How to study this volume
For each lesson:
- Answer the scenario before reading the decision matrix.
- Draw the architecture from memory.
- Implement the lab or perform a paper simulation.
- Explain why each rejected option is weaker.
- Record mistakes in a weakness log.
- Complete cleanup immediately.
Cost safety
Use a sandbox account, budgets, short-lived resources, and least-privilege roles. Remove NAT gateways, load balancers, EC2 fleets, container tasks, provisioned concurrency, images, snapshots, and test log groups after labs.