This online training course prepares you for the AWS Certified CloudOps Engineer – Associate (SOA-C03) exam, a credential that validates your ability to deploy, manage, and operate workloads on AWS. It is designed for professionals with approximately one year of experience in cloud operations, including CloudOps engineers, cloud support specialists, and systems integration engineers seeking to deepen their expertise in automation, observability, and resilience.
The curriculum aligns with AWS's latest certification domains. It includes hands-on labs and exam-style practice to reinforce skills in monitoring workloads, implementing security controls, managing multi-account and multi-region architectures, and optimizing cost and performance. The course reflects the evolution from SysOps to CloudOps, incorporating modern AWS services and infrastructure-as-code practices.
Enrollment includes a prepaid exam voucher, allowing you to sit for the certification exam. The certification is valid for three years and can be renewed by passing the latest version or upgrading to the AWS Certified DevOps Engineer – Professional.
Instructor(s):Mike Pfeiffer
Mike Pfeiffer is a seasoned IT instructor and published author with extensive experience in cloud technologies and networking. He has authored multiple study guides for Microsoft Azure and PowerShell, helping professionals achieve certification success. His expertise spans Networking, Microsoft Azure, and AWS, backed by top-tier credentials including MCSE Cloud Platform, Microsoft Certified Master, and CompTIA certifications. Mike brings a practical, real-world approach to every course he teaches.
Requirements:
Hardware Requirements:
- This course can be taken on either a PC, Mac, or Chromebook.
Software Requirements:
- PC: Windows 8 or later.
- Mac: macOS 12 or later.
- Browser: The latest version of Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox is preferred. Microsoft Edge and Safari are also compatible.
- Virtual Labs included with the course
- Microsoft Word Online
- Adobe Acrobat Reader
- Software must be installed and fully operational before the course begins.
Other:
- Email capabilities and access to a personal email account.
Instructional Material Requirements:
The instructional materials required for this course are included in enrollment and available online.
- Study guide
- Virtual labs
- Practice exams
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Lesson 1
- Course Overview and AWS Introduction
- Introduction to AWS Certified SysOps Administrator Associate Course and Exam Objectives
- Introducing AWS and the Cloud
- The AWS Global Architecture (Regions, Availability Zones, and Edge Locations)
- AWS Pricing, Billing, Support Plans and Dashboards
- Accessing AWS Resources
- AWS Networking
- VPC Overview and VPC Subnets
- VPC Internet Connectivity, Routing, and NAT
- VPC Security Groups, ACLs, and Flow Logs
- VPC VPNs, Direct Connect, Peering, Transit Gateways, and Endpoints
- CloudFront, Global Accelerator and Route53
- AWS Compute
- EC2 Overview, Architecture, and Pricing
- EC2 Launching and Accessing a Linux and Windows Server
- EC2 AMIs, Instance Types, Features
- EC2 Instance Store, EBS, EFS, FSx, and S3 Storage
- EC2 IP addressing, Network Interfaces, Security Groups and Placement Groups
- EC2 Auto Scaling
- EC2 Load Balancers
- ECS Overview
- Lambda Overview and Examples
- API Gateway
- AWS Databases
- Database Overview
- RDS Overview, Instances, Storage, Encryption and Backups
- RDS Multi-AZ, and Read Replicas
- RDS Amazon Aurora
- Elasticache Overview
- DynamoDB Overview
- Redshift Overview
- AWS Storage
- Storage Overview and Review
- S3 Introduction, Storage Classes, and Lifecyle Policies
- S3 Security, and Integrity
- S3 Replication, Event Notifications, Inventory, and Limits
- S3 Static Website Hosting
- Storage Gateway and AWS Backup
- AWS Migration and Messaging
- Snowcone, Snowball, Snowmobile
- AWS DataSync, AWS Transfer, AWS Database Migration Service
- SQS, SNS, and SES
- AWS Security
- Security Overview, IAM Users and Groups
- Permissions and Policies
- IAM Roles, Identity Federation and Cognito
- KMS, Secrets Manager, Certificates Manager, and Compliance
- AWS WAF, Shield, Inspector, Macie, and GuardDuty
- Monitoring, Maintenance, and Management
- CloudWatch, CloudWatch Logs, and CloudWatch Events
- AWS CloudTrail, AWS Config, and Trusted Advisor
- CloudFormation and Service Catalog
- AWS Organizations, and Control Towe
- AWS Systems Manager, Resource Groups, and Service/Personal Health Dashboards
- AWS Pricing, Billing, and Cost Management
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