Guide to Deployment Strategies in AWS Elastic Beanstalk Solution Architect

AWS Elastic Beanstalk's Deployment Strategies are core topics in AWS Solution Architect exams. These strategies help in managing how new application versions are deployed.

What it is: Deployment strategies define how your application is transitioned from one version to another. They help in minimizing downtime while rolling out new application features.

Why it is important: Understanding deployment strategies is critical as they help in reducing downtime and achieving continuous application availability. Different strategies ensure application stability and performance during updates.

How it works: AWS provides different deployment strategies such as 'All at once', 'Rolling', 'Rolling with additional batch', 'Immutable' and 'Blue/green'. These all differ based on speed, capacity and availability needs of your application.

Exam Tips: Answering Questions on Deployment Strategies:

• Understand each type of deployment strategy and when to use them.
• Questions can revolve around scenarios, so try to understand the real-world application of each strategy.
• Focus on the advantages and drawbacks of each strategy.
• 'Immutable' and 'Blue/green' deployments are designed to achieve zero downtime, something often highlighted in the exam.