Introduction

The AWS Certified Data Analytics – Specialty (DAS-C01) exam is intended for individuals who perform a data analytics role. The exam validates a candidate’s ability to use AWS services to design, build, secure, and maintain analytics solutions that provide insight from data.

The exam also validates a candidate’s ability to complete the following tasks:

• Define AWS data analytics services and understand how they integrate with each other.

• Explain how AWS data analytics services fit in the data lifecycle of collection, storage, processing, and visualization.

Included in this Course

This comprehensive AWS Certified Data Analytics – Specialty practice exam question set includes 65 questions, structured around five key domains essential for mastering data analytics on AWS. These questions are meticulously designed to equip you with the expertise needed to pass the certification exam and build effective data-driven solutions.

Domain 1: Collection focuses on gathering data from various sources using services like Amazon Kinesis, AWS IoT, and Amazon S3. You’ll learn how to design reliable and scalable data ingestion pipelines that ensure the smooth flow of data into your analytics environment.

Domain 2: Storage and Data Management covers storing and managing data using services like Amazon S3, Amazon Redshift, and AWS Glue. This domain ensures you understand best practices for data partitioning, data lifecycle management, and maintaining data consistency and availability across different storage layers.

Domain 3: Processing explores processing large datasets using AWS services such as AWS Lambda, Amazon EMR, and AWS Glue. You’ll gain the skills to transform, clean, and enrich data at scale, preparing it for analysis and ensuring data is processed efficiently and in real-time where necessary.

Domain 4: Analysis and Visualization focuses on deriving insights from data using AWS analytics services like Amazon Athena, Amazon QuickSight, and Amazon Redshift. You’ll learn how to perform data analysis, create visualizations, and generate reports to support data-driven decision-making.

Domain 5: Security emphasizes securing data at all stages of the analytics lifecycle. You’ll explore encryption, access control, and monitoring using services like AWS KMS, AWS IAM, and Amazon CloudTrail to ensure that your data remains secure and compliant with regulations.

By completing this course, you will not only be fully prepared for the AWS Certified Data Analytics – Specialty exam but also acquire the skills to design, implement, and manage end-to-end data analytics solutions on AWS. With expert-led practice questions and hands-on learning, you’ll be ready to leverage AWS services for scalable, secure, and insightful data analytics.

Course 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 also validates a candidate’s ability to complete the following tasks:

• Domain 1: Collection (18% of scored content)

• Domain 2: Storage and Data Management (22% of scored content)

• Domain 3: Processing (24% of scored content)

• Domain 4: Analysis and Visualization (18% of scored content)

• Domain 5: Security (18% of scored content)