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Organizations need individuals with cloud skills to help transform their business. AWS Training and Certification helps you build and validate your skills so you can get more out of the cloud. Our content is created by experts at AWS and updated regularly so you can keep your cloud skills fresh. We offer both digital and classroom training. Digital training allows you to learn online at your own pace. With classroom training, you can learn best practices from an expert instructor. In addition to in-person classes, virtual training lets you take courses from anywhere. Whether you are just starting out, building on existing IT skills, or sharpening your cloud knowledge, AWS Training and Certification can help you be more effective and do more in the cloud.
Type
Professional Certification
Provider
Amazon Web Services via Pearson Vue
Job Level
Foundational
Overview
AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner is intended for anyone who has basic knowledge of the AWS platform. AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner credential helps organizations identify and develop talent with critical knowledge related to implementing cloud initiatives. Earning AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner validates cloud fluency and foundational AWS knowledge.
Prerequisites
Six months of exposure to the AWS Cloud
Basic understanding of IT services and their uses in the AWS Cloud platform
Knowledge of core AWS services and use cases, billing and pricing models, security concepts & how cloud impacts your business
What you'll learn
Explain the value of the AWS Cloud
Understand and explain the AWS shared responsibility model
Understand security best practices
Understand AWS Cloud costs, economics, and billing practices
Describe and position the core AWS services, including compute, network, databases and storage
Identify AWS services for common use cases
Courses
Domain 1: Cloud Concepts
Domain 2: Security and Compliance
Domain 3: Technology
Domain 4: Billing and Pricing
Cost
$100 - Exam Fee
Format
90 minutes - 65 Questions
Multiple Choice - Multiple Response
Testing Center or Online Proctored Exam
Type
Professional Certification
Provider
Amazon Web Services via Pearson Vue
Job Level
Associate
Overview
AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate is intended for anyone with one or more years of hands-on experience designing available, cost-efficient, fault-tolerant, and scalable distributed systems on AWS. This credential helps organizations identify and develop talent with critical skills for implementing cloud initiatives. Earning AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate validates the ability to design and implement distributed systems on AWS.
Prerequisites
One year of hands-on experience with AWS technology, including using compute, networking, storage
and database AWS services as well as AWS deployment and management services
Experience deploying, managing, and operating workloads on AWS as well as
implementing security controls and compliance requirements
Familiarity with using both the AWS Management Console and the AWS Command Line Interface (CLI)
Understanding of the AWS Well-Architected Framework, AWS networking, security services and the AWS global infrastructure
Ability to identify which AWS services meet a given technical requirement
and to define technical requirements for an AWS-based application
What you'll learn
Design a solution by using appropriate AWS services and by following architectural principles based on requirements
Provide implementation guidance based on best practices to the organization throughout the workload lifecycle
Courses
Domain 1: Design Resilient Architectures
Domain 2: Design High-Performing Architectures
Domain 3: Design Secure Applications and Architectures
Domain 4: Design Cost-Optimized Architectures
Cost
$150 - Exam Fee
Format
130 minutes - 65 questions
Multiple Choice - Multiple Response
Testing Center or Online Proctored Exam
Type
Professional Certification
Provider
Amazon Web Services via Pearson Vue
Job Level
Associate
Overview
AWS Certified SysOps Administrator – Associate is intended for system administrators in cloud operations roles to validate technical skills. This credential helps organizations identify and develop talent with critical skills for implementing cloud initiatives. Earning AWS Certified SysOps Administrator – Associate demonstrates experience
deploying, managing and operating workloads on AWS.
