Which AWS Certification Should I Get? - ONLC

AWS certifications come in three levels; Foundational, Associate, and Professional. Each tier has a different scope (the degree of coverage of ... TopMenu AWSCertificationLevels–WhichAWSCertificationShouldIGet? JamesPalicApril3,20216015Views LikeLeaveacomment AnAmazonWebServices(AWS)Certificationsislikeabadgeofhonor.Withit,you’resignifyingthatwhenitcomestooneofthemostwidely-usedandrelied-uponcloudsystemsonplanetEarth,youhaveaserviceableandusefullevelofexpertise.Patyourselfontheback! WhatIsAnAWSCertification? AWScertificationsprovethattheholderhaspracticalandtheoreticalknowledgeofspecificAmazonAWSsystemsandfunctions. CertificationsdemonstratetheskillsnecessarytodeployandmanageAWScloudcomputingsystems.   TypesOfAWSCertifications AWScertificationscomeinthreelevels;Foundational,Associate,andProfessional. Eachtierhasadifferentscope(thedegreeofcoverageofAWSservicesandsystemsinacertificationexam)anddepth(thedegreeoftechnicalknowledgerequiredforeachexam).   WonderingwhichisthebestAWScertificationforyou?Let’stakealook: FoundationalLevel  AWSCertifiedCloudPractitioner TheAWSCertifiedCloudPractitionercertificationisanoptionalfoundationallevelstepthatpreparesusersforahigherlevelassociatecertificationandprofessionallevelcertifications.ThiscertificationexamisdesignedtotestshowcoreknowledgeofAWScloudatabroadlevel. TheAWScertifiedcloudpractitionerwillgiveyoutheknowledgeof: CoreAWSservices  BasicAWSarchitectureandfoundations  BasicsofAWSsecurityandcompliancefunctions  Cloudcomputingfundamentals AssociateLevel Associatelevelcertificationsareastepup(aconsiderablemeasureup)fromthefoundationallevel. ThesecertificationscoverabroadspectrumofAWSatamid-leveldepth,requiringthestudenttolearnalargenumberofAWSservicesandsystemsatamidtohighleveloftechnicalskill.  AWSCertifiedDeveloper–Associate Aftercompletingthiscertification,youshouldunderstandcoreAWSservicesandthebasicarchitecturebestpractices.Youshouldalsobeableto: Design,developanddeployAWScloud-basedsolutions. Identifytechniquesneededtocodeacloudsolution Implementthecorrectarchitecturefordevelopmentandtestingenvironments WorkwiththevariousAmazontoolsandservicesassociatedwithdatabases,messaging,workflows,andnotifications PicktherightAWSservicesforagivenapplicationbasedonrequirements WritecodeforperformanceoptimizationoftheAWSservicesutilizedbyanapplication. AWSCertifiedSysOpsAdministrator–Associate Uponcompletingthiscertification,youshouldbeableto: Deploy,manageandoperatescalable,highlyavailable,andfault-tolerantAWSsystems Migrateon-premisessystemstoAWS ImplementandcontrolAWSdataflow ProperlyselecttheAWSservicethatisbestforsecurity,data,orcomputingrequirements EstimateAWSusagecostsandidentifycostcontrols HavingoneormoreyearsofexperienceworkingwithAWSsystemsisrequiredbeforebecomingacandidateforthiscertification. AWSCertifiedSolutionsArchitect–Associate TheassociateleveloftheAWSSolutionsArchitectcertificationwillprepareyouto: FormulatearchitecturalbestpracticesforAWS IdentifycostcontrolmeasuresandestimateAWScosts DesigndataflowtoandfromAWS SelectthemostappropriateAWSservicebasedonsecurityanddatarequirementsanddatabasedesign Befluentinthedesignandapplicationofdatasecurity Managetheliftandshiftofanon-premisesarchitecturetoanAWScloud-basedarchitecture Designanddeployhighlyavailable,secure,scalable,andfault-tolerantAWSsystems ProfessionalLevel AWSprofessionallevelcertificationsshowthattheholderisanexpertinbothknowledgeandskill. Thesecertificationsareaimedattwospecificroles,SolutionsArchitectsandDevOpsEngineers. Thesecertificationexamsareextremelychallengingbutcanopenhigh-levelcareerpathsfortheirholders. Whilenottechnicallyaprerequisite,takinganassociateexamisagoodideabeforetakingonaprofessional-levelcertification.        AWSDevOpsEngineer–Professional CompletingthiscertificationlevelshouldprovideyouwithacommandingknowledgeofAWSauthentication,authorization,andaccounting.Withthiscertification,youwilllearn: Fluencyintheadministrationofadvancedrolesandgroupmanagement Theintricaciesofsubnetsandrouting ProficiencywithadvancednetworkingusingIPSec,BGP,JumboFrames,andDirectConnect Developmentandadvanceddeploymenttechniques Toassesscloudrisk,complianceandgovernance Advanceduseofcloudformation VarioustoolsprovidedbyAmazonformonitoring,maintenance,anddeployment AWSCertifiedSolutionsArchitect  TheProfessionalSolutionsArchitectcertificationisthehighestAWScertification.Youshouldbeabletoperformallofthedutiesofthepreviouscertificationsaswellastheoneslistedbelow. Identifycostsandimplementcompletecostcontrolstrategies Designanddeployenterprise-levelscalableAWSoperations Beabletoformulateandcarryoutastrategytomigratecomplexmulti-tierapplicationstoAWS SelectthecorrectAWSbestpracticestodesignanddeployapplicationsbasedontheprovidedrequirements DesignandimplementthevariousnetworkingfeaturesofAWS MasterthedesignandimplementationofAWSconnectivity Designanddeploydynamicallyreliable,scalable,fault-tolerant,highlyavailable,andsecureAWSapplications SpecialtyCertifications Specialtycertificationsareneitherassociatenorprofessionallevel,butinsteadareanexpertleveldeepdiveintocertainAWSservices. Theseexamscoveranarrowscopeanddeepdepthofknowledge. Somespecialtycertificationsrecommendfiveormoreyearsofexperienceinyourfieldbeforeattemptingthem. Currently,therearesevenspecialtycertificationsavailable.   AWSCertifiedAdvancedNetworkingSpecialty  AWSCertifiedSecuritySpecialty  AWSCertifiedMachineLearningSpecialty  AWSCertifiedAlexaSkillBuilderSpecialty  AWSCertifiedDataAnalyticsSpecialty  AWSCertifiedDatabaseSpecialty   DidyoufigureoutwhichisthebestAWScertificationlevelforyoutopursue?Areyoureadytosharpenyourpre-existingskills?ContactONLCtodaytolearnmoreaboutourofferingsandgetsignedup.   Categories:Certifications AboutTheAuthor JamesPalic RelatedPosts BecomingaMicrosoftCertifiedSolutionsExpertMCSE February10,2017 ITTrainingOnline:BenefitsofRemoteClassroomInstruction December29,2016 TranslatingPythonforNon-Programmers December18,2019 BasicT-SQLTutorial April7,2017 PreviousPostAutoCADDraftingSoftwarevs.OtherDraftingSoftware:BeginnersNextPost10GoogleSheetsTips&TricksToMakeLifeEasier LeaveaReplyCancelreplyYouremailaddresswillnotbepublished.Requiredfieldsaremarked*YourComment*YoumayusetheseHTMLtagsandattributes:Name* Email* Website Savemyname,email,andwebsiteinthisbrowserforthenexttimeIcomment. 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