AWS Certified SysOps Administrator Study Guide: Associate (SOA-C01) Exam 2nd Edition, ISBN-13: 978-1119561552
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- Publisher: Sybex; 2nd edition (March 10, 2020)
- Language: English
- 512 pages
- ISBN-10: 1119561558
- ISBN-13: 978-1119561552
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
Table of Contents:
Cover
Introduction
What Does This Book Cover?
Interactive Online Learning Environment and Test Bank
Exam Objectives
Objective Map
Assessment Test
Answers to Assessment Test
Part I: AWS Fundamentals
Chapter 1: Introduction to Systems Operations on AWS
The AWS Ecosystem
AWS Managed Services
What Is Systems Operations?
Working with AWS
Summary
Exam Essentials
Review Questions
Part II: Monitoring and Reporting
Chapter 2: Amazon CloudWatch
Monitoring on AWS
Basic CloudWatch Terms and Concepts
Monitoring Compute
Monitoring Storage
CloudWatch Alarms
CloudWatch Events
Summary
Resources to Review
Exam Essentials
Exercises
Review Questions
Chapter 3: AWS Organizations
Managing Multiple Accounts
Core AWS Organizations Concepts
AWS Organizations and Consolidated Billing
Summary
Exam Essentials
Exercises
Review Questions
Chapter 4: AWS Config
Managing Configuration Changes
AWS Config Use Cases
AWS Config Rules and Responses
AWS Config or AWS CloudTrail?
Summary
Resources to Review
Exam Essentials
Exercises
Review Questions
Chapter 5: AWS CloudTrail
API Logs Are Trails of Data
CloudTrail as a Monitoring Tool
Summary
Resources to Review
Exam Essentials
Exercises
Review Questions
Part III: High Availability
Chapter 6: Amazon Relational Database Service
Creating Databases with Amazon RDS
Amazon RDS Key Features
Multi-AZ Configuration
Read Replicas
Amazon Aurora
Summary
Resources to Review
Exam Essentials
Review Questions
Chapter 7: Auto Scaling
Auto Scaling Terms and Concepts
Launch Configurations
Auto Scaling Strategies
When Auto Scaling Fails
Summary
Resources to Review
Exam Essentials
Exercises
Review Questions
Part IV: Deployment and Provisioning
Chapter 8: Hubs, Spokes, and Bastion Hosts
VPC Peering
Bastion Hosts
Summary
Resources to Review
Linux Bastion Hosts on the AWS Cloud:
Exam Essentials
Exercises
Review Questions
Chapter 9: AWS Systems Manager
AWS Systems Manager
Summary
Resources to Review
Exam Essentials
Exercises
Review Questions
Part V: Storage and Data Management
Chapter 10: Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3)
Object Storage and Amazon S3
Availability and Durability
Securing and Protecting Data in S3
Amazon Glacier
S3 Lifecycle Management
Storage Gateways
Summary
Resources to Review
Exam Essentials
Exercises
Review Questions
Chapter 11: Elastic Block Store (EBS)
Understanding Block Storage and EBS
Encrypting Your EBS Volumes
EBS Snapshots
Summary
Resources to Review
Exam Essentials
Exercises
Review Questions
Chapter 12: Amazon Machine Image (AMI)
Amazon Machine Images (AMIs)
AMI Security
Moving AMIs Between Regions
Common AMI Issues
Summary
Resources to Review
Exam Essentials
Exercises
Review Questions
Part VI: Security and Compliance
Chapter 13: IAM
Shared Responsibility Model: A Cloud Security Primer
Building Blocks of IAM
Managing IAM
Securing Your AWS Accounts
Other Identity Services
Summary
Resources to Review
Exam Essentials
Exercises
Review Questions
Chapter 14: Reporting and Logging
Reporting and Monitoring in AWS
AWS CloudTrail
Amazon CloudWatch
AWS Config
Summary
Resources to Review
Exam Essentials
Exercises
Review Questions
Chapter 15: Additional Security Tools
Amazon Inspector
Amazon GuardDuty
Summary
Resources to Review
Exam Essentials
Exercises
Review Questions
Part VII: Networking
Chapter 16: Virtual Private Cloud
Understanding AWS Networking
Securing Your Network
Troubleshooting Network Issues
Summary
Resources to Review
Exam Essentials
Exercises
Review Questions
Chapter 17: Route 53
Domain Name System
Amazon Route 53
Routing Policies
Health Checks and Failover
Summary
Resources to Review
Exam Essentials
Exercises
Review Questions
Part VIII: Automation and Optimization
Chapter 18: CloudFormation
An Introduction to IaaS
CloudFormation Templates
Creating and Customizing Your Stacks
Improving Your Templates
Issues with CloudFormation Templates
Summary
Resources to Review
Exam Essentials
Exercise
Review Questions
Chapter 19: Elastic Beanstalk
What Is Elastic Beanstalk?
Updates in Elastic Beanstalk
Testing Your Application with a Blue/Green Deployment
Configuring Elastic Beanstalk
Securing Elastic Beanstalk
AWS Elastic Beanstalk CLI
Troubleshooting Elastic Beanstalk
Summary
Resources to Review
Exam Essentials
Exercise
Review Questions
Appendix: Answers to Review Questions
Chapter 1: Introduction to Systems Operations on AWS
Chapter 2: Amazon CloudWatch
Chapter 3: AWS Organizations
Chapter 4: AWS Config
Chapter 5: AWS CloudTrail
Chapter 6: Amazon Relational Database Service
Chapter 7: Auto Scaling
Chapter 8: Hubs, Spokes, and Bastion Hosts
Chapter 9: AWS Systems Manager
Chapter 10: Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3)
Chapter 11: Elastic Block Store (EBS)
Chapter 12: Amazon Machine Image (AMI)
Chapter 13: IAM
Chapter 14: Reporting and Logging
Chapter 15: Additional Security Tools
Chapter 16: Virtual Private Cloud
Chapter 17: Route 53
Chapter 18: CloudFormation
Chapter 19: Elastic Beanstalk
Index
End User License Agreement
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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