AWS Certification
AWS Certified Database - Speciality
This credential is helpful for organizations in identifying and developing talent in critical skills in implementing cloud initiatives. Earning this certification will validate your expertise in recommending, designing and maintaining optimal database solutions.
This certification is more suitable for individuals with five years of experience with database technologies, along with two or three years of working with on-premise and AWS cloud-based relational databases. Additionally individuals with the ability to analyze requirements to design and recommend database solutions
Who should take this exam?
AWS Certified Database – Specialty is intended for individuals with experience and expertise working with on-premises and AWS Cloud-based relational and non-relational databases. Before you take this exam, we recommend you have:
- Five years of experience with common database technologies
- Two years of hands-on experience and expertise working with on-premises and AWS Cloud-based relational and NoSQL databases
- Ability to understand and differentiate the key features of AWS database services
- Ability to analyze needs and requirements to design and recommend appropriate database solutions by using AWS services
Exam Overview
Level: Speciality
Length: 180 minutes to complete the exam
Cost: 300 USD
Format: 65 questions; either multiple choice or multiple response
Exam Content
Response types
There are two types of questions on the exam:
- Multiple choice: Has one correct response and three incorrect responses
(distractors) - Multiple response: Has two or more correct responses out of five or more
response options
Select one or more responses that best complete the statement or answer the question. Distractors, or incorrect answers, are response options that a candidate with incomplete knowledge or skill might choose. Distractors are generally plausible responses that match the content area.
Unanswered questions are scored as incorrect; there is no penalty for guessing. The exam includes 50 questions that affect your score.
Content outline
This exam guide includes weightings, content domains, and task statements for the exam. This guide does not provide a comprehensive list of the content on the exam. However, additional context for each task statement is available to help you prepare for the exam.
The exam has the following content domains and weightings:
- Domain 1: Workload-Specific Database Design (26% of scored content)
- Domain 2: Deployment and Migration (20% of scored content)
- Domain 3: Management and Operations (18% of scored content)
- Domain 4: Monitoring and Troubleshooting (18% of scored content)
- Domain 5: Database Security (18% of scored content)
Prepare for the exam
Below are recommended steps you can follow to get ready for exam day. Note: AWS does not require you to take any specific AWS training as part of your exam prep.
Classroom Training
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Exam Readiness
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Exam Guide
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Practice Questionnaire
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FAQs
No, there is no action needed on your part. Your certification will remain active for 3 years from the date it was earned. You will be able to continue displaying and sharing your certification digital badge through Credly within that 3-year period.
You can still recertify AWS Certified Database- Specialty by retaking the exam on or before April 29, 2024. Once recertified, your certification will remain active for 3 years from the date it was earned.
If you have purchased professional and specialty vouchers, you can use your voucher for this exam before April 29, 2024, the last day of delivery for this exam.
We offer multiple courses and learning plans for databases on AWS Skill Builder.
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