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The AWS Certified Database – Specialty (DBS-C01) exam is intended for individuals who perform a database-focused role. This exam validates a candidate’s comprehensive understanding of databases, including the concepts of design, migration, deployment, access, maintenance, automation, monitoring, security, and troubleshooting.

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

• Understand and differentiate the key features of AWS database services
• Analyze needs and requirements to design and recommend appropriate database solutions by using AWS services

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

The target candidate should have a minimum of 5 years of experience with common database technologies, at least 2 years of hands-on experience working on AWS, and experience and expertise working with on-premises and AWS Cloud-based relational and NoSQL databases.

Domains & Competencies

Domain 1: Workload-Specific Database Design

Domain 2: Deployment and Migration

Domain 3: Management and Operations

Domain 4: Monitoring and Troubleshooting

Domain 5: Database Security

Detailed described domains, list of specific tools and technologies that might be covered on the exam, as well as lists of in-scope AWS services https://d1.awsstatic.com/training-and-certification/docs-database-specialty/AWS-Certified-Database-Specialty_Exam-Guide.pdf  

Exam overview

Level: Specialty

Length: 180 minutes to complete the exam

Cost: 300 USD

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Format: 65 questions; either multiple choice or multiple response.

Delivery method: Pearson VUE testing center or online proctored exam.