The document discusses Amazon Web Services (AWS) certifications. It outlines the benefits of obtaining AWS certifications, including validating skills, higher salaries, and increased job opportunities for cloud specialists. It also describes the different types of AWS certifications, including core certifications in architecture, development, and operations, and specialty certifications in areas like security, big data, and networking. Average salaries for various AWS certifications are provided, with AWS certified professionals earning over $100,000 on average. Requirements for recertification every two years are also mentioned to keep skills up to date.

1. Benefits, Salaries, Jobs & Degrees..

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 AWS certifications demonstrate the skills to design
and manage software solutions on Amazon's ultra-
popular cloud platform.
 Simply put, cloud computing is the on-demand, pay-
as-you-go distribution of IT resources over the
Internet. Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the world’s
leading cloud platform and provider of these
resources.
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AWS Certifications

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 validate your skills and knowledge in the preeminent cloud
computing platform.
 are consistently listed among the top paying info-tech
certifications worldwide.
 garner more interviews for aspiring cloud specialists, and
higher wages once hired.
 are recognized industry-wide as reliable and well-designed
tech credentials.
 demonstrate credibility and dedication to your cloud
engineering career path.
 provide access to a network of like-minded peers and AWS
thought-leaders.
 require recertification which ensures that your AWS skills
remain current. 3
Benefits of AWS Certification

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 Companies use AWS cloud computing solutions for
a variety of business needs. This ever-growing list
includes web and application hosting, big data
storage and analytics, backup and disaster recovery,
custom projects in emerging areas like IoT and more.
 Organizations that successfully integrate AWS
solutions realize benefits like increased efficiency,
cost-savings, greater speed, tighter security and
easier scalability.
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Why do Businesses use AWS?

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 Amazon Web Services credentials fall into 2 main categories:
Core Certifications and Specialty Certifications.
 AWS core certifications span three knowledge areas:
architecture, development, and operations, and are offered
in 3 skill levels: foundational, associate, and professional.
 AWS specialty certifications validate advanced expertise in
targeted IT disciplines, such as information security, big
data, and networking.
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AWS Certifications List

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AWS Core Certifications
Chart courtesy of Amazon Web Services.

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A closer look at AWS Core Certifications
 AWS Certified Cloud
Practitioner –
Foundational
 AWS Certified
Solutions Architect –
Associate
 AWS Certified
Developer - Associate
 AWS Certified SysOps
Administrator –
Associate
 AWS Certified
Solutions Architect –
Professional
 AWS Certified DevOps
Engineer - Professional

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AWS Specialty Certifications
Chart courtesy of Amazon Web Services.

9.  AWS Certified Big Data – Specialty :
This certification demonstrates the skills to design and manage
AWS solutions that can help organizations extract valuable insights
and actionable intelligence from their business data. Exam
candidates must have at least one of the 3 AWS Associate certs listed
above, and are recommended to have 5+ years experience in data
analytics.
 AWS Certified Advanced Networking – Specialty :
This AWS specialty certificate validates the skills to design and
deploy AWS as part of a hybrid IT network architecture, to scale.
Candidates need to possess one or more of the AWS Associate
credentials listed above, and should have 5+ years of hands-on
experience architecting and managing enterprise network solutions.
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Popular AWS specialty certifications

10.  In the short time since the Amazon Web Services certification
program launched in 2013, AWS certified pros already rank
among the highest paid IT certification holders. According to a
recent salary survey from Global Knowledge, the average wage
for AWS certified individuals is $113,932.
Here is a breakdown of average salary by AWS certificate
(U.S. and Canada only):
 AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate: $117,773
 AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional: $136,259
 AWS Certified Developer – Associate: $112,984
 AWS Certified DevOps Engineer – Professional: $125,743
 AWS Certified SysOps Administrator – Associate: $125,149
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AWS Certification Salaries
Source: 2018 IT Skills & Salary Survey by Global Knowledge

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 To keep your AWS credentials current, recertification is
required every two years.
 This is a brief period compared to many other certifications
- even in the fast-paced world of tech – as Amazon is
constantly adding features and services to AWS to stay
ahead of the rapidly evolving cloud market.
 AWS recertification consists of either advancing to the next
level of your AWS certificate, i.e., Associate to Professional,
or taking a recertification exam for your current credential
at a reduced cost.
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AWS Lifecycle & Recertification

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 While Amazon Web Services offers the most
comprehensive and popular service suite -
accounting for about half of all public cloud
solutions currently deployed – there are some other
cloud service providers (or CSPs) effectively vying
for a slice of this pie.
 The most prolific AWS competitors include
Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform, IBM
Cloud, and OpenStack.
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Who are AWS’s Competitors?

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 Launched by Amazon in 2006, AWS is now the world’s
leading provider of public cloud computing solutions.
 AWS offers a wide range of cloud services that help
businesses succeed in today’s web-based marketplace.
 Its certification program helps IT professionals prove they
have the skills to design and manage these in-demand
solutions.
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About Amazon Web Services

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