AWS Certified SysOps Administrator Associate Outline

Module 1: Introduction
How to become an AWS Certified Sysops Administrator Associate
The evolution of AWS
The AWS Free Tier

Module 2: Monitoring
Monitor and optimize EC2 instances
Use CloudWatch to monitor databases running on RDS
Monitor Load Balancing across EC2 instances using Elastic Load Balancer (ELB)
Monitor Storage Volumes present in Elastic Block Store (EBS)
Learn how you can integrate third party monitoring tools
Identify AWS resources that permit root access

Hands-on Lab 1: CloudWatch
Hands-on Lab 2: EBS Monitoring

Module 3: Billing
Use billing alerts to monitor spending
Set up consolidate billing to manage multiple accounts
Learn about different EC2 instance types, and how they affect cost
Hands-on Lab 3: Billing Alerts

Module 4: Scaling and Elasticity
Understand the concepts of scaling and elasticity
Scale an RDS database deployment to handle additional workload and to provide redundancy
Learn how Auto Scaling can create new EC2 instances when they are needed, and remove them when they are not
Use a bastion host to provide secure access to private instances
Use an Elastic Load Balancer to spread workload across multiple instances

Hands-on Lab 4: Scaling RDS
Hands-on Lab 5: AutoScaling
Hands-on Lab 6: Elastic Load Balancer

Module 5: Disaster Recovery and Backups
Understand how to design an AWS deployment that can recover from a disaster
Configure backups to protect critical data in AWS
Compare and Contrast Elastic Block Store (EBS) and EC2 Instance Store, and understand the use cases for each
Use OpsWorks to automate the configuration of AWS Components

Hands-on Lab 7: Disaster Recovery
Hands-on Lab 8: OpsWorks

Module 6: Security
Understand how to configure Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) and Identity and Access Management (IAM)
Learn how AWS uses the Security Token Service (STS) to encrypt data
Learn about penetration testing and auditing options

Hands-on Lab 9: IAM

Module 7: DNS
Learn how to monitor network performance
Understand the basic concepts of DNS and differentiate between record types
Understand how Route 53 routing policies can improve performance and availability

Hands-on Lab 10: Route 53
Hands-on Lab 11: Route 53 Policies

Module 8: Virtual Private Cloud (VPC)
Use a dedicated connection to connect your site to the AWS Cloud
Create a logically isolated section of the AWS cloud with custom subnets
Protect instances from Internet traffic and all secure access through a bastion host
Connect your site to the Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) over a secure Virtual Private Network (VPN)
Configure Network Address Translation (NAT) to translate public IP addresses to a private IP address range
Create an Access Control List (ACL) to secure a network

Hands-on Lab 12: Build a Custom VPC
Hands-on Lab 13: NAT
Hands-on Lab 14: Network ACLs

AWS Certified SysOps Administrator Associate Course Objectives

Understand AWS service offerings and their use cases
Navigate the AWS Console and manage compute, storage, and administrative offerings
Configure Identity Access Management according to best practices
Configure Multi-Factor authentication
Use CloudWatch to monitor key performance metrics and set up billing alerts
Differentiate EC2 reserved, spot, and on-demand instances
Match your workloads to the correct EC2 instance type
Configure Elastic Block Storage (EBS) for an EC2 instance
Apply a Security Group to one or more EC2 instances
Use Auto Scaling to increase or reduce EC2 capacity based on conditions that you configure
Create your own isolated VPC and configure NAT, VPN, and Access Lists
Automate configuration management using OpsWorks
Monitor EC2, EBS, RDS, and ElastiCache using CloudWatch and third party tools
Set up consolidated billing to manage multiple accounts
Understand backup and high availability options
Configure multiple routing policies in Route 53