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AWS Certified SysOps Administrator - Associate

Become an AWS Certified SysOps Administrator and master cloud operations, automation, and security with hands-on training—including 21 labs and 19 drag-and-drop exercises—designed to boost your career!
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Michael Forrester
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Pranjal Srivastava
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DevOps Pre-Requisite Course
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Become a certified AWS SysOps Administrator with this comprehensive training course designed to help IT professionals master AWS operations, automation, monitoring, security, networking, and cost optimization. This course prepares you for the AWS Certified SysOps Administrator – Associate exam by covering all key domains and hands-on lab exercises.

Course Overview

The course aligns with the AWS SysOps Administrator – Associate exam guide and covers the following content domains:

  1. Monitoring, Logging, and Remediation – Implement AWS CloudWatch, AWS CloudTrail, and logging services, set up alarms, configure dashboards, and remediate issues using EventBridge and AWS Systems Manager Automation.

  2. Reliability and Business Continuity – Configure Auto Scaling, caching, database replicas, high availability architectures, ELB, Route 53, fault-tolerant workloads, and disaster recovery strategies.

  3. Deployment, Provisioning, and Automation – Manage AMIs, AWS CloudFormation, multi-region deployments, automate patch management, and schedule automated tasks with EventBridge and AWS Config.

  4. Security and Compliance – Implement IAM policies, troubleshoot access issues, validate security policies, and enforce encryption, data protection, and compliance requirements using AWS security services.

  5. Networking and Content Delivery – Configure VPCs, network ACLs, security groups, VPNs, Route 53 DNS, CloudFront content delivery, and troubleshoot network connectivity issues.

  6. Cost and Performance Optimization – Reduce AWS costs with Trusted Advisor, AWS Budgets, and Compute Optimizer, optimize EC2 performance, and enhance storage and database efficiency.

Hands-On Labs & Real-World Scenarios

  • Gain practical experience with AWS services through hands-on labs.

  • Work on real-world case studies to implement AWS best practices.

  • Automate cloud infrastructure management using AWS tools.

Exam Readiness & Certification

This course is designed to help you confidently pass the AWS Certified SysOps Administrator – Associate exam. By the end of the course, you will be equipped with the skills to deploy, manage, and troubleshoot AWS workloads efficiently.

Who Should Enroll?

  • IT professionals, system administrators, and DevOps engineers.
  • AWS practitioners looking to advance their cloud operations skills.
  • Individuals preparing for AWS SysOps certification.

Prerequisites

  • Basic knowledge of AWS services.

  • Familiarity with networking, system administration, and security concepts.

Take the next step in your cloud career—enroll today and become a certified AWS SysOps Administrator! 🚀

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About the instructor

Michael Forrester, a DevOps legend with a 23-year career in technology, excels in DevOps, cloud technologies, and Agile methodologies.

At Web Age Solutions, he was a Principal Cloud and DevOps Instructor, shaping training programs. His tenure at Amazon Web Services as a Senior Technical Trainer involved enhancing cloud solutions skills. At ThoughtWorks, in roles like Lead Consultant, he focused on DevOps and platform architecture.

About the instructor

Pranjal Srivastava is a freelance DevOps consultant and mentor with over 6 years of experience in the field. He specializes in DevOps, Cloud, Machine Learning, and related technologies, focusing on bridging the gap between theory and real-world application. Passionate about tools like Docker, Kubernetes, and Ansible, Pranjal enjoys building innovative projects and sharing his expertise. As a mentor, he is committed to empowering learners to achieve their goals and advance their careers through personalized guidance and impactful, hands-on education.