Prerequisites
A minimum of one year of hands-on experience with AWS technology
Experience deploying, managing, and operating workloads on AWS
as well as implementing security controls and compliance requirements
Familiarity with using both the AWS Management Console and the AWS Command Line Interface (CLI)
Understanding of the AWS Well-Architected Framework as well as AWS networking and security services
What you'll learn
Support and maintain AWS workloads according to the AWS Well-Architected Framework
Perform operations by using the AWS Management Console and the AWS CLI
Implement security controls to meet compliance requirements
Monitor, log, and troubleshoot systems
Apply networking concepts (for example, DNS, TCP/IP, firewalls)
Implement architectural requirements (for example, high availability, performance, capacity)
Perform business continuity and disaster recovery procedures
Identify, classify, and remediate incidents
Courses
Domain 1: Monitoring, Logging, and Remediation
Domain 2: Reliability and Business Continuity
Domain 3: Deployment, Provisioning, and Automation
Domain 4: Security and Compliance
Domain 5: Networking and Content Delivery
Domain 6: Cost and Performance Optimization
Cost
$150 - Exam Fee
Format
180 minutes - 65 scoring opportunities
Multiple Choice - Multiple Response - Exam Lab
Testing Center or Online Proctored Exam
Type
Professional Certification
Provider
Amazon Web Services via Pearson Vue
Job Level
Associate
Overview
AWS Certified Developer – Associate is intended for anyone with one or more years of hands-on experience developing and maintaining an AWS-based application. This credential helps organizations identify and develop talent with critical skills for implementing cloud initiatives. Earning AWS Certified Developer – Associate
validates the ability to write and deploy cloud-based applications.
Prerequisites
In-depth knowledge of at least one high-level programming language
Understanding of core AWS services, uses of the services, and basic AWS architecture best practices, including the AWS Shared Responsibility Model, application lifecycle management, and the use of containers in the development process
Proficiency in developing, deploying, and debugging cloud-based applications
using AWS and writing code for serverless applications
Ability to identify key features of AWS services and use the AWS service APIs, AWS CLI, and SDKs to write applications
Ability to apply a basic understanding of cloud-native applications to write code
Ability to author, maintain, and debug code modules on AWS
What you'll learn
Demonstrate an understanding of core AWS services, uses, and basic AWS architecture best practices
Demonstrate proficiency in developing, deploying, and debugging cloud-based applications by using AWS
Courses
Domain 1: Deployment
Domain 2: Security
Domain 3: Development with AWS Services
Domain 4: Refactoring
Domain 5: Monitoring and Troubleshooting
Cost
$150 - Exam Fee
Format
130 minutes - 65 questions
Multiple Choice - Multiple Response
Testing Center or Online Proctored Exam
Type
Professional Certification
Provider
Amazon Web Services via Pearson Vue
Job Level
Professional
Overview
AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional is intended for individuals with two or more years of hands-on experience designing and deploying cloud architecture on AWS. This credential helps organizations identify and develop talent with critical skills for implementing cloud initiatives. Earning AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional validates the ability to design, deploy, and evaluate applications on AWS within diverse, complex requirements.
Prerequisites
Familiarity with AWS CLI, AWS APIs, AWS CloudFormation templates, the AWS Billing Console,
the AWS Management Console, a scripting language, and Windows and Linux environments
Ability to provide best practice guidance on the architectural design across multiple applications and projects of the enterprise
as well as an ability to map business objectives to application/architecture requirements
Ability to evaluate cloud application requirements and make architectural recommendations for implementation,
deployment, and provisioning applications on AWS
Ability to design a hybrid architecture using key AWS technologies (e.g., VPN, AWS Direct Connect)
as well as a continuous integration and deployment process
What you'll learn
Design and deploy dynamically scalable, highly available, fault-tolerant, and reliable applications on AWS
Select appropriate AWS services to design and deploy an application based on given requirements
Migrate complex, multi-tier applications on AWS
Design and deploy enterprise-wide scalable operations on AWS
Implement cost-control strategies
Courses
Domain 1: Design for Organizational Complexity
Domain 2: Design for New Solutions
Domain 3: Migration Planning
Domain 4: Cost Control
Domain 5: Continuous Improvement
Cost
$300 - Exam Fee
Format
180 minutes - 75 questions
Multiple Choice - Multiple Response
Testing Center or Online Proctored Exam
Type
Professional Certification
Provider
Amazon Web Services via Pearson Vue
Job Level
Professional
Overview
AWS Certified DevOps Engineer – Professional is intended for individuals with two or more years of experience provisioning, operating, and managing AWS environments. This credential helps organizations identify and develop talent with critical skills for implementing cloud initiatives. Earning AWS Certified DevOps Engineer – Professional validates the ability to automate the testing and deployment of AWS infrastructure and applications.
