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AWS certifications are not "useless". They are an industry standard, kind of like being a CNA (Certified Novell Administrator) back in the day. If your company
by wallflower 6y ago
AWS certifications are not "useless". They are an industry standard, kind of like being a CNA (Certified Novell Administrator) back in the day.
If your company wants to participate as an AWS Solution Provider, there are hard requirements for the number of staff with AWS certifications. Most Fortune 500s will only work with AWS Solution Providers, so there is a huge incentive for consulting companies to encourage or even require their employees to become certified. This can involve holding back promotions, paying for test fees, allowing the employee to study on company time, bonuses and any number of "carrots".
Also, AWS certifications expire in 3 years from the date of the test pass which I think is a good timeframe, given the historical rate of change.
[1] https://aws.amazon.com/partners/solution-provider/ https://aws.amazon.com/partners/solution-provider/
- Spivak 6y ago"You need to pay Amazon to get an Amazon cert so you can pay Amazon to be an Amazon consultant." I realize that this is basically the same relationship that MSPs have but at a certain point isn't this just "working for Amazon" with extra steps?
- wallflower 6y agoWorking with, not for. AWS has their own consulting wing, and they can’t possibly take on all the business themselves. It is a mutually beneficial relationship. I think they are just emulating the successful Microsoft VAR model that had different tiers from Microsoft Certified Professional to Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer to Microsoft Gold partners. Microsoft probably just imitated Novell and Cisco. The business model works. I don’t think Cloud adoption would be anywhere near as high without corporate-approved partner designations with multiple tiers.
- rephlex2097 6y agoThey CAN take on YOUR customers, and they will. They have in multiple instances.