AWS Training and Certification - All we need to know

Amazon Web Services certifications are among the most highlighted ones and are supposed to become even more significant in the future.

AWS has established an overwhelming lead in the public cloud market. Even with the hurried ramping-up of several tough competitors such as Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Engine, and Rackspace, AWS is far and away the preeminent pubic cloud platform today, with a dazzling array of proprietary services that continues to grow.

Reasons For AWS certifications:

Reason	Description
Gaining a concrete base	Being one of the most competitive, serious players in the cloud, AWS has an effulgent future.
Being part a highly advanced community	AWS community is growing every day. Amazon Web Services certified professionals are a scarce resource and you can grab excellent openings for AWS.
up-to-date knowledge of a growing sector	In five years, AWS has launched a thousand new products that require seasoned professionals.Eg:Amazon DynamoDB, Redshift and Kinesis,IAM, VPC and shared responsibility model.You can get a good insight by completing the certifications.
To cope with the ever-changing business by enhancing skills	Every year cloud evolves. Its new capabilities and possibilities increase every day. That is the reason why we need to keep our knowledge sharp on a certified, regular basis.

AWS Exam Details:-

Currently there are five different AWS certification offerings in three different tracks. 

These tracks include:

·       Solutions Architect

·       Developer

·       SysOps Administrator

The Solutions Architect Track:focused on designing and building AWS solutions for multiple organizations/clients.

The Developer Track:focused on designing, building and/or maintaining applications that integrate with AWS

The SysOps Administrator:track targets design, operations and management of an AWS solution, typically within the same organization.

Exam Types:-

The exams are offered in  multiple languages, and each uses three different test question formats including:

·       Multiple-Choice:Involves the selection of one out of four answers that are given for each specific question. This includes questions that can be embedded into graphics with point-and-click options.

·   Multiple-Response (aka Multiple-Select): This is similar to multiple-choice but allows you to select multiple correct answers.

·     Sample Directions: This is an extended version of the previous test question types, with the question stem being more detailed.

Domain based syllabus:-

Domain Name	Syllabus
AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate	·       Designing highly available, cost efficient, fault tolerant, scalable systems (60 %) ·       Implementation/Deployment (10 %) ·       Data Security (20 %) ·       Troubleshooting (10 %)
AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Professional	·       High Availability and Business Continuity (15 %) ·       Costing (5 percent) ·       Deployment Management (10 %) ·       Network Design (10 %) ·       Data Storage (15 %) ·       Security (20 %) ·       Scalability & Elasticity (15 %) ·       Cloud Migration & Hybrid Architecture (10 %)
AWS Certified Developer - Associate	·       AWS Fundamentals (10 %) ·       Designing and Developing (40 %) ·       Deploying and Security (30 %) ·       Debugging (20 %)
AWS Certified SysOps Administrator – Associate	·       Monitoring and Metrics (15 %) ·       High Availability (15 %) ·       Analysis (15 %) ·       Deployment and Provisioning (15 %) ·       Data Management (12 %) ·       Security (15 %) ·       Networking (13 %)
AWS Certified DevOps Engineer - Professional	·       Continuous Delivery and Process Automation (55 %) ·       Monitoring, Metrics, and Logging (20 %) ·       Security, Governance, and Validation (10 %) ·       High Availability and Elasticity (15 %)

Exam Duration:

Domain Name	Exam Duration
AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate	80 minutes
AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Professional	170 minutes
AWS Certified Developer - Associate	80 minutes
AWS Certified SysOps Administrator – Associate	80 minutes
AWS Certified DevOps Engineer - Professional	170 minutes

Candidate Eligibility for AWS Certification Exams:

Each of the five AWS certification exams may have different eligibility requirements, including prior AWS certifications at a lower level. Associate exams don’t require any prior AWS certifications.

The three Professional exams expect you have two or more years of hands-on experience. Amazon doesn’t insist on any proof that you’ve actual experience. However, the exams reflect the depth and range of knowledge that’s typically gained by working hands-on with AWS services.

Passing Percentage: 65 %

In order to do well on this exam, you must:

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