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AWS Training Course Syllabus

SECTION1: INTRODUCTION TO CLOUD COMPUTING

  • A Short History
  • Client Server Computing Concepts
  • Challenges with Distributed Computing
  • Introduction to Cloud Computing
  • Why Cloud Computing?
  • Benefits of Cloud Computing

SECTION2: CLOUD COMPUTING DEPLOYMENT MODELS

  • Private Cloud
  • Public Cloud
  • Hybrid Cloud

SECTION3: CLOUD DELIVERY/SERVICE MODELS

  • Software as a Service (SaaS)
  • Platform as a Service(PaaS)
  • Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)

SECTION4: LINUX BASICS

  • Linux basic Commands
  • Linux basic Administration

SECTION5: INTRODUCTION TO AWS SERVICES

  • Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud(EC2)
  • Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3)
  • Elastic Block Storage (EBS)
  • Elastic Load Balancing (ELB)
  • Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)
  • Amazon DynamoDB
  • Auto Scaling
  • Amazon ElastiCache
  • Identity and Access Management (IAM)
  • Virtual Private Cloud (VPC)
  • loud Formation
  • Simple Email Services (SES)
  • Simple Queue Services (SQS)
  • Simple Notification Services (SNS)
  • Server less computing (Lambda)
  • Import/Export (Snowball)
  • Code Commit
  • Cloud Trail
  • Elastic Beanstack
  • Cloud Front
  • Route-53
  • Glacier
  • Key Management Service (KMS)

SECTION6: INTRODUCTION TO AWS

  • RSubscription to AWS
  • Introduction to the AWS Management Console

SECTION7: ELASTIC COMPUTE CLOUD (EC2) ESSENTIALS

  • Regions and Availability Zones – Choose the right Region
  • Amazon Machine Images (AMI)
  • Working with AMIs
  • Choosing the right AMI
  • Deciding what goes into an AMI
  • Finding the right AMI
  • Pricing model in EC2 instances
  • On-demand, Reserved, Scheduled, Spot instances, Dedicated Hosts
  • EC2 Reserved Instance Marketplace
  • Importing and Exporting Instances

SECTION8: EC2 INSTANCES

  • Building an EC2 Windows instance & Linux Instance
  • Bootstrapping with user-data
  • Setting up security
  • Security with Key Pairs
  • Working with the Security Group
  • Different IPs assigned to an EC2 instance
  • Assigning Elastic IPs
  • Login/Access to the instance
  • Creating your own custom AMI, Registering & Granting access to the AMI
  • Placement groups
  • EC2 instance protection
  • Instance Roles
  • Importing and Exporting Instances
  • Elastic Network Interfaces(ENIs)
  • Resources and Tags
  • Accessing Meta-Data & use cases.

SECTION9: ELASTIC BLOCK STORE (EBS)

  • Elastic Block Store (EBS)
  • EBS Volume Types
  • EBS Encryption
  • EBS Performance
  • Instance Store volumes
  • Instance Stores Available on Instance Types
  • Instance Store Usage Scenarios
  • Adding Instance Store Volumes to an AMI
  • Optimizing Disk Performance
  • Creating and deleting volumes
  • Attaching and detaching volumes
  • Mounting and Unmounting the attached volume
  • Increasing the volume size
  • Creating snapshots
  • Creating Volumes & AMIs from Snapshots.
  • Cross-Region snapshot copy & use cases.

SECTION10: ELASTIC LOAD BALANCER (ELB)

  • What Is Elastic Load Balancing
  • How Elastic Load Balancing Works
  • Classic & App ELB types.
  • Creating load balancer
  • Internal & External Load balancers
  • Load balancing protocols
  • Listener Configurations
  • SSL Negotiation Configurations
  • Attach & Detach Subnets
  • Security groups for the load balancer
  • Configure health check for the load balancer
  • Adding multiple instances to the load balancer
  • Custom Domain Names
  • Cross-Zone Load Balancing
  • DNS Failover
  • Sticky Sessions
  • Monitoring and Logging
  • DNS Failover
  • Sticky Sessions
  • Monitoring and Logging
  • Cross-zone load balancing
  • Connection Draining
  • ELB traffic logging

