Ultimate AWS Certified Solutions Architect Professional 2026 (Udemy.com)
Be AWS Certified Solutions Architect Professional. Full Amazon Web Services Solution Architecture deep-dive for SAP-C02
Created by: Stephane Maarek
Last updated September 2026
What you will learn
- PASS the *NEW* AWS Certified Solutions Architect PROFESSIONAL Certification SAP-C02
- ALL 500+ SLIDES available as downloadable PDF
- TO THE POINT course to help you ace your exam!
- **SLIDES ONLY** - no hands-on for this course
Quality Score
No CourseDuck member has rated this course yet. Taken it? Give each part a thumbs up or down.
Overall Score : 94 / 100
Course Description
Welcome! I'm here to help you prepare and PASS the newest AWS Certified Solutions Architect Professional exam.
I'm so excited to have you here, but first, let's make sure this AWS Certified Solutions Architect Professional course is the right one for you
-- -- -- -- -- -- --
COURSE UPDATES
[SAP-C02 November 2022 Update]: All the course has been updated to match the new exam version SAP-C02
[April 2022 Update]: Over 10 videos have been refreshed/added to keep up with the AWS exam changes
[Feb 2022]: entire course has been refreshed, new topics added, old topics information fixed, diagrams improved. Happy learning!
-- -- -- -- -- -- --
**PLEASE READ**:
The course is ALL SLIDES-BASED: No hands-on will be done during this course. If you're new to AWS, just finished AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate and need to acquire some hands-on experience, I strongly recommend doing the following courses: AWS Certified Developer Associate, AWS Certified SysOps Administrator Associate, AWS Certified DevOps Engineer.
Expert course - you MUST have AT LEAST the AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate: a lot of pre-requisite knowledge is assumed for that course. If you don't feel confident, please review the AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate course first. Other certifications and extra-hands on experience is a huge plus.
This course is FAST-PACED: You must be ready to learn fast. I will not waste time over some basics. The slides are downloadable. I advise you to use the slides for some offline review after your session. I also recommend to not hesitate to go over some lectures you might have not understood fully.
NO PRACTICE EXAM INCLUDED: This course does not contain a practice exam. Please enroll in a separate course for that. This course focuses on teaching you the knowledge to ace the exam.
-- -- -- -- -- -- --
The AWS Certified Solutions Architect Professional certification is one of the most challenging exams. It requires some substantial hands-on and real-world experience for you to pass. This course is going to help you solidify the knowledge you already have and put it in perspective through the study of various solutions architectures and services. This course alone won't help you pass the exam. You need to invest a significant amount of your time reading the documentation when you have doubts.
With the right dedication and thanks to this course, you should be prepared for your exam and maximize your chances of passing your AWS Certified Solutions Architect Professional certification!
I am dedicated to helping people pass AWS certifications on Udemy, and have been teaching about how to pass all Associate Level, Professional Level, and few Specialty certifications. People who learn with me pass their exams with great confidence!
-- -- -- -- -- -- --
Instructor
My name is Stéphane Maarek, I am passionate about Cloud Computing, and I will be your instructor in this course. I teach about AWS certifications, focusing on helping my students improve their professional proficiencies in AWS.
I have already taught 1,500,000+ students and gotten 500,000+ reviews throughout my career in designing and delivering these certifications and courses!
With AWS becoming the centerpiece of today's modern IT architectures, I have decided it is time for students to learn how to be an AWS Solution Architect Professional. 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 become an AWS Certified Solutions Architect Professional and master the AWS platform!
Instructor Details
- 4.7 Rating
26,449 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?...
More courses by Stephane Maarek
Ultimate AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate 2026
4.7 (297,379 Reviews)
Provider: Udemy
Time: 27.2h
$129.99
[NEW] Ultimate AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner CLF-C02 2026
4.7 (295,064 Reviews)
Provider: Udemy
Time: 14.6h
$159.99
Ultimate AWS Certified Developer Associate 2026 DVA-C02
4.7 (124,192 Reviews)
Provider: Udemy
Time: 31.6h
$159.99
[NEW] Ultimate AWS Certified AI Practitioner AIF-C01 (2026)
4.7 (51,775 Reviews)
Provider: Udemy
Time: 10.3h
$49.99
6 Practice Exams | AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner CLF-C02 (2026)
4.5 (39,639 Reviews)
Provider: Udemy
$139.99
AWS Certified CloudOps Engineer Associate SOA-C03 2026
4.6 (22,402 Reviews)
Provider: Udemy
Time: 25h
$199.99
More AWS courses
AWS devops: ElasticSearch at AWS with terraform and ansible (2026)
4.9 (104 Reviews)
Provider: Udemy
Time: 3.6h
$49.99
AWS CloudFormation Master Class v2 [2025] (2026)
4.8 (14,376 Reviews)
Provider: Udemy
Time: 6.8h
$99.99
[NEW] AWS Certified Advanced Networking Specialty 2026
4.8 (9,270 Reviews)
Provider: Udemy
Time: 35.5h
$124.99
Ultimate AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate 2026
4.7 (297,379 Reviews)
Provider: Udemy
Time: 27.2h
$129.99
[NEW] Ultimate AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner CLF-C02 2026
4.7 (295,064 Reviews)
Provider: Udemy
Time: 14.6h
$159.99
Ultimate AWS Certified Developer Associate 2026 DVA-C02
