AWS Certified SysOps Administrator - Associate Training
Learn AWS deployment, troubleshooting and automation techniques
24 hours of expert-led training program
Features in-depth AWS-approved curriculum across six modules
Prepare for the AWS Certified SysOps Administrator - Associate exam
Gain mastery in AWS CloudWatch, EC2 and Auto Scaling
AWS SysOps Certified professionals gain 70-75% higher salary increase
Includes practical labs for practice in managing AWS environments
Flexible learning modes to fit your schedule
Convenient payment options with instalments
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Overview
What you will learn in this course:
- Master AWS CloudWatch for monitoring and logging
- Implement Auto Scaling and elasticity strategies effectively
- Troubleshoot issues using AWS Systems Manager Automation
- Create and manage CloudFormation templates for deployments
- Automate patch management and deploy AWS resources
- Optimise cost allocation using AWS Cost Explorer tools
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Curriculum
1
Identify, collect, analyze, and export logs (for example, Amazon CloudWatch Logs, CloudWatch Logs Insights, AWS CloudTrail logs).
2
Collect metrics and logs by using the CloudWatch agent.
3
Create CloudWatch alarms.
4
Create metric filters.
5
Create CloudWatch dashboards.
6
Configure notifications (for example, Amazon Simple Notification Service [Amazon SNS], Service Quotas, CloudWatch alarms, AWS Health events).
7
Troubleshoot or take corrective actions based on notifications and alarms.
8
Configure Amazon EventBridge rules to invoke actions.
9
Use AWS Systems Manager Automation runbooks to take action based on AWS Config rules.
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Create and maintain AWS Auto Scaling plans.
2
Implement caching.
3
Implement Amazon RDS replicas and Amazon Aurora Replicas.
4
Implement loosely coupled architectures.
5
Differentiate between horizontal scaling and vertical scaling.
6
Configure Elastic Load Balancing (ELB) and Amazon Route 53 health checks.
7
Differentiate between the use of a single Availability Zone and Multi-AZ deployments (for example, Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling groups, ELB, Amazon FSx, Amazon RDS).
8
Implement fault-tolerant workloads (for example, Amazon Elastic File System [Amazon EFS], Elastic IP addresses).
9
Implement Route 53 routing policies (for example, failover, weighted, latency based).
10
Automate snapshots and backups based on use cases (for example, RDS snapshots, AWS Backup, RTO and RPO, Amazon Data Lifecycle Manager, retention policy).
11
Restore databases (for example, point-in-time restore, promote read replica).
12
Implement versioning and lifecycle rules.
13
Configure Amazon S3 Cross-Region Replication (CRR).
14
Perform disaster recovery procedures.
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Create and manage AMIs (for example, EC2 Image Builder).
2
Create, manage, and troubleshoot AWS CloudFormation.
3
Provision resources across multiple AWS Regions and accounts (for example, AWS Resource Access Manager [AWS RAM], CloudFormation StackSets, IAM cross-account roles).
4
Select deployment scenarios and services (for example, blue/green, rolling, canary).
5
Identify and remediate deployment issues (for example, service quotas, subnet sizing, CloudFormation errors, permissions).
6
Use AWS services (for example, Systems Manager, CloudFormation) to automate deployment processes.
7
Implement automated patch management.
8
Schedule automated tasks by using AWS services (for example, EventBridge, AWS Config).
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Implement IAM features (for example, password policies, multi-factor authentication [MFA], roles, SAML, federated identity, resource policies, policy conditions).
2
Troubleshoot and audit access issues by using AWS services (for example, CloudTrail, IAM Access Analyzer, IAM policy simulator).
3
Validate service control policies (SCPs) and permissions boundaries.
4
Review AWS Trusted Advisor security checks.
5
Validate AWS Region and service selections based on compliance requirements.
6
Implement secure multi-account strategies (for example, AWS Control Tower, AWS Organizations).
7
Enforce a data classification scheme.
8
Create, manage, and protect encryption keys.
9
Implement encryption at rest (for example, AWS Key Management Service [AWS KMS]).
10
Implement encryption in transit (for example, AWS Certificate Manager [ACM], VPN).
11
Securely store secrets by using AWS services (for example, AWS Secrets Manager, Systems Manager Parameter Store).
12
Review reports or findings (for example, AWS Security Hub, Amazon GuardDuty, AWS Config, Amazon Inspector).
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Configure a VPC (for example, subnets, route tables, network ACLs, security groups, NAT gateway, internet gateway).
2
Configure private connectivity (for example, Systems Manager Session Manager, VPC endpoints, VPC peering, VPN).
3
Configure AWS network protection services (for example, AWS WAF, AWS Shield).
4
Configure Route 53 hosted zones and records.
5
Implement Route 53 routing policies (for example, geolocation, geoproximity).
6
Configure DNS (for example, Route 53 Resolver).
7
Configure Amazon CloudFront and S3 origin access control (OAC).
8
Configure S3 static website hosting.
