The program is structured around six domains:
- Monitoring, Logging, and Remediation (20%): Implementing and using AWS monitoring tools such as CloudWatch, setting up alarms, and remediating issues.
- Reliability and Business Continuity (16%): Creating scalable, resilient systems; managing backups and disaster recovery.
- Deployment, Provisioning, and Automation (18%): Provisioning resources, automating deployments, and handling CloudFormation and EC2 instances.
- Security and Compliance (16%): Managing security, IAM roles, encryption, and ensuring regulatory compliance.
- Networking and Content Delivery (18%): Configuring VPCs, DNS, Route 53, and managing content delivery through CloudFront.
- Cost and Performance Optimization (12%): Using AWS tools like Trusted Advisor to optimize costs and improve system performance.