When managing security compliance across AWS Organizations, should you reactively remediate violations or proactively prevent them? This SAP-C02 drill dissects the critical difference between detection-based and prevention-based controls using SCPs, AWS Config, and EventBridge.
A media analytics firm needs to reduce OpenSearch costs while maintaining compliance. This drill examines the strategic use of UltraWarm nodes, cold storage, and S3 lifecycle policies to balance performance with FinOps impact in a professional-level SAP-C02 scenario.
A professional-level analysis of migrating bursty, hour-long file processing from on-premises to AWS, comparing Lambda limitations, EC2 Auto Scaling, MQ vs. SQS, and EFS vs. S3 storage—culminating in a FinOps-driven decision matrix.
A high-level analysis of DynamoDB billing models (Provisioned vs. On-Demand) and how Reserved Capacity combined with Auto Scaling delivers optimal TCO for write-heavy workloads with predictable weekly peaks.
This drill explores how to reduce cloud spending for a high-security image processing service by optimizing VPC networking—specifically choosing between NAT Gateways and S3 Gateway Endpoints for 1TB daily S3 data transfer.
Master the critical decision of choosing service-managed vs. self-managed permissions for StackSets deployment across 100+ AWS accounts, with quantified FinOps impact and governance considerations.
A global manufacturing firm needs to assess 2,000+ hybrid workloads for AWS migration. This drill examines the trade-offs between agent-based discovery, server grouping strategies, and EC2 right-sizing—with quantified FinOps impact.
A global e-commerce company needs multi-region durability and availability for static web assets served from Amazon S3 buckets. This drill analyzes four architectural approaches with trade-offs in complexity, cost, and fault tolerance.
A media production company needs to synchronize 5 GB of daily Windows file data from on-premises to AWS over Direct Connect. This drill analyzes the strategic decision between AWS DataSync, Storage Gateway, and the critical FSx vs. EFS choice for Windows workloads.