AWS Certified SysOps Administrator - Associate

AWS Certified SysOps Administrator - Associate

Validate your skills and knowledge in deploying, managing, and operating scalable and secure systems on the AWS platform.

Focus

The AWS Certified SysOps Administrator - Associate certification focuses on Cloud operations on AWS, including deployment, management, and operation of scalable and secure systems.

Exam Duration

The AWS Certified SysOps Administrator - Associate exam duration is 170 minutes (2 hours 50 minutes)

Num of Question

The exam contains a total of 92 questions

Exam Fee

The exam fee is $155 USD.

Exam Validity

The CCRN-Pediatric certification is valid for 3 years.

Prior Certification

• Some experience with AWS is required

Exam Format

The AWS Certified SysOps Administrator - Associate exam is a Multiple-choice and multiple-response questions

Passing Conditions

To pass AWS Certified SysOps Administrator - Associate exam, applicants must achieve a minimum score of 640 points (scale of 100-1000)

Who Should Take

System administrators, operations engineers, solutions architects, and DevOps engineers who design and deploy scalable and secure systems on AWS, and manage systems as well as operations on AWS

• Systems Administrator
• Operations Engineer
• Solutions Architect
• DevOps Engineer

Prerequisites

One year of hands-on experience with AWS, including deploying, managing, and operating scalable and secure systems, and architecting for high availability and disaster recovery, security, and risk management

Or can substitute with certifications:

• None

Certification Process

• Prepare for the exam by studying the exam guide and any relevant AWS documentation
• Schedule the exam through the AWS Training and Certification website or a proctored session provider
• Pass the exam with 640 points or higher to earn the certification

Domains with Weights

• Infrastructure Management (22% (includes 6% on deploying and provisioning systems and 16% on managing system performance and security)): Deploy and provision scalable and secure systems on AWS, including compute, storage, networking, and database services
• Security (19% (includes 8% on deploying and managing security and 11% on mitigating security vulnerabilities)): Understand and apply security best practices on AWS, including firewalls, VPCs, IAM, encryption, and backup and recovery
• Reliability (24% (includes 10% on deploying and managing highly available systems and 14% on deploying and managing fault-tolerant systems)): Deploy and manage highly available and fault-tolerant systems on AWS, including deployment strategies, resource scaling, and backup and recovery
• Data Management (20% (includes 8% on deploying and managing scalable databases and 12% on deploying and managing secure databases)): Deploy and manage scalable and secure databases on AWS, including S3, DynamoDB, and RDS
• Billing and Cost Optimization (16% (includes 6% on deploying and managing cost-effective systems and 10% on managing and optimizing costs)): Understand and manage costs on AWS, including billing and cost estimation, budgeting, and cost optimization techniques