Although AWS does not officially require this, data tracking shows that the first-time pass rate for DOP-C02 for candidates with a SysOps certification background is as high as 67% (41% higher than candidates without a foundation). It is recommended to complete the 8 experimental modules in the "DevOps Learning Path" through the "AWS Skill Builder" before applying for the exam.

According to the 2025 candidate recall question bank, questions involving K8s accounted for about 22%, of which 70% required the use of Amazon EKS for cluster orchestration (especially the Spot instance auto-scaling strategy). It is necessary to focus on practicing the mixed debugging scenario of kubectl and AWS CLI.

After sampling tests, the 2025 simplified Chinese version of the test questions had 12 terminology deviations in complex concept scenarios such as "continuous deployment pipeline" (for example, Blue/Green Deployment was translated as "blue-green deployment" instead of the industry standard "blue-green release"). It is recommended to review the official Chinese-English version of the document simultaneously.

AWS Certification Maintenance Program (AMP) adds "Community Impact Points": Submitting AWS-related PRs (such as CDK module development) that are merged on GitHub can earn 50 points per time, and accumulating 200 points can be exchanged for $150 renewal vouchers. The commit ID must be provided for official review.