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Certified Solutions Architect
Study Guide
Second Edition
, AWS
Certified Solutions Architect
Study Guide
Associate (SAA-C01) Exam
Second Edition
Ben Piper
David Clinton
,Senior Acquisitions Editor: Kenyon Brown
Development Editor: Kathi Duggan
Technical Editors: Shlomo Swidler and Sara Perrott
Senior Production Editor: Christine O’Connor
Copy Editor: Kim Wimpsett
Content Enablement and Operations Manager: Pete Gaughan
Production Manager: Kathleen Wisor
Executive Editor: Jim Minatel
Book Designers: Judy Fung and Bill Gibson
Proofreader: Nancy Carrasco
Indexer: Ted Laux
Project Coordinator, Cover: Brent Savage
Cover Designer: Wiley
Cover Image: Getty Images Inc. / Jeremy Woodhouse
Copyright © 2019 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana
Published simultaneously in Canada
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