Managing Your Instances using the AWS Systems Manager Run Command, Documents, & Parameter Store

AWS Systems Manager helps you automatically implement complex workflows related to your machine deployment, configuration, and life cycle. In this lesson, you will learn about AWS Systems Manager and how it allows you to manage your machine fleet at scale in AWS, your own data center, or even other cloud platforms.

Learning Objectives

• Understand the fundamentals of AWS Systems Manager operations
• Learn how to the use the run command and parameter store in Systems Manager
• Learn how to schedule tasks through maintenance windows

Intended Audience

This lesson is intended for architects, developers, and system operators looking for a unified, scalable and secure way to automate their machine maintenance workflows for multiple operating systems and for Amazon EC2 instances.

Prerequisites

To get the most out of this lesson, you should meet the requirements for the AWS Cloud Practitioner certification and preferably one of the AWS associate-level certifications.