Pruvos Journal
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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SOA-C03 without the labs: what the 2025 format change actually did
AWS retired SOA-C02 in September 2025 and replaced it with SOA-C03 — lab-free. I audited the new format against the old one. Here is what changed and what it means for candidates.
Gagan Walia·Jun 9, 2026, 1:05 PM·5 min read