The AWS Certified SysOps Administrator – Associate Level exam validates technical expertise in deployment, management, and operations on the AWS platform. Exam concepts you should understand for this exam include:
- Deploying, managing, and operating scalable, highly available, and fault tolerant systems on AWS
- Migrating an existing on-premises application to AWS
- Implementing and controlling the flow of data to and from AWS
- Selecting the appropriate AWS service based on compute, data, or security requirements
- Identifying appropriate use of AWS operational best practices
- Estimating AWS usage costs and identifying operational cost control mechanisms
Prerequisites
Eligible candidates for this exam have:
- One or more years of hands-on experience operating AWS-based applications
- Experience provisioning, operating, and maintaining systems running on AWS
- Ability to identify and gather requirements to define a solution to be built and operated on AWS
- Capabilities to provide AWS operations and deployment guidance and best practices throughout the lifecycle of a project
Exams
Exam Overview
- Multiple choice and multiple answer questions
- 80 minutes to complete the exam
- Available in English and Japanese
- No prerequisites; recommend taking Systems Operations on AWS (AWSSYS)
- Click here to review full details in the exam blueprint
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