SECTION11: AUTO SCALING

  • What is auto scaling
  • Auto scaling components
  • Benefits of auto scaling
  • Creating launch configuration, and its prerequisites.
  • Creating Auto Scaling Groups (ASG)
  • Attach & Detach EC2 Instances in ASG
  • Configuration of auto scaling policies based on the Load on EC2 instances.
  • Using Auto scaling with Elastic Load balancer (ELB).
  • Temporarily Removing Instances
  • Suspend and Resume Process
  • Shut Down Your Auto Scaling Process
  • Monitoring Your Auto Scaling Instances
  • Health Checks
  • Getting Notifications When Your Auto Scaling Group Changes

SECTION12: SIMPLE STORAGE SERVICE (S3)

  • Creating and deleting buckets
  • Adding objects to buckets
  • Getting objects
  • Deleting objects
  • Notifications
  • Uses of S3 storage
  • Working with Permissions of S3, Access Control, Bucket policy
  • S3 Data encryption types
  • Enable Versioning, Logging for S3 objects
  • Lifecycle rules in s3
  • Accessing S3 storage with Tools
  • Hosting a Static Website
  • Cross-Origin Resource Sharing
  • Cross-region replication
  • Audit Logging with AWS CloudTrail

SECTION13: GLACIER STORAGE

  • Creating Vaults
  • Working with Archives
  • Accessing the Glacier vault using tools
  • Using Glacier for backups
  • Job Operations
  • Data Retrieval Policy Operations

SECTION14: IDENTITY AND ACCESS MANAGEMENT (IAM)

  • Creation of user accounts
  • Setting up multi factor Authentication (MFA)
  • Roles in IAM
  • Groups in IAM
  • Delegation of permissions for users
  • Creation of custom policies for delegation
  • Using Identity Providers
  • Cross-Account Access
  • Account settings
  • Credential Report
  • Encryption – Key Management Service (KMS)

SECTION15: VIRTUAL PRIVATE CLOUD (VPC)

  • Different types of networks that can be setup in AWS
  • Creating a custom VPC
  • NACLs & Security Groups
  • Creation of Internet Gateway(IGW)
  • Connecting to instances in the gateway
  • Subnets, Route Tables & Association
  • NAT Instances & NAT-Gateways
  • DHCP Options Sets & DNS
  • VPC Peering
  • VPN overview & components

SECTION16: ROUTE 53

  • Configuring Amazon Route 53 as Your DNS Service
  • Registering a Domain Name and Configuring Amazon Route 53 as the DNS Service
  • Migrating DNS Service for an Existing Domain to Amazon Route 53
  • Creating a Subdomain That Uses Amazon Route 53 without Migrating the Parent Domain
  • Working with Public Hosted Zones
  • Working with Private Hosted Zones
  • Working with Resource Record Sets
  • Health Checks and DNS Failover
  • Creating, Updating, and Deleting Health Checks
  • Transferring a Domain from a Different AWS Account or Registrar
  • Using IAM to Control Access to Amazon Route 53 Resources

SECTION17: CLOUD WATCH

  • Debugging cloud related issues
  • Monitoring the AWS Service Health Dashboard
  • Monitoring with Cloud watch
  • Getting statistics for a specific EC2 instance
  • Getting aggregated statistics
  • Metrics for other AWS Services and related namespaces
  • Setting up notifications

SECTION18: SIMPLE NOTIFICATION SERVICES (SNS)

  • Creation of a topic
  • Subscribing to topic via Email
  • Setting notification for EC2 instance changes

SECTION19: SIMPLE QUEUE SERVICE (SQS)

  • Creation of a queue
  • Sending messages to the queue
  • Sending SNS to SQS
  • Retrieving messages from SQS

SECTION20: SIMPLE EMAIL SERVICES (SES)

  • Setting up email domain
  • Limits of SES
  • Test Email setup

SECTION21: ELASTIC BEANSTALK

  • Creation of Web-App using Elastic Beanstalk
  • Building a sample application using Beanstalk
  • Modifying the properties of the deployment.

