This course teaches systems operators and anyone performing system operations functions how to install, configure, automate, monitor, secure, maintain, and troubleshoot the services, networks, and systems on AWS necessary to support business applications. The course also covers specific AWS features, tools, and best practices related to these functions.

Learning Objectives

In this course, you will learn to:
Understand the exam structure and question types.
Identify how questions relate to AWS SysOps concepts.
Interpret the concepts being tested by an exam question.
Allocate your time studying for the AWS Certified SysOps Administrator Associate exam.

INTRODUCTION

• How to Prepare for the Exam?

• Taking a Certification Exam

• About This Course

INTRODUCTION TO AWS

• What is Cloud Computing?

• The AWS Cloud

• Six Benefits of the AWS Cloud

• AWS Services Overview

MONITORING SERVICES IN AWS

• Metering, Monitoring, and Alerting

• CloudWatch

• CloudTrail

TROUBLESHOOTING AND REMEDIATION

• Responding to Alarms

• Amazon EventBridge

• AWS Config

IMPLEMENTING SCALABILITY AND ELASTICITY

• Scaling in the Cloud

• Caching

• Read Replicas

HIGH AVAILABILITY AND RESILIENCE

• Availability Zones in AWS

• High Availability with Elastic Load Balancers and Route 53

• Highly Available Datastores

• Highly Available Databases

BACKUP AND RESTORE STRATEGIES

• Backup in the Cloud

• S3 as a Backup Service

• PROVISIONING RESOURCES

• Deployment Tools in AWS

APPLICATION MANAGEMENT

• Lifecycle Management

• Patching

SECURITY AND COMPLIANCE

• Account Management

DATA PROTECTION AT REST AND IN TRANSIT

• Protecting Data

NETWORKING AND CONNECTIVITY

• The VPC

• VPC Connectivity

• VPC Security