AWS Certified SysOps Administrator – Associate

65 Questions

70% Pass Mark

2 hours 10 minutes

Exam Overview

• Category: Associate
• Duration: 130 minutes
• Format: 65 questions; multiple choice or multiple response
• Cost: $150 USD
• Testing Options: Pearson VUE testing center or online proctored exam
• Languages Offered: English, Japanese, Korean, and Simplified Chinese

Recommended Experience

AWS recommends that candidates have at least one year of hands-on experience with AWS services and platforms. Familiarity with Amazon Web Services’ architecture guidelines and best practices, AWS CLI, SDKs, and API tools, as well as knowledge of networking and security concepts as they relate to AWS, is also beneficial.

Exam Domains and Weightings

• Monitoring and Reporting (22%)
  • Utilize AWS monitoring tools to set up and manage metrics and alerts.
  • Recognize and differentiate performance and availability metrics.
• High Availability (8%)
  • Implement scalability and elasticity based on use cases.
  • Identify and differentiate highly available and fault-tolerant systems.
• Deployment and Provisioning (14%)
  • Identify and remediate deployment issues.
  • Implement deployment strategies following AWS best practices.
• Storage and Data Management (12%)
  • Plan and oversee data storage.
  • Implement data security, encryption, and capacity planning.
• Security and Compliance (18%)
  • Set up and oversee AWS security measures.
  • Apply AWS with proper security measures in place.
• Networking (14%)
  • Utilize AWS networking tools.
  • Collect and analyze data useful for diagnosing network issues.
• Automation and Optimization (12%)
  • Use AWS services and features to manage resource utilization.
  • Employ cost-optimization strategies for efficient resource utilization.
  • Automate manual or repeatable processes to minimize management overhead.