AWS Certified SysOps Administrator Study Guide

Your #1 all-in-one reference and exam Study Guide for the UPDATED AWS SysOps Administrator certification!

This comprehensive book guides readers through the role of a SysOps Administrator and helps prepare candidates to take the updated AWS Certified SysOps Administrator--Associate (SOA-C01) Exam. The AWS Certified SysOps Administrator--Associate certification validates technical expertise in deployment, management, and operations on the AWS platform.

This Study Guide not only prepares readers for the AWS exam, but it makes sure the reader is ready to perform the duties expected of SysOps Administrators. The book focuses on the skill-set required of AWS professionals by filling in the gap between test preparation and real-world preparedness. Concepts covered include:

• Monitoring and Reporting

• High Availability

• Deployment and Provisioning

• Storage and Dada Management

• Security and Compliance

• Networking

• Automation and Optimization

• And More

Readers will also have one year of free access to the Sybex interactive online learning environment and test bank, providing a suite of robust study tools including an assessment test, chapter tests, bonus practice exam, electronic flashcards, and a glossary of key terms.

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SARA PERROTT is an accredited AWS Academy instructor at Bellevue College where she is an adjunct professor. She works full-time in the cybersecurity field and is passionate about her work. She has an MS in Cybersecurity and Information Assurance and holds several industry certifications such as the CISSP and GCIH, in addition to the AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate and AWS Certified SysOps Administrator Associate certifications. You can contact Sara via her website at https://www.saraperrott.com. BRETT MCLAUGHLIN currently works in cloud computing, focusing on scalable cloud platforms and staging and distributing petabyte-scale data stores. He is an expert in cloud-based architectures and large data sets and has led projects for NASA and billion-dollar AUM hedge funds. He is currently the CTO for Volusion, as well as an active instructor in the AWS and serverless communities.

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Includes one year of FREE access after activation to online learning environment and study tools:

• 2 custom practice exams
• 100 electronic flashcards

• Searchable key term glossary Your #1 all-in-one reference and exam Study Guide for the AWS SysOps Administrator certification! The AWS Certified SysOps Administrator Study Guide is your complete, one-stop resource for success on Amazon's Associate (SOA-C01) Exam. This comprehensive book provides clear and accurate coverage of every exam topicoffering step-by-step guidance on AWS platform deployment, management, and operations. Fully up-to-date content, real-world scenarios, practical advice, hands-on exercises, and challenging review questions will thoroughly prepare you for this important AWS certification. Ensure that you're prepared to perform the duties expected of SysOps Administrators. With the help of this indispensable guide, you'll be ready for your exam day and your workday as an AWS professional. Coverage of 100% of all exam objectives in this Study Guide means you'll be ready for:

• Monitoring and Reporting Services
• High Availability Environments on AWS
• Storage and Data Management
• Deployment and Provisioning
• Security and Compliance
• Networking and Connectivity Services of AWS

• Automation and Optimization Interactive learning environment Take your exam prep to the next level with Sybex's superior interactive online study tools. To access our learning environment, simply visit http://www.wiley.com/go/sybextestprep, type in your unique PIN, and instantly gain one year of FREE access after activation to:

• Interactive test bank with 2 practice exams help you to identify areas where further review is needed. Get more than 90% of the answers correct, and you're ready to take the certification exam.
• 100 electronic flashcards to reinforce learning and last-minute prep before the exam
• Comprehensive glossary in PDF format gives you instant access to the key terms so you are fully prepared ABOUT THE AWS CERTIFICATION PROGRAM AWS Certifications recognize IT professionals with the technical skills and expertise to design, deploy, and operate applications and infrastructure on AWS. Exams are offered in multiple languages at testing centers around the world.??The AWS Certified SysOps Administrator Associate Exam is intended for individuals with experience automating and creating repeatable deployments of networks and systems on the AWS Cloud. Visit http://aws.amazon.com/certification for more information.

Contenu
Introduction xxvii

Assessment Test xxxiv

Part I AWS Fundamentals 1

Chapter 1 Introduction to Systems Operations on AWS 3

The AWS Ecosystem 5

The AWS Services Model 6

The AWS Global Presence 7

AWS Managed Services 8

What is Systems Operations? 14

The AWS Shared Responsibility Model 15

The AWS Service Level Agreement 16

The Seven Domains 16

Working with AWS 17

The AWS Management Console 17

The AWS CLI 19

AWS SDKs 19

Technical Support and Online Resources 19

Support Plans 20

Other Support Resources 20

Key Exam Resources 20

Summary 21

Exam Essentials 21

Review Questions 24

Part II Monitoring and Reporting 29

Chapter 2 Amazon CloudWatch 31

Monitoring on AWS 32

Monitoring is Event-Driven 33

Monitoring is Customizable 34

Monitoring Drives Action 36

Basic CloudWatch Terms and Concepts 36

CloudWatch is Metric- and Event-Based 36

Alarms Indicate Notifiable Change 36

Events and CloudWatch Events are Lower Level 37

CloudWatch Events Has Three Components 37

Choosing Between Alarms and Events 37

What's in a Namespace? 37

To the 10th Dimension 38

Statistics Aggregate Metrics 38

Monitoring Compute 39

EC2 Instance Metrics 39

EC2 EBS Metrics 40

ECS Metrics 41

Monitoring Storage 41

S3 Metrics 42

RDS Metrics 42

DynamoDB2 Metrics 43

CloudWatch Alarms 44

Create an Alarm Threshold 45

Set Off an Alarm 45

Respond to an Alarm 45

CloudWatch Events 46

Events 46

Rules 46

Targets 47

Summary 47

Resources to Review 48

Exam Essentials 48

Exercises 49

Review Questions 56

Chapter 3 AWS Organizations 61

Managing Multiple Accounts 62

AWS Organizations Consolidates User Management 63

AWS Organizations Consolidates Billing 63

Core AWS Organizations Concepts 64

An Organization is a Collection of Accounts 64

Organizations Have a Master Account 65

Manage Organizational Units Across Accounts 65

Apply Service Control Policies 66

AWS Organizations and Consolidated Billing 68

Compliance Benefits 69

Prefer AWS Organizations Over Tagging 69

Summary 69

Exam Essentials 70

Exercises 70

Review Questions 73

Chapter 4 AWS Config 77

Managing Configuration Changes 78

Continuous Everything 79

On-Premises Solutions 80

Configuration in the Cloud 80

AWS Config Use Cases 81

Centralized Configuration Management 81

Audit Trails 83

Configuration as Security 83

AWS Config Rules and Responses 83

Rules are Desired Configurations 83

A Configuration Item Represents a Specific Configuration 84

Rules are Evaluated 85

AWS Config or AWS CloudTrail? 87

Summary 87

Resources to Review 88

Exam Essentials 88

Exercises 89

Review Questions 96

Chapter 5 AWS CloudTrail 101

API Logs are Trails of Data 102

What Exactly is a Trail? 103

The CloudTrail Process 105

CloudTrail as a Monitoring Tool 106

Viewing CloudTrail Logs 106

Connect a CloudTrail Trail to SNS 107

CloudTrail Handles PermissionsSometimes 108

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