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Appendix · AWS

AWS Resources & Links

Authoritative AWS sources for AIB-C01 — the certification page, exam guide and each domain, the in-scope and out-of-scope service lists, AWS CAF, responsible AI, pricing and cost tools — with what each is authoritative for, the free Skill Builder responsible-AI courses, a fact-freshness checklist and the claims we do not make.

These are the authoritative AWS sources behind this track. Because AIB-C01 is a beta exam, several facts are volatile: use the links below rather than trusting a snapshot. This page is independent preparation — it is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by AWS, and it contains no official exam questions. When our material and an AWS source disagree, the AWS source wins; tell us and we will fix it.

Verified 15 September 2026

Every fact on this track was checked against these sources on 15 September 2026. Beta status, exam duration, pricing and the Early Adopter deadline can all change — re-check the volatile items in the freshness checklist below before you book.

Official sources

SourceLinkAuthoritative for
Certification pagehttps://aws.amazon.com/certification/certified-ai-business-strategist/The credential’s name, code, cost, format, duration (170 min), languages, beta status and Early Adopter badge — treat as the most current source
Exam guidehttps://docs.aws.amazon.com/aws-certification/latest/ai-business-strategist-01/ai-business-strategist-01.htmlDomains, weights, task statements and skills, scoring model, recommended experience, in/out-of-scope statements
Domain 1https://docs.aws.amazon.com/aws-certification/latest/ai-business-strategist-01/ai-business-strategist-01-domain1.htmlAI Fundamentals and Literacy task statements (1.1–1.3)
Domain 2https://docs.aws.amazon.com/aws-certification/latest/ai-business-strategist-01/ai-business-strategist-01-domain2.htmlAI Strategy and Business Value Creation task statements (2.1–2.3)
Domain 3https://docs.aws.amazon.com/aws-certification/latest/ai-business-strategist-01/ai-business-strategist-01-domain3.htmlAI Governance and Responsible AI Leadership task statements (3.1–3.3)
Domain 4https://docs.aws.amazon.com/aws-certification/latest/ai-business-strategist-01/ai-business-strategist-01-domain4.htmlBusiness Readiness, Leadership, and AI Transformation task statements (4.1–4.4)
Technologies and conceptshttps://docs.aws.amazon.com/aws-certification/latest/ai-business-strategist-01/aib-01-technologies-concepts.htmlThe list of concepts and services that may appear, at a strategic level
In-scope serviceshttps://docs.aws.amazon.com/aws-certification/latest/ai-business-strategist-01/aib-01-in-scope-services.htmlThe short list you should know strategically (Bedrock, SageMaker AI, Amazon Quick, CAF, shared responsibility, pricing and cost tools)
Out-of-scope serviceshttps://docs.aws.amazon.com/aws-certification/latest/ai-business-strategist-01/aib-01-out-of-scope-services.htmlWhat you do not need — confirms no console, API, IAM or architecture detail is tested
AWS Cloud Adoption Frameworkhttps://aws.amazon.com/cloud-adoption-framework/CAF perspectives, transformation domains and phases; also the CAF for AI, ML and Generative AI whitepaper
Responsible AIhttps://aws.amazon.com/ai/responsible-ai/The responsible-AI dimensions, the Well-Architected Responsible AI Lens, AI Service Cards, and the free Skill Builder courses
Amazon Bedrock pricinghttps://aws.amazon.com/bedrock/pricing/Service tiers, Guardrails, Knowledge Bases, evaluation and other pricing at the structural level
AWS Pricing Calculatorhttps://calculator.aws/Forward cost estimates for a business case

Cost and commercial tools that do not have a single canonical URL in the verified baseline — AWS Cost Explorer, Savings Plans, AWS Marketplace and the AWS Skill Builder exam prep plan (linked from the certification page) — are reached from the AWS console and the certification page rather than a standalone link. What each is authoritative for:

  • AWS Cost Explorer — actual spend, trends and anomaly investigation (the after view, versus the Calculator’s before view).
  • AWS Savings Plans — the commitment-based discount lever for predictable compute usage.
  • AWS Marketplace — evaluating buy-and-partner options against building, in a business case.
  • AWS Skill Builder exam prep plan — AWS’s own preparation path, linked from the certification page.
  • AWS Certification policies — retake, results-timing and testing policies, reached from the certification and AWS Certification policy pages; beta results timing differs from standard exams.

Free AWS Skill Builder responsible-AI courses

The responsible-AI page names two free digital courses worth taking for Domain 3 vocabulary at the business level:

  • Introduction to Responsible AI — the dimensions and why they matter to a business decision.
  • Responsible AI Practices — how the principles translate into practices across the lifecycle.

Both stay at the strategic level this exam tests; neither requires building anything.

Fact-freshness checklist

These are the items most likely to have moved since 15 September 2026. Re-verify each against its source before you rely on it.

Volatile itemCurrent verified valueWhere to re-check
Beta statusBeta exam; official practice exam not available during beta; results timing differsCertification page; AWS Certification policies
Exam duration discrepancy170 minutes on the certification page vs 130 minutes in the exam guide — use 170 and rehearse 130Certification page (authoritative) and exam guide
Cost50 USD beta; 100 USD standardCertification page
Bedrock pricing structuresTiers, Guardrails and Knowledge Bases pricing change frequentlyAmazon Bedrock pricing page
Early Adopter deadlineEarn the certification by 15 February 2027 for the Early Adopter badgeCertification page
Blueprint weightsD1 24% · D2 28% · D3 24% · D4 24%Exam guide

Claims we do not make

  • We do not call this an official AWS practice exam, and it contains no official or AWS-approved questions.
  • We do not guarantee that any score here means you will pass; our mocks are a readiness signal only.
  • We do not claim a scaled score equals a percentage. The 700 pass mark on the 100–1,000 scale is not “70% correct”; the raw-to-scaled mapping is unpublished, so our mocks report a raw percentage plus an indicative scaled figure labelled as a rough guide.
  • We do not assert AWS services knowledge is tested — the exam guide states it is not; service content here stays strategic.

Last updated Sep 18, 2026