Cloud Operations on AWS
According to Amazon, millions of active customers use AWS every month—and demand is growing for professionals who can support, automate, and manage those deployments. The Cloud Operations on AWS course is designed for system administrators, operations professionals, and those seeking to become AWS Certified SysOps Administrators. Through expert-led AWS training and hands-on labs, you’ll learn how to use AWS services to configure, deploy, monitor, and troubleshoot systems in the AWS cloud. This course blends theory with practice, helping you understand how to automate repeatable deployments, maintain an AWS cloud environment, and manage access to AWS resources using IAM and AWS Systems Manager.
This course prepares you to deploy and maintain systems on AWS with efficiency and confidence. You’ll gain the skills needed to automate cloud operations, configure and monitor systems using AWS Systems Manager, and maintain an inventory of in-use AWS resources. Key topics include managing access to AWS resources using IAM, implementing repeatable deployments with AWS CloudFormation, and supporting the different phases of operational excellence through best practices and tools like Amazon VPC, Auto Scaling, and AWS Config. You’ll walk away with the knowledge required to maintain an AWS cloud environment and prepare for the AWS Certified SysOps Administrator exam.
This course is designed for system administrators and operators working in the AWS Cloud, as well as information technology professionals who want to deepen their knowledge of system operations and cloud infrastructure management.
- Successfully completed the AWS Technical Essentials course
- 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)
- Understanding Cloud Operations in the AWS environment
- Overview of the AWS Well-Architected Framework
- Using the AWS Well-Architected Tool
- Managing access with AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM)
- Working with AWS accounts, resources, and AWS Organizations
- Interacting with AWS services through various interfaces
- Automating resource discovery with AWS tools
- Using AWS Systems Manager and AWS Config for inventory
- Hands-On Lab: Auditing AWS Resources with Systems Manager and AWS Config
- Deployment strategies in Cloud Operations
- Tagging and resource organization strategies
- Deploying with Amazon Machine Images (AMIs)
- Deploying using AWS Control Tower
- Automating deployments with AWS CloudFormation
- Using AWS Service Catalog for repeatable deployments
- Hands-On Lab: Infrastructure as Code
- Managing operations with AWS