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DVA-C02 exam tips, keyword triggers, common traps, quick decision frameworks, and a full-service cheatsheet for last-minute review.
DVA-C02 exam tips, keyword triggers, common traps, quick decision frameworks, and a full-service cheatsheet for last-minute review.
API Gateway for DVA-C02. REST API vs HTTP API vs WebSocket API, integration types, authorizers (Cognito, Lambda), deployment stages, caching, throttling, CORS, canary deployments, and usage plans.
Amazon CloudWatch for DVA-C02. Metrics, custom metrics, alarms, logs, log insights, metric filters, dashboards, EventBridge, and Lambda monitoring patterns with Java examples.
AWS Cognito for DVA-C02 — User Pools vs Identity Pools, JWT tokens, hosted UI, federation with social providers, Cognito Sync, and all common exam patterns. Java SDK examples included.
DynamoDB mastery for DVA-C02. Covers partition keys, sort keys, GSI vs LSI, read/write capacity modes, DynamoDB Streams, DAX, TTL, transactions, and the most common exam scenarios and anti-patterns.
Amazon ElastiCache for DVA-C02. Redis vs Memcached comparison, caching strategies (lazy loading, write-through, session store), cluster modes, Multi-AZ, and common exam patterns.
Kinesis Data Streams vs Kinesis Data Firehose vs Kinesis Data Analytics. Shards, partition keys, sequence numbers, Enhanced Fan-Out, Lambda ESM, and when to use Kinesis vs SQS.
Amazon S3 for DVA-C02. Storage classes, versioning, lifecycle policies, presigned URLs, encryption (SSE-S3, SSE-KMS, SSE-C), CORS, event notifications, multipart uploads, and cross-region replication.
Amazon SNS for DVA-C02. Topics, subscriptions, fan-out pattern with SQS, message filtering, SNS FIFO, mobile push notifications, and the difference between SNS and SQS.
Amazon SQS for DVA-C02 — standard vs FIFO queues, visibility timeout, message retention, DLQ, long polling, delay queues, and Lambda integration via Event Source Mapping. Key exam patterns covered.
Complete AWS CI/CD study guide for DVA-C02. CodeCommit, CodeBuild, CodeDeploy (deployment strategies), and CodePipeline. Includes blue/green, canary, rolling deployments and common exam patterns.
AWS CloudFormation for DVA-C02. Template anatomy, intrinsic functions, stacks, change sets, nested stacks, stack sets, drift detection, rollback, and deletion policies.
AWS CloudTrail for DVA-C02. Management events vs data events, event history, trails, CloudTrail Insights, integration with CloudWatch Logs, and the difference between CloudTrail and CloudWatch.
AWS CodeBuild deep dive for DVA-C02. buildspec.yml phases, environment variables, artifacts, caching, VPC support, test reports, and Maven/Gradle Java integration.
AWS CodeDeploy deep dive for DVA-C02. Deployment groups, lifecycle hooks, rollbacks, appspec.yml for EC2 and Lambda, blue/green deployments, and integration with ECS.
AWS CodePipeline for DVA-C02. Stages, actions, artifacts, manual approvals, cross-region pipelines, EventBridge integration, and multi-environment deployment patterns.
Complete overview of the AWS Certified Developer – Associate (DVA-C02) exam. Covers exam domains, scoring, study strategy, and all topic areas with links to detailed study pages.
Elastic Beanstalk for DVA-C02. Deployment policies (All at once, Rolling, Rolling with additional batch, Immutable, Blue/Green), .ebextensions, environment tiers, platform versions, and Java Spring Boot deployment.
AWS KMS for DVA-C02. CMKs vs AWS-managed keys, envelope encryption, key policies, grants, key rotation, multi-region keys, and KMS API limits with Java examples.
Comprehensive Lambda study guide for DVA-C02. Covers invocation types, concurrency, cold starts, event source mappings, layers, container images, environment variables, VPC integration, destinations, and Java handler patterns.
AWS SAM for DVA-C02. SAM template syntax, simplified resource types, sam local for local testing, SAM CLI commands, policy templates, and how SAM transforms to CloudFormation.
AWS Step Functions for DVA-C02. Standard vs Express workflows, state types, error handling, Wait for Callback, Map state for parallel processing, and integration with Lambda, SQS, DynamoDB, and API Gateway.
AWS X-Ray for DVA-C02. Distributed tracing, segments and subsegments, service maps, annotations vs metadata, sampling rules, X-Ray daemon, and Java SDK integration with Spring Boot.
Advanced DynamoDB topics for DVA-C02. DynamoDB Streams with Lambda, PartiQL, Enhanced Client for Java, optimistic locking, single-table design patterns, and Write Sharding.
Amazon ECS and ECR for DVA-C02. EC2 vs Fargate launch types, task definitions, services, IAM roles for tasks, service auto scaling, ECR image management, and integration with CodePipeline.
Deep dive into AWS IAM for the DVA-C02 exam. Covers users, groups, roles, policies (identity vs resource-based), STS, cross-account access, best practices, and common exam scenarios.
Lambda Layers, Versions, and Aliases for DVA-C02. Layer structure, sharing across functions, version immutability, alias routing for canary deployments, and $LATEST vs published versions.
Advanced S3 topics for DVA-C02. Cross-Region Replication, Same-Region Replication, S3 Transfer Acceleration, Object Lambda, MFA Delete, S3 Select, Requester Pays, and event processing patterns.
AWS Secrets Manager vs SSM Parameter Store for DVA-C02. Automatic rotation, Lambda integration, cross-account access, SecureString, versioning, and the key differences tested on the exam.
AWS Systems Manager Parameter Store for DVA-C02. Tiers, types, SecureString, hierarchy naming, GetParametersByPath, integration with Lambda/ECS/CloudFormation, and comparison with Secrets Manager.