SOA-C02.AP1

AWS Certified SysOps Administrator Associate Training (SOA-C02)

Master the fundamentals of AWS SysOps Administrator Associate and gain the confidence to pass the SOA-C02 certification exam.

  • Practice in 42 Hands-On Labs — nothing to install
  • 17 Interactive Lessons and 57 topics mapped to the official exam objectives
  • 364 Practice Test Questions and 2 Full Length Tests

Intermediate Self-paced · 1 year access 4.4/5 (308 Reviews)

42 Hands-On LiveLabs

Practice real IT tasks in guided environments.

  • Real environments
  • Auto-graded
  • No installation
17Interactive Lessons
57Topics
42LiveLab
364Practice Test Questions
113Videos
134Flashcards
134Glossary of terms

01 / Skills you'll get

What you will be able to do

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This is an extensive course that helps you learn, practice and prepare for the AWS Certified SysOps Administrator Associate (SOA-C02) exam. You’ll explore the fundamentals and learn how to execute and run workloads on AWS. You’ll develop the skills, technical expertise, and confidence required to pass the certification exam in a single attempt. By the end of this course, you’ll be able to monitor, scale, troubleshoot, ensure continuity, network and optimize performance for the AWS cloud system.
  • Confidently managing and operating the AWS system
  • Monitor, identify issues and implement solutions
  • Ability to scale up or down resources as per the changing business needs
  • Ensure high availability of AWS architecture
  • Create and manage backup strategies
  • Deploy and provide AWS resources
  • Knowledge of AWS networking concepts, including VPCs, subnets, and security groups
  • Implement cost-optimization strategies
  • Lead performance-optimization for the AWS system

Target Career Roles

  • AWS Architect
  • AWS Developer
  • SysOps Engineer
  • SysOps Manager
  • AWS DevOps Engineer
  • Systems Administrator
  • AWS Systems Administrator

02 / Lessons & labs

See exactly what you will learn and practice

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Lessons

17 Interactive Lessons · 57 topics
01 Introduction 3 topics
  • How to Prepare for the Exam?
  • Taking a Certification Exam
  • About This Course
02 Introduction to AWS 4 topics
  • What is Cloud Computing?
  • The AWS Cloud
  • Six Benefits of the AWS Cloud
  • AWS Services Overview
03 Monitoring Services in AWS 3 topics · 2 LiveLab
  • Metering, Monitoring, and Alerting
  • CloudWatch
  • CloudTrail

2 LiveLab in this lesson — see the labs panel →

04 Troubleshooting and Remediation 3 topics · 1 LiveLab
  • Responding to Alarms
  • Amazon EventBridge
  • AWS Config

1 LiveLab in this lesson — see the labs panel →

05 Implementing Scalability and Elasticity 3 topics · 2 LiveLab
  • Scaling in the Cloud
  • Caching
  • Read Replicas

2 LiveLab in this lesson — see the labs panel →

Hands-On Labs Our edge

42 LiveLabs
  • Creating a CloudWatch Dashboard and Adding a Metric to it
  • Creating CloudTrail
  • Creating Amazon EventBridge Rules that React to Events
  • Creating an Auto Scaling Group
  • Using ElastiCache
  • Assigning an Elastic IP Address to an EC2 Instance
Labs run in your browser — nothing to install.

03 / Exam details

AWS Certified SysOps Administrator Associate Training (SOA-C02) Details

Become an AWS-certified SysOps Administrator Associate with the AWS Certified SysOps Administrator - Associate (SOA-C02) course and lab. The lab provides a hands-on learning experience for system administrators in cloud operations. The course covers SOA-C02 exam objectives and teaches the skills required for deploying, managing, and operating workloads on AWS, monitoring, logging, and troubleshooting systems, performing business continuity and disaster recovery procedures, and so on.

Official exam objectives →
Questions 50 (per exam)
Duration 180 minutes (per exam)
Passing Score 720 (on a scale of 1000)
Exam Fee USD 150 (per exam)
Delivered by AWS (in-person or online)
Question Format Multiple choice questions single/multiple choice, performance-based
Practice Tests 364 Practice Questions (mapped to official exam objectives)
Certification SOA-C02.AP1 Amazon credential

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04 / FAQs

Questions before you start

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Are there any prerequisites for AWS Certified SysOps Administrator Associate (SOA-C02) exam?
Yes, you should have at least 1 year of experience with deployment, management, networking, and security on AWS. The second option is, you can get the AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner certificate first, and then take this exam. 
Who should take this certification course?   
This certification is ideal for those working in IT or cloud operation job roles wanting to upgrade their technical knowledge or those aspiring to make a career in this field.   
How to prepare for the SOA-C02 exam?    

Preparing for this certification exam takes time, dedication and a good strategy. Take this online course to learn and practice in a structured way. Here’s how you should prepare: 

  • Complete the course, study the course content thoroughly.
  • Utilize the hands-on Labs for practical experience on the AWS system, practice multiple times. 
  • Utilize the practice exams which mimic the actual SOA-C02 exam format.
  • Review your understanding of key concepts and terms with flashcards, test-prep and glossary
What kind of Labs are available with this course?
You’ll get access to our Cloud Labs for practice exercises.
What is the passing score for the SOA-C02 exam?
The minimum passing score is 720.

Pass The Exam, Become A Cloud Master

Everything you need to know to pass the SOA-C02 exam is covered in this course.

  • 1 year of full access
  • 42 LiveLab included
  • Certificate of completion
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