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The AWS Certified SysOps Administrator Official Study Guide: Associate Exam is a comprehensive exam preparation resource. This book bridges the gap between exam preparation and real-world readiness, covering exam objectives while guiding you through hands-on exercises based on situations you´ll likely encounter as an AWS Certified SysOps Administrator. From deployment, management, and operations to migration, data flow, cost control, and beyond, this guide will help you internalize the processes and best practices associated with AWS. The Sybex interactive online study environment gives you access to invaluable preparation aids, including an assessment test that helps you focus your study on areas most in need of review, and chapter tests to help you gauge your mastery of the material. Electronic flashcards make it easy to study anytime, anywhere, and a bonus practice exam gives you a sneak preview so you know what to expect on exam day.

Cloud computing offers businesses a cost-effective, instantly scalable IT infrastructure. The AWS Certified SysOps Administrator - Associate credential shows that you have technical expertise in deployment, management, and operations on AWS.

Study exam objectives
Gain practical experience with hands-on exercises
Apply your skills to real-world scenarios
Test your understanding with challenging review questions
Earning your AWS Certification is much more than just passing an exam-you must be able to perform the duties expected of an AWS Certified SysOps Administrator in a real-world setting. This book does more than coach you through the test: it trains you in the tools, procedures, and thought processes to get the job done well. If you´re serious about validating your expertise and working at a higher level, the AWS Certified SysOps Administrator Official Study Guide: Associate Exam is the resource you´ve been seeking.



TABLE OF CONTENTS
Foreword xix

Introduction xxi

Assessment Test xxvi

Chapter 1 Introduction to Systems Operations on AWS 1

Systems Operators 2

Deploying Systems 2

Monitoring Systems 2

Optimizing Systems 3

Fortifying Systems 3

Securing Systems 3

AWS Certified SysOps Administrator - Associate 4

Which AWS Services Should You Study? 4

Reference Architecture: The Three-Tier Design 5

Introduction to the Three-Tier Design 5

Sample Scenario 6

Reference Architecture: The Serverless Design 14

Key Product: Serverless Design 17

Summary 18

Exam Essentials 18

Key Pieces to Study 19

Review Questions 20

Chapter 2 Working with AWS Cloud Services 23

Introduction to AWS Cloud Services 24

Systems Operations Using the AWS Toolset 24

AWS Software Development Kits (SDKs) 30

AWS Internet of Things (IoT) and Mobile Software

Development Kits (SDKs) 33

Summary 34

Exam Essentials 35

Resources to Review 35

Exercises 35

Review Questions 38

Chapter 3 Security and AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) 41

Security on AWS 43

Shared Responsibility Model 43

AWS Security Responsibilities 43

Customer Security Responsibilities 44

AWS Global Infrastructure Security 44

Physical and Environmental Security 46

Business Continuity Management 47

Network Security 48

Network Monitoring and Protection 49

AWS Compliance Program 50

Securing Your AWS Account with AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) 51

IAM User 52

IAM Groups 56

IAM Policies 56

IAM Roles 57

Best Practices for Securing Your AWS Account 58

Securing Your AWS Cloud Services 59

Key Pairs 59

Monitoring to Enhance Security 62

AWS CloudTrail 62

Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (Amazon VPC) Flow Logs 62

Amazon CloudWatch 63

AWS Config 63

Amazon Inspector 64

AWS Certificate Manager 64

AWS Web Application Firewall (AWS WAF) 64

AWS Trusted Advisor 64

AWS Cloud Service-Specific Security 65

Compute Services 65

Networking 69

Storage 75

AWS Storage Gateway Security 80

Database 80

Application Services 88

Analytics Services 89

Deployment and Management Services 91

Mobile Services 92

Applications 94

Summary 95

Exam Essentials 96

Exercises 98

Review Questions 103

Chapter 4 Compute 107

Introduction to AWS Compute Services 109

Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) 111

Implementation 111

Management 117

Security 122

Amazon EC2 Container Service (Amazon ECS) 123

Implementation 124

Management 124

Security 125

AWS Elastic Beanstalk 125

Languages Supported in AWS Elastic Beanstalk 126

Services that AWS Elastic Beanstalk Deploys 126

Management 126

Security 127

AWS Lambda 128

Implementation 128

Management 130

Security 130

Amazon Lightsail 130

Implementation 131

Management 131

Security 133

AWS Batch 133

Implementation 133

Management 135

Security 135

Summary 135

Exam Essentials 136

Resources to Review 139

Exercises 140

Review Questions 146

Chapter 5 Networking 151

Introduction to Networking on AWS 153

Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (Amazon VPC) 154

Amazon VPC Implementation 154

Amazon VPC Management 164

AWS Direct Connect 166

AWS Direct Connect Implementation 167

AWS Direct Connect Management 169

AWS Direct Connect Security 170

Load Balancing 171

Load Balancing Implementation 172

Load Balancing Management 176

Load Balancing Security 178

Virtual Private Network (VPN) 178

VPN Installation 178

VPN Management 179

Amazon Route 53 179

Amazon Route 53 Implementation 180

Amazon Route 53 Management 185

Amazon CloudFront 185

Amazon CloudFront Implementation 186

Amazon CloudFront Management 194

Amazon CloudFront Security 194

Summary 195

Resources to Review 195

Exam Essentials 196

Exercises 198

Review Questions 201

Chapter 6 Storage Systems 207

Understanding Different Storage Options 209

Block Storage vs. Object Storage 209

Block Storage Basics 210

Object Storage Basics 210

Retrieval Times (Hot vs. Cold Storage) 211

Cost Efficiency 211

Block Storage on AWS 212

Amazon Elastic Block Store (Amazon EBS) 212

Instance Store 221

Amazon Elastic File System (Amazon EFS) 222

Object Storage on AWS 224

Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3) 224

Amazon Glacier 230

Systems Operator Scenario: The Newspaper 232

Storage Needs 233

Solution Breakdown 233

Additional Storage Solutions 234

Amazon CloudFront 234

AWS Storage Gateway 235

AWS Snowball 235

Summary 236

Resources to Review 236

Exam Essentials 237

Exercises 239

Review Questions 244

Chapter 7 Databases 249

Introduction to AWS Databases 250

SQL vs. NoSQL 251

Relational Databases Overview 252

Relational Database Design 252

Non-Relational Database Overview 253

Amazon RDS Features and Benefits 254

Amazon Aurora 256

Monitoring Amazon RDS 278

Monitoring Tools 278

Amazon RDS Pricing 282