1) The document discusses the growing demand for cloud skills and how IT paradigms are shifting to require new skills like integration, DevOps, collaboration, and architecture. 2) It outlines AWS training paths that are aligned to cloud job roles and migration phases from development and testing to true production and all-in adoption. Training options include self-paced labs, instructor-led classes, and eLearning videos. 3) AWS certification is recommended to demonstrate expertise, stand out among peers, and provide employers assurance of skills. Popular certifications include Solutions Architect – Associate, Developer – Associate, and SysOps Administrator – Associate.

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3. AWS Training & Certification
Denny Daniel
Head of Training & Certification – ASEAN HK TW
dennyd@amazon.com

4. Agenda
• Cloud skills demand and changing IT paradigm
• Technology adoption patterns
• AWS training paths
• AWS certification

5. Investing in cloud skills: A good bet!

6. What the industry is saying:
• “Cloud First Strategy at News Corp Requires New Skills’, CIO Magazine, 8th October 2014
• ** ‘Cloud Skills Certification Can Add Zeros To Your Pay Cheque’, The Register, 12 October , 2014
“The move to the cloud has required a change in the type of
skills needed” Tim Quinn, CIO, News Corp *
“Demand for cloud skills over the last couple of years has grown
by about 20 per cent as companies look to embrace a cloud
computing strategy.” Anthony Sherick, managing director of
recruitment website Technojobs **

7. 1.7m
Unfilled cloud jobs
In 2012
26%
Increase in cloud skills
jobs
7m
Projected job in 3 years
Cloud skills shortage
- IDC White Paper, sponsored by Microsoft, Climate Change: Cloud's Impact on IT Organizations and
Staffing, November 2012.

8. Cloud provides endless possibilities… and disrupts old models
Changing IT paradigm
Elastic Loosely coupled
Rapid innovation
Infinite
resources
Mobility

9. Evolving Skills
New Skills Required to Design, Deploy, and Operate in the Cloud
Integration
DevOps
Learning culture
Best
practices
Collaboration

10. Bridge the gap
re:Invent IT
• Elastic, scale
• Loosely coupled
• Automated
• Integrated
Build skills
• Architecting
• DevOps
• Collaboration
• Developing

11. Technology Adoption Patterns

12. Cloud adoption
Dev & Test True Production Mission Critical All-in
Build production apps
Migrate production apps
Marketing
Build mission-critical apps
Migrate mission-critical apps
Development and
test environments
Corporate standard

13. Journey into the cloud
True
production
Share development
globally, in minutes
Dev & test
APIs integrated legacy
technology
Mission
critical
Dozens of mobile apps
Key back office apps
All-in
3,000 apps
• Migration 101
• Scale fast-global
• Security
• Enterprise migration
• Legacy integration
• Big data, analytics
• HPC workloads
• Corporate web/e-
commerce
• mobile/social
• Backup-HA- recovery-
archive-DR-storage
• Security
• CRM
• Large database
• ERP
• Microsoft, SAP
• Infor, Oracle
• Cloud desktops
• collaboration/file
sharing
• Security
• Cloud 1st
• All applications
• Operate at scale
• Automation
• Global footprint
• Security
• DevOps –
infrastructure as code

14. Learning Paths Are Aligned To Cloud Job Roles And Migration Phases
On-premise
Architecting
DESIGN
BUILD
Developing
Operations
RUN
SECURE
Security
Big Data
ANALYZE
Cloud

15. The DevOps role. Why?

16. AWS Training

17. AWS training
Benefits Delivery
• Learn about AWS through
immersive exercises and
hands-on activities
• Work with AWS knowledge
experts to gain familiarity with
AWS capabilities and get
questions answered
• Gain confidence to make
decisions about IT solutions
Self-paced labs
Instructor-led training
e-Learning & videos
Visit aws.amazon.com/training for more information

18. I’m New to AWS

19. Free AWS Videos and Labs

20. Free AWS Videos and Labs

21. Free AWS Videos and Labs

22. Free AWS Videos and Labs

23. Free AWS Videos and Labs

24. Free AWS Videos and Labs

25. Free AWS Videos and Labs

26. Free AWS Videos and Labs

27. Training courses
Visit aws.amazon.com/training for course descriptions

28. AWS Business Essentials

29. AWS Technical Essentials

30. Architecting on AWS

31. Advanced Architecting on AWS

32. Developing on AWS

33. Systems Operations on AWS

34. DevOps Engineering on AWS

35. Big Data Fundamentals

36. Big Data on AWS

37. AWS Security Fundamentals

38. Security Operations on AWS

39. Get training near you
• Public classes
• Onsite training delivered
at your location
APN Training Partners
Find a class near you
www.aws.training
http://bespoketraining.com

40. AWS Self-Paced Labs

41. qwikLABS - https://qwiklab.com

42. Certification

43. Benefits of AWS Certification
Individual
• Demonstrate expertise
• Stand out
• Industry visibility
• Customer visibility
• Peer recognition
• Credibility with customers
Employer
• Baseline bar on AWS skills
• Identify expert talent
• Leverage best practices
• Reduce operational risk
• Increase business advantage
• Maximize AWS efficiencies
• Common vocabulary
• Accelerate time to cloud

44. AWS Certification
Learn more at aws.amazon.com/certification

45. AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate

46. AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional

47. AWS Certified Developer – Associate

48. AWS Certified SysOps Administrator – Associate

49. AWS Certified DevOps Engineer – Professional

50. Schedule Your Certification Exam
Take a Practice Exam
Review AWS FAQs
AWS Documentation and Reference Architectures
Study AWS Whitepapers
Practice with Self-Paced Labs
Take an AWS Training Class
Review the Exam Guide
Preparing for certification
Visit aws.amazon.com/certification for exam prep resources

51. AWS Recertification

52. AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate Recertification

53. What People Are Saying about AWS Training & Certification

54. What People Are Saying about AWS Training & Certification

55. What People Are Saying about AWS Training & Certification

56. What is Media Saying about AWS Training & Certification

57. Get Trained and Certified

58. Summary
• Evolve skills for cloud adoption with AWS training
• Individuals – take training that best meets your needs and role
• Employers – build team skills and establish learning culture
• Validate technical skills with AWS Certifications

59. Denny Daniel
Head of Training & Certification
ASEAN HK TW
dennyd@amazon.com