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Introduction & Prerequisites

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Course Introduction 04:06
Course Overview - Prerequisites, Details, Audience, Outcomes, Structure, and More 05:51
Why AWS SysOps Administrator Associate Certification? 08:02
Demo: Registering/Taking an Exam for the First Time - What to know 13:09
Demo: SysOps Administrator Associates Exam Guide - What to focus on! 09:04
Where Are You Now? - Take an assessment to know what you don't know! 01:53
SysOps Assessment - Know where you are starting
Demo: The KodeKloud AWS Playgrounds 04:01
Demo: Setting Up Your Own AWS Account - A walkthrough 06:48
How to Reach Out to KodeKloud and Engage with the Community

Domain 1: Monitoring, Logging, and Remediation

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Importance of Monitoring and Logging in Cloud Operations 04:09
CloudWatch and CloudTrail - Overview 11:25
Game: Match the CloudWatch Sub-Service to its action
Logging With CloudWatch Logs 09:28
Demo: Finding Logs with CloudWatch Logs 05:07
Discovering With CloudWatch Log Insights 04:48
Auditing With CloudTrail 05:21
Demo: Tracking Access with CloudTrail 04:23
Lab: CloudWatch and CloudTrail
Monitoring With CloudWatch 05:15
Using CloudWatch Agent to Collect Metrics and Logs 07:09
Demo: Installing and Configuring CloudWatch Agent 07:08
Lab: Installing and Configuring CloudWatch Agent
Understanding and Responding to CloudWatch Alarms 07:10
Configuring Metric Filters for Specific Log Data 06:54
Demo: Creating CloudWatch Alarms 08:01
Lab: Putting Alarms and Metric Filters in action on CloudWatch
Building Cloudwatch Dashboards for Visualization 05:01
Demo: Building a simple CloudWatch Dashboard 07:41
Configuring Notifications With SNS 03:23
Demo: Setting up SNS/SQS to send Messages 15:33
Lab: Setting up your own CloudWatch Dashboards
AWS EventBridge - Introduction 08:51
Configuring EventBridge Rules to Trigger Actions 02:32
Lab: Setup your EventBridge rules and actions
Systems Manager and Its Sub-Services - Overview 08:27
Game: Match the Systems Manager Sub-Service to its action
Remediation With Systems Manager Automation Runbooks 04:08
Triggering Automated Actions With AWS Config 02:45
Demo: Creating and Executing Automation Runbooks 07:51

Domain 2: Reliability and BCP

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Importance of Reliability and Business Continuity in Cloud Operations 07:46
AWS Auto Scaling - Overview 10:05
The Various Scaling Types in AWS Auto Scaling 06:23
Game: Match the Different AWS Autoscaling plans to its best use case
Demo: Setting up Various Autoscaling Plans 15:33
Understanding Caching and Caching Strategies 13:28
Implementing Caching With Elasticache 06:48
Implementing Caching With DynamoDB and DAX 11:36
General Replication Options for Data Services on AWS 06:37
AWS RDS Replication Types - Introduction 11:25
AWS Aurora Replication Options - Introduction 07:31
Demo: Setting up AWS RDS Multi-AZ Cluster Deployment with Read Replicas 15:20
Understanding and Exploring Global Tables on Dynamodb 06:41
Demo: Setting up Global Tables with DynamoDB 08:08
Lab - Setting up global dynamodb tables via cli
Understanding Loosely Coupled and Various Scenarios 13:22
Lab: Using SQS to set up your own Loose Coupling
High Availability and Fault Tolerance in AWS - Introduction 06:02
Understanding Elastic Load Balancing and Load Distribution 19:11
Game: Match the Feature with the type of ELB
Adding Route 53 Health Checks With an ELB and Route 53 Policies 11:18
Adding in Global Accelerator With ELB 10:14
Lab: Setting up an ALB with two paths for Load Distribution
Single AZ vs Multi-AZ in Service and Deployments 08:25
Multi-AZ Architectures for Various AWS Services - Overview 05:12
Strategies for Fault-Tolerant Workloads on AWS 08:57
Demo: Implementing Fault-Tolerant Storage using EFS 09:03
Lab: Setting up EFS with Redundancy Servers on AWS
Backup and Snapshot Options on AWS - Overview 04:14
Demo: Configuring RDS Snapshots for your Database 04:20
Configuring AWS Backup for Various Services 06:09
Game: Match Backup options for various services
Performing Point-in-Time Restores for Various Database Services 07:40
Promoting Read Replicas as a Restoration 05:42
Demo: Promoting your own Read Replica to a Primary 03:08
Lab: Promoting your own Read Replica to a Primary
Versioning and Lifecycle Options in AWS - Overview 05:02
Implementing Versioning on S3 04:35
Implementing Lifecycle Rules on S3 04:51
Demo: Memory Stress on Enabling Versioning and Lifecycle Rules for S3 07:28
CRR and DR Options in AWS - Overview 05:36
Setting Up S3 for CRR 05:49
Demo: Setting up S3 for CRR 08:23
Lab: Setting up S3 for CRR

