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Notes from the exam-prep trenches

Essays on certification study, exam traps, and cloud-security careers, written by the people who generate the 28,000+ questions in Pruvos.

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SAA-C03Study Plan

The 100-hour SAA-C03 plan that actually works

Most study plans are a list of topics. This one is a timeline with hours allocated per activity, based on 2,100+ passing and failing scores from our cohort.

Gagan Walia·Apr 18, 2026, 2:05 PM·5 min read

Cloud PractitionerCLF-C02

Why I tell most people to skip AWS Cloud Practitioner

CLF-C02 is marketed as the starting point. For 80% of people coming to AWS certs, it is not the right starting point. Here is who should actually take it.

Apr 17, 2026, 6:40 PM · 4 min read

SAA-C03AWS

From CCNA to AWS SAA-C03 in four months: the bridge plan

Networking people have a huge head start on SAA-C03, but they also have three specific weak spots. Here is the plan I used to bridge 14 candidates in 2025, with hours per week.

Apr 17, 2026, 1:45 PM · 4 min read

SAA-C03AWS

Seven question patterns that cover 80% of SAA-C03

Most SAA-C03 questions are not unique — they recombine a small set of underlying patterns. Here are the seven that show up again and again, with the decision rule for each.

Apr 16, 2026, 7:30 PM · 4 min read

SAA-C03AWS

The hardest domain on SAA-C03 is not the one most people think

Everyone expects Domain 1 (Resilience) to be the killer. After grading 4,000+ mock exams, the domain people actually lose points on is something else.

Apr 16, 2026, 5:05 PM · 4 min read

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SAA-C02 to SAA-C03: what actually changed, two years in

The SAA-C03 blueprint went live in August 2022. Two years of audited question banks later, here is what shifted, what didn’t, and what that means for anyone studying today.

Apr 16, 2026, 12:40 PM · 4 min read