Prerequisites
Experience developing code in at least one high-level programming language;
building highly automated infrastructures; and administering operating systems
Understanding of modern development and operations processes and methodologies
Ability to implement and manage continuous delivery systems and methodologies on AWS
Ability to implement and automate security controls, governance processes, and compliance validation
Ability to define and deploy monitoring, metrics, and logging systems on AWS
What you'll learn
Implement and manage continuous delivery systems and methodologies on AWS
Implement and automate security controls, governance processes, and compliance validation
Define and deploy monitoring, metrics, and logging systems on AWS
Implement systems that are highly available, scalable, and self-healing on the AWS platform
Design, manage, and maintain tools to automate operational processes
Courses
Domain 1: SDLC Automation
Domain 2: Configuration Management and Infrastructure as Code
Domain 3: Monitoring and Logging
Domain 4: Policies and Standards Automation
Domain 5: Incident and Event Response
Domain 6: High Availability, Fault Tolerance and Disaster Recovery
Cost
$300 - Exam Fee
Format
180 minutes - 75 questions
Multiple Choice - Multiple Response
Testing Center or Online Proctored Exam
Type
Professional Certification
Provider
Amazon Web Services via Pearson Vue
Job Level
Specialty
Overview
AWS Certified Advanced Networking – Specialty is intended for individuals who perform complex networking tasks with five years of hands-on experience architecting and implementing network solutions. This credential helps organizations identify and develop talent with critical skills for implementing cloud initiatives. Earning AWS Certified Advanced Networking – Specialty validates expertise in designing and maintaining network architecture for the breadth of AWS services.
Prerequisites
Professional experience using AWS technology, AWS security best practices, AWS storage options and their underlying consistency models, and AWS networking nuances and how they relate to the integration of AWS services.
Knowledge of advanced networking architectures and interconnectivity options
[e.g., IP VPN, multiprotocol label switching (MPLS), virtual private LAN service (VPLS)].
Familiarity with the development of automation scripts and tools. This should include the design, implementation, and optimization of the following: Routing architectures (including static and dynamic);multi-region solutions for a global enterprise;
highly available connectivity solutions (e.g., AWS Direct Connect, VPN).
Knowledge of CIDR and sub-netting (IPv4 and IPv6); IPv6 transition challenges; and generic solutions for network security features, including AWS WAF, intrusion detection systems (IDS), intrusion prevention systems (IPS),
DDoS protection and economic denial of service/sustainability (EDoS).
What you'll learn
Design, develop, and deploy cloud-based solutions by using AWS
Implement core AWS services according to basic architectural best practices
Design and maintain network architecture for all AWS services
Use tools to automate AWS networking tasks
Courses
Domain 1: Design and implement hybrid IT network architectures at scale
Domain 2: Design and implement AWS networks
Domain 3: Automate AWS tasks
Domain 4: Configure network integration with application services
Domain 5: Design and implement for security and compliance
Domain 6: Manage, optimize, and troubleshoot the network
Cost
$300 - Exam Fee
Format
170 minutes - 65 questions
Multiple Choice - Multiple Response
Testing Center or Online Proctored Exam
Type
Professional Certification
Provider
Amazon Web Services via Pearson Vue
Job Level
Specialty
Overview
AWS Certified Data Analytics – Specialty is intended for individuals with experience and expertise working with AWS services to design, build, secure, and maintain analytics solutions. This credential helps organizations identify and develop talent with critical skills for implementing cloud initiatives. Earning AWS Certified Data Analytics – Specialty validates expertise in using AWS data lakes and analytics services to get insights from data.
Prerequisites
Five years of experience with common data analytics technologies
Two years of hands-on experience and expertise working with AWS services to design, build, secure & maintain analytics solutions
Ability to define AWS data analytics services and understand how they integrate with each other
Ability to explain how AWS data analytics services fit in the data lifecycle of collection, storage, processing, and visualization
What you'll learn
Define AWS data analytics services and understand how they integrate with each other
Explain how AWS data analytics services fit in the data lifecycle of collection, storage, processing and visualization
Courses
Domain 1: Collection
Domain 2: Storage and Data Management
Domain 3: Processing
Domain 4: Analysis and Visualization
Domain 5: Security
Cost
$300 - Exam Fee
Format
180 minutes - 65 questions
Multiple Choice - Multiple Response
Testing Center or Online Proctored Exam
Type
Professional Certification
Provider
Amazon Web Services via Pearson Vue
Job Level
Specialty
Overview
AWS Certified Database – Specialty is intended for individuals with experience and expertise working with on-premises and AWS Cloud-based relational and non-relational databases. This credential helps organizations identify and develop talent with critical skills for implementing cloud initiatives. Earning AWS Certified Database – Specialty validates expertise in recommending, designing, and maintaining optimal AWS database solutions.
