Systems Operations on AWS

Program Code: 3034

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Outline
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Who should attend
Certification

Overview

The Amazon Web Services (AWS) authorized Systems Operations on AWS training course discusses how to install, configure, automate, monitor, secure, maintain, and troubleshoot the services, networks, and systems on AWS that would be required to support business applications. The course also focuses on specific AWS features, tools, and best practices related to these functions.

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Course Delivery

This course is available in the following formats:

Live Classroom
Duration: 3 days

Live Virtual Classroom
Duration: 3 days

What You'll learn

Create and configure automated and repeatable deployments with tools such as AMI and AWS CloudFormation
Understand the AWS infrastructure related to system operations, such as global infrastructure, core services, and account security
Identity container services and services available for serverless computing
Configure and manage storage options utilizing the storage services offered with AWS
Monitor the health of your infrastructure with services such as Amazon CloudWatch, AWS CloudTrail, and AWS Config
Manage resource consumption in an AWS account using tags, Amazon CloudWatch, and AWS Trusted Advisor
Use the AWS Command Line Interface and understand additional administration and development tools
Build Virtual Private Networks with Amazon VPC
Manage, secure, and scale compute instances on AWS

Outline

Module 1: Understanding systems operations on AWS

Systems Operations in the Cloud
AWS global infrastructure
Introduction to core services
AWS account security
AWS Identity Access Management (IAM)
Demonstration: Deploying a website

Module 2: Tooling and Automation

AWS Command Line Interface (CLI)
AWS System Manager
Additional administration and development tools
AWS Software Development Kit (SDK)
AWS Cloud Formation
AWS OpsWorks
Lab: Using AWS System Manager

Module 3: Computing (Servers)

Computing on AWS
Managing your AWS instances
Securing your AWS instances
AWS EC2 instance pricing
Lab: Creating Amazon EC2 instances

Module 4: Computing (Scaling and name resolution)

Elastic load balancing
Amazon EC2 autoscaling
Amazon Route 53
Lab: Using autoscaling in AWS

Module 5: Computing (Containers and Serverless)

Containers on AWS
AWS Lambda
Amazon API Gateway
AWS Batch

Module 6: Computing (Database Services)

Amazon Relational Database Service (Amazon RDS)
Amazon Aurora
Amazon DynamoDB
AWS Database Migration Service

Module 7: Networking

Networking and Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC)
Securing your network
Troubleshooting networks in AWS
Lab: Configuring a Virtual Private Cloud (Windows and Linux)

Module 8: Storage and Archiving

Amazon Elastic Block Store (Amazon EBS)
Amazon Store
Amazon Elastic File System (Amazon EFS)
Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3)
Amazon S3 Glacier
AWS Snowball
Lab: Managing storage in AWS (Windows & Linux)

Module 9: Monitoring and Security

Amazon CloudWatch – Monitoring, Events, Loggin
AWS CloudTrail
AWS Configuration
Amazon GuardDuty
Lab: Monitoring applications and infrastructure with CloudWatch

Module 10: Managing resource computation

Tagging
Cost reduction opportunities in the cloud
Cost monitoring and billing alarms
AWS Trusted Advisor
Lab: Managing resources with tagging

Module 11: Creating automated and repeatable deployments

Configuration management in the cloud
Creating AMIs and building strategies
Using configuration software
AWS Cloud Formation
Troubleshooting AWS Cloud Formation templates
Lab: Automating deployments with Cloud Formation

Prerequisites

It is recommended for the participants of this course to have:

Completed the AWS Technical Essentials training
Background in either software development or systems administration
Proficiency in maintaining operating systems at the command line, such as shell scripting in Linux environments or cmd/PowerShell in Windows
Basic knowledge of networking protocols (TCP/IP, HTTP)

Who Should Attend

The course is intended for:

System administrators and operators who are operating in the AWS Cloud
IT workers who want to increase their systems operations knowledge

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Certification

This course helps participants prepare for the AWS Certified SysOps Administrator – Associate Certification Examination. This certification validates the individual’s ability to deploy, manage, and operate workloads on AWS. To be eligible for this AWS certification exam, participants need to have a minimum of one year of hands-on experience with AWS technology, experience deploying, managing, and operating workloads on AWS as well as implementing security controls and compliance requirements. They also need to be familiar with using both the AWS Management Console and the AWS Command Line Interface (CLI). They would need to have a solid understanding of the AWS Well-Architected Framework as well as AWS networking and security services.

The AWS Certified Sysops Administrator – Associate Certification Examination comprises 65 questions – either multiple choice or multiple responses or exam labs. Participants get 180 minutes to take the exam. The exam is available in English, Japanese, Korean, and Simplified Chinese.