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AWS Certified Database - Specialty (DBS-C01)

CODE: AWS-DATABASE-SPECIALTY

72%
Pass Rate
120m
Duration
100
Questions
720
Min Score

Exam Domains

Domain 1

Domain 1: Workload-Specific Database Design

26%

Task Statement 1.1: Select appropriate database services for specific types of data and workloads. · Task Statement 1.2: Determine strategies for disaster recovery and high availability. · Task Statement 1.3: Design database solutions for performance, compliance, and scalability. · Task Statement 1.4: Compare the costs of database solutions.

Domain 2

Domain 2: Deployment and Migration

20%

Task Statement 2.1: Automate database solution deployments. · Task Statement 2.2: Determine data preparation and migration strategies. · Task Statement 2.3: Perform and validate data migration.

Domain 3

Domain 3: Management and Operations

18%

Task Statement 3.1: Determine maintenance tasks and processes. · Task Statement 3.2: Determine backup and restore strategies. · Task Statement 3.3: Manage the operational environment of a database solution.

Domain 4

Domain 4: Monitoring and Troubleshooting

18%

Task Statement 4.1: Determine monitoring and alerting strategies. · Task Statement 4.2: Troubleshoot and resolve common database issues. · Task Statement 4.3: Optimize database performance.

Domain 5

Domain 5: Database Security

18%

Task Statement 5.1: Encrypt data at rest and in transit. · Task Statement 5.2: Evaluate auditing solutions. · Task Statement 5.3: Determine access control and authentication mechanisms. · Task Statement 5.4: Recognize potential security vulnerabilities within database solutions.

Domain 6

Domain 1: Database Migration

15%

Topic 1.1: Migration Strategies · Topic 1.2: AWS Schema Conversion Tool · Topic 1.3: AWS Database Migration Service

Domain 7

Domain 2: Security and Compliance

20%

Topic 2.1: Database Encryption · Topic 2.2: Access Control · Topic 2.3: IAM Database Authentication

Domain 8

Domain 3: Performance Optimization

20%

Topic 3.1: Monitoring and Metrics · Topic 3.2: Resource Management · Topic 3.3: Backup and Recovery

Domain 9

Domain 4: High Availability and Disaster Recovery

20%

Topic 4.1: Multi-AZ Deployments · Topic 4.2: Read Replicas · Topic 4.3: Cross-Region Replication

Domain 10

Domain 5: Database Design and Implementation

25%

Topic 5.1: Database Engine Selection · Topic 5.2: Schema Design · Topic 5.3: Data Migration and Transformation

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