I started 2021 with a focus on Microsoft Azure and also passed two exams which I also mention in earlier posts. In August I changed jobs. At my current employer there is more a focus on AWS as a cloud provider. Unfortunately my AWS certification had expired, so I had to start over again. My goal for 2021 was to pass at least the Solutions Architect Associate exam. I achieved that goal and also passed to other exams. ...
Last year I passed my az-104 certification and at that moment I thought I would first focus on achieving az-400. At the beginning of this year I decided that it was smarter to first pass the Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert certification. Reason for that was that I already took the class last year for az-303 which is on of the two exams that you have to pass. So in the beginning of March of this year I passed my az-303 exam and at the end of March I also passed my az-304 exam. View my AZ-303 credential on Credly. ...
Today I passed my first Azure exam for this year, Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate. My goal is to achieve two other certificates in the coming two months, Microsoft Certified: DevOps Engineer Expert and Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert. For the first certification this is one of the required exams. Next will be AZ-400 Designing and Implementing Microsoft DevOps Solutions In preparation for this exam I read the blueprint and the modules offered on Microsoft Learn. Also I used AZ-104 Microsoft Azure Administrator Exam Certification 2020 by Scott Duffy on Udemy.com and I also followed AZ-303: Microsoft Azure Architect Technologies training which was offered by my company and has some overlap with AZ-104 topic wise. Next to that I used a free account on Azure to get hands on experience with Azure. The exam itself is not difficult and consist only of 65 multiple choice questions. I had some questions where I was not allowed to go back to the earlier question and didn’t show up in the question review screen. The last four questions where around a case study. All in all a very doable exam if you have some hands on experience and of course make sure that you read the questions! View my Azure Administrator Associate credential on Credly.
Today I got the email from Google saying that I passed the Google Cloud Associate Engineer certification. Last Friday I took the exam at a Kryterion test center and got the pass score but had to wait till the final approval from Google. At my current job I don’t work with Google Cloud but more with Microsoft Azure, AWS and data center environments. Google certification was on my list of certifications I wanted to look into. When A Cloud Guru also started with the offering of course around Google Cloud I bought it. I already knew them from the AWS courses and I really like their approach. I started also with the training but didn’t finish it. ...
Earlier this week I passed my Docker exam, and so I can call myself now Docker Certified Associate. For the official certificate, check here. Achieving this certification is the first step in the path to Docker Accredited Consultant. Next step is attending the DAC (Docker Accredited Consultant) workshop which I attended in the second week of July. This certification is also a part of the shift I want to make to more cloud native and also moving away from the infrastructure layer higher up in the stack. ...
Today I passed my VMware Certified Professional 6 -Network Virtualization 6.2 certification. Last year I already took the course but at that moment I was too busy with other stuff to also take the exam. Now after reading again the course material, the online training Clear and Simple VMware NSX 6.2 and vSphere Virtual Networks from Rick Crisci via Udemy.com and the use of hands on labs I felt up to the exam. ...
AWS offer a range of certification types including Associate, Professional, and Specialty. The certifications focus on gaining technical knowledge on the AWS Platform across several roles and specialties.We offer associate certifications covering the roles of Solutions Architect, Developer, and SysOps Administrator. Once you have completed an Associate Certification in any of these roles, you may progress to a Specialty in Advanced Networking or Big Data, or a Professional Certification in Solutions Architect or DevOps Engineering.Specialty Certifications offer advancement for someone interested validating their expertise in a specific area. Professional Certifications are our highest role-specific certification. ...
My VMware certifications were going to expire on the 12th of March, To keep that from happening I took and passed the VCP 6 - Data Center Virtualization delta exam. Since I only used selfstudy to achieve my VCP 5 certification I thought it was a smart idea to follow one of the suggested training courses. I attended the VMware vSphere: What’s New [V5.5 to V6] course. Next to that course I also attended the VMware vSphere: Certified Professional Exam Preparation Workshop [V1.0]. The training and the workshop are very helpfull towards the exam but not enough. I also installed the VMware ESXi 6.0 and VMware vCenter appliance in a test environment to get some hands on experience with the product. Useful links: VCP 6 Study guide VMware practive exam VMware product walkthrough ...