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Highly depends many consulting shops have to have requisite amount of AWS certified professionals to maintain the partnership status with AWS. They highly value
by qaq 3y ago
Highly depends many consulting shops have to have requisite amount of AWS certified professionals to maintain the partnership status with AWS. They highly value people who have appropriate AWS certs.
- moneywoes 3y agowhich AWS certs are these in particular? Is worth considering other certs e.g. gcp, azure for the same reason?
- anyoneamous 3y agoSolutions Architect Associate is the way to go - definitely the broadest coverage and most approachable. Won't get you a job by itself but I would find it a bit odd if I was hiring someone who works with AWS already and doesn't have this.
- Aeolun 3y ago> I would find it a bit odd if I was hiring someone who works with AWS already and doesn't have this Is it? I work with AWS every day, and I feel like getting the certificate will add absolutely nothing to my expertise, so it’s just wasted money.
- ecshafer 3y agoI thought the Developer and Solutions Architect were both a complete waste of time compared to actual day to day work with AWS.
- oceanplexian 3y agoI was an AWS employee for 5 years, launched a new AWS service, and don’t have that. I guess my dreams are crushed without the Solutions Architect Associate credentials, lol.
- anyoneamous 3y agoI was an AWS employee too and found that people building services basically lived in a completely different world, hardly ever actuallyusing AWS - so I'm not surprised.
- nelup20 3y agoIndeed, the AWS/Azure certifications are quite popular/sought-after & the only ones that seem worth getting, even for non-consulting jobs. Also the Java Professional certificates are the big ones for Java shops.
- q7xvh97o2pDhNrh 3y agoYeah, but then you'd have to work in consulting. ;) A related idea is to just take the 400 bucks and spend it on AWS playing around. Spin up a few Kubernetes clusters, try out their various database offerings, maybe see if you can run a load-test and get your play system to auto-scale. That would also require keeping a sharp eye on the billing side to make sure the total cost doesn't go over $400... but, hey, that's part of the learning, too!
- throwaway167 3y agoTo add to that: Document it, through a blog or other. Even if that doesn't get read, it's evidence, and hopefully it would.