Systems Operations on AWS

This course is intended for:

• Systems Administrators
• Software Developers, especially those in a DevOps role

• System Operations on AWS
• Networking in the Cloud
• Computing in the Cloud
• Storage and Archiving in the Cloud
• Monitoring in the Cloud
• Managing Resource Consumption in the Cloud
• Configuration Management in the Cloud
• Creating Scalable Deployments in the Cloud
• Creating Automated and Repeatable Deployments

Module 1: System Operations on AWS Overview

Module 2: Networking in the Cloud

Module 3: Computing in the Cloud

Module 4: Storage and Archiving in the Cloud

Module 5: Monitoring in the Cloud

Module 6: Managing Resource Consumption in the Cloud

Module 7: Configuration Management in the Cloud

Module 8: Creating Scalable Deployments in the Cloud

Module 9: Creating Automated and Repeatable Deployments

Please note: This is an emerging technology course. Course outline is subject to change as needed.

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

• AWS Technical Essentials course
• Background in software development or systems administration
• Proficiency maintaining operating systems at the command line, such as shell scripting in Linux environments or cmd/PowerShell in Windows
• Basic knowledge of networking protocols, such as TCP/IP and HTTP

The supply of this course by DDLS is governed by the booking terms and conditions. Please read the terms and conditions carefully before enrolling in this course, as enrolment in the course is conditional on acceptance of these terms and conditions.

In this course, participants will learn how to:

• Use standard AWS infrastructure features such as Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (Amazon VPC), Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2), Elastic Load Balancing (ELB), and AWS Auto Scaling from the command line
• Use AWS CloudFormation and other automation technologies to produce stacks of AWS resources
• Build virtual private networks with Amazon VPC
• Deploy Amazon EC2 instances using command line calls and troubleshoot common problems with instances
• Monitor the health of Amazon EC2 instances and other AWS services
• Manage identity, AWS permissions, and security in the AWS Cloud
• Manage resource consumption in an AWS account using tags, Amazon CloudWatch, and AWS Trusted Advisor
• Determine the best strategy for creating reusable Amazon EC2 instances
• Configure a set of Amazon EC2 instances that launch behind a load balancer
• Troubleshoot a basic AWS CloudFormation stack definition