SECTION22: RELATIONAL DATABASE SERVICE (RDS)

  • DB Instances
  • Selecting the DB-Engine
  • Configuring the Database Server
  • Creating your Database
  • Setting up automatic backups, snapshots & restores
  • Authorizing access to the DB with RDS Security Groups
  • DB Instance Replication
  • Security: Using IAM to Manage Access to Amazon RDS Resources
  • RDS Limits
  • Managing MySql Database server
  • DB Instance Life Cycle: Renaming a DB Instance
  • Deleting or Rebooting a DB Instance
  • Working with Storage Types
  • Upgrading a DB Instance
  • Working with Option Groups & DB Parameter Groups
  • Working with Reserved DB Instances
  • Monitoring
  • Database Log Files

SECTION23: CLOUD FRONT

  • How CloudFront Delivers Content
  • Working with Distributions
  • Working with Web Distributions
  • Working with Objects
  • Request and Response Behaviour
  • Serving Private Content through CloudFront
  • Using an HTTPS Connection to Access Your Objects
  • Using IAM to Control Access to CloudFront Resources
  • Monitoring CloudFront Activity Using CloudWatch

SECTION24: ELASTICACHE

  • ElastiCache Terminology and Concepts
  • Backup and Restore
  • Clusters Explanation ( Memcached and Redis )
  • CloudWatch Metrics with ElastiCache
  • Managing ElastiCache
  • Managing Replication Groups
  • DNS Names and Underlying IP

SECTION25: CLOUD FORMATION

  • Building AWS infrastructure as a code
  • Utilization of Sample templates
  • Introduction to JSON

SECTION26: USE CASES

  • Cloud Architecture Best Practices
  • Cost Optimization
  • Security Considerations
  • Cost Calculation
  • AWS CLI & use case to check instance, ELB, EBS states
  • Building a simple web application in the AWS cloud
  • Certification Track & guidance

AWS Certification Details:

https://aws.amazon.com/certification/

AWS Training Course Highlights

1) Our Training Center batch sizes are generally very small size 3-5 members OR 1 to 1 also, so students receive direct, hands-on training from us.
2) 100% practical training only. It is not a slide show training program / theory class program. 
3) At the end of this class, definitely you will refer your colleagues / friends / relatives for our training.
4) Conducting regularly online AWS training for US peoples in all time zones (PST,CST,EST,HST,MST)
5) Installation of Softwares in your desktop / laptop will be done.
6) Will be provided self evaluation testing software, exam simulator, dumps & books with this training.
7) Continuous support is provided for any of your on-site problems. Assistance will be provided and you will be recommended to some of IT development firms.

Why Enroll with IICT for AWS Training Course ?

1) Two days free trial - If candidate likes this course, these days are adjusted in his actual schedule.
2) Live Project Exposure of Fortune companies.
3) Training by Subject Matter experts from CMM Level 5 companies
4) Both Online and Classroom Training offered at AWS
5) Our basic course worth more than the advanced course of other institutes/freelancers.
6) Free Interview preparations.
7) 100% free assistance for AWS certifications.
8) Practical and Hands on Training for AWS Course .
9) 100 % guarantee in succeeding the certification at affordable fees.
10) Also provide online training to students of foreign countries.

AWS Trainer Profile

  • More than 10+ Years of Experience.
  • Trained more than 5000+ students in a year.
  • Strong Theoretical & Practical Knowledge.
  • AWS Certified Professionals with High Grade.
  • Well connected with Hiring HRs in multinational companies.
  • Expert level Subject Knowledge and fully up-to-date on real-world industry applications.
  • Trainers have Experienced on multiple real-time projects in their Industries.
  • Our Trainers are working in multinational companies such as CTS, TCS, HCL Technologies, ZOHO, Birlasoft, IBM, Microsoft, HP, Scope, Philips Technologies etc

AWS Placement Training

  • More than 5000+ students Trained
  • 2000+ students Placed
  • 1100+ Interviews Organaized
  • Strong Theoretical & Practical Knowledge
  • AWS certified Professionals

AWS Training Batch Size

Regular Batch ( Morning, Day time & Evening)
Seats Available : 6 (maximum)
Weekend Training Batch( Saturday, Sunday & Holidays)
Seats Available : 7 (maximum)
Fast Track batch
Seats Available : 7 (maximum)

AWS Training Duration

Regular Classes( Morning, Day time & Evening)
Duration : 6 weeks
Weekend Training Classes( Saturday, Sunday & Holidays)
Duration : 7 Weeks
Fast Track Training Program( 3+ hours classes daily)
Duration : within 4 weeks

AWS Certification Training

Course 1 : AWS Technical Essentials

Course 2 : AWS Developer Associate

Course 3 : AWS SysOps Associate

Course 4 : AWS Solution Architect Associate

Course 5 : AWS DevOps Architect

Choosing the right AWS certification: What’s the value?

