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    Dec 27, 2024  
2024-2025 College Catalog

CIS 244 - AWS Cloud Foundations and SysOps Admin


Credits: 4
Lab/Lecture: Four Lecture.

Provides an overview of cloud concepts, Amazon Web Services (AWS) core services, security, architecture, pricing, and support. Intended for students who seek an overall understanding of cloud computing concepts, independent of specific technical roles. Prepares students for the AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner and SysOps Administrator Associate exams. This course is also designed to prepare participants to pursue entry-level SysOps, support, and cloud operations roles. Recommended preparation: A strong foundation in information technology fundamentals prior to taking this course.  
Course Outcomes:
Students will be able to:
  1. explain the value of the AWS cloud;
  2. explain the AWS shared responsibility model and aws cloud security best practices;
  3. explain AWS cloud costs, economics, and billing practices;
  4. describe the core AWS services (compute, network, databases, and storage);
  5. identify AWS services for common use cases;
  6. develop monitoring and reporting practices of AWS services;
  7. implement highly available use cases using elasticity and scalability;
  8. execute steps to provision and remediate cloud resources;
  9. create and manage data implementing protection, encryption and capacity planning;
  10. implement security policies and access controls within the shared responsibility model;
  11. implement and troubleshoot networking features and service connectivity;
  12. automate and optimize AWS services and features for cost optimization and repetition.


Prerequisite(s): CIS 171