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I’m sure everyone here is aware of the colloquial hate that certs get outside of IT (“A+”, etc.) , even I. What I don’t know is why AWS would rather pay a sale
by gymbeaux 3y ago
I’m sure everyone here is aware of the colloquial hate that certs get outside of IT (“A+”, etc.) , even I.
What I don’t know is why AWS would rather pay a salesman $150k (or more… I looked up salaries a few months ago, but either way…) to sell the wrong things to customers, rather than have a software engineer who has actually used these products, sell the right thing to customers. I should hope that all AWS Solutions Architects need to pass the cloud fundamentals exam before interacting with customers, but maybe not?
Deming is rolling in his grave.
- scarface_74 3y agoThere are different types of SAs at AWS. There are the generalist SAs who I never worked with and the specialist SAs who have deep experience in a specific area of the industry - not just AWS. And even they aren’t to be confused with “consultants”. SAs are free to customers and give general guidance and are not allowed to give the customers any code. Consultants are full time employees at AWS who get paid by the customer to do hands on keyboard work. But even we couldn’t work in production environments. We did initial work and taught the customer how to maintain and enhance the work. If you don’t know the cloud fundamentals, learning enough to pass a few multiple choice questions. As an anecdote, I passed the first one - the Solution Architect Associate - before I ever opened the AWS console.
- gymbeaux 3y agoThanks for the detailed info. I’m aware the bar is low when it comes to the entry-level certs, and that’s why I’d hope AWS SAs (the free kind) have to pass one or two.