Description
AWS Certified Database Specialty certification is intended for the candidates, performing a database focused role. The certification exam tests the candidate’s knowledge of databases on various points such as design, deployment, access, monitoring, maintenance, automation, security, maintenance, and troubleshooting.
Format
Multiple choice, multiple answer
Type
Specialty
Delivery Method
Testing center or online proctored exam
Time
180 minutes to complete the exam
Cost
300 USD (Practice exam: 40 USD)
Language
Available in English, Japanese, Korean, and Simplified Chinese
Earn an industry-recognized credential from AWS that validates your expertise in the breadth of AWS database services and accelerating the use of database technology to drive your organization’s business transformation. Build credibility and confidence by highlighting your ability to design, recommend, and maintain the optimal AWS database solution for a use case.
TOPICS COVERED
- Amazon DynamoDB and DAX
- Amazon RDS and Aurora
- Amazon Redshift
- Amazon ElastiCache
- Amazon DocumentDB
- Amazon Neptune
- Amazon ElasticSearch Service
- Amazon Timestream
- Amazon QLDB
- Amazon DMS and SCT
- AWS CloudFormation
- Other services: KMS, CloudWatch, VPC, CloudTrail, Lambda, SMS, Secrets Manager…
Abilities Validated by the Certification
- Understand and differentiate the key features of AWS database services
- Analyze needs and requirements to recommend and design appropriate database solutions using AWS services
Recommended Knowledge and Experience
- At least 5 years of experience with database technologies
- At least 2 years of hands-on experience working on AWS
- Experience and expertise working with on-premises and AWS-Cloud-based relational and nonrelational databases
Best of luck with your AWS Certified Database Specialty exam!