Getting AWS certified shows that you have some of the most in-demand (and profitable) skills as validated by one of the most recognizable entities in cloud computing. In the enterprise, certification demonstrates a shared understanding of a platform, a shared terminology, and a certain level of cloud expertise that can speed up time to value for cloud projects.

Why is AWS certification important?

Even as enterprises adopt multi-cloud strategies, this doesn’t diminish the importance of an AWS certification – quite the opposite. With more than one million customers, AWS is still the provider of choice for public cloud adoption, where 64% of enterprises and 68% of SMBs are running applications (according to the 2018 RightScale State of the Cloud Report). Continued strong financial performance, a constant stream of new services, and a continuous geographic expansion (including a dedicated intelligence community region announced in 2017) are an indication that there is still much more to come.

Candidate certifications

AWS certifications themselves stand out for their rigor and thoroughness in evaluating a candidate’s skills, with an emphasis on hands-on experience and best practices. If you’re already working with AWS, preparing for a certification can help strengthen your knowledge by clarifying key concepts. If you’re new to AWS, it can provide the foundational knowledge and skills you’ll need to work with AWS services and solutions down the road. For organizations looking for new recruits, AWS certifications validate a candidate’s familiarity and knowledge of best practices in cloud architecture, management, and security.

Employer certifications

In the enterprise, the core training materials used to prepare for AWS certifications are a valuable component in a company’s own internal training path. As IT environments become more customized and requirements for new skills grow, an increasing number of companies are building their own certification programs. Many of them are using vendor certification training paths in connection with internal training materials to stand up certification tracks specific to their business needs.

How long does it take to become AWS certified?

With a full-time job and other commitments, investing 80 hours of study usually takes two months. If you are entirely new to AWS, we recommend approximately 120 hours or three months to prepare. Start with the fundamentals, and then move to the Solutions Architect – Associate Learning Path.

Which cloud certification is best?

AWS currently offers 12 certifications: a foundational certification, three associate-level certifications, two professional-level certifications, and six specialty certifications. 

  • AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
  • AWS Certified Developer – Associate
  • AWS Certified SysOps Administrator – Associate
  • AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate
    *Note: new exam version (SAA-C02) as of March 22, 2020
  • AWS Certified DevOps Engineer – Professional
  • AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional
  • AWS Certified Advanced Networking – Specialty
  • AWS Certified Security – Specialty
  • AWS Certified Machine Learning – Specialty
  • AWS Certified Database – Specialty (coming soon)
    *Note: brand new certification as of April 6, 2020
  • AWS Certified Data Analytics – Specialty (coming soon)
    *Note: new certification name and exam version as of April 13, 2020 (formerly AWS Certified Big Data – Specialty)
  • AWS Certified Alexa Skill Builder – Specialty

How do I become AWS certified?

While there are not set-in-stone steps to studying for the AWS certification, these steps are the most straight-forward.

  1. Enroll in an AWS training class, such as any of the ones mentioned in this article. They will certainly increase your knowledge of cloud computing and AWS.
  2. Review any Study or Exam Guides available.
  3. Read multiple AWS whitepapers. These hold some invaluable information, which may answer many of your questions.
  4. Practice, practice, practice. Practice exams will help ease any worries or stress you may be having about the certification exam.
  5. Schedule the exam once you are ready. It typically takes anywhere from 80-120 hours of practice/studying to be prepared for the exam based on experience and the certification you are pursuing.

Let’s take a closer look at each exam.

Foundational Certification

AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner

The AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner is AWS’s newest certification. This entry-level certification is designed to validate a candidate’s overall understanding of the AWS cloud.