Domain 3: Deployment, Provisioning, and Automation

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Cloud Resource Provisioning - Introduction 04:40
Game: Match the Cloud Resource Provisioning Tool with its description
Importance of Automation and IaC in Service Provisioning 04:11
Amazon Machine Images in AWS - Overview 09:10
Building With EC2 Image Builder for Automated Image Creation (VMs and Containers) 06:17
Demo: Creating and Managing AMIs with EC2 Image Builder 16:15
CloudFormation - Overview 06:36
Creating and Managing Services With CloudFormation Templates 10:31
Demo: The Anatomy of a CloudFormation Template 05:48
Advanced Automation Features of CloudFormation 12:30
Demo: Creating a simple S3 Bucket with CloudFormation 04:15
Lab: Creating a Complex S3 Bucket with CloudFormation
Strategies for Service Provisioning Across AWS Globally 06:05
Utilizing CloudFormation StackSets for Distributing Globally 03:13
Discovering Services Using the Resource Access Manager 04:44
Understanding Different Deployment Strategies 09:14
Game: Match the Deployment Strategy to the scenario
Configuring Different Deployment Strategies for Various AWS Services 08:12
Common Deployment Issues and Challenges 04:11
Strategies for Identifying and Remedying Deployment Issues 02:55

Domain 4: Security and Compliance

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Security and Compliance Policies in AWS - Overview 08:13
IAM - Overview 16:43
Implementing IAM Features - MFA, Password Policies, and Roles 11:59
Game: Match the IAM Feature to the description and need
Configuring IAM Policies for Fine-Grained Access Control 15:44
Demo: Configuring Users and Group Access and Policies 08:44
Lab: Configuring Users and Group Access and Policies
Utilizing Permissions Boundaries to Scope User Permissions 11:40
Enabling Service Control Policies to Scope Account Permissions 08:02
Game: Match the Permission Mechanism to its description
Using Organizational Policies to Scope Organization Permissions 03:50
Auditing Access Policies With IAM Policy Simulator 03:48
Troubleshooting Access With IAM Access Analyzer 04:02
Trusted Advisor Security Checks - Overview 06:52
Multi-Account in AWS - Strategies 05:44
Multi-Account Security With AWS Organizations 03:24
Exploring Multi-Account Security With AWS Control Tower 05:18
Protection Strategies - Overview 08:26
Classifying Data Based on Sensitivity and Regulatory Requirements 08:44
Game: Classify your Data and match it with the policy
Importance of Network Defense 06:32
VPC and Its Defenses - Overview 22:19
Demo: Exploring the VPCs, Security Groups, and NACLs 08:19
Lab: Opening and closing your EC2 Instances to Access
Network Firewall Service - Overview 13:15
AWS GuardDuty - Overview 04:32
Encryption at Rest Options for AWS Services - Overview 02:52
Demo: Migrating an EBS Volumes from Unencrypted to Encrypted 06:58
Lab: Migrating an EBS Volumes from Unencrypted to Encrypted
Encryption in Transit Options for AWS Services - Overview 03:03
Key Management Service (KMS) 10:55
KMS Around Encryption Keys - Best Practices 04:48
AWS Inspector - Overview 08:37
WAF and Shield - Overview 14:31
Lab: Setting up a WAF with CloudFRont for Web Protection
Using and Storing Secrets on AWS Secrets Manager 08:49
Using and Storing Secrets on AWS Systems Manager Parameter Store 05:27
Demo: Setting up Secrets Manager with RDS 04:55
Lab: Using Secrets Managers to store Database passwords on RDS
Security Hub - Overview 07:56
AWS Config - Overview 13:51
AWS Audit Manager - Overview 02:40

