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You can always create an s3 sync command to backup a folder they want. Put versioning on the bucket and purge any multipart upload after x days.

Sync can run as a scheduled task. it can be a simple bat file. Once you create it. you should be set.

aws s3 sync /folder/directy s3://backupbucket/youcreated

Then give them cyberduck to let them manage their data as they please.

https://cyberduck.io/

I know you said no CLI but its a pretty cheap method. Good luck

AWS is now offering a beta exam for the SA Associate (https://aws.amazon.com/certification/beta-exam/). This could end up being the new format for 2018.... or not. They take the feedback and scores from the beta exams to decide if they replace the SA Associate exam or not.

Lucky for you A Cloud Guru already has stated that their exam covers both the old 2015 (or earlier)-2017 SA Associate, as well as the beta exam (https://youtu.be/DjGWDKgmp2E).

I passed my SA Associate with the help of A Cloud Guru. They are always on top of new services and features and constantly updating their content.

I'd say pull the trigger on the course bundle. I know they recommend it, but also sign up for a new AWS account to take advantage of the free tier on services as there is no better way to learn than experiencing hands on.

I just passed the associate one with self-study, and I spent 80% of my time in the FAQs (on the cert prep site they tell you which ones to focus on: https://aws.amazon.com/certification/certification-prep/). For the associate level I didn't read many of the whitepapers they link, but a friend told me they're where you need to focus for the professional level.

I also ended up creating a test lab to play with the VPC/EC2 networking options hands-on, I personally find that it's hard to learn networking from the docs. This definitely saved me on some questions, there was more tricky networking stuff than I expected. Here's my terraform to build the sandbox if you want to do the same: https://github.com/operatingops/aws_study

AWS is a cloud computing platform by Amazon.com and in their words is available in 190 countries, through 12 geographic Regions, 32 Availability Zones, and over 50 local Points of Presence. Well this expansion is not just a dominance strategy but has a deep-rooted technical benefit. Each Region is wholly contained within a single country and all of its data and services stay within the designated Region while Availability Zones are isolated from each other to prevent outages from spreading between Zones. Few of the services are available across zones while others are zonally replicated to spread demand and avoid outages. This ensures robustness so much so that the top clients are US Government, NASA, CIA, Dow Jones, Netflix, Airbnb, Nokia, etc.

Benefits outlays are more. Cloud computing is the big thing right now as we speak. AWS leads the pack right now. So Yes your career will get a boost if you get certified with AWS. For certification you can visit https://aws.amazon.com/certification/our-certifications/ where you get more indepth details.

Skills: There are no particular skillsets to acquire coz you already are doing good course in systems engineering.Since there are many types of modules or certifications withing AWS, you can go as per your ease of learning.

I would surely suggest go for AWS Certified SysOps Administrator.

Hope i helped you with some ideas.

The Advanced Networking certification is difficult, but I don't think that it's the hardest of the specialty exams. If you are reasonably familiar with networking concepts, have a solid understanding of routing, BGP, VPNs, and the different ways that VPCs connect and interconnect, then it's not too bad. It's definitely possible to pass the test without holding any of the professional level or other specialty certs.

There's an official book published by Sybex that covers a lot of the material. It's dry, but does an okay job. There are end of chapter quizzes and an online test bank through the publisher (it's not great, but there are a bunch of different questions). You can find it on Amazon. https://www.amazon.com/dp/1119439833

Cloud Academy has a pretty good cert preparation course with hands-on labs that use their AWS account infrastructure. The A Cloud Guru course covers a lot and is cheaper, but any lab work needs to be done on your own AWS account. I'm sure the Linux Academy course is probably good, but I don't have any experience with that one.

Use multiple sources is my best advise, and make sure they are current. My study set consisted of:

1. Videos on Youtube
2. AWS certification book on Amazon (not sure if there is an updated one yet)
3. Sign up for two months of Kindle Unlimited and consume as many free w/ service study guides and practice questions as you can
4. the A Cloud Guru course on Udemy