DEA-C01exam prep · AWS · intermediate
AWS Certified Data Engineer - Associate (DEA-C01)
Prepare for the AWS Certified Data Engineer - Associate (DEA-C01) exam using exam guide version 1.1 (December 12, 2025). Build and operate data pipelines on AWS: ingestion with Kinesis, MSK, DMS and Firehose; transformation with Glue, EMR and Lambda; orchestration with Step Functions and MWAA; data stores, catalogs and lifecycle; operations, monitoring and data quality; and security and governance with IAM, Lake Formation and KMS. Text-first lessons, scenario drills, module quizzes, a capstone design and a long-form practice exam, with pointers to our guided AWS labs.
- 12 hours
- 19 lessons
- 6 modules
- 40-question practice exam
- updated October 2026
Mapped to the DEA-C01 exam guide
Every module is tagged with the exam domain it covers.
Try it before you sign up
Read a full lesson and answer 3 questions from the Module 1 quiz. No account needed.
Ingesting from Streaming and Batch Sources: Kinesis, MSK, DynamoDB Streams, DMS, Glue, AppFlow and S3
6 modules, 19 lessons
Module 1 is free — lessons, hands-on walkthrough and quiz. The course ends with a 40-question practice exam.
- readIngesting from Streaming and Batch Sources: Kinesis, MSK, DynamoDB Streams, DMS, Glue, AppFlow and S330 min
- readSchedulers, Event Triggers, Throttling, Fan-In and Fan-Out, Replayability and Stateful Processing30 min
- quizQuiz: Data Ingestion18 min
Built by the CloudaQube team
No celebrity instructor — here is exactly what goes into the course instead.
- 01 Follows the official DEA-C01 exam guide — every module is tagged with the exam domain it covers.
- 02 1 guided hands-on walkthroughs you run in your own AWS account.
- 03 5 module quizzes and a 40-question practice exam — every answer comes with an explanation.
- 04 Last updated October 2026.
- 05 Any module can become a hands-on lab in Labs Studio.
What you'll be able to do
- 01 Choose and configure AWS services to ingest streaming and batch data, handling throttling, fan-out, replay and statefulness
- 02 Transform and process data with AWS Glue, Amazon EMR, AWS Lambda and Amazon Redshift, including format conversion and LLM-assisted steps
- 03 Orchestrate and automate pipelines with Step Functions, MWAA, EventBridge and infrastructure as code
- 04 Select data stores and design schemas, partitioning, table formats and vector indexes for access patterns and cost
- 05 Build data catalogs and manage the data lifecycle with S3 lifecycle policies, versioning and TTL
- 06 Monitor, troubleshoot and assure the quality of pipelines with CloudWatch, CloudTrail and Glue Data Quality
- 07 Apply IAM, Lake Formation, KMS, masking, auditing and governance to protect data and meet privacy and sovereignty requirements
- — About one year of hands-on AWS experience is recommended by AWS; this course explains each service from first principles
- — Working knowledge of SQL and basic Python or another scripting language
- — Familiarity with core AWS services (S3, IAM, VPC) from an introductory course
Before you start DEA-C01
Is this course current for the DEA-C01 exam?
It follows the current DEA-C01 exam guide — all 5 exam domains, with the weights shown on this page, and was last updated October 2026.
How do I book the DEA-C01 exam, and what does it cost?
You book it directly with AWS. The official exam page lists the current fee, format, length and passing score, which can vary by country.
Is this an exam dump?
No. The lessons and quiz questions are written to teach the exam objectives, and every answer comes with an explanation. Real exam questions (“dumps”) break the exam provider’s candidate agreement and can cost you the certification.
What do I need for the hands-on walkthroughs?
Your own AWS account. The walkthroughs create real resources; the AWS Free Tier covers many of them. Delete what you create when you finish so you don’t keep paying. Pro members can use a CloudaQube AWS sandbox instead.
How long does it take?
About 12 hours of lessons, videos and hands-on walkthroughs across 6 modules, plus a 40-question practice exam.
What’s free?
Module 1 in full — lessons, hands-on walkthrough and quiz — with no card required. Any paid plan (from $8.99/mo) unlocks all 6 modules and the practice exam, and starts with a 14-day free trial.
Start DEA-C01 with Module 1 free.
No card required. Unlock every module and the practice exam from $8.99/mo when you’re ready.