AWS DevOps Training: Automation and Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
This intensive training course enables system administrators, cloud engineers, and IT professionals to acquire the essential skills required to operate, monitor, secure, and automate AWS infrastructures in production environments. Participants will explore the AWS services commonly used in day-to-day operations, including IAM, EC2, VPC, S3, CloudWatch, AWS Config, and AWS Systems Manager.
Through a hands-on approach focused on labs and real-world scenarios, they will learn how to manage cloud resources, automate operations, implement monitoring mechanisms, and optimize the performance and costs of AWS environments.
By the end of the course, participants will be able to effectively administer a modern AWS infrastructure in accordance with Cloud Operations best practices.
Module 1 – Introduction to Cloud Operations on AWS
- Overview of Cloud Operations
- AWS Global Architecture
- AWS Shared Responsibility Model
- Core Services Used in Operations
- Operational Best Practices
- Cloud Resource Lifecycle
Module 2 – Identity and Access Management with IAM
- Introduction to AWS IAM
- Users, Groups, and Roles
- IAM Policies
- Permission Management
- Principle of Least Privilege
- Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA)
- Security Best Practices
Module 3 – AWS Resource Management and Inventory
- Discovering AWS Resources
- Overview of AWS Systems Manager
- Overview of AWS Config
- Inventory and Compliance
- Centralized Resource Management
- Configuration Auditing
- Change Tracking
Module 4 – Managing Core AWS Services
- Administering Amazon EC2
- Managing Amazon VPC
- Public and Private Subnets
- Security Groups
- Managing Amazon S3 Buckets
- Networking Best Practices
- Securing Resources
Module 5 – Infrastructure as Code with AWS CloudFormation
- Introduction to Infrastructure as Code
- CloudFormation Concepts
- Templates and Resources
- Parameters and Variables
- Automated Infrastructure Deployment
- Updating Environments
- Infrastructure Version Management
Module 6 – Automating AWS Operations
- Introduction to Operations Automation
- Operations as Code
- Automating Recurring Tasks
- Resource Lifecycle Management
- Deployment Automation
- Maintenance Automation
- Operational Best Practices
Module 7 – Monitoring and Observability with Amazon CloudWatch
- Introduction to Amazon CloudWatch
- Metric Collection
- Creating Dashboards
- Log Management
- Alerts and Notifications
- Performance Analysis
- Incident Troubleshooting
Module 8 – High Availability and Resilience
- High Availability Concepts
- Auto Scaling
- Load Balancing with Elastic Load Balancing
- Multi-Availability Zone Architecture
- Failure Management
- Operational Continuity
- Resilience Best Practices
Module 9 – Security and Auditing of AWS Environments
- Security Auditing
- Access Monitoring
- Audit Log Management
- Compliance and Governance
- Protecting Critical Resources
- Security Incident Management
- AWS Security Best Practices
Module 10 – Storage, Backup, and Recovery
- Amazon EBS
- Amazon S3
- Data Lifecycle Management
- Automated Backups
- AWS Backup
- Disaster Recovery Planning
- Data Protection
Module 11 – AWS Cost Optimization
- Principles of Cloud Financial Optimization
- Analyzing AWS Usage
- Reducing Unnecessary Costs
- Resource Right-Sizing
- Amazon S3 Storage Classes
- Reservations and Savings
- FinOps Best Practices
Module 12 – AWS Cloud Operations Capstone Project
- Conducting a Complete Audit of an AWS Environment
- Implementing Monitoring and Alerts
- Automating Backups
- Configuring Auto Scaling
- Performing Compliance and Security Analysis
- Optimizing Costs
- Documenting Operations
- Presenting the Final Solution
Other course(s) in this category
→ AWS DevOps Training: Automation and Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
→ AWS DevOps & CI/CD Training | DevOps Professional Certification
Prerequisites:
- Basic knowledge of system administration.
- Understanding of networking concepts.
- General knowledge of cloud computing.
- Experience with AWS is an asset.
Objectives:
- Understand AWS operational architecture.
- Manage cloud resources securely.
- Implement access controls with AWS IAM.
- Automate infrastructure deployment and management.
- Use AWS CloudFormation for Infrastructure as Code.
- Implement monitoring and alerting mechanisms.
- Ensure system high availability and resilience.
- Optimize the performance and costs of AWS environments.
Need professional support?
Beyond training, our experts can support you with implementation, optimization, and the hands-on delivery of your projects.
- Post-training support, coaching, and guidance
- Implementation of tools and best practices
- Process optimization and automation
- One-time intervention or tailored engagement
Online
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- 17/09/2026
- 18/09/2026
- 17/11/2026
- 18/11/2026
- 19/11/2026
- 19/01/2027
- 20/01/2027
- 21/01/2027
Pricing
Practical information
- Duration: 3 day(s)
- Schedule: 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (2 coffee breaks + 1-hour lunch)
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Format:
- Online (live virtual classroom)
- Or in person, depending on availability
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