{"id":169356,"date":"2023-07-21T10:37:42","date_gmt":"2023-07-21T09:37:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/?p=169356"},"modified":"2023-10-30T19:42:10","modified_gmt":"2023-10-30T18:42:10","slug":"aws-certification-what-is-it-and-how-do-i-get-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/aws-certification-what-is-it-and-how-do-i-get-it","title":{"rendered":"AWS Certification: What is it and how do I get it?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"169356\" class=\"elementor elementor-169356\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e6c5184 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"e6c5184\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-381ab63 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"381ab63\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.15.0 - 02-08-2023 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">With an AWS certification you can confirm your knowledge of the Amazon Web Services Cloud. Learn everything you need to know and how to prepare for the exam.<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e963e6f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"e963e6f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e83b08c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e83b08c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.15.0 - 02-08-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><b>Cloud computing professionals<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> are highly sought after by companies. If you develop this expertise, you can move up in your career or even change your direction.<br \/><\/span><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; text-align: var(--text-align);\">To take advantage of this opportunity, you can earn an AWS certification. With this title, you can show that you&#8217;ve <b>mastered <\/b>the Amazon Web Services cloud.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a5646b0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"a5646b0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52d8831 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"52d8831\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is AWS Certification?<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45cd547 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"45cd547\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An AWS Certification is an <\/span><b>industry-recognized title awarded by AWS<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. It allows professionals to validate their knowledge of Amazon Web Services and add to their resume. An AWS certification is a proof and validation of cloud skills and competencies.<br \/><\/span><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; text-align: var(--text-align);\">This allows access to a new position or promotion. For companies, it is an easy way to identify candidates who are capable of leading AWS-based projects.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To get certified, you must pass an exam at an AWS exam center. There are hundreds of AWS certifications spread around the world. The title then remains valid for <\/span><b>three years<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. To renew it, you must go through the &#8220;recertification&#8221; process.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">AWS certification often leads to a high salary. In the U.S., the average salary of an AWS certificant is over $100,000 per year. This is one of the highest valued cloud certifications.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That said, an AWS certification is not a substitute for work experience. It is very important to learn how to use AWS through hands-on experience. In addition, such a title can <\/span><b>make the difference over other applicants<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in an interview.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cee0a10 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"cee0a10\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eed1d3d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"eed1d3d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why take an AWS certification?<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41b5f09 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"41b5f09\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are several reasons to take an AWS certification. It may be that you want to take a job that requires this status, or that you want to respond to your employer&#8217;s request.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Many people pursue AWS certification to increase their salary, although they don&#8217;t always succeed. Remember that AWS certifications are tools that can help you achieve your goal.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c7cb697 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c7cb697\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.15.0 - 02-08-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"464\" src=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/files\/2023\/07\/objectif-certification-aws-scale-1-1024x594.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-169360\" alt=\"Illustration with a checklist\" srcset=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/files\/2023\/07\/objectif-certification-aws-scale-1-1024x594.png 1024w, https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/files\/2023\/07\/objectif-certification-aws-scale-1-300x174.png 300w, https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/files\/2023\/07\/objectif-certification-aws-scale-1-768x446.png 768w, https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/files\/2023\/07\/objectif-certification-aws-scale-1.png 1520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c296c7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"2c296c7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-acf4b1a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"acf4b1a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What are the different AWS certifications?<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4814c67 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4814c67\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are four levels of AWS certifications:<\/span><\/p><ol><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fundamental<\/span><\/li><li>Associate<\/li><li>Professional<\/li><li>and Speciality<br \/><br \/><\/li><\/ol><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The easiest certification to earn is the <\/span><b>Cloud Practitioner <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(AWS CCP).\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; text-align: var(--text-align);\">It is accessible to beginners, covers the <\/span><b style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; text-align: var(--text-align);\">basics of AWS and the cloud<\/b><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; text-align: var(--text-align);\">, and requires no technical experience. This certification generally assumes that you know the main concepts of cloud computing, but without delving into the details.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; text-align: var(--text-align);\">Associate-level certifications include <\/span><b style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; text-align: var(--text-align);\">Solution Architect, Developer<\/b><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; text-align: var(--text-align);\">, and <\/span><b style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; text-align: var(--text-align);\">SysOps Administrator<\/b><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; text-align: var(--text-align);\">. You need to know how an AWS-based application works, how to develop secure applications on AWS, and how to deploy hybrid systems. This level of certification is for people who will be working with AWS and <\/span><b style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; text-align: var(--text-align);\">need concrete skills<\/b><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; text-align: var(--text-align);\">.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>Solution Architect certification<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> has long been the most popular because it provides a solid foundation. It focuses on key AWS services such as S3 and EC2 and provides an overview of how AWS works in the areas of security, networking, data storage, or computing.<br \/><\/span><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; text-align: var(--text-align);\">The <b>Associate Developer<\/b> certification is not just for developers, as the name suggests. It gives you the opportunity to learn about services like <b>DynamoDB, Elastic Beanstalk, SQS, or AMAZON SNS<\/b>. You need to know how to use these services and how to integrate them using APIs and SDKs.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>SysOps Administrator<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> certification is also not just for SysOps administrators. Anyone who uses AWS will be interested in this, especially to learn about CloudWatch. Note that this is <\/span><b>the most difficult AWS certification<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> at the Associate level.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4fb490a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4fb490a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">AWS Certification - Professional Qualifications<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4dcf069 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4dcf069\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Professional level certifications require mastery of all Associate level exams, but also additional, more challenging skills. These include the <strong>Professional Solution Architect<\/strong> and <strong>Professional DevOps Engineer<\/strong> certifications. