09 Mar 2021

Preparing for (CLF-C01) AWS Cloud Practitioner

Cloud Certification
Recently, I posted a quick update about passing the AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner exam and promised to share the steps I took to prepare for the exam. In this post, I'll cover my goals for passing the exam and the resources that I utilized to help me prepare. Goals When I started preparing for the AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner exam, I had three simple goals: Utilize resources that are available online at no cost (i.e. free!). I am not opposed to paying for training when there is benefit to be had, but I felt that there were enough resources available…
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22 Feb 2021

My Cloud Journey Continues

Cloud Certification
Current State About a month ago, I passed the AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner exam. About a year has gone by since I passed the Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals exam. In the first post of this series, I stated that I'd like to complete the certified architecture paths for both Azure as well as AWS. Roughly one year later, here's where I stand. While I have completed the two initial exams, I really thought I'd be further along by now. I'm also not really surprised, either, since I've been focused on other cloud technologies over the past six to nine months…
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27 Jan 2020

First Contact!

Cloud Certification
The only constant is... change! So... yesterday, I published My Cloud Certification Journey detailing my (ambitious) plan for obtaining the AWS and Azure Solutions Architect certifications. In a rare, but prescient moment, I included the following quote: No plan survives first contact (with the enemy) Well, less than 24 hours later, plans have changed! I happened to come across this blog post today: Updates to Several Azure and Data & AI Certifications are Coming Soon In the post, the author discusses how Microsoft is reviewing some of the certification exams to ensure the skills being tested are more closely aligned…
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26 Jan 2020
My Cloud Certification Journey

My Cloud Certification Journey

Cloud Certification
Clouds on the Horizon While I have been using various aspects of Microsoft Azure for years now, I have not taken the time to go deep into some (many) of the services that Azure offers. For many years now, I have spent most of my time focusing on the Microsoft technology stack. Given that, spending time in Azure has made a lot of sense. We have made some decisions recently within the organization that I work for to start making use of Salesforce. If you are not familiar with Salesforce, just know that it provides a lot of capabilities using…
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