What is AWS CERTIFICATION?

AWS certifications (Amazon Web Services) validate cloud expertise for an IT professional. They pass AWS exams offered by public cloud providers. Companies shifting their workload to the public cloud platform to increase their productivity in minimum cost, so it requires a special set of knowledge to design, deploy and maintain public clouds. That’s why an IT professional needs AWS certification. AWS certified professional get credibility for their AWS expertise and company can easily identify the skilled professionals to led in cloud computing.

Types of AWS certifications:

There are three levels of role based AWS certifications: Foundational level, Associate level and Professional level.
Plus there are three specialty certifications: AWS certified security, AWS certified Big Data, AWS certified Advanced Networking certifications.

Role based certifications:

Foundation level:

It validates basic skills, knowledge and understanding of AWS cloud. It also act as prerequisite for specialty certifications or associate level.

Associate level:

It is fully technical AWS role based certification. There is no prerequisite for this certification.

Professional level:

It is the highest level of role based AWS certification. Associate level of certifications act as prerequisite for this level.

All AWS certifications:

• AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
• AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate
• AWS Certified Developer – Associate
• AWS Certified SysOps Administrator – Associate
• AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional
• AWS Certified DevOps Engineer – Professional
• AWS Certified Security – Speciality
• AWS Certified Big Data – Specialty
• AWS Certified Advanced Networking – Specialty

Now closer look at each of above certification exams:

AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner:
This exam validates candidate’s skills and knowledge of AWS cloud. This is known as entry level certification:
Prerequisite: At least 6 months of Cloud experience is recommended.

AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate
This exam validates candidate ability to architect and deploy secure applications on AWS technologies.
Candidates are expected to design architectural principle to define a solution based on client’s requirements.

AWS Certified Developer – Associate
This exam enables you to develop and maintain applications on AWS platform.

Prerequisite: At least one year experience in designing and maintaining AWS based applications. You should have at least one high level programming language knowledge.

AWS Certified SysOps Administrator – Associate
This exam enables you to deploy, manage and operations on AWS platform.

Scope of AWS certifications in 2018:

According to the Global Knowledge IT skills and salary report 2017, AWS certifications are hottest technical certifications with highest demands and highest salary opportunity worldwide. Having AWS certification, you have such a demanding and profitable certification which industry required. AWS certifications known for its hands-on experience and best lab practices of a candidate.

Becoming an AWS certified itself a guarantee for best career in IT with great salary package. These days enterprises are shifting their applications to cloud and in next five years approx all companies will be shifted completely on to the cloud platform. So, industry needs certified professionals who can able to work on cloud platform. Today, there is huge lack of AWS certified professionals globally. You can take the advantage of this huge gap between industry needs and certification. Go ahead and be a certified AWS cloud professional.

From Where I Should Do AWS Certification Training?

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