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These exams are aimed at already <\/span><b>experienced AWS users<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. They require both general knowledge and thorough mastery.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Professional Solution Architect certification represents the <\/span><b>highest level of general expertise<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on AWS. This title demonstrates that the holder has mastered all AWS features and can adapt to future developments.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>DevOps certification<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> combines the areas of <\/span><b>development <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and <\/span><b>operations<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. To pass this exam, you must be able to master systems that evolve over time. This certification requires extensive knowledge in specific areas such as deployment and lifecycle or services such as <\/span><b>CloudFormation <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and <\/span><b>OpsWork<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ede7719 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ede7719\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Specialized Certifications<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94b9ab2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"94b9ab2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The specialized AWS certifications are those for <strong>Advanced Networking, Data Analytics, Security, Machine Learning, and Databases<\/strong>. The exams focus on very specific topics and often require several years of experience.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For example, to pass these exams, you&#8217;ll need to know how to use AWS for data analytics, machine learning, or network deployments. You&#8217;ll also need to know how to use tools like<strong> Kinesis, Athena, Quicksight<\/strong>, or <strong>Recognition<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Advanced Networking certification covers AWS and hybrid environments, aspects like multi-region configurations or cost optimization. You&#8217;ll need to master services like Direct Connect, Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) or routing.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Data Analytics certification, <strong>formerly Big Data by 2020<\/strong>, focuses on the various data-related AWS services such as S3, Redshift, Kinesis or Elastic MapReduce. The holder of this title masters the tools and services to develop data analytics applications and collect, store, process, and visualize data in the cloud.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b978bac elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b978bac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"472\" src=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/files\/2023\/07\/cloud-computing-aws-e16389871042-1-1024x604.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-169379\" alt=\"Illustration of clouds\" srcset=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/files\/2023\/07\/cloud-computing-aws-e16389871042-1-1024x604.png 1024w, https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/files\/2023\/07\/cloud-computing-aws-e16389871042-1-300x177.png 300w, https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/files\/2023\/07\/cloud-computing-aws-e16389871042-1-768x453.png 768w, https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/files\/2023\/07\/cloud-computing-aws-e16389871042-1.png 1520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0fe80f6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0fe80f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Security certification<\/strong> covers a variety of services and functions, such as Identity and Access Management (IAM), Virtual Private Cloud (VPC), Key Management Service (KMS), CloudTrail, AWS Config, and Web Application Firewall (WAF). Specifically, you need to know how the various security services work together and can conflict with each other.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <strong>Machine Learning certification<\/strong> is one of the most recent and focuses on machine learning. You need to master different aspects such as collecting and analyzing data, Machine Learning algorithms or tools like Kinesis and\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/aws-sagemaker-a-guide-for-using-the-platform\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SageMaker\u00a0<\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">for training models.<br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <strong>DataBase certification<\/strong> states that the holder is able to design and manage AWS database solutions for the needs of the business. You must know how to deploy, manage, and monitor databases and how to resolve potential issues or address security threats.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-02b81db elementor-align-center button-principal elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"02b81db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/aws-training\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Download the training program<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c304cb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2c304cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How do you decide on the right AWS certification and preparation?<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-01c794d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"01c794d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When choosing an <strong>AWS certification<\/strong>, you should be guided by several criteria. First of all, you should keep in mind that certification is a means to an end. So you should choose the certification that fits your goal.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you just want to use the cloud as a tool, the <strong>AWS Cloud Practitioner<\/strong> certification may be enough. You&#8217;ll master the basics and key concepts you need to work with IT teams and apply this technology in your business.<br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On the other hand, to work in the cloud space, the <strong>Associate level Solution Architect certification<\/strong> is a bare minimum. This is the most popular AWS certification and one of the most prestigious titles in the IT industry. It also allows you to continue on to other exams.<br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you already work with the cloud on a daily basis, the <strong>SysOps Developer<\/strong> and Administrator certifications will take you to the next level. After that, you can also take the Professional- or Specialty-level certifications.<br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you already have a specialized role in the cloud and want to develop into an expert, specialty certifications are a good solution. You can specialize in <strong>security and networking<\/strong>, for example.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In general, it&#8217;s recommended that you complete the <strong>top five AWS certifications<\/strong> in this order: Associate Solution Architect, Associate Developer, Associate Sysops Admin, Professional DevOps, Professional Solution Architect. This order will allow you to progress gradually and more easily.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3978ca2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3978ca2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">All about AWS Certifications<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3cf55f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a3cf55f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The format of AWS certification exams can vary, but these exams always consist of <strong>multiple-choice<\/strong> and <strong>multiple-response questions<\/strong>. A professional proctor oversees each timed exam.<br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Associate-level exams last 80 minutes, while Professional- and Specialist-level exams last 170 minutes. The questions cover various AWS tools, services, and concepts.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A statistical analysis method is used by AWS to determine the score for each candidate. This score varies for each test. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Once the test is completed, the results are posted to the candidate&#8217;s account within 72 hours. If the test is passed, the candidate will receive a digital certificate and access to AWS-certified badges and logos for personal or professional use.<br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If the exam is not passed, it can be retaken two weeks later. The cost for an Associate-level exam is $150, while the cost for a Professional- or Specialist-level exam is $300.<br \/><\/span><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; text-align: var(--text-align);\">Previously, it was necessary to visit an AWS exam center to receive certification. 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The course consists of <strong>50% self-study<\/strong> and <strong>50% masterclasses<\/strong>.<br \/><\/span><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); text-align: var(--text-align);\">Our course offers you the opportunity to prepare for the <\/span><strong style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; text-align: var(--text-align);\">Associate level Solution Architect certification<\/strong><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); text-align: var(--text-align);\">. 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