What is the AWS certification system?
To begin, let’s look at the broad picture: There are presently twelve different certificates that may be earned through Amazon. These certifications are categorized as Foundational, Associate, Professional, and Specialized certifications. AWS offers these certifications in the order shown. This graphic, which can be found on the AWS Certification website, displays the certificates that are associated with each group.
AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
Format: 65 multiple choice, multiple answer
Length: 90 minutes
Fee: $100
The fundamentals of the AWS Cloud are covered in this test. You will respond to inquiries about key AWS capabilities and services, including commercial use cases. You must show that you have practical knowledge of Amazon billing, support, and pricing to pass the test, which also covers the principles of AWS security and compliance. Expect inquiries about setting up assets and services in the AWS Cloud as well.
Anybody in a non-technical capacity who requires a general understanding of the AWS platform is ideal for this AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner certification. For instance, IT salespeople can learn how to speak authoritatively and with confidence about a customer’s AWS investments. Also, the certification can aid those in management, business, and financial jobs in improving communication with their IT colleagues.
Before taking this exam, AWS advises having six months of AWS experience. Nonetheless, such experience may have been gained in both technical and non-technical capacities (such as sales, management, or finance). Your preparation time is significantly more crucial for passing this exam in practice. Organize at least six hours for reading and studying.
AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate
Format: 65 Multiple choice, multiple answer
Length: 130 minutes
Fee: $150
You must demonstrate your proficiency in system development and deployment on the AWS Cloud to earn this certification. You will need to show that you have a working knowledge of architectural best practices to pass the test, which will ask questions regarding cloud-based solutions for deployments that adhere to tight standards. You must have extensive knowledge of setting up, maintaining, and implementing compute, network, storage, and database services on AWS. I also urge you to prepare for this exam by becoming familiar with AWS security and compliance guidelines.
AWS advises at least a year of large-scale distributed system deployment using AWS services before taking this exam.
AWS Certified Developer – Associate
Format: 65 Multiple choice, multiple answer
Length: 130 minutes
Fee: $150
Your capacity to create native AWS Cloud apps will be evaluated by this AWS exam. To interface with and maximize the AWS services you include in your application, you must demonstrate your proficiency with the AWS SDK. Practical knowledge of code-level security procedures, such as credential creation and encryption techniques, is also necessary to pass this exam.
Amazon advises having at least a year of experience maintaining apps in the AWS Cloud before taking this exam. Also, you must be familiar with the fundamental ideas, rules, and recommendations that govern Amazon services. AWS Elastic Beanstalk, Amazon DynamoDB, and AWS CloudFormation are just a few examples of the tools you should have some expertise in developing apps for (among others).
Also, according to Amazon, this exam will change in February 2023.
AWS Certified SysOps Administrator – Associate
Format: 65 Multiple choice, multiple answer
Length: 130 minutes
Fee: $150
Test your knowledge of how to migrate on-premises workloads to the Amazon Cloud and how to deploy, manage, and operating system resources in the AWS Cloud. You should be aware of how to manage cloud systems for high availability and fault tolerance. Additionally, you should be able to match resource deployment to requirements and take operational considerations, including security and cost control, into account.
For this certification, you must have at least a year of experience administering AWS-native applications. Also, you should have some knowledge of requirement gathering, Amazon best practices for deployments, and project lifecycle management.
AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional
Format: 75 Multiple choice, multiple answer
Length: 180 minutes
Fee: $300
Demonstrate your ability to create and deploy distributed systems in the AWS Cloud according to specifications and that you are aware of how to scale up and deploy them with high availability and fault tolerance. Also, for this certification, you must be able to construct enterprise-scale cloud solutions using AWS resources and deploy multi-tier apps to the AWS Cloud while keeping track of your cloud spending.
Before taking this exam, AWS no longer advises obtaining the AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate certification. But, I advise pursuing your Solutions Architect – Associate certification first if you don’t already have years of AWS experience. Based on design specifications and industry best practices, AWS highly advises having at than two years of experience deploying distributed systems at scale using AWS services.
AWS Certified DevOps Engineer – Professional
Format: 75 Multiple choice, multiple answer
Length: 180 minutes
Fee: $300
Your capacity to handle distributed applications on the AWS Cloud, from provisioning to complete operational management, will be put to the test as part of the DevOps Engineer certification. You’ll be questioned on best practices for automation, such as automating security and compliance checks, as well as continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) approaches. Also, you must demonstrate that you are familiar with the AWS platform’s monitoring and logging procedures.
Amazon no longer mandates that candidates for this test have AWS Certified Developer – Associate or AWS Certified SysOps Administrator – Associate credentials, although I strongly advise both. Working toward these other two certifications considerably benefits you unless you have years of AWS expertise because they develop the foundational knowledge you’ll need for the professional-level certification. AWS does advise at least two years of experience managing or deploying applications to the AWS cloud, as well as some familiarity with automation best practices, such as scripting or another programming.
Amazon has additionally disclosed that this exam will change in March 2023.
AWS Certified Database – Specialty
Format: 65 Multiple choice, multiple answer
Length: 180 minutes
Registration fee: $300
Showcase your skill in designing, recommending, and maintaining AWS database services, as well as your ability to use a variety of AWS database services to assist accelerate and drive the business of your firm.
It is advised by AWS that you have at least five years of experience with database technologies, at least two years of practical AWS experience, and some knowledge of both relational and non-relational databases before attempting this certification.
AWS Certified Advanced Networking – Specialty
Format: 65 Multiple choice, multiple answer
Length: 170 minutes
Fee: $300
This certification is ideal for you if you enjoy working on complicated networking projects, particularly those that use scalable Amazon systems. You must be able to manage a network architecture for any service on the AWS platform and automate the majority of networking chores to pass the exam.
The Amazon platform recommends five years of network management experience, as well as a solid grasp of networking principles and industry best practices.
AWS Certified Security – Specialty
Format: 65 Multiple choice, multiple answer
Length: 170 minutes
Fee: $300
The advanced techniques for protecting the AWS Cloud platform are covered in this AWS exam. Applicants for this certification should have extensive experience in IT security and be able to prove their expertise in data protection and encryption methods for AWS environments. Also, you must show that you are an expert in using and administering Amazon tools for cloud security.
Before pursuing this certification, AWS advises having at least five years of IT security expertise, two years of practical experience safeguarding AWS workloads, and at least five years of experience overall.
AWS Certified Machine Learning – Specialty
Format: 65 Multiple choice, multiple answer
Length: 180 minutes
Fee: $300
The focus of this certification is on developing and implementing machine learning solutions to address real-world business issues. You can anticipate being asked to select the best machine-learning method for a problem and to explain why it is superior to the alternatives. Also, you must be aware of which AWS services are necessary for implementing a machine learning solution. Additionally, you must understand how to maximize your AWS services to provide scalable, dependable, and secure solutions.
AWS advises potential candidates to have one to two years of experience utilizing machine learning or deep learning on the AWS Cloud and to be employed in development or data science roles before taking this test.
AWS Certified SAP on AWS – Specialty
Format: 65 Multiple choice, multiple answer
Length: 170 minutes
Fee: $300
This certification highlights the implementation, migration, and operation of SAP workloads on AWS and verifies your ability to create an SAP solution that runs on the AWS Cloud.
This certification is distinctive in that it requires knowledge of both SAP and AWS. High availability and disaster recovery, AWS migration tools, security best practices, as well as knowledge of multiple accounts and regions, should all be included in an individual’s AWS skill set. Your understanding of SAP should cover the administration of SAP Basis and NetWeaver, supporting SAP databases, including SAP HANA, as well as scaling and identity management.
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