Understanding the pillars of the Well-Architected Framework (for example, operational excellence, security, reliability, performance efficiency, cost optimization, sustainability)
Identifying authentication methods in AWS (for example, multi-factor authentication [MFA], IAM Identity Center, cross-account IAM roles)
Deciding when to use EC2 hosted databases or AWS managed databases
Understanding the advantages of high availability, elasticity, and agility
Identifying the tools to develop, deploy, and troubleshoot applications
Understanding access keys, password policies, and credential storage (for example, AWS Secrets Manager, AWS Systems Manager)
Identifying the purposes of load balancers
Understanding the benefits of global infrastructure (for example, speed of deployment, global reach)
Choosing the appropriate option for business support assistance
Choosing the appropriate service for AWS customer support
Recognizing compliance requirements that vary among AWS services
Recognizing that auto scaling provides elasticity
Understanding the economies of scale (for example, cost savings)