On Friday, December 18, 2020, I began a new chapter in my career by becoming an AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner. I’m a little embarrassed because I said that I was starting down this path over two years ago (see related blog post, Old Dogs, New Tricks).
The AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner is not a requirement on the path to becoming an AWS Certified Solutions Architect, SysOps Administrator, or Developer. It’s designed to demonstrate an understanding of AWS “in any role, including technical, managerial, sales, purchasing, or financial.” Obtaining this certification was a good way to ensure I understood AWS concepts in a way that I could explain to my customers, who are often not in traditional IT roles.
I’ve obtained my first AWS certification but I doubt that it will be my last. As I look at the available AWS Certifications, I’d like to obtain the associate AWS Certified Solutions Architect and the AWS Certified Data Analytics specialty certification. But in addition to study time, hands-on experience is a necessity. Right now, I’m getting a lot of hands-on time with Azure and there’s a possibility I’ll also be learning how to set up SAP BusinessObjects on the Google Cloud Platform. So who knows what the future holds?
In the meantime, you can watch as my certifications accumulate on my YourAcclaim profile.
How are you expanding your skill set beyond SAP BusinessObjects? Share your thoughts below.
