AWS Certifications

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1. AWS Certifications Namila Perera, Associate Technical Lead
2. • Why should I consider getting AWS certified? • Different certification paths • Structure of exams • How to prepare for certification exams
3. Why? • An in depth understanding about different AWS services. • Learn the best practises in implementation. • Formal recognition for your knowledge. • Certification benefits provided by AWS.
4. Certification Paths
5. • Most fundamental level certification • Intended to provide the overall understanding about AWS cloud, not targeted at a specific technical role. • Targeted knowledge level: six months of experience with AWS. Exam Structure: 65 multiple choice question Time limitation : 90 minutes Composition: Cloud concepts: 28% Security: 24% Technology: 36% Billing and Pricing: 12% Can be taken at your own office / home
6. • Fundamentals of designing solutions on AWS • Intended to provide necessary knowledge for designing highly available, cost effective, fault tolerant and scalable systems on AWS. • Targeted knowledge level: One year of experience with AWS. Exam Structure: 65 multiple choice question Time limitation : 130 minutes Composition: Design Resilient Architectures: 34% Define Performant Architectures: 24% Specify Secure Applications and Architectures: 26% Design Cost-Optimized Architectures: 10% Define Operationally Excellent Architectures: 6%
7. • Intended for individuals who play the developer role in building and maintaining applications on AWS. • Targeted knowledge level: One year of experience with AWS. Exam Structure: 55 multiple choice question Time limitation : 130 minutes Composition: Development with AWS Services 30% Security 26% Deployment 22% Monitoring and Troubleshooting 12% Refactoring 10%
8. • Intended for individuals who play the systems administrator role in application build on top of AWS • Targeted knowledge level: One year of experience with AWS. Exam Structure: 55 multiple choice question Time limitation : 130 minutes Composition: Monitoring and Reporting: 22% High Availability: 8% Deployment and Provisioning: 14% Storage and Data Management: 12% Security and Compliance: 18% Networking: 14% Automation and Optimization: 12%
9. • Intended for individuals who perform a solutions architect role • Targeted knowledge level: Two or more years of experience with AWS. Exam Structure: 75 ~ 80 multiple choice question Time limitation : 170 minutes Composition: Design for Organizational Complexity: 12.5% Design for New Solutions: 31% Migration Planning: 15% Cost Control: 12.5% Continuous Improvement for Existing Solutions: 29%
10. • Intended for individuals who perform systems administrator / Devops role in AWS environments. • Targeted knowledge level: Two or more years of experience with AWS. Exam Structure: 75 ~ 80 multiple choice question Time limitation : 170 minutes Composition: SDLC Automation 22% Configuration Management and Infrastructure as Code 19% Monitoring and Logging 15% Policies and Standards Automation 10% Incident and Event Response 18% High Availability, Fault Tolerance, and Disaster Recovery 16%
11. Specialty
12. Training Certifications Available through APN (AWS Partner Network) • AWS Business Professional • AWS Cloud Economics • AWS Technical Professional
13. Exam Preparation Popular Third party Trainings
14. Resource on AWS • AWS FAQ (https://aws.amazon.com/faqs/) • AWS Whitepapers (https://aws.amazon.com/whitepapers/) • AWS Architecture center (https://aws.amazon.com/architecture/) • AWS Learning library (https://www.aws.training/LearningLibrary)
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