4.7 (124,192 Reviews)
Provider: Udemy
Time: 31.6h
$159.99
Reviews
By Paul Soper on 8/25/2026
The course gives a great refresher on services from the Solutions Architect Associate while providing additional depth in many services to ensure knowledge is deeper for the Professional exam. I wanted to do some hands on in the console and some additional reading of articles to clarify my understanding. Overall with that additional work, the course took 29 hours to complete. Despite having everything I think I'd need to pass the exam in the videos/slides, the additional work built understanding and that's what I think this exam needs. It's not just about remembering numbers/names/facts, it's about visualising architectures and their limits. Stephane's course made me feel ready and prepared for the exam!
By Arvin Ghazarian on 8/6/2026
it's a very good coourse! Well structured, mostly well explained, though a lot of times you need to do dig deeper into certain topics on your own course since these are not explained very well/too detailed (but that is hopefully expected). The course contains a lot of outdated details - but i think the instructor is doing his best to keep it updated, i dont think its an easy job! Overall I am very happy with this course just because of the fact that i learned a lot of new things! That's very valueable to me.
By Hsiang Yu Cheng on 7/24/2026
YOU BETTER HAVE SOME AWS EXPERIENCE AS A PREREQUISITE The course is very concise and covers SAP-level knowledge you don't really get at the SAA level. It is AWS-focused, while at the same time teaching technical details just deep enough so you can research on your own without deviating from the exam prep itself. The course is slightly outdated but still very relevant. Honestly, you can't even blame Stéphane Maarek, and you won't get a better source than this per se. AWS and the whole industry are experiencing paradigm shifts and a lot of trial and error happening. I do believe focusing on the fundamentals is more beneficial than keeping every single detail updated. So if you feel this course covers too little, you might just need to pass the SAP exam yourself and go study distributed systems, general system architecture, or similar topics—and those belong to a different rabbit hole to dive into, just not really for AWS directly. Therefore, to start with AWS at the SAP level, this course is just perfect, and I have only positive things to say.
By Mohit Khandelwal on 7/3/2026
I passed aws solution architect professional exam. This course content is too good and i finished it . This course is the only course i did. Thank You! In the exam i encountered multiple questions on Amazon Bedrock which is not part of this course. So it would be better some lectures are present on Amazon Bedrock too.
By Revaun S on 7/3/2026
I really enjoyed this course! The lessons were clear, easy to follow, and helped me reach my goals. The instructor explained things in a way that made sense, though I think more real-life examples would make it even better. One thing that bugged me was Udemy’s platform — the ‘Continue’ button didn’t always work, and the videos didn’t move on to the next topic automatically. Fixing that would make the whole experience smoother. Overall, a great course that earns four stars from me.
By Peter Odhiambo Abwoga on 6/9/2026
Stephane amazingly explains various concepts across multiple AWS services in this course. I especially like how he uses diagrams to explain different Solution Architect solutions, which makes problem-solving much easier. Each time I need to solve a Solution Architect issue, I draw it out, which in turn makes addressing the issue easier.
By Roman Plakhotnychenko on 6/8/2026
Just passed the exam with score 819. I totally ignored the recomendations to achieve the lower level certificate and learn other courses, and this was my very first certification, therefore I highly recommend this course along with the practice exams bundle as these are really powerful materials!
By G Mac on 3/13/2026
This course provided additional insights to technologies I typically do not work with in AWS. Due to this, I have found ways to actually use there options in the future. Even if you are not preparing for an exam, this is a useful tool for additional architecture options.
By Hennadii Nikitin on 2/26/2026
The cource is short but contains all basic information. Still it will not give you 75% or more on the test. It is about 65-66% on one. If you want to pass you need to use practice exams as addition to this cource. Just find what you like the most. I used those: https://www.udemy.com/course/aws-solutions-architect-professional-practice-exams-sap-c02/, because Stephan very pure delivered in his practice exams for this cource
By chanchunghei Chan on 2/18/2026
Just passed the AWS Solution Architect Professional exam, this course is very good and helped me to pass the exam. Pros: This course contain most (if not all) of the exam topics and these topics are explained clearly and concisely in this course, you won't waste your time Cons: If you do not have much hands on experience on AWS, then you probably need to complement it with another course or try to get some hands-on experience

![[NEW] Ultimate AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner CLF-C02 2026](/programming/aws/images/3142166_a637_3.jpg?v=1789268137)

![[NEW] Ultimate AWS Certified AI Practitioner AIF-C01](/programming/aws/images/6082775_2db5_3.jpg?v=1789268137)



![AWS CloudFormation Master Class v2 [2025]](/programming/aws/images/1362052_0bbe_7.jpg?v=1789443307)
![[NEW] AWS Certified Advanced Networking Specialty 2026](/programming/aws/images/2771884_03cc_3.jpg?v=1789443308)