  • Prerequisites: At least six months of general AWS cloud experience in any role (technical, managerial, sales, etc.) is recommended.
  • Format: Multiple choice questions
  • Length: 90 minutes
  • Cost: 100 USD

Areas Covered:

  • Understanding of basic AWS architectural principles
  • The value proposition of the AWS cloud
  • Key AWS services and their common use cases
  • Basic security and compliance, the shared responsibility model for security
  • Core deployment and operating principles

Associate-Level Certifications

AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate

The AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate exam is designed for those with some experience in designing distributed applications. Candidates will need to be able to demonstrate their ability to design, manage, and implement applications using tools and services on the AWS platform. This exam was updated in February 2018 to include more AWS services and best practices.

  • Format: Multiple-choice, multiple-answer
  • Time: 130 minutes (based on the new exam)
  • Cost: 150 USD

Areas Covered:

  • Network technologies and how they work in AWS
  • How AWS-based applications work and how client interfaces connect to the AWS platform
  • How to build secure and reliable applications on the AWS platform
  • Deploying hybrid systems – those with an on-premises data center and AWS components
  • The exam domains include the design of highly available and scalable systems, (requires familiarity with AWS infrastructure and concepts), implementation and deployment in AWS, AWS-related data security practices, disaster recovery techniques, and troubleshootingclo

Note!

The Certified Solutions Architect – Associate debuts a new exam version (named SAA-C02) on March 23, 2020. The last day to take previous version (SAA-C01) is March 22, 2020.

AWS Certified Developer – Associate

The AWS Certified Developer – the Associate exam is all about developing and maintaining AWS-based applications. You will need to know how to write actual code that uses AWS software to access AWS applications from within your custom business applications.

  • Format: Multiple-choice, multiple-answer
  • Time: 80 minutes
  • Cost: 150 USD

Areas Covered:

  • Understanding the basic AWS architecture and the core AWS services
  • Hands-on experience designing, developing, deploying, and maintaining applications
  • Working knowledge of applications that utilize key AWS services such as AWS databases, notifications, workflow services, and services for storage and change management services

AWS Certified SysOps Administrator – Associate

The AWS Certified SysOps Administrator – the Associate exam is the only certification that is fully geared toward system administrators. Passing this exam requires both technical expertise and conceptual knowledge of the operational aspects of the AWS platform. Previous experience as a Linux or Windows administrator will be a plus.

  • Format: Multiple-choice, multiple-answer
  • Time: 80 minutes
  • Cost: 150 USD

Areas Covered:

  • Deploying applications to the AWS platform
  • Sending and receiving data between data centers and AWS
  • Selecting the appropriate AWS services to meet an organization’s needs
  • Provisioning, managing, and securing systems in an AWS environment

Professional-level Certifications

AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional

A professional AWS architect is someone who can evaluate an organization’s requirements and make architectural recommendations for implementing and deploying applications on AWS. The Certified Solutions Architect Professional certification requires a high degree of technical skill and experience designing AWS-based applications.

  • Prerequisites: Status as AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate.
  • Two years of hands-on experience designing and deploying cloud architecture on AWS and best practice knowledge of multi-application architectural design is recommended.
  • Format: Multiple-choice, multiple-answer
  • Time: 170 minutes
  • Cost: 300 USD

Areas Covered:

  • Best practices for architecting the designing applications on AWS
  • Selecting the right AWS service for the requirements of an application
  • Migration of complex application systems to AWS
  • Knowledge of cost optimization strategies

AWS Certified DevOps Engineer – Professional

The DevOps Engineer certification is all about provisioning, operating, and managing applications on the AWS platform. This exam focuses heavily on continuous delivery (CD) and the automation of processes, two fundamental concepts of the DevOps movement.

  • Prerequisites: Status as AWS Certified Developer – Associate or AWS Certified SysOps Administrator – Associate. Experience in provisioning and managing AWS-based applications, as well as a firm understanding of modern application development such as the agile development methodology, is recommended.
    Format: Multiple-choice, multiple answer
    Time: 170 minutes
    Cost: 300 USD

Areas Covered:

  • The basics of modern CD methodologies
  • How to implement CD systems
  • Set up, monitoring, and logging systems on AWS
  • How to implement highly available and scalable systems on AWS
  • How to design and manage tools that enable automation of production operations
  • Specialty Certification

AWS specialty certifications are designed to validate a candidate’s skills in big data and networking.

