Collection of AWS Links - Raw/Main List

AWS Serverless Workshops
https://aws.amazon.com/serverless-workshops/
Introduction to “the basics of building serverless applications and microservices using services like AWS Lambda, AWS Step Functions, Amazon API Gateway, Amazon DynamoDB, Amazon Kinesis, and Amazon S3.”
AWS CI/CD Workshop
https://catalog.us-east-1.prod.workshops.aws/workshops/ef1c179d-8097-4f34-8dc3-0e9eb381b6eb/
“… leverage the AWS developer tools to implement Continuous Integration (CI) and Continuous Deployment (CD) for your application”
Amazon ECS Workshop
https://ecsworkshop.com/
“…launch a frontend and multiple backend services on Amazon Elastic Container Service, and explore how you might adopt this workflow into your environment.”

Free AWS Cheat Sheets - Digital Cloud Training
https://digitalcloud.training/aws-cheat-sheets/
Huge assortment of high-quality documentation to help cram for exams.

AWS Well-Architected Framework
https://docs.aws.amazon.com/wellarchitected/latest/framework/wellarchitected-framework.pdf
Official documentation from Amazon

AWS Power Hour - Architecting
https://pages.awscloud.com/traincert-twitch-power-hour-architecting.html?saa=sec&sec=prep
Episodic webinars about architecting with AWS
Cloud Academy Webinars: AWS Solutions Architect – Associate
https://cloudacademy.com/blog/aws-certified-solutions-architect-associate-study-guide/
Four part webinar focusing on SAA exam prep

LocalStack
https://localstack.cloud/
A fully-functioning AWS emulator that can run on your local machine! Great for experimentation and testing!!

AWS News Blog
https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/
RSS Feed
All the latest news and announcements from AWS.

The Official AWS Podcast
https://aws.amazon.com/podcasts/aws-podcast/
Official podcast with regular updates, deep dives, launches, and interviews.

AWS resource and property types reference
https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/aws-template-resource-type-ref.html
A list of all AWS resources currently supported by CloudFormation.

AWS Cloud Quest
https://cloudquest.skillbuilder.aws/
A free 3D-adventure game with awesome hands-on labs.

AWS Ramp-Up Guide: Architect
https://d1.awsstatic.com/training-and-certification/ramp-up_guides/Ramp-Up_Guide_Architect.pdf
Curated collection of links to courses, labs, classes, etc. from AWS.
Exam Readiness: AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate (Digital) https://explore.skillbuilder.aws/learn/course/external/view/elearning/125/exam-readiness-aws-certified-solutions-architect-associate-digital
(FREE) Official two-hour course with test taking strategies and reviews that you should definitely go through before sitting for the SAA exam.

Ultimate AWS Certified Developer Associate 2022
https://www.udemy.com/course/aws-certified-developer-associate-dva-c01/
Comprehensive overview of all the DVA-C01 exam material with no filler. Excellent value (when on sale), and also included as a Udemy for Business course.

Terraform

Study Guide - Terraform Associate Certification
https://learn.hashicorp.com/tutorials/terraform/associate-study?in=terraform/certification
Great list of materials to prepare for the Terraform Associate Certification.
Exam Review Guide - Terraform Associate
https://learn.hashicorp.com/tutorials/terraform/associate-review
Direct links to the official Terraform documentation & tutorials for each and every exam objective.

3factor app
https://3factor.app/
Architectural pattern for building modern apps that are “robust and scalable from the get go by using modern API architectures along with the power of Cloud.”
The Twelve-Factor App
https://12factor.net/
Rock-solid methodology to follow when creating services

MongoDB Architecture Guide
http://s3.amazonaws.com/info-mongodb-com/MongoDB_Architecture_Guide.pdf
A great read that goes over all the fundamental concepts of MongoDB and also goes into detail about their fully managed cloud database service, MongoDB Atlas.
AWS Ramp-Up Guide: Database
https://d1.awsstatic.com/training-and-certification/ramp-up_guides/Ramp-Up_Guide_Databases.pdf
List of trainings and documentation to get up to speed with databases on AWS.