Cloud Operations on AWS

Course ID: AWSSO
Duration: 3 Days
Training Fee: HK$18,000
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Course Objectives

In this course, you will learn to:

  • Identify the AWS services that support the different phases of Operational Excellence, an AWS Well-Architected Framework pillar
  • Manage access to AWS resources using AWS accounts and organizations and AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM)
  • Maintain an inventory of in-use AWS resources by using AWS services, such as AWS Systems Manager, AWS CloudTrail, and AWS Config
  • Develop a resource deployment strategy using metadata tags, Amazon Machine Images (AMIs), and AWS Control Tower to deploy and maintain an AWS Cloud environment
  • Automate resource deployment by using AWS services, such as AWS CloudFormation and AWS Service Catalog
  • Use AWS services to manage AWS resources through SysOps lifecycle processes, such as deployments and patches
  • Configure a highly available cloud environment that uses AWS services, such as Amazon Route 53 and Elastic Load Balancing, to route traffic for optimal latency and performance
  • Configure AWS Auto Scaling and Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling to scale out your cloud environment based on demand
  • Use Amazon CloudWatch and associated features, such as alarms, dashboards, and widgets, to monitor your cloud environment
  • Manage permissions and track activity in your cloud environment by using AWS services, such as AWS CloudTrail and AWS Config
  • Deploy your resources to an Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (Amazon VPC), establish necessary connectivity to your Amazon VPC, and protect your resources from disruptions of service
  • State the purpose, benefits, and appropriate use cases for mountable storage in your AWS cloud environment
  • Explain the operational characteristics of object storage in the AWS Cloud, including Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3) and Amazon S3 Glacier
  • Build a comprehensive cost model to help gather, optimize, and predict your cloud costs by using services such as AWS Cost Explorer and the AWS Cost & Usage Report
Prerequisites

We recommend that attendees of this course have the following prerequisites:

  • 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)
Intended Audience

This course is intended for:

  • System administrators and operators who are operating in the AWS Cloud
  • Informational technology workers who want to increase the system operations knowledge.
Delivery Method

This course will be delivered through a mix of:

  • Presentation
  • Hands-on labs
  • Demonstrations
  • Group knowledge checks
Course Outline

This course will cover the following concepts on each day:

Day 1

Module 1: Introduction to Systems Operations on AWS

  • Systems operations
  • AWS Well-Architected Framework
  • AWS Well-Architected Tool

Module 2: Access Management

  • AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM)
  • Resources, accounts, and AWS Organizations

Module 3: System Discovery

  • Methods to interact with AWS services
  • Tools for automating resource discovery
  • Inventory with AWS Systems Manager and AWS Config
  • Hands-On Lab: Auditing AWS Resources with AWS Systems Manager and AWS Config

Module 4: Deploy and Update Resources

  • Systems operations in deployments
  • Tagging strategies
  • Deployment using Amazon Machine Images (AMIs)
  • Deployment using AWS Control Tower

Module 5: Automate Resource Deployment

  • Deployment using AWS CloudFormation
  • Deployment using AWS Service Catalog
  • Hands-On Lab: Infrastructure as Code

Day 2

Module 6: Manage Resources

  • AWS Systems Manager
  • Hands-On Lab: Operations as Code

Module 7: Configure Highly Available Systems

  • Distributing traffic with Elastic Load Balancing
  • Amazon Route 53

Module 8: Automate Scaling

  • Scaling with AWS Auto Scaling
  • Scaling with Spot Instances
  • Managing licenses with AWS License Manager

Module 9: Monitor and Maintain System Health

  • Monitoring and maintaining healthy workloads
  • Monitoring distributed applications
  • Monitoring applications
  • Hands-On Lab: Monitoring Applications and Infrastructure

Module 10: Data Security and System Auditing

  • Maintaining a strong identity and access foundation
  • Implementing detection mechanisms
  • Automating incident remediation

Day 3

Module 11: Operate Secure and Resilient Networks

  • Building a secure Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (Amazon VPC)
  • Networking beyond the VPC

Module 12: Mountable Storage

  • Configuring Amazon Elastic Block Storage (Amazon EBS)
  • Sizing Amazon EBS volumes for performance
  • Using Amazon EBS snapshots
  • Using Amazon Data Lifecycle Manager to manage your AWS resources
  • Creating backup and data recovery plans
  • Configuring shared file system storage
  • Hands-On Lab: Automating with AWS Backup for Archiving and Recovery

Module 13: Object Storage

  • Deploying Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3)
  • Managing storage lifecycles on Amazon S3

Module 14: Cost Reporting, Alerts, and Optimization

  • Gaining AWS cost awareness
  • Using control mechanisms for cost management
  • Optimizing your AWS spend and usage
  • Hands-On Lab: Capstone lab for SysOps
Certification

AWS Certified SysOps Administrator – Associate 

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