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Content Domain 1: Cloud Concepts

Domain 1 covers Cloud Concepts and represents 24% of the scored content on the exam.

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Task Statement 1.1: Define the benefits of the AWS Cloud.

Knowledge of:

  • Value proposition of the AWS Cloud

Skills in:

  • Understanding the benefits of global infrastructure (for example, speed of deployment, global reach)
  • Understanding the advantages of high availability, elasticity, and agility

Task Statement 1.2: Identify design principles of the AWS Cloud.

Knowledge of:

  • AWS Well-Architected Framework

Skills in:

  • Understanding the pillars of the Well-Architected Framework (for example, operational excellence, security, reliability, performance efficiency, cost optimization, sustainability)
  • Identifying differences between the pillars of the Well-Architected Framework

Task Statement 1.3: Understand the benefits of and strategies for migration to the AWS Cloud.

Knowledge of:

  • Cloud adoption strategies
  • Resources to support the cloud migration journey

Skills in:

  • Understanding the components of the AWS Cloud Adoption Framework (AWS CAF) (for example, reduced business risk; improved environmental, social, and governance [ESG] performance; increased revenue; increased operational efficiency)
  • Identifying appropriate migration strategies (for example, database replication)

Task Statement 1.4: Understand concepts of cloud economics.

Knowledge of:

  • Aspects of cloud economics
  • Cost savings of moving to the cloud

Skills in:

  • Understanding the role of fixed costs compared with variable costs
  • Understanding costs that are associated with on-premises environments
  • Understanding the differences between licensing strategies (for example, Bring Your Own License [BYOL] model compared with included licenses)
  • Understanding the concept of rightsizing
  • Identifying benefits of automation
  • Understanding the economies of scale (for example, cost savings)