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What is the difference between CloudWatch Evaluation Periods and Datapoints to Alarm?
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Evaluation Periods is the total window (number of data points checked). Datapoints to Alarm is how many must breach the threshold within that window to trigger. Setting both equal enforces consecutive breaches; setting Datapoints to Alarm lower allows M-of-N breaching (e.g., 3 of 5 periods).
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AWS SysOps Administrator Associate is a AWS certification. These facts come from the current exam guide and are the numbers to plan around.
| Domain | Weight | What to focus on |
|---|---|---|
| Monitoring, Logging, and Remediation | 20% | CloudWatch metrics, dashboards, and alarms, CloudWatch Logs and Logs Insights queries, EventBridge rules and automated responses |
| Deployment, Provisioning, and Automation | 18% | CloudFormation templates, stacks, and StackSets, CloudFormation change sets and rollback triggers, Systems Manager (SSM) Automation runbooks |
| Networking and Content Delivery | 18% | VPC design: subnets, route tables, and gateways, Security groups and NACLs troubleshooting, VPC Flow Logs analysis and network diagnostics |
| Reliability and Business Continuity |
| 16% |
| Auto Scaling groups: launch templates and policies, EC2 health checks and instance recovery, RDS Multi-AZ and automated backups |
| Security and Compliance | 16% | IAM users, roles, groups, and permission boundaries, IAM policy evaluation and access analysis, CloudTrail log file validation and monitoring |
| Cost and Performance Optimization | 12% | Cost Explorer and Cost and Usage Reports, AWS Budgets and budget alerts, Trusted Advisor recommendations and categories |
Yes. You can start SOA-C02 practice and flashcards free without creating an account. A free account keeps your progress, and the full bank (300+ questions) unlocks with a subscription.
They cover all 6 domains of the SOA-C02 exam: Monitoring, Logging, and Remediation (20%), Deployment, Provisioning, and Automation (18%), Networking and Content Delivery (18%), Reliability and Business Continuity (16%), Security and Compliance (16%), Cost and Performance Optimization (12%). Each section is weighted in the same proportion as the real exam, so nothing high-value is buried.
The SOA-C02 exam has approximately 65 questions in 130 minutes, with a passing score of 720. Use the practice questions to confirm you are consistently above that line before booking the real exam.
Study in short, spaced sessions: a card you have not seen for two days is worth more than a card you reread immediately. Filter by Monitoring, Logging, and Remediation first, then mix domains so you practise identifying the topic before recalling the definition.
They are the recall half of preparation. Pair the cards with practice questions and at least one timed practice exam — candidates who only review cards usually recognise terms but miss scenario questions.