Prerequisites
Five years of experience with common database technologies
Two years of hands-on experience and expertise working with on-premises and
AWS Cloud-based relational and NoSQL databases
Ability to understand and differentiate the key features of AWS database services
Ability to analyze needs and requirements to design and recommend appropriate database solutions by using AWS services
What you'll learn
Understand and differentiate the key features of AWS database services
Analyze needs and requirements to design and recommend appropriate database solutions by using AWS services
Courses
Domain 1: Workload-Specific Database Design
Domain 2: Deployment and Migration
Domain 3: Management and Operations
Domain 4: Monitoring and Troubleshooting
Domain 5: Database Security
Cost
$300 - Exam Fee
Format
180 minutes - 65 questions
Multiple Choice - Multiple Response
Testing Center or Online Proctored Exam
Type
Professional Certification
Provider
Amazon Web Services via Pearson Vue
Job Level
Specialty
Overview
AWS Certified Machine Learning - Specialty is intended for individuals who perform a development or data science role and have more than one year of experience developing, architecting, or running machine learning/deep learning workloads in the AWS Cloud. This credential helps organizations identify and develop talent with critical skills for implementing cloud initiatives. Earning AWS Certified Machine Learning – Specialty validates expertise in building, training,
tuning, and deploying machine learning (ML) models on AWS.
Prerequisites
At least two years of hands-on experience developing, architecting, and running ML or deep learning workloads in the AWS Cloud
Ability to express the intuition behind basic ML algorithms
Experience performing basic hyperparameter optimization
Experience with ML and deep learning frameworks
Ability to follow model-training, deployment, and operational best practices
What you'll learn
Select and justify the appropriate ML approach for a given business problem
Identify appropriate AWS services to implement ML solutions
Design and implement scalable, cost-optimized, reliable, and secure ML solutions
Courses
Domain 1: Data Engineering
Domain 2: Exploratory Data Analysis
Domain 3: Modeling
Domain 4: Machine Learning Implementation and Operations
Cost
$300 - Exam Fee
Format
180 minutes - 65 questions
Multiple Choice - Multiple Response
Testing Center or Online Proctored Exam
Type
Professional Certification
Provider
Amazon Web Services via Pearson Vue
Job Level
Specialty
Overview
AWS Certified Security – Specialty is intended for individuals who perform a security role and have at least two years of hands-on experience securing AWS workloads. This credential helps organizations identify and develop talent with critical skills for implementing cloud initiatives. Earning AWS Certified Security – Specialty validates expertise in securing data and workloads in the AWS Cloud.
Prerequisites
Five years of IT security experience in designing and implementing security solutions and
at least two years of hands-on experience in securing AWS workloads
Working knowledge of AWS security services and features of services to provide a secure production environment
and an understanding of security operations and risks
Knowledge of the AWS shared responsibility model and its application; security controls for workloads on AWS; logging and monitoring strategies; cloud security threat models; patch management and security automation; ways to enhance AWS security services with third-party tools and services; and disaster recovery controls,
including BCP and backups, encryption, access control, and data retention
Understanding of specialized data classifications and AWS data protection mechanisms, data-encryption methods and AWS mechanisms to implement them, and secure internet protocols and AWS mechanisms to implement them
Ability to make tradeoff decisions with regard to cost,
security, and deployment complexity to meet a set of application requirements
What you'll learn
An understanding of specialized data classifications and AWS data protection mechanisms
An understanding of data-encryption methods and AWS mechanisms to implement them
An understanding of secure internet protocols and AWS mechanisms to implement them
A working knowledge of AWS security services and features of services to provide a secure production environment
Competency from 2 or more years of production deployment experience in using AWS security services and features
The ability to make tradeoff decisions with regard to cost, security
and deployment complexity to meet a set of application requirements
An understanding of security operations and risks
Courses
Domain 1: Incident Response
Domain 2: Logging and Monitoring
Domain 3: Infrastructure Security
Domain 4: Identity and Access Management
Domain 5: Data Protection
Cost
$300 - Exam Fee
Format
170 minutes - 65 questions
Multiple Choice - Multiple Response
Testing Center or Online Proctored Exam
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