Domains, weights, format, and how to prepare
Certification exam guides
Everything you need to know before you book: what each exam covers, how it's weighted, what the pass mark is, and a preparation strategy that works. Each guide is kept in sync with the official exam blueprint.
AWS
- AWS Certified Solutions Architect – AssociateSAA-C03What the AWS SAA-C03 exam covers, how it's scored, the four domains in detail, and the service comparisons that decide most questions.
- AWS Certified Cloud PractitionerCLF-C02Everything you need to pass AWS's entry-level certification: what CLF-C02 covers, the four domains in detail, the service pairs it loves to confuse, and a two-week plan.
- AWS Certified AI PractitionerAIF-C01
- AWS Certified Developer – AssociateDVA-C02How to prepare for the AWS Developer Associate exam: the four domains, the services that dominate the question pool, the DynamoDB and Lambda details it tests, and a build-first strategy.
- AWS Certified CloudOps Engineer – AssociateSOA-C03
- AWS Certified Data Engineer – AssociateDEA-C01
- AWS Certified Machine Learning Engineer – AssociateMLA-C01
- AWS Certified Solutions Architect – ProfessionalSAP-C02
- AWS Certified DevOps Engineer – ProfessionalDOP-C02A preparation guide for AWS's hardest operations exam: the six domains, how professional-level questions differ, the tie-breakers that decide them, and how to study.
- AWS Certified Generative AI Developer – ProfessionalAIP-C01
- AWS Certified Advanced Networking – SpecialtyANS-C01
- AWS Certified Security – SpecialtySCS-C03
Microsoft Azure
- Microsoft Azure FundamentalsAZ-900How to pass Microsoft's entry-level cloud exam: the AZ-900 domains in detail, Microsoft's question formats, the trick pairings, and a one-to-two-week study plan.
- Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator AssociateAZ-104What the AZ-104 exam really tests, why its reputation for difficulty is deserved, the five domains in detail, and a hands-on preparation strategy.
Google Cloud
CompTIA
- CompTIA Security+SY0-701The complete guide to Security+ SY0-701: the five domains in detail, performance-based questions, the risk maths, and a six-week preparation plan.
- CompTIA A+ Core 1220-1101How to pass the first half of CompTIA A+: the five domains, the specs worth memorising, the troubleshooting order, and a study approach for your first IT certification.
- CompTIA Network+N10-009What the Network+ N10-009 exam covers: the five domains, the subnetting and port drills that decide it, the OSI model as a troubleshooting tool, and a study plan.