[NEW] AWS Certified Advanced Networking Specialty 2026 (Udemy.com)
Pass the AWS Certified Advanced Networking Specialty Certification ANS-C01. Taught by an AWS Networking and VPC Expert!
Created by: Stephane Maarek
Last updated September 2026
What you will learn
- Master AWS Networking in depth: VPC, Hybrid Connectivity, Direct Connect, Transit Gateway, Route 53, and much more
- All 700+ slides available as downloadable PDF
- Covers the full scope of the ANS-C01 exam, still the reference for deep AWS Networking knowledge
- Practice alongside several advanced hands-on
- Design real-world network architectures on AWS: multi-VPC, multi-account, and hybrid cloud
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Overall Score : 96 / 100
Course Description
The AWS Certified Networking Specialty Exam ANS-C01 is one of the most challenging certification exams you can take from Amazon. Passing it tells employers in no uncertain terms that your knowledge of AWS networking is wide and deep. But, even experienced technologists need to prepare heavily for this exam. This course sets you up for success by covering all of the AWS networking topics on the exam and how they fit together.
Best-selling Udemy instructors Stéphane Maarek and AWS Networking expert Chetan Agrawal have teamed up to deliver the most comprehensive and hands-on prep course we've seen.
This course combines Stéphane's depth on AWS with Chetan's experience in AWS Networking. Chetan and Stéphane took and passed the exam themselves on the first try.
The world of networking on AWS includes in-depth knowledge about technologies and services. Here are some of the concepts we will cover:
Learn networking fundamentals with Amazon VPC
Learn advanced features of VPC
Understand DNS and DHCP options on VPC
Learn Networking Performance and Optimizations
Configure VPC Peering, VPC Gateway & Interface Endpoints
Learn Hybrid Networking (combining networking of on-premises and AWS) in depth.
In-depth configuration of Site-to-Site VPN, AWS Client VPN, and Direct Connect
Networking aspects of AWS Elastic Load Balancers and AWS CloudFront
Advanced DNS configurations with Route 53
Kubernetes networking and Amazon EKS Networking
Advanced Network architectures
many additional AWS networking features
You'll have many opportunities to reinforce your learning with hands-on exercises throughout the course. We'll also arm you with some valuable test-taking tips and strategies along the way.
AWS Networking is an advanced certification, and it's best tackled by students who have already obtained associate-level certification in AWS and have some real-world industry experience. This exam is not intended for AWS beginners.
You want to go into the AWS Certified Networking Specialty Exam confidently, which is what this course delivers. Hit the enroll button, and we're excited to see you in the course... and ultimately to see you get your certification!
Course content updates 06-11-2024:
19-05-2025: Fully refreshed VPC endpoint section - IPv6, UDP support, Resource, Lattice service network endpoint
13-02-2025: VPC lattice section
17-12-2024: Refreshed Hybrid DNS Hands-on exercises (Lectures 196-198) with latest UI changes and Amazon Linux 2023 AMI.
06-11-2024: Minor updates as per increased limits and student's feedback. Improved audio for Client VPN section.
22-04-2024: Added "VPC sharing" lecture under Additional Topics section.
23-03-2024: Updated VPC DNS and DHCP section (no new lectures. Just re-recorded for better explanation)
11-03-2024: Updated lectures for AWS Shied, ACM and added AWS Firewall Manager
26-02-2024: Added lectures and hands-on walkthrough for AWS Cloud WAN
12-02-2024: Refreshed Transit Gateway lectures for Centralized architectures. Added TGW+VPN lecture. Added 10 practice questions for Transit gateway section.
02-01-2024: Added lectures for VPC IP Address Manager (IPAM), VPC Rechability Analyzer, VPC Network Access Analyzer
01-01-2024: Remove few lectures from Hybrid networking basics section as there was some repeatation
30-Sep-2023: Updated most of the Direct Connect lectures to accomodate latest changes/limits etc. Incorporated feedback from the students.
To be added soon - Kindly refer AWS documentation or Re:Invent videos or AWS blogs until we publish a lecture here:
AWS Transit Gateway Private IP VPN
API Gateway PrivateLink integration with VPC resources
IPv6 on AWS (DNS64, NAT64)
AWS Route53 Profiles
Instructor
My name is Stephane Maarek, and I'll be your instructor in this course. I teach about AWS certifications, always focusing on helping my students improve their professional proficiencies in AWS. I am also the author of some of the most highly-rated & best-selling courses on AWS Lambda, AWS CloudFormation & AWS EC2.
Throughout my career in designing and delivering these certifications and courses, I have already taught 1,000,000+ students and gotten 350,000+ reviews!
I'm delighted to welcome Chetan Agrawal as my co-instructor for this course!
Chetan has been passionate about AWS Networking. He himself learned Networking in the cloud practically during his 6+ years of professional career as a Cloud and DevOps architect. Cloud platforms provide an opportunity to try and experiment with networking configurations quickly; hence, wherever possible, these courses include supporting hands-on exercises/demos that you can implement. This helps retain knowledge and build skills for a lifetime.
With AWS becoming more than a buzzword, I've decided it's time for students to learn how to properly be an AWS Advanced Networking Specialist. So, let’s kick start the course! You are in good hands!
This course also comes with:
Lifetime access to all future updates
A responsive instructor in the Q&A Section
Udemy Certificate of Completion Ready for Download
A 30-Day "No Questions Asked" Money Back Guarantee!
Join me in this course if you want to pass the AWS Certified Advanced Networking Specialty Certification and master the AWS platform!
