Studying for the AWS SAA. Do I need to the hands on labs in the training (using udemy) or is the exam more theory based?

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Hands on labs solidify the knowledge. That said, most of the exam is case study and capability based, no lab exercises.

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Without hands-on, you won’t remember most of the concepts after few months. If you are targeting for a job outside of your own group, be prepared. No one values Paper certificate. Signup for free tier and get hands on. (Even if you pay, you can keep the cost low by terminating services)

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You can skip the labs

CG1, please don’t encourage folks to get paper certificates. If you have done that, go back and get hands-on.

Most of the labs have instructional guides on how to complete them, I would study those, especially when it comes to creating a VPC

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