AWS 200

AWS Cloud Administration for IT Operations

This four-day hands-on course gives server, network, and compute infrastructure engineers the practical skills to administer AWS Cloud environments as part of their existing responsibilities.

Description

This four-day hands-on course gives server, network, and compute infrastructure engineers the practical skills to administer AWS Cloud environments as part of their existing responsibilities. Participants learn to manage EC2 instances, configure networking and security, automate patching and backups, optimize costs, and operate AWS infrastructure alongside their on-premises systems. The course is built around real job tasks — launching and managing servers, controlling network access, maintaining DNS, managing identity, and keeping systems patched and backed up — using the same AWS services the team encounters in production. The course level is intermediate (200): participants are experienced infrastructure professionals but new to AWS.

Who This Course Is For

  • Server, network, and compute infrastructure engineers
  • Engineers whose primary role is on-premises infrastructure but who manage or support AWS workloads as part of their duties
  • IT operations teams adopting AWS alongside existing on-premises environments
  • IT professionals responsible for EC2 instances, security groups, DNS, patching, backups, IAM accounts, and cost monitoring in AWS
  • Engineers with basic familiarity with servers, networking, and Active Directory but no formal AWS cloud training

What You Will Learn

  • Describe how AWS organizes cloud infrastructure and navigate the AWS Management Console to locate and manage resources.
  • Launch, configure, manage, and troubleshoot Amazon EC2 instances for production workloads.
  • Configure and troubleshoot security groups and network ACLs to control network traffic to AWS resources.
  • Interpret VPC architectures including subnets, route tables, internet gateways, and NAT gateways, and troubleshoot network connectivity issues.
  • Manage DNS records in Amazon Route 53 hosted zones and allocate, associate, and release Elastic IP addresses.
  • Create and manage IAM users, groups, roles, and policies to implement least-privilege access control for AWS resources.
  • Use AWS Systems Manager to inventory, patch, and remotely manage EC2 instances across a fleet.
  • Configure and verify backup and recovery strategies using AWS Backup and EBS snapshots.
  • Manage Amazon S3 buckets and objects, configure lifecycle policies, and monitor and troubleshoot AWS Lambda functions.
  • Use AWS cost management tools to understand spending, identify waste, and implement resource optimization strategies.
  • Apply combined AWS administration skills to realistic operational scenarios that span compute, networking, security, patching, backup, and cost management.

Course Outline

  • Cloud Foundations for Infrastructure Engineers
  • EC2 Instance Management
  • Security Groups, NACLs, and Network Firewalls
  • VPC Architecture and Connectivity
  • DNS with Route 53 and Elastic IP Management
  • IAM and Identity Management
  • Patch Management and Systems Manager
  • Backup, Snapshots, and Recovery
  • S3 Storage and Lambda Fundamentals
  • Cost Visibility and Resource Optimization
  • Capstone — Day-in-the-Life Scenario

This is a high-level overview. For the complete syllabus with detailed topics and lab descriptions, request the full syllabus.

Prerequisites

  • Working knowledge of TCP/IP networking concepts: IP addresses, subnets, DNS, firewalls, and routing
  • Experience managing Windows Server or Linux systems (patching, user accounts, remote access)
  • Familiarity with Active Directory concepts (domain accounts, group policy, organizational units)
  • Access to a web browser and the ability to navigate web-based management consoles
  • No prior AWS experience required — the course begins with cloud foundations

Delivery Options

  • Live, instructor-led
  • Virtual instructor-led

Bring This Course to Your Team

This course is delivered as private, instructor-led training for teams and organizations. Contact us for a quote, scheduling, and group options.

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