Which AWS certification should you do?

AWS certification path or roadmap:
Adrian explains the differences between the AWS certifications in terms of content and difficulty and which order he recommends to follow if you want to get AWS certified. From starting with the Cloud Practitioner to the Solutions Architect Associate and Professional and then the specialties.

If you are totally new to AWS certifications, this is a handy explainer.
If you already have one or more certifications, it might give you an idea of what you can go for next.

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[purevybz]

The first 3 minutes of this video for me felt like a burden was lifted off me for skipping the cloud practitioner course and jumping in straight into solutions architect, I was conflicted for months on what path to choose and you nailed it by confirming that the SA course covers pretty much the cloud practitioner and goes into the practical hands on that is real world experience when you work with AWS technologies. Thank you for taking the time to make this video for people like me!

[Ruffgemm]

He’s something else… it’s one thing to know your stuff, it’s another to impart. It takes a gift to that. Never thought I’d know networking like I do now. Adrian is super gifted!

[YeetYeetYe]

Thank you so much for everything you do. Working through your SAA course right now. About 35% finished and I have to say I have learned SO much, not just about AWS but technical fundamentals as a whole. I have a CS degree + 2 years experience as a software developer, but I was missing so much of the networking fundamentals it was crazy. Everything is clicking now. Thank

[ceoofthen-word]

Studying for overlapping exams can be useful to internalize the concepts if you are new to the whole cloud thing. Aside from that, totally agree

[kylewalter]

I was going to pay $100 to sit for my cloud practitioner exam. I’ll just put some of that money into your SAA-C02 course instead. Thank you for the words of wisdom!!

[smtek]

I did the Cloud Pratictioner because it was part of my company schedule for us, now I'm studying for Developer Associate. I get that it's a very basic exam, but I do recommend people taking it if you don't have ANY prior knowledge on AWS, as subsequent exams get a 50% discount after the first one and it has 70% average pass rate (wich means people still fail even though it's the easiest one).

[ArmchairRizzard]

I cannot tell you how helpful this video was even from 3 minutes in. I already understand my path now. Thank you for being very informative.

[samjones]

Thank you very much for this concise overview of the cert paths! I'm just getting into cloud and had no idea about the various AWS routes! Thank you! Cheers!

[beingkanika]

Thank you so much buddy I was struggling between AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner Practice and Solutions Architect . But you have made it so easy I had even asked many colleagues, Linkedin People Friends, YouTube Videos, and family but I was getting more confused. Now everything is clear. Really appreciated. 😀

[christiaanvarkevisser]

This was incredibly helpful! Assuming this is still relevant, I'm shifting from the practitioner one to the solutions architect. Looking forward to start your course with lots of lab work!

[maximilianogiani]

I wish I had watched this video before doing the practitioner learning plan in aws skill builder. It would have saved me a lot of time. Now I'm preparing for the SAA and I completely agree that starting with practitioner was a duplicate effort.

[anthonya]

Please make an updated version of this video.

[raghuraj-peakperformance]

Your teaching is different level, it can be understood easily

[Horizont.]

I totally agree. I had studied for the Solutions Architect Associate but when I scored only around 70% in the practice exam, I spent another 6 hours on Cloud Practitioner and passed that exam straight away. Now I got my first job with AWS and continue via learning by doing. There are free resources on AWS skill builder that are absolute gold.

[goonera]

my relationship with IT has always been "love and hate" until I came across your platform. Amazing work and amazing teaching. the way you explain everything in detail reminds me of how brilliant cooking shows always make you hungry :D I will definitely get "all the things" bundle after the architect associate. thank you so much.

[lawsofhumannature]

Thanks for this info, I started Practitioner this past Friday, but I'm moving unto Solutions Architect Associate. Thank you for saving me time!

[TheBeach]

Awesome. I have your solutions architect course. Love the way you lay things out. Gonna take me some time to get throught it but its all stuff I need to learn and will benefit me. I have a few other courses but its something about yours that just seems like it will be a good fit coming from a network adming background.

[asterginete]

Thank you! A lot of people on Reddit recommended your course so I bought the all things package. I'm excited to learn! =)

[kodak]

The best explanation I can have. Thank you so much Adrian 😊

[jacquepang]

3 years late, compared to the certifications showed in video, aws add: in Foundational, AI practitioner, in associate: data engineer associate and mle associate; aws remove : in specialty alexa skill data analytics and databse.