  • Prerequisites: Current associate-level certification and a minimum of five years of relevant experience
  • Format: Multiple-choice, multiple-answer
  • Time: 3 hours
  • Cost: 300 USD

AWS Certified Data Analytics – Specialty (new name)

The AWS Certified Data Analytics – Specialty certification is for those with a background in data analytics and experience using AWS services for designing and architecting big data solutions. It is designed to validate a candidate’s experience in extracting value from data using AWS services.

Areas Covered:

  • Architecting best practices for implementing core AWS big data services
  • Designing and maintaining big data
  • AWS tools for automating data analysis
  • Security best practices for big data solutions
  • AWS services covered include: Kinesis, Athena, Quicksight, and Rekognition

AWS Certified Advanced Networking – Specialty

The AWS Certified Advanced Networking – Specialty certification is designed to validate a candidate’s skills and experience in connection with performing complex networking tasks on AWS and hybrid IT networking architecture at scale. Candidates should have a background in architecting and implementing network solutions and advanced knowledge of networking on AWS.

Areas Covered:

  • Designing, developing, and deploying cloud solutions with AWS
  • Implementing core services according to architectural best practices
  • Automation for AWS tasks for network deployments
  • Security and compliance design and implementation
  • Network optimization and troubleshooting

AWS Certified Security – Specialty

The AWS Certified Security – Specialty certification covers topics that security pros and teams need to master security fundamentals, follow best practices, and build deep knowledge in key services unique to the AWS platform. It is designed to validate your AWS knowledge across security topics such as data protection and encryption, infrastructure security, incident response, identity, and access management, monitoring and logging.

Areas Covered:

  • Use a variety of AWS services to select the appropriate level of security based on your deployments and the sensitivity of your data
  • Select the most appropriate data protection techniques including encryption mechanisms
  • Implement logging and monitoring solutions to detect and analyze security vulnerabilities and weaknesses within your infrastructure
  • AWS services include: AWS Identity and Access Management, AWS CloudTrail, AWS Config, Amazon Inspector, AWS Trusted Advisor, Amazon GuardDuty, Amazon CloudWatch, Amazon Key Management Service

AWS Certified Alexa Skill Builder – Specialty

The AWS Certified Alexa Skill Builder – Specialty certification validates your technical expertise in creating, testing, and deploying Amazon Alexa skills. This exam is for anyone who performs a role as an Alexa skill builder. Candidates should have at least six months of hands-on experience building Alexa skills using the Alexa Skills Kit and should be proficient in a programming language.

Areas Covered:

  • Learning about the value of voice
  • User experience design
  • Following AWS and Alexa best practices for security
  • Creating, testing, and validating for the skill
  • Working with the Alexa Developer Console

AWS Certified Machine Learning – Specialty

The AWS Certified Machine Learning – Specialty certification validates your ability to create, implement, and maintain machine learning solutions for a range of business problems. This exam is for anyone who performs a development or data science role. Candidates should have one to two years of experience using ML and/or deep learning on the AWS Cloud.

Areas Covered:

  • Choosing and defending the best ML approach for a given business problem
  • Identifying the relevant AWS solutions to create and deploy your ML solution
  • Designing and implementing cost-optimized, scalable, reliable, and secure ML solutions

AWS Certified Database – Specialty

Note!

This is a brand new certification. The first date to take the exam is April 6, 2020.

The AWS Certified Database – Specialty certification validates that you have an overall comprehension of all the AWS database services offered, as well as how to bring value to your business through optimized database integration and architecting. This exam is for anyone who works closely with databases and implements DB solutions. Candidates should at least two years of experience working with both AWS Cloud-based and on-premises relational and NoSQL databases.

Areas Covered:

  • Database Design
  • Deployment and Migration
  • Management and Operations
  • Monitoring and Troubleshooting
  • Security

Recertification and Staying Up-to-Date

The number of new AWS features and services increases every year. To demonstrate continued expertise and knowledge of best practices for the most up to date AWS services, certification holders are required to recertify every two years.

You may recertify by either passing the professional-level exam for the same certification or by passing the recertification exam for your existing certification. Recertification exams run for 80 minutes and cost 75 USD.

