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How long did it take for you to get the certificate: "Solutions Architect Associate" or "Solutions Architect Professional"? (self.aws)

submitted 1 year ago by h_a_r_u_k_i to c/[email protected]

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I'm self-learning for those two certificates with Cantrill material.

I'm curious about the length of your journey to get those certificates. How do you pace yourself to learn with your job and life?

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It took me approximately three months to prepare and pass the exam. The study materials that I found most helpful were the official AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate exam guide, online video tutorials, and practice exams. I had some prior experience with AWS, mainly in deploying and managing EC2 instances and S3 storage, but the certification helped me gain a more comprehensive understanding of various AWS services.

[–] h_a_r_u_k_i 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Same situation. I've some prior experience with AWS but not so deep. So I've decided to take the exam to have some "reasons" to dive deeper to the cloud architecture.

I don't really like some topics (e.g. serverless, cloud formation, proprietary services) but networking and security (e.g. IAM) are ubiquitous so I think it's worth it to spend some blood and dime to learn properly.

Anyway, thank you for your input. I guess it will take approximately 3 months for me too.