AWS Certified SysOps Administrator Associate (SOA-C02): Monitoring, Logging, and Remediation
Field | Description / Template |
|---|---|
Purpose | This course focuses on monitoring, logging, and automated remediation of AWS resources. It helps learners gain practical skills in tracking system performance, collecting and analyzing logs, auditing configurations, and implementing automated responses to operational events. The course prepares learners for the SOA-C02 exam by emphasizing real-world observability and incident response scenarios. |
Audience | System administrators, cloud engineers, DevOps professionals, and AWS certification aspirants responsible for monitoring and maintaining cloud infrastructure. |
Role | SysOps Administrator, Cloud Engineer, DevOps Engineer, Site Reliability Engineer (SRE), Infrastructure Engineer. |
Domain | Cloud Computing, DevOps, Observability, Operations |
Skill Level | Intermediate |
Style | Hands-on, lab-driven learning with real-world monitoring scenarios, AWS console walkthroughs, and practical exercises focused on automation and remediation. |
Duration | 8–12 hours |
Related Technologies | Amazon CloudWatch, AWS CloudTrail, AWS Config, AWS Systems Manager, Amazon EventBridge |
Course Description
This course provides a comprehensive understanding of monitoring, logging, and remediation in AWS environments. Learners will explore Amazon CloudWatch for metrics, logs, dashboards, alarms, and notifications, enabling effective monitoring of cloud resources.
The course also covers AWS CloudTrail for tracking API activity and AWS Config for auditing resource configurations and ensuring compliance. Learners will gain hands-on experience with automated remediation using AWS Systems Manager and AWS Config.
Additionally, the course introduces event-driven architectures using Amazon EventBridge, allowing learners to automate responses to system events and schedule operational tasks. Through labs and real-world scenarios, learners will develop the skills required to maintain reliable and observable cloud systems while preparing for the AWS Certified SysOps Administrator Associate (SOA-C02) exam.
Who is this course for
System administrators managing AWS workloads
DevOps engineers responsible for monitoring and automation
Cloud engineers maintaining infrastructure reliability
AWS certification aspirants (SysOps Administrator Associate)
Professionals working in operations and incident management
Course Objectives
By the end of this course, learners will be able to:
Monitor AWS resources using CloudWatch metrics, logs, and dashboards
Configure alarms and notifications for proactive issue detection
Track API activity and user actions using CloudTrail
Audit and enforce configuration compliance using AWS Config
Implement automated remediation using AWS Systems Manager
Build event-driven automation using Amazon EventBridge
Analyze logs using CloudWatch Logs Insights
Improve system reliability through monitoring and automation
Prepare effectively for the SOA-C02 certification exam
Prerequisites
Basic understanding of AWS core services and architecture
Familiarity with cloud computing and system operations
Some experience with AWS console or CLI is helpful
Basic knowledge of monitoring or logging concepts (optional)
Course outline
Section 1: Monitoring and Logging
Introduction to CloudWatch
Lab: Creating CloudWatch Dashboards
Exploring CloudWatch Logs
Lab: Collecting Metrics and Logs Using the CloudWatch Agent
Lab: Creating CloudWatch Metric Filters
Lab: Exploring CloudWatch Logs Insights
Using CloudWatch for Resource Monitoring
Receiving Notifications with CloudWatch
Lab: Creating CloudWatch Alarms
Introduction to CloudTrail
Lab: Working with CloudTrail
Section 2: Configuration Management
AWS Config 101
Lab: Using AWS Config
Auditing Resource Compliance with AWS Config
Remediation Using AWS Systems Manager and AWS Config
Lab: Configuring Automatic Remediation Using AWS Systems Manager and AWS Config
Section 3: Event Driven Systems
What Is EventBridge?
Lab: Using Amazon EventBridge
Lab: Scheduling Automated Tasks Using EventBridge and AWS Config
Lab: Exploring Health Dashboards
Section 4: Summary
Review: Monitoring, Logging, and Remediation Summary - Part 1
Review: Monitoring, Logging, and Remediation Summary - Part 2
Monitoring, Logging, and Remediation Quiz