Advanced Networking Specialty
ANS-C01Quick Answer
Advanced Networking Specialty is a specialty certification from Amazon Web Services that costs $300 and takes 120–180 hours to prepare for. The AWS Advanced Networking Specialty validates expert-level knowledge of complex AWS networking architectures — VPC design, hybrid connectivity (Direct Connect, VPN), DNS, load balancing, network security, and multi-region network topology.
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About This Certification
The AWS Advanced Networking Specialty validates expert-level knowledge of complex AWS networking architectures — VPC design, hybrid connectivity (Direct Connect, VPN), DNS, load balancing, network security, and multi-region network topology. It is the most technical of the AWS specialty certifications.
Who It's For
Network engineers and architects transitioning from on-premises networking to cloud networking, and cloud engineers who specialize in infrastructure connectivity. Requires deep networking fundamentals (BGP, OSPF, TCP/IP).