Cloud technologies are helping organisations transform their businesses, making employees with cloud skills in high demand. Amazon Web Services (AWS) offers skill development programs to help customers and partners develop the expertise to design, deploy and operate their infrastructure and applications on the AWS Cloud. During this session, we’ll discuss how investing in training is imperative to reaping the benefits of your cloud investment, shares insights into the key elements and best practices for skill development for organisations who are moving to AWS. We will also provide insights gained from skill development engagements with our customers both locally in Australia and New Zealand and globally.

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Learn to run on the
cloud with
AWS Training
and Certification
Yves Manigart
AWS Training and Certification

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Learn to run,
on the cloud
Amazon Web Services (AWS) offers
skill development programs to help
customers and partners develop the
skills to design, deploy and operate
their infrastructure and applications on
the AWS Cloud.
This presentation shares insights into
the key elements and best practices
for skill development for organisations
who are moving to AWS. We provide
insights gained from skill development
engagements with our customers.

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Cloud Adoption Framework
Business Platform
People Security
Governance Operations
Learn more about CAF at https://aws.amazon.com/professional-services/CAF/

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Cloud Adoption Framework
Training people as they:
• Join the team
• Work on projects
• Grow their responsibilities
People
• Resource Management
• Incentive Management
• Career Management
• Training Management
• Organisational Change Management

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Research confirms training effectiveness
78%
1
Series1
Employees in organisations with
training plans in place reported being
less likely to leave their companies
Data from the 2016 Global Knowledge IT Skills and Salary Report
of respondents who pursued certification
in the past year noted an increase in
their job effectiveness because of
related training
73%

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The skills gap in numbers
of Information
Technology
decision-makers
reported a
between their team’s skill levels and
the knowledge required to achieve
organisational objectives
68%
gap
127%
That’s a
increase over the
reported skills gap
from the previous year
Data from the 2017 Global Knowledge IT Skills and Salary Report

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What’s in a plan? (Three key pillars)
Classroom Training
In-person and virtual classes
to learn from accredited
technical instructors
Digital Training
Digital Training
for on demand learning
AWS Certification
AWS Certification to validate
knowledge

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Build skills in phases
1.
Foundational
Training and
Certification
2.
Associate
Training and
Certification
3.
Professional &
Specialty
Training and
Certification
Digital Training and Experiential Days

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Example training journey
Phases…0 1 2 3

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Cloud Practitioner learning path

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Architecting learning path

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Developer learning path

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Operations learning path

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Certification Paths

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Training is cost-effective
Cost of technical hiring in ANZ:
$20,000++
Onboarding and
ramp up period
Sourcing
and
agency
fees
Risks,
delays
Online
Training
($0-100)
Foundational
Training
($0-850)
Associate
Training
($1785-2550)
Cost of AWS technical training
in ANZ: +-$3,000

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Trained customers are
happy customers, too
Improved collaboration
Reduced cost
Better projects

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Success story: Training for faster migrations
Production
applications
Time
1st Training delivered
All students trained
11 months
Month 0 Month 20
0
~100

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Voice of the Customer: MNF
The strategy is to leverage
AWS services to accelerate
MNF’s ability to innovate
as we strive to deliver new
“customer celebrated”
products and solutions.
John Boesen
CTO, MNF Group
Develops global
communications network and
software suite enabling some
of the world’s leading
innovators to deliver new-
generation communications
solutions.

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In-house:
• MNF focused on
developing and
building
everything
internally
Move to AWS:
• Adopting a cloud-first mindset
• Saving time and money previously spent
on DIY development and QA
environments
• Leveraging the scalability and global
presence of AWS
Innovation with new AWS offerings:
• ECS
• Fargate
• Lambda
• EKS
MNF: AWS Adoption Path
Past Present Future

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Planning
MNF engaged
with AWS
Training and
Certification to
build a 3-phase
training plan to
support their
AWS adoption
Phase 1 (Foundational)
• Gives the team a deeper
understanding of AWS
• Supports the overall cloud
adoption strategy
Current outcomes of the training:
Thanks to the foundational training already completed, the team
now has a much better understanding of what they can build
on AWS Cloud and have accelerated their current projects as a result.
Phase 2 – 3 (Advanced)
• Drill down into
specific AWS services
• AWS Certifications
for top talent
AWS Training Accelerates the Journey
Past Present Future

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The tipping point
Make the most of your
investment – by going
beyond “a few experts”

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Next steps
Start your learning journey today at
aws.training
Make the most of your investment.
Build and execute a Training Plan.
aws.amazon.com/contact-us/aws-training/
Email: aws-training-apac@amazon.com