AWS Cloud Quest is a role-based learning game that helps you build practical AWS skills through exercises and hands-on activities using AWS services. Within AWS Cloud Quest, there are roles you can choose from several technical domains. After starting AWS Cloud Quest, choose the Solutions Architect role to explore solution building assignments that cover a broad range of AWS services curated by AWS experts.
AWS Cloud Quest - Solutions Architect Role
As the city’s solution architect, you will implement solutions based on a broad set of AWS services. You will build solutions that scale network connectivity, secure data and manage resources leveraging the AWS Well Architected Framework.
How does it work?
Players enter a virtual city and choose a pre-defined role like "Security Specialist", “Serverless Developer” or “Solutions Architect", that enable quests tailored to the chosen role. As players progress through the game, they will earn rewards and status for completing activities that unlock new learning areas.
Solutions Architect Role Assignments
Cloud Computing Essentials Amazon S3
Cloud First StepsAmazon EC2, AWS Infrastructure
Computing SolutionsAmazon EC2
Cloud EconomicsCloud Economics, Amazon EC2
Databases in PracticeAmazon Relational Database Service (RDS)
First NoSQL DatabaseAmazon DynamoDB
Networking ConceptsAmazon EC2, Amazon VPC
Connecting VPCsAmazon VPC, Amazon EC2
Serverless FoundationsAWS Lambda
Core Security ConceptsAWS Identity and Access Management (IAM), Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS), Amazon EC2
ContainersAmazon Elastic Container Registry, Amazon Elastic Container Service
Resource MonitoringAmazon CloudWatch, Amazon EC2
Resource GovernanceAmazon S3, AWS Config, AWS Key Management Service(KMS), Amazon EC2
Automation with CloudFormationAWS CloudFormation, Amazon S3, Amazon EC2
Backing up DataAWS Backup, Amazon EC2
Decoupling ApplicationsAmazon SNS, Amazon SQS, Amazon EC2
DNSAmazon Route 53, Amazon VPC, Amazon EC2
Analyzing Network TrafficAmazon VPC, Amazon S3, Amazon EC2
Content Delivery NetworksAmazon Cloud Front, Amazon EC2, Amazon S3
File Systems in the CloudAmazon EC2, Amazon Elastic File System
Auto Healing and ScalingAmazon EC2, Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling
Highly Available Web ApplicationsAmazon EC2 Auto Scaling, Amazon S3, Elastic Load Balancing(ELB), Amazon EC2
Deploying Restful APIsAWS Lambda, Amazon API Gateway
API With DatabaseAmazon API Gateway, Amazon DynamoDB, AWS Lambda
Single Page AppAmazon S3, AWS Lambda, Amazon DynamoDB, Amazon CloudWatch, Amazon API Gateway
Data Ingestion MethodsAmazon Kinesis