Instructor Details
- 4.8 Rating
9,270 Reviews
Stephane Maarek
Stephane is a solutions architect, consultant and software developer that has a particular interest in all things related to Cloud & Big Data. He's also a many-times best seller instructor on Udemy for his courses in AWS and Apache Kafka.
[See FAQ below to see in which order you can take my courses]
Stéphane is recognized as an AWS Hero and is an AWS Certified Solutions Architect Professional & AWS Certified DevOps Professional. He loves to teach people how to use the AWS properly, to get them ready for their AWS certifications, and most importantly for the real world.
He also loves Apache Kafka. He used on the Program Committee organizing the Kafka Summit in New York, London and San Francisco. He also was an active member of the Apache Kafka community, and has authored blogs on Medium and the guest blog for Confluent. He also has co-founded Conduktor, a prominent company in the Kafka ecosystem.
During his spare time, Stéphane composes piano music, that he publishes online under the artist name Makera ?
FAQ: In which order should you learn?...
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Reviews
By Dolores Ruiz Palomo on 8/21/2026
Great course with clear, comprehensive, and well-organized content. The structure makes it easy to follow, and the practical examples help connect the concepts with real-world scenarios. I learned a lot and would highly recommend it to anyone interested in AWS networking.
By Venkat Sai Gollapudi on 8/21/2026
Thank you Chetan and Stephane for putting together a well articulated course covering all essential topics which were offered by the AWS which were needed for the certification. It's unfortunate the AWS is retiring this certification. If not, your course would have reached even more audience and as a result would have been an immensely successful one! You both deserve a big fat paychecks for Udemy for this course. On my first attempt, I was able to clear the Advanced Networking Certification. The various architecture reviews and little details which were highlighted have certainly helped while attempting the questions. Thank you once again for your time, dedication, and effort that made this course a gem! Wish you all the success in your respective career journeys and life!! Cheers! Venky
By Pratik Kanade on 7/15/2026
Hi Chetan and Stephene, Thanks for such an amazing content, we have a reference point to while struggling with day to day issues. One small request, Please don't take this course down from Udemy even though this certification is retiring soon. I am sure thousands of people who refer this will be wanting the same. So even though the certification goes, the content is still going to be a absolute value for anyone hungry for knowledge. Thanks
By Ivan Zbykovskyi on 7/9/2026
Too many boring theory and slides and too few hands-on practice. For learning by heart theory just for exam its ok, but for understanding I suggest rather look for some different courses
By Murtuza Hashim on 4/17/2026
I studied for the AWS Networking Specialty Course by specifically using this course and used Tutorial Dojo practice exams to review what i had learned here and to remember stuff. Networking is not my main specialty, as I work mostly in System Integration so the answers here did not come second nature to me and i had to study a lot of basic networking stuff in order to understand why the answers to questions were such and such. But this course gave me a nice overview of what was going to be covered on the exam along with design decisions to make when designing certain networking infrastructure design. In the end the exam ended up being easier for me as people were saying it is the most difficult exam, so i ended up preparing more then i needed to pass this exam. I already hold the AWS Architect Professional and the AWS Architect Dev Ops Professional Certificaiton, so that might have attributed the exam to be easier for me on the first attempt. There were a whole lot of networking questions but the course here pretty much covered those topics so it helped me in answering those questions. Also I used the Skill Builder Course and practice exams to gauge how much i had picked up. The Skill Builder practice exam is quite tough and I ended on only getting 60% on it on my first attempt. So that made me study more and re-review the notes in the Agrawal course to study and solidify my weak areas.
By Anonymized User on 4/7/2026
Best. Cleared my exam after watching this course and doing some practice tests. Very thoroughly explained. Stephane and Chetan have structured this course based on the exam and the changing exam topics and its really helpful. My suggestions: - It falls little short on Traffic Mirroring Hands-on. Would be great if we had labs for that also. - Missing practice exams like we had for SAA course. Thank you.
By Love Arinze on 3/20/2026
This course directly contributed to me passing the AWS Advanced Networking Specialty exam on my first attempt this weekend. Clear, practical, and well-structured. You can tell real thought and effort went into it. Highly worth it. Thank you, Chetan and Stephane.
By Rabeka Alexander on 3/5/2026
The AWS Networking training was very informative and well-structured. The trainer explained complex networking concepts in a clear and easy-to-understand manner, making it accessible even for participants with limited prior experience in cloud networking. The sessions covered important topics such as VPC architecture, subnets, routing, security groups, network ACLs, and connectivity options like VPN and Direct Connect. The practical demonstrations and hands-on examples helped reinforce the theoretical concepts and made the learning experience more engaging. The pace of the training was appropriate, and the trainer encouraged questions and discussions, which helped clarify doubts and deepen understanding. Overall, the training provided valuable insights into AWS networking services and best practices, and it will be useful for implementing and managing cloud network infrastructure in real-world scenarios. Thank you for organizing such a helpful and insightful training session.
By Kevin Murali on 1/7/2026
This is an awesome course for preparing for the AWS Advanced Network Specialty certification. Chetan Agrawal and Stephane Maarek have done an excellent job explaining the difficult AWS networking concepts with labs in a way that most people can understand. Thanks.
By Ganesh Pawar on 11/6/2025
For me, this is the best course for the AWS Networking Specialty certification. I have gone through the course three times, and each time I learned something new. Chetan and Stephane cover the topics in great depth, making complex concepts easy to understand. Their explanations are clear, practical, and well-structured. I managed to clear the certification based on this course. Once again, thank you both so much!

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