FRCAWS-6AWS

Cloud Operations on AWS

Name: Cloud Operations on AWS
Price: 2025.00 USD
Availability: InStock

Duration · 3 daysVirtual + In-PersonInstructor-Led

$2,025

Course Description

This instructor-led course teaches IT professionals and cloud operators how to manage, monitor, automate, secure, and optimize workloads and infrastructure on Amazon Web Services (AWS). Students learn operational best practices for maintaining highly available and efficient cloud environments using AWS management and governance tools.

The course emphasizes operational excellence, incident response, monitoring, automation, patching, backup and recovery, compliance, and troubleshooting within enterprise AWS environments.

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Audience Profile

This course is intended for:

Cloud Operations Engineers
System Administrators
Cloud Administrators
DevOps Engineers
IT Support Personnel
Infrastructure Engineers
Operations Managers

Prerequisites

Before enrolling, you should have:

Basic AWS experience
Familiarity with networking and systems administration
Understanding of cloud computing concepts
AWS Cloud Practitioner or SysOps knowledge recommended

— What You'll Learn —

Learning Objectives

In this course, you will learn to:

1Operate and maintain AWS cloud environments
2Monitor AWS infrastructure and applications
3Implement operational best practices using AWS tools
4Automate operational tasks and infrastructure management
5Manage security, governance, and compliance controls
6Perform backup, recovery, and disaster recovery operations
7Troubleshoot common AWS operational issues
8Optimize cloud performance and costs
9Implement logging, auditing, and observability solutions
10Support operational readiness in enterprise AWS environments

— Day-by-Day —

Course Outline

Day 1 — AWS Cloud Operations Foundations

Module 1

Introduction to AWS Cloud Operations

Cloud operations concepts
AWS operational responsibilities
Shared Responsibility Model
AWS global infrastructure overview
AWS Well-Architected Framework: Operational Excellence Pillar Reliability Pillar Security Pillar
Activities
Operational maturity assessment
AWS operations overview discussion

Module 2

Identity, Access, and Governance

AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM)
IAM roles and policies
Multi-factor authentication (MFA)
AWS Organizations
Service Control Policies (SCPs)
AWS IAM Identity Center
Resource tagging strategies
Governance best practices

Lab

Configure IAM roles and permissions
Implement governance controls

Module 3

Monitoring and Observability

Amazon CloudWatch fundamentals
CloudWatch metrics and alarms
CloudWatch dashboards
AWS CloudTrail logging
AWS Config compliance monitoring
AWS X-Ray overview
Centralized logging architecture
Operational alerting strategies

Lab

Configure CloudWatch monitoring and alarms
Enable CloudTrail and AWS Config

Module 4

Networking Operations

Amazon VPC operational concepts
Security groups and NACL management
Route table troubleshooting
VPC Flow Logs
DNS management with Route 53
Hybrid connectivity monitoring
Connectivity troubleshooting techniques

Lab

Diagnose and resolve VPC connectivity issues

Day 2 — Automation, Security, and Incident Management

Module 5

Automation and Systems Management

AWS Systems Manager overview
Session Manager
Patch Manager
Automation documents
Run Command
Parameter Store
Infrastructure as Code overview
AWS CloudFormation basics

Lab

Automate patching and administrative tasks

Module 6

Security Operations

AWS security best practices
AWS KMS encryption management
AWS Secrets Manager
AWS Security Hub
Amazon GuardDuty
AWS Inspector
Incident response procedures
Security event monitoring

Lab

Configure GuardDuty and Security Hub
Investigate simulated security findings

Module 7

Backup, Recovery, and Resilience

AWS Backup
Snapshot management
Disaster recovery strategies
Multi-AZ operations
Multi-region failover concepts
Business continuity planning
Backup testing procedures

Lab

Configure backup plans and recovery testing

Module 8

Incident and Event Management

Operational event management
Incident response lifecycle
Root cause analysis
AWS Health Dashboard
AWS Trusted Advisor
Event-driven automation
Runbook development
Activities
Incident response simulation exercise

Day 3 — Optimization, Troubleshooting, and Operational Excellence

Module 9

Performance Optimization

EC2 optimization
Auto Scaling operations
Load balancing operations
Database performance monitoring
Storage optimization
CloudFront and caching strategies
Operational performance tuning

Lab

Optimize application infrastructure performance

Module 10

Cost Management and Optimization

AWS pricing fundamentals
AWS Cost Explorer
AWS Budgets
Resource rightsizing
Reserved Instances and Savings Plans
Cost allocation tagging
Operational cost governance

Lab

Perform AWS cost optimization analysis

Module 11

Troubleshooting AWS Environments

Systematic troubleshooting methodology
EC2 troubleshooting
Networking troubleshooting
IAM permission troubleshooting
Application performance issues
Logging and diagnostics
Service quotas and limitations

Lab

Troubleshoot operational scenarios

Module 12

Operational Readiness and Capstone Exercise

Students apply operational concepts to manage a simulated AWS production environment.
Capstone Topics
Monitoring setup
Security operations
Incident response
Automation implementation
Cost optimization
Backup and recovery validation
Troubleshooting production issues
Capstone Deliverables
Operational improvement recommendations
Incident resolution report
Monitoring dashboard implementation
Cost optimization findings
Hands-On Labs Included
IAM and governance configuration
CloudWatch and CloudTrail monitoring
AWS Config compliance checks
Systems Manager automation
Security operations exercises
Backup and disaster recovery implementation
Troubleshooting real-world scenarios
Cost optimization workshops

— Where to Next —

Recommended Certifications

Industry-recognized credentials that build on what this course covers.

AWS Certified SysOps Administrator – Associate
AWS Certified DevOps Engineer – Professional
AWS Certified Security – Specialty
AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate

Note: Course outlines are provided as a general guide. Content, pacing, labs, and instructional emphasis may vary based on instructor expertise, student experience levels, and customer-specific learning objectives.

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