Domain 5: Networking and Content Delivery

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Game: Match the VPC component with its description
Configuring VPC Components - Subnets, Route Tables, and Security Groups/NACLs 30:14
Setting Up External Access - NAT Gateways, Internet Gateways, and Egress-Only IGW 12:35
Lab: Setting up a VPC from nothing
Configuring EC2 Connectivity Using Systems Manager Session Manager 06:27
Implementing Private Service Connectivity Using VPC Endpoints and PrivateLink 07:39
Internal Network-to-Network Connectivity With VPC Peering 06:22
Internal Network-to-Network Connectivity With Transit Gateway 08:31
Client and Site-to-Site VPN - Overview 11:57
AWS Direct Connect 06:06
Game: Match the External Connectivity type to its description
Game: Match the Network Protection Service to its description
Route 53 - Overview 04:23
Configuring Domain Names, Hosted Zones, and Records 07:27
Route 53 - Routing Policies 10:50
Route 53 Resolvers - Introduction 04:53
Setting Up DNS Forwarding and Conditional Forwarding 05:47
CloudFront - Overview 14:05
Demo: Exploring the Options with CloudFront 09:05
Lab: Setting up CloudFront for a simple S3 website
Access Controls and Security With CloudFront 05:40
Configuring Amazon S3 for Hosting Static Sites 05:37
Lab: Setting up your own S3 website
Common Misconfigurations and Troubleshooting VPC Issues 06:16
Networking in AWS - Understanding Various Logs Available 10:47
CloudFront Caching Mechanism and Potential Issues 11:15
VPN, Direct Connect, Peering, and VPC Endpoints - Common Issues 07:23

Domain 6: Cost and Performance Optimization

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Importance of Cost optimization 08:58
Cost Optimization Strategies - Overview and Best Practices 22:54
Configuring Cost Allocation Tags 06:55
Tagging Resources for Cost Management - Best Practices 05:23
Using Tools Like Trusted Advisor and Cost Explorer to Find Unused Resources 03:31
Using Tools Like Cost Optimizer to Find Underutilized Resources 05:19
Setting Up AWS Budgets to Monitor and Control Costs 09:44
Configuring Billing Alarms to Send Notifications for Cost Monitoring 09:02
EC2 Spot Instances - Pros and Cons 10:30
What Workloads Are Perfect for EC2 Spot Instances 05:19
Highly Managed AWS Services - Overview 06:22
Trade-Offs Between Managed Services and Self-Managed Services 04:47
Lab: Set up ECS Fargate as a Managed Service
Compute Platform Selection - Analyzing Performance Metrics 07:16
EC2 Instance Types and Host Size for Optimal Performance 09:58
Monitoring EBS Metrics for Performance and More 05:56
Modifying EBS Configurations to Enhance Performance 06:59
S3 Storage Tiers and Their Uses - The Cost and Performance Perspective 13:53
S3 Transfer Acceleration and Multipart Uploads - Performance Enhancing Features 04:20
Monitoring RDS Metrics for database performance optimization 02:58
Modifying RDS Configurations With Performance Insights and RDS Proxy 05:14
Enhanced EC2 Add-Ons for Performance 06:52
Placement Groups and Their Use 10:42
Understanding Lambdas - Performance Capabilities and Limitations 08:35
Navigating Concurrency, Cold Starts, and Other Enhancements for Lambda 07:44

Summary

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Summary of Domain 1: Monitoring, Logging, and Remediation 08:45
Game: Match the service or service feature to its description - Domain 1
Summary of Domain 2: Reliability and Business Continuity 13:54
Game: Match the service or service feature to its description - Domain 2
Summary of Domain 3: Deployment, Provisioning, and Automation 05:36
Game: Match the service or service feature to its description - Domain 3
Summary of Domain 4: Security and Compliance 11:47
Game: Match the service or service feature to its description - Domain 4
Summary of Domain 5: Networking and Content Delivery 06:38
Game: Match the service or service feature to its description - Domain 5
Summary of Domain 6: Cost and Performance Optimization 08:01
Game: Match the service or service feature to its description - Domain 6

Practice Exams and Closing Steps

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Note for Practice Exams
AWS SysOps Associate - Practice Exam 1
AWS SysOps Associate - Practice Exam 2
AWS SysOps Associate - Practice Exam 3
AWS SysOps Associate - Practice Exam 4
The Day of the Exam - How to Prepare 04:22
Continual Learning Resources 04:21
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