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AWS Certified Developer – Associate

Who should take this exam?

AWS Certified Developer – Associate is a great starting point on the AWS Certification path for individuals who may have any of the following:

  • Experience working in a developer role with in-depth knowledge of at least one high-level programming language
  • Experience in AWS technology
  • Strong on-premises IT experience and understanding of mapping on-premises to cloud
  • Experience working in other cloud services

Prerequisites

To earn this certification, you’ll need to take and pass the AWS Certified Developer – Associate exam. (DVA-C01). The exam features a combination of two question formats: multiple choice and multiple response. Additional information, such as the exam content outline and passing score, is in the exam guide.

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AWS Certified Developer – Associate

Recertification for Associate certifications

take the Associate exam

You can take the Associate exam for the certification you already hold. So, for example, if you are an AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate, you can take the current AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate exam for recertification. You can use your 50% discount voucher from the Benefits section of your AWS Certification account to re-certify, or use it for any future certification exams you wish to take.

Taking the Professional Certification Exam

You can also meet the recertification requirements by taking either the AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional exam for the architecture path or the AWS Certified DevOps Engineer – Professional exam for the development or operations path. So, for example, if you pass the AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate exam, that satisfies the AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate recertification requirements.

Recertification

AWS Certifications are valid for three years. To maintain your AWS Certified status, we require you to periodically demonstrate your continued expertise though a process called recertification. Recertification helps strengthen the overall value of your AWS Certification and shows individuals and employers that your credential covers the latest AWS knowledge, skills, and best practices.

AWS Certified SysOps Administrator – Associate

Who should take this exam?

AWS Certified SysOps Administrator – Associate is a great starting point on the AWS Certification path for individuals who may have any of the following:

  • Experience working in a systems administrator role
  • Experience in AWS technology
  • Strong on-premises IT experience and understanding of mapping on-premises to cloud
  • Experience working in other cloud services

Prerequisites

To earn this certification, you’ll need to take and pass the AWS Certified SysOps Administrator – Associate exam. The exam features a combination of three possible question formats, including multiple choice, multiple response, and exam labs. Exam labs allow you to showcase your skills by building solutions using the AWS Management Console and AWS Command Line Interface (CLI). Additional information, such as the exam content outline and passing score, is in the exam guide.

Recommended Training

Recertification

AWS Certifications are valid for three years. To maintain your AWS Certified status, we require you to periodically demonstrate your continued expertise though a process called recertification. Recertification helps strengthen the overall value of your AWS Certification and shows individuals and employers that your credential covers the latest AWS knowledge, skills, and best practices.

Recertification for Associate certifications

take the Associate exam

You can take the Associate exam for the certification you already hold. So, for example, if you are an AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate, you can take the current AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate exam for recertification. You can use your 50% discount voucher from the Benefits section of your AWS Certification account to re-certify, or use it for any future certification exams you wish to take.

Taking the Professional Certification Exam

You can also meet the recertification requirements by taking either the AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional exam for the architecture path or the AWS Certified DevOps Engineer – Professional exam for the development or operations path. So, for example, if you pass the AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate exam, that satisfies the AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate recertification requirements.

AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate

Who should take this exam?

AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate is a great starting point on the AWS Certification path for individuals who may have any of the following:

  • Experience in AWS technology
  • Strong on-premises IT experience and understanding of mapping on-premises to cloud
  • Experience working in other cloud services

Prerequisites

To earn this certification, you’ll need to take and pass the AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate exam. The exam features a combination of two question formats: multiple choice and multiple response. Additional information, such as the exam content outline and passing score, is in the exam guide.

Test

AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate

Recertification

AWS Certifications are valid for three years. To maintain your AWS Certified status, we require you to periodically demonstrate your continued expertise though a process called recertification. Recertification helps strengthen the overall value of your AWS Certification and shows individuals and employers that your credential covers the latest AWS knowledge, skills, and best practices.

Recertification for Associate certifications

take the Associate exam

You can take the Associate exam for the certification you already hold. So, for example, if you are an AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate, you can take the current AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate exam for recertification. You can use your 50% discount voucher from the Benefits section of your AWS Certification account to re-certify, or use it for any future certification exams you wish to take.

