AWS Certified SysOps Administrator Associate
COURSE OBJECTIVES - Recognize the AWS services that support the different phases of Operational Excellence
COURSE OBJECTIVES
- Recognize the AWS services that support the different phases of Operational Excellence, a WellArchitected Framework pillar.
- Manage access to AWS resources using AWS Accounts and Organizations and AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM).
- Maintain an inventory of in-use AWS resources using AWS services such as AWS Systems Manager, AWS CloudTrail, and AWS Config.
- Develop a resource deployment strategy utilizing metadata tags, Amazon Machine Images, and Control tower to deploy and maintain an AWS cloud environment.
- Automate resource deployment using AWS services such as AWS CloudFormation and AWS Service Catalog.
- Use AWS services to manage AWS resources through SysOps lifecycle processes such as deployments and patches.
- Configure a highly available cloud environment that leverages AWS services such as Amazon Route 53 and Elastic Load
Balancing to route traffic for optimal latency and performance.
- Configure AWS Auto Scaling and Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud auto scaling to scale your cloud environment based on demand.
- Use Amazon CloudWatch and associated features such as alarms, dashboards, and widgets to monitor your cloud environment.
- Manage permissions and track activity in your cloud environment using AWS services such as AWS CloudTrail and AWS Config.
- Deploy your resources to an Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (Amazon VPC), establish necessary connectivity to your Amazon VPC, and protect your resources from disruptions of service.
- State the purpose, benefits, and appropriate use cases for mountable storage in your AWS cloud environment.
- Explain the operational characteristics of object storage in the AWS cloud, including Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3) and Amazon S3 Glacier.
- Build a comprehensive costing model to help gather, optimize, and predict your cloud costs using services such as AWS Cost Explorer and the AWS Cost & Usage Report.
MODULES
- Introduction to System Operations on AWS
- Access Management
- System Discovery
- Deploy and Update Resources
- Automate Resource Deployment
- Manage Resources
- Configure Highly Available Systems
- Automate Scaling
- Monitor and Maintain System Health
- Data Security and System Auditing
- Operate Secure and Resilient Networks
- Mountable Storage
- Object Storage
- Cost Reporting, Alerts, and Optimization
LEARNING OUTCOME
Understand AWS system operations principles and best practices for cloud management
Manage AWS resources, user access, and security using IAM, AWS Organizations, and auditing services
Automate resource deployment, updates, and configuration using AWS management tools
Configure scalable, highly available, and resilient cloud infrastructure
Monitor system performance, maintain operational health, and manage cloud storage and networking
Optimize AWS cloud costs through effective monitoring, reporting, and cost management strategies
CERTIFICATION
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
