Looking for good study resources for AEM DevOps certification.

[RohitKu17]

I'm currently preparing for the AEM DevOps certification and looking for good study resources.

I’ve been going through the official Adobe documentation, but honestly, it feels quite scattered and hard to follow in a structured way.

Does anyone have any beginner-friendly or well-organized learning resources (like blogs, courses, YouTube playlists, notes, or hands-on guides) that cover AEM DevOps topics like:

• AEM architecture (Author/Publish/Dispatcher)

• Setting up environments

• CI/CD with Jenkins or Cloud Manager

• Replication agents

• Monitoring and performance tuning

If you've already taken the certification, I’d really appreciate any preparation tips or insights as well!

Thanks in advance!

[SantoshSai · Accepted solution]

Hi @RohitKu17,

I hope you already went through this: https://certification.adobe.com/certification/aem-devops-engineer-expert#_blank

I have tried to collect all the links together, see if that helps you:

AEM Architecture (Author, Publish, Dispatcher)

• Official Adobe Documentation:

  • AEM Architecture Overview – Provides an introduction to the logical, service, system, and development architecture for AEM as a Cloud Service.

  • Dispatcher Overview – Details on AEM's caching and load-balancing tool, the Dispatcher.

• Video Resource:

  • AEM Author, Publish & Dispatcher - YouTube – Explains the roles of Author, Publish, and Dispatcher in AEM. YouTube

Setting Up Environments

• Local Development:

  • Set up a Local AEM Development Environment – Guide to setting up a local development environment for AEM, covering installation, Maven, IDEs, and debugging.

  • Set up Local AEM SDK for AEM as a Cloud Service Development – Instructions for running AEM locally using the AEM as a Cloud Service SDK's Quickstart Jar.

• Cloud Environments:

  • Create Environments – Steps to create development environments in AEM as a Cloud Service.

  • Manage Environments – Information on managing different types of environments in Cloud Manager. Adobe Experience League

CI/CD with Jenkins or Cloud Manager

• Adobe Cloud Manager:

  • Use the CI/CD Pipeline in Adobe Cloud Manager – Video series exploring setup and execution of Cloud Manager's CI/CD pipeline.

  • Cloud Manager CI/CD Pipelines – Introduction to CI/CD pipelines in Cloud Manager, detailing build and deployment processes.

• Jenkins Integration:

  • Cloud Manager meets Jenkins – Tutorial on integrating Cloud Manager with Jenkins for code deployment.

  • Adobe Cloud Manager Jenkins Plugin – Jenkins plugin to integrate Adobe Cloud Manager release processes with Jenkins pipelines.

Replication Agents

• Official Documentation:

  • Replication in AEM – Instructions on configuring replication agents in AEM.

• Community Guides:

  • Set-up Replication Agent in AEM - Medium – Step-by-step guide to setting up replication agents in AEM.

  • AEM Beginner #17 | Replication agents in AEM - YouTube – Video tutorial on replication agents in AEM. YouTube

Monitoring and Performance Tuning

• Performance Optimization:

  • Performance Optimization – Methodology for optimizing AEM performance.

  • Adobe Experience Manager Assets Performance Tuning Guide – Guidance on configuring AEM Assets for optimal performance.

• Monitoring Tools:

  • Monitoring and Maintaining Your Adobe Experience Manager Instance – Best practices for monitoring and maintaining AEM instances.

  • Monitoring Adobe Experience Manager as a Cloud Service – Using Splunk for monitoring AEM as a Cloud Service.

[RohitKu17]

Hi @SantoshSai 

Thank you very much for providing these resources. They will be extremely helpful to me, and I truly appreciate the structured manner in which you have shared them.

Could you please let me know if there are any external practice tests available, apart from the official ones?

Thanks again.

[SantoshSai]

@RohitKu17 

There are a few unofficial options out there, such as:

1. Edusum

   • Access: Edusum AD0-E124 Practice Examcertification.adobe.com+10edusum.com+10edusum.com+10

2. Udemy

   • Access: Udemy AEM DevOps Practice Testsexperienceleaguecommunities.adobe.com+12udemy.com+12udemy.com+12udemy.com+1udemy.com+1

3. TestPrepTraining

   • Access: TestPrepTraining AD0-E124 Practice Testcertification-questions.com+10testpreptraining.com+10edusum.com+10

4. Quizlet

   • Resources:

     • AEM DevOps Engineer Practice Flashcards

     • AEM DevOps Flashcards

However,

• These resources are not officially endorsed by Adobe.

• Many of them appear to be outdated or loosely aligned with the actual AD0-E124 exam objectives.

• Some questions may be inaccurate or not reflect the current exam format, especially considering how frequently AEM evolves.

I would suggest to truly prepare well:

• Stick closely to Adobe’s official exam guide.

• Hands-on experience with AEMaaCS pipelines, environments, Cloud Manager, and dispatcher is critical.

• Use Adobe Experience League, the official study guide for AD0-E124, and Adobe documentation or tutorials.