DEA-C01 Resources — Official Links, Docs & High-Value References

Official AWS certification pages

• AWS Certified Data Engineer — Associate (DEA-C01): https://aws.amazon.com/certification/certified-data-engineer-associate/
• DEA-C01 Exam Guide (PDF): https://d1.awsstatic.com/onedam/marketing-channels/website/aws/en_US/certification/approved/pdfs/docs-data-engineer-associate/AWS-Certified-Data-Engineer-Associate_Exam-Guide.pdf
• AWS Skill Builder exam prep plan: https://skillbuilder.aws/exam-prep/data-engineer-associate
• Pearson VUE (exam delivery and scheduling): https://www.pearsonvue.com/aws/

Well-Architected guidance (analytics)

• AWS Well-Architected Analytics Lens: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/wellarchitected/latest/analytics-lens/

Data lake, ETL, and orchestration (docs)

• Amazon S3: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/s3/
• AWS Lake Formation: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/lake-formation/
• AWS Glue: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/glue/
• AWS Glue DataBrew: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/databrew/
• Amazon EMR: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/emr/
• AWS Step Functions: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/step-functions/
• Amazon MWAA: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/mwaa/
• Amazon EventBridge: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/eventbridge/

Streaming and ingestion

• Amazon Kinesis: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/streams/latest/dev/introduction.html
• Amazon MSK: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/msk/
• AWS Database Migration Service (DMS): https://docs.aws.amazon.com/dms/
• Amazon AppFlow: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/appflow/

Analytics and visualization

• Amazon Athena: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/athena/
• Amazon Redshift: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/redshift/
• Amazon QuickSight: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/quicksight/

Ops and security/governance

• Amazon CloudWatch: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cloudwatch/
• AWS CloudTrail: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/awscloudtrail/
• AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM): https://docs.aws.amazon.com/iam/
• AWS Key Management Service (KMS): https://docs.aws.amazon.com/kms/
• Amazon Macie: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/macie/
• AWS Secrets Manager: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/secretsmanager/
• AWS Config: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/config/

How to use these resources effectively

Use the Syllabus as your checklist, then use docs to fill in gaps on:

• Service selection trade-offs (Glue vs EMR vs Redshift; Athena vs Redshift; MWAA vs Step Functions)
• Operational patterns (replayability, backfills, monitoring, and data quality)
• Security and governance (Lake Formation permissions, encryption, audit logging)

If you want a structured path, start with the Study Plan.