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AWS for IT Professionals: SysAdmins and SysOp

The AWS for IT Professionals: SysAdmins and SysOps course is designed to provide IT professionals with the knowledge and skills required to effectively manage and operate systems on the Amazon Web Services (AWS) platform. Participants will learn key concepts, best practices, and practical techniques for system administration, deployment, monitoring, and optimization in AWS. Through hands-on labs and real-world scenarios, participants will gain proficiency in using AWS services and tools to build and maintain scalable, secure, and highly available IT infrastructure.

The primary objective of this course is to equip IT professionals, particularly system administrators and operations personnel, with the expertise to leverage AWS effectively for managing and operating systems in the cloud. Participants will learn how to deploy, monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize AWS-based infrastructure, ensuring reliability, security, and performance. By the end of the course, participants will be prepared to handle various system administration tasks and operations responsibilities in an AWS environment.


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What you will learn

By the end of this course, participants will be able to:
  • Understand key AWS services and features relevant to system administration and operations
  • Learn how to deploy and configure AWS resources using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as AWS CloudFormation
  • Gain proficiency in monitoring, logging, and troubleshooting AWS infrastructure using AWS CloudWatch and other monitoring tools
  • Explore best practices for security, compliance, and data protection in AWS environments
  • Learn how to automate routine tasks and workflows using AWS Lambda and other automation tools
  • Develop skills in optimizing cost, performance, and reliability of AWS-based systems

Beneficial for

This course is suitable for:
  • System Operations (SysOps) Engineers
  • System Administrators
  • IT Professionals responsible for managing and operating IT infrastructure

Course Pre-requisite

Participants should have a basic understanding of:
  • Basic understanding of cloud computing concepts
  • Familiarity with IT infrastructure components such as servers, networks, and storage
  • Experience with operating systems (Linux/Unix and Windows)
  • Basic knowledge of networking and security concepts

Course Outline

Overview of AWS services and global infrastructure

Understanding AWS management console and CLI

Managing user identities, roles, and permissions in AWS

Implementing security best practices for IAM

Deploying and managing EC2 instances

Auto Scaling and Elastic Load Balancing for scalability and fault tolerance

Configuring Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) and subnets

Implementing network security with security groups and NACLs

Using Amazon S3 for object storage

Deploying and managing Amazon EBS volumes

Monitoring AWS infrastructure with Amazon CloudWatch

Centralized logging with Amazon CloudWatch Logs

Introduction to AWS CloudFormation for infrastructure as code (IaC)

Using AWS Lambda for serverless automation tasks

Implementing security controls and best practices in AWS

Ensuring compliance with industry standards and regulations

Optimizing cost, performance, and reliability of AWS infrastructure

Using AWS Trusted Advisor and Cost Explorer for cost management

Advanced troubleshooting techniques for AWS environments

Best practices for disaster recovery, high availability, and scaling on AWS

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