Taking the Professional Certification Exam

You can also meet the recertification requirements by taking either the AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional exam for the architecture path or the AWS Certified DevOps Engineer – Professional exam for the development or operations path. So, for example, if you pass the AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate exam, that satisfies the AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate recertification requirements.

AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner

Who should take this exam?

This certification is intended for candidates who may be:

  • From a non-IT background and exploring a career in the AWS Cloud
  • In sales/marketing/business analyst roles looking to communicate more effectively with stakeholders and customers about the AWS Cloud
  • In on-premises IT or cloud roles, but new to AWS Cloud, and need a primer before diving into role-based AWS Certification(s)

Prerequisites

To earn this certification, you will need to take and pass the AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner exam. The exam features a combination of two question formats: multiple choice and multiple response. Additional information, such as a detailed exam content outline, is in the exam guide.

Recommended Training

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AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner exam

Recertification

AWS Certifications are valid for three years. To maintain your AWS Certified status, we require you to periodically demonstrate your continued expertise though a process called recertification. Recertification helps strengthen the overall value of your AWS Certification and shows individuals and employers that your credential covers the latest AWS knowledge, skills, and best practices.

Recertification for Foundational-Certification

Take the “Cloud Practitioner” exam

You can take the current AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner exam for recertification. You can use your 50% discount voucher from the Benefits section of your AWS Certification account to re-certify, or use it for any future certification exams you want to take.

Obtain an Associate or Professional certification

You can fulfill the recertification requirement by taking any Associate or Professional exam.

Operations on Kubernetes

Operations on Kubernetes

current course dates can be found at the bottom of this page … company training available on request!

Course description

Are you planning to run your container workloads in a cloud-based Kubernetes environment in the future? Have you recently been tasked with operating an EKS cluster and would now like to acquire the necessary know-how? Are you an experienced DevOps engineer looking to make the transition to the AWS cloud? Then “Operations on Kubernetes” is the right choice!

This course focuses on the operation of Kubernetes clusters and the associated AWS infrastructure. Through a mixture of theory and practice, we will convey content in a lasting manner and offer you the opportunity to put what you have learned into practice immediately.

Course objectives

  • Brush up on basic Kubernetes concepts
  • Learn advanced concepts such as RBAC, Ingress Controller, etc.
  • Familiarize with basic Kubernetes commands
  • Recognize and analyze key metrics
  • Identify and rectify disruptions in a systematic manner
  • Confidently perform Kubernetes cluster upgrades on Amazon EKS
  • Gain familiarity with common Kubernetes tooling

INTENDED AUDIENCE

This course is intended for:

  • People who plan to run their Kubernetes workloads on the Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS) in the future
  • DevOps Engineers
  • System/Operations administrators

Prerequisites

We recommend that attendees of this course have:

  • Basic understanding of general networking concepts and multi-tier architectures
  • Basic understanding of container runtimes (Docker, containerd, etc.)
  • Basic understanding of container orchestration (Kubernetes, Docker Swarm, etc.)
  • Knowledge in the administration of microservices (git, bash, YAML/JSON, common text editors)
  • (Optional) Basic knowledge of AWS services (VPC, EC2, S3) is an advantage

Activities

This course includes:

  • Instructor-led training
  • Live demos
  • Group discussions
  • Practical labs
  • Real-world troubleshooting scenarios

Course duration / Price

  • 3 days
  • € 2,685.00 (excl. tax) per person (DE)

Course outline

Day 1

  • Introduction to Kubernetes
  • Kubernetes basics
  • Kubernetes controllers (Deployment, DaemonSet, ReplicaSet, etc.)
  • Role-based access control (RBAC)
  • Kubernetes services
  • Resource consumption
  • Storage
  • Advanced Kubernetes

Day 2

  • Troubleshooting Basics
  • Key Metrics & Health Indicators
  • Common errors in connection with Kubernetes Pods
  • Common errors related to Kubernetes nodes
  • Log analysis
  • Practical troubleshooting scenarios
  • Kubernetes Failure Stories

Day 3

  • Versioning in the Kubernetes project
  • EKS cluster upgrade process
  • Tooling related to Kubernetes (Helm/Kustomize, K9s, kubectl, etc.)

 

IMPORTANT: Please bring your notebook (Windows, Linux or Mac) to our trainings. If this is not possible, please contact us beforehand.

The course materials are available in English.
The course language is German, but the course can also be held in English on request.