CONTENT REVIEW · OCTOBER 2, 2026
These changes were checked against AWS documentation. They are a targeted currency review, not a claim that every imported question has been independently verified.
The AWS Certified Advanced Networking – Specialty (ANS-C01) exam will officially retire on December 31, 2026 with no direct successor or replacement announced. Certifications earned prior to the retirement date remain valid for 3 years from the date of issue.
The April 30, 2026 revision expands agentic AI, context engineering, token pricing, prompt management, and AI evaluation. Its scope includes AgentCore, Kiro, and Strands Agents. The exam can include ordering and matching alongside choice questions; supplemental sets do not guarantee full coverage.
SAP-C03 registration opens October 27, 2026. AWS lists November 17, 2026 as the final testing date for SAP-C02. Keep SAP-C02 study material versioned separately from the new exam.
Use the current six-domain guide: detection, incident response, infrastructure security, identity and access management, data protection, and security foundations and governance. Older SCS-C02 material is not a complete substitute.
The July 2025 Free Tier offers eligible new customers up to $200 in credits and a free plan lasting up to six months. Questions about a universal 12-month free period need account-date context.
Developer, Business, and Enterprise On-Ramp support reach end of support January 1, 2027, with a GovCloud exception. Older plan pricing and response-time questions need explicit plan and date context.
Use AWS Pricing Calculator for current estimates. The Simple Monthly Calculator retired in 2023.
Since November 7, 2025, Snowball Edge is available only to existing customers. A new-customer migration scenario needs to account for that restriction.
OpsWorks Stacks reached end of life May 26, 2024 and was disabled for new and existing customers. Questions recommending it for a new deployment need review.