9
Interpret VPC configurations (for example, subnets, route tables, network ACLs, security groups).
10
Collect and interpret logs (for example, VPC Flow Logs, ELB access logs, AWS WAF web ACL logs, CloudFront logs).
11
Identify and remediate CloudFront caching issues.
12
Troubleshoot hybrid and private connectivity issues.
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Implement cost allocation tags.
2
Identify and remediate underutilized or unused resources by using AWS services and tools (for example, Trusted Advisor, AWS Compute Optimizer, AWS Cost Explorer).
3
Configure AWS Budgets and billing alarms.
4
Assess resource usage patterns to qualify workloads for EC2 Spot Instances.
5
Identify opportunities to use managed services (for example, Amazon RDS, AWS Fargate, Amazon EFS).
6
Recommend compute resources based on performance metrics.
7
Monitor Amazon Elastic Block Store (Amazon EBS) metrics and modify configuration to increase performance efficiency.
8
Implement S3 performance features (for example, S3 Transfer Acceleration, multipart uploads).
9
Monitor RDS metrics and modify the configuration to increase performance efficiency (for example, Performance Insights, RDS Proxy).
10
Enable enhanced EC2 capabilities (for example, Elastic Network Adapter, instance store, placement groups).
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Learning Outcomes
By the completion of this training, you will be able to:
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Implement and operate scalable, highly available and fault-tolerant systems on AWS
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Manage the flow of data to and from AWS, ensuring efficient data handling
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Choose the right AWS services based on specific computing, data, or security needs
4
Identify and implement AWS operational best practices for optimal performance
5
Estimate AWS usage costs and apply cost control mechanisms to manage expenses effectively
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Prerequisites
The prerequisites for enrolling in the AWS Certified SysOps Administrator - Associate training are as follows:
- Successfully completed the AWS Technical Essentials course
- A background in 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)
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Frequently asked questions
The AWS Certified SysOps Administrator – Associate Training is designed to provide you with the skills to deploy, manage and operate workloads on AWS effectively. You learn how to monitor and maintain AWS systems, implement security controls and troubleshoot operational issues.
Our course places a strong emphasis on hands-on experience, guiding you through AWS services such as Amazon EC2, S3, RDS, VPC, CloudWatch and CloudFormation. You become prepared to manage AWS environments confidently and clear the AWS Certified SysOps Administrator – Associate exam.
Not at all. While this course is technical, it’s designed for learners from diverse backgrounds. We use simplified explanations, visual labs, and practical examples. If you’re committed to learning, we guide you through everything. Our trainers aim to help you understand AWS services to confidently manage a live cloud environment.
In this course, you gain in-depth knowledge needed to manage and troubleshoot AWS environments. Key topics you learn include:
1. Monitoring, Logging and Remediation
2. Reliability and Business Continuity
3. Deployment, Provisioning and Automation
4. Security and Compliance
5. Networking and Content Delivery
6. Cost and Performance Optimisation
7. Operations and Incident Response
The AWS Certified SysOps Administrator – Associate certification comes with several important benefits. These benefits can significantly boost your professional profile and career growth. The benefits are as follows:
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High-demand skill recognition – Validates your expertise in managing and operating AWS environments
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Career advancement opportunities – Opens doors to roles like SysOps Administrator, Cloud Engineer, or DevOps Specialist
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Competitive salary potential – Certified AWS professionals often command higher pay
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Hands-on technical proficiency – Enhances your practical skills in monitoring and troubleshooting on AWS
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Better project performance – Design and maintain scalable AWS solutions
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Access to AWS community and resources – Connect with other certified professionals and gain priority access to AWS training resources
After completing the AWS Certified SysOps Administrator – Associate training, you open the door to a wide range of cloud-focused and IT operations roles in various industries. These job roles are:
1. AWS SysOps Administrator
2. Cloud Operations Engineer
3. DevOps Engineer
4. Cloud Support Engineer
5. Site Reliability Engineer (SRE)
6. Cloud Infrastructure Specialist
The AWS Certified SysOps Administrator – Associate exam follows this format:
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Exam Type: Multiple-choice and multiple-response questions
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Exam Duration: 130 minutes
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Number of Questions: Typically 65 questions
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Scoring: Scaled score from 100 to 1,000 — passing score is 720
Yes, our AWS Certified SysOps Administrator – Associate training covers AWS CloudFormation as part of its infrastructure automation topics. You will learn how to:
- Create and manage stacks to provision AWS resources automatically
- Use CloudFormation templates (JSON or YAML) to define infrastructure as code
- Implement change sets for safe updates to existing stacks
- Automate resource deployment, scaling and rollback processes
Learning Amazon Route 53 helps you to manage DNS (Domain Name System) effectively within AWS. These are the reasons why it matters:
1. Reliable and efficient Domain management
2. Applications remain accessible even during outages
3. Know global routing policies like latency-based, geolocation and weighted routing
4. Seamless AWS Integration with services like CloudFront, S3 and EC2
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