Remember that certifications are broadly representative of your knowledge at a specific point in time. The real AWS mavens don’t wait until their certification expires – they build good habits to stay current and are obsessed with learning. 

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

How long does it take to become AWS certified?

This largely depends on the candidate’s existing experience and knowledge of AWS, in addition to the certification level looking to be obtained, Practitioner, Associate, Professional or Specialty. AWS states in their exam guide for each certification a suggested prerequisite amount of experience before tackling the exam. For example, the AWS Solutions Architect – Associate (SAA-C02), suggests that you should have 1 year of hands-on experience designing available, cost-effective, fault-tolerant, and scalable distributed systems on AWS.

However, with dedication to your study and gaining hands-on practical experience using your own ‘free-tier’ account to get familiarity with the console and the services, you can pass your certifications without meeting these criteria. It is important to maintain a study schedule, and I would suggest at least 1 hour of study per day for the Practitioner and Associate levels, but aim to immerse yourself more each day for the Professional and Specialty levels.

How much does it cost to get AWS certified?

The prices of the exams are different based on the level of the certification:

  • Practitioner = $100
  • Associate = $150
  • Professional = $300
  • Specialty = $300

What are the different levels of AWS certification?

There are 4 different levels of certification with AWS

  • Practitioner: This is considered the foundation level when starting our your certification journey with AWS and is a recommended and optional step before taking the Associate level certifications.
  • Associate: These certifications require more experience than the Practitioner, and you should have some hands-on experience in provisioning resources in addition to some problem-solving skills in AWS.
  • Professional: Although you can take the professional level certifications first, its recommended to attain at least the associate level certifications first to provide a base-level knowledge of AWS that is required to take the more advanced professional level certifications. Before taking this level of certification you must have a comprehensive understanding of many different attributes of how to run, optimize, and troubleshoot solutions within AWS.
  • Specialty: The Specialty level certifications hone in on one particular domain within AWS, for example, ‘Security’ or ‘Databases’, and therefore require deep technical knowledge and experience within that particular topic. These are comparable to the Professional level certification with regards to difficulty.

Which certification is best in AWS?

Firstly, All AWS certifications important and are a great asset to have from a professional standpoint. Deciding which one to take, or which one is ‘best’ largely depends on your interests, your role, and where you would like to take your career.

For example, If you enjoy working in the networking and architectural space, then the following route would be a great fit:

  • AWS Cloud Practitioner
  • AWS Solutions Architect – Associate
  • AWS Solutions Architect – Professional
  • Networking Specialty

However, if you were a keen developer or were looking to move into application development and maybe work with Alexa in the future, then you might select a different route:

  • AWS Cloud Practitioner
  • AWS Developer – Associate
  • AWS Developer – Professional
  • Alexa Skill Builder – Specialty

So it really depends on what you are trying to achieve as an individual, and where you want to take your career.

Are AWS certifications worth it?

Any certification that demonstrates your knowledge and expertise within the I.T industry is certainly worth obtaining. In a market that is full of competition, being able to stand out above a crowd can help you get noticed and put you on your journey to achieve your professional goals.

If there are a number of candidates applying for a position, and all have the same credentials and experience, but one of them has a number of recognized AWS credentials to reinforce their knowledge, then this goes a long way in making you the chosen candidate.

It is not just about validating your knowledge however, it says a lot about you as a person. It shows commitment, dedication, the willingness to learn, the drive to stay at the forefront of innovation, and sometimes this demonstrates more to people than what the actual certification stands for.

Can I get AWS certifications online?

Yes, you can now take AWS certifications online and from the comfort of your own home. There are some points that you need to be aware of all of which can be found online.

However to summarise, here are the key elements to be aware of:

  • You must be able to communicate with an English-speaking proctor. Exams can be taken in different languages, but communication with the proctor will be in English
  • Only certifications are now available for those residing in mainland China, Japan, Slovenia, or South Korea
  • You must ensure that your computer meets the system requirements for online proctoring
  • When taking the exam, you will need to be a private and quiet place, and you must ensure that you will not be interrupted
  • Unlike in certification centers, you are NOT allowed to leave your workstation or move out of sight from your webcam during the online exam
  • Pearson VUE is the only testing center that currently offers online proctoring

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