAA-C03)

Serverless on AWS8h

Build serverless applications with no servers to manage

What you learn

  • AWS Lambda
  • API Gateway
  • EventBridge, SQS and SNS
  • Step Functions
  • Serverless security and monitoring

Tools

LambdaAPI GatewayDynamoDB

Hands-on lab

Build an event-driven serverless API

Learn it at SOTT

AWS Cloud Computing Workshop · AWS Solutions Architect Associate (SAA-C03)

3

Advanced

3 steps · 36 hours
AWS security12h

Secure AWS workloads and respond to threats

What you learn

  • IAM policies in depth
  • KMS and encryption
  • CloudTrail and Config
  • GuardDuty and Security Hub
  • WAF and Shield
  • Incident response on AWS

Tools

IAMKMSGuardDutySecurity Hub

Hands-on lab

Detect and fix a misconfigured AWS account

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AWS Solutions Architect Associate (SAA-C03) · AWS Security Specialty (SCS-C03) · Cloud Security: AWS & Azure

DevOps on AWS12h

Automate build, test and deployment on AWS

What you learn

  • CodePipeline and CodeBuild
  • Infrastructure as code with CloudFormation and CDK
  • Deploying to ECS and EKS
  • Blue/green and canary releases
  • CloudWatch monitoring and alarms

Tools

CodePipelineCDKECSCloudWatch

Hands-on lab

Automated pipeline that deploys containers to ECS

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AWS DevOps Engineer Training · Cloud Automation with DevOps

AI and ML on AWS12h

Build and deploy AI solutions on AWS

What you learn

  • SageMaker for training and deployment
  • Amazon Bedrock and foundation models
  • RAG with Bedrock Knowledge Bases
  • Amazon Q for developers and business
  • Responsible AI on AWS

Tools

SageMakerBedrock

Hands-on lab

Build a Bedrock-powered assistant over company documents

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AWS AI & Machine Learning (MLA-C02) · Generative AI & RAG Engineering · AI Fundamentals on AWS (AIF-C01)

4

Certification

1 steps · 6 hours
AWS exam preparation6h

Walk into the AWS exam prepared

What you learn

  • Exam domains and weighting
  • Question strategies and time management
  • Full-length practice tests
  • Weak-area revision

Tools

Practice exams

Hands-on lab

Two timed mock exams with review

Learn it at SOTT

AWS Solutions Architect Associate (SAA-C03) · AWS DevOps Engineer Training · AWS Security Specialty (SCS-C03)

Courses that take you there

AWS Cloud Computing Workshop3 Days - 15 Hours · live online & ChennaiView course →AWS Solutions Architect Associate (SAA-C03)3 Months · live online & ChennaiView course →AWS DevOps Engineer Training3 Months · live online & ChennaiView course →AWS Security Specialty (SCS-C03)3 Months · live online & ChennaiView course →AWS AI & Machine Learning (MLA-C02)3 Months · live online & ChennaiView course →

How it compares

AWS Solutions Architect vs AWS DevOps

Solutions Architect is about designing systems on AWS. DevOps Engineer is about automating how they are built, deployed and run.

AWS learning path FAQ

How long does it take to learn AWS?+
This path covers about 74 hours of hands-on learning across 7 modules. How quickly you finish depends on your starting point and weekly time; our advisors can plan a timeline that fits you.
Where should I start?+
With the Foundations stage: AWS cloud foundations. If you already know a topic, mark it as done and move to the next one.
What is the difference: AWS Solutions Architect vs AWS DevOps?+
Solutions Architect is about designing systems on AWS. DevOps Engineer is about automating how they are built, deployed and run.
Which SOTT courses cover this path?+
AWS Cloud Computing Workshop, AWS Solutions Architect Associate (SAA-C03), AWS DevOps Engineer Training, AWS Security Specialty (SCS-C03) and AWS AI & Machine Learning (MLA-C02). Each one is taught live, in our Chennai classroom or online, with hands-on labs and placement assistance.
I have another question. Who can I ask?+
Our advisors are happy to help. Call or WhatsApp us, or send a message from the Contact page, and we will get back to you within one working day.

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