I have a few certifications. all AWS certs are paid for by my employer through exam vouchers -- who in turn gets free/discounted exam vouchers from AWS through

I have a few certifications. all AWS certs are paid for by my employer through exam vouchers -- who in turn gets free/discounted exam vouchers from AWS through their partnership either directly or indirectly discounted through partner credits worth hundreds and thousands of dollars of AWS usage that we as an org definitely use up to offset our consumption bills. I personally never paid a single dollar for AWS cert exam. I did pay for a few AWS exam prep courses and study resources -- and some of them were reimbursed by my employer. You don't have to renew all your expired certs if you don't see the need and you have moved on to bigger/different things in your career. In my experience studying for a cert exam fills in gaps and brings you up to date on best practices and newer features. I don't believe anyone's job is so broad and deep at the same time that their hands-on experience makes the certification completely redundant. EDIT: Here is a person sharing their experience -- he/she may be overdoing it with the number of certs but they are looking at certs as a means to learn more beyond their current job role and look for career growth https://www.reddit.com/r/AWSCertifications/comments/ks28yi/7x_aws_certified_passed_the_aws_certified_data/gidfsql/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3 https://www.reddit.com/r/AWSCertifications/comments/ks28yi/7... If nothing, the knowledge from the certs give you the necessary footing to approach your next project/job with the right mindset in areas your previous experience may not have exposed you to.