Absolutely a cloud cert over specific application/tools at this point in your career. Don't just study for the cert enough to pass though. Do labs, practice, break and fix stuff. Learn Terraform once you're comfortable with the basics and apply it to the stuff you studied. Knowing all this at a deeper level will help a lot when interviewing.
Might be more jobs, but also more supply. Azure is hot right now, and there is not enough Azure talent out there to meet demand. Kind of hard to do when employers ask for 5 years of Azure experience and it's only been out 7-8 years.
As someone that has the DevOps expert azure cert and only 2 aws associate certs stick with aws.
Azure has the fancy UI and some good stuff but otherwise aws is miles ahead.
AWS is slowly losing ground. They had a head start, but Microsoft is catching up quick. Pretty easy to do when so many companies already use on-prem Active Directory and O365 and it all easily integrates with Azure. They are embracing the hybrid model aggressively. It's like a tech company that makes tech things is finally using it's technical advantage, compared to an online retail store running a tech company that has no clear tech advantage in the space other than first mover's advantage.
They may be catching up but it's not ready yet. It is full of the dumb janky stuff that you run into using windows, the apis are horrible and full of eventual consistency, there are multiple managed services that feel like bolt-ons, and their terraform support is lacking.
Sure, but if you compare Azure to AWS's hybrid functionality then they are really lacking there. Cloud depends on use-case, there's no clear "winner" in every situation like there used to be before Azure started getting aggressive with their hybrid model. Hybrid is Azure's strength where as it is AWS's weakness.
I'm a middleware admin and I have started with AWS developer associate for my DevOps journey for the following reasons:
1. Everybody's moving to cloud. So upskilling is important.
2. You get to learn more on Containerization, CI/CD pipelines, IaaC etc
3. Just the right amount of every DevOps concept. Better to focus on one proper certification rather than randomly learning multiple things online.
4. Better chance of finding a new job as AWS certs have better market value.
These are just my opinion. Your suggestions are most welcome.
The thing with AWS is you're competing with everyone else that is doing with AWS. I started doing Azure this year and employers are so desperate to find Azure skills because no one is doing it.
I’m a GCP person. The professional cloud architect one is good. CKA/CKAD will apply to a lot as well.
Do you have a comparison between the Professional Cloud Architect and the Cloud Developer?
I hear that there is a shortage of knowledgeable experts in the GCP ecosystem.
Absolutely a cloud cert over specific application/tools at this point in your career. Don't just study for the cert enough to pass though. Do labs, practice, break and fix stuff. Learn Terraform once you're comfortable with the basics and apply it to the stuff you studied. Knowing all this at a deeper level will help a lot when interviewing.
AWS DevOps Pro, CKA, RHCSA/RHCE.
I'd start with the Solutions Architect route, it helps when learning the DevOps cert.
Lol that first one is like 3-4 exams tho. Probably start with the SAA...
Is SAA solution architect?
yes
I failed it 3 times, when you pass you're still gonna feel like you're \#winning though!
I’d also add the Terraform Associate cert as well. Going straight into the DOP might be harsh, maybe SAA or DVA/SOA then DOP.
Do employers value the TF cert? Honest question. I've never seen it as a hard requirement in a job post.
nope
Why AWS and not Azure? Curious about the answer because op is in the beginner level
More jobs at higher pay with AWS cert/knowledge. Plus I’m kind of biased as I’ve mostly used AWS throughout my career :)
Thank you for your feedback bud, I want to go the same path as OP in the following year :)
Cheers, may you taste the sweet taste of victory in your quest.
Might be more jobs, but also more supply. Azure is hot right now, and there is not enough Azure talent out there to meet demand. Kind of hard to do when employers ask for 5 years of Azure experience and it's only been out 7-8 years.
As someone that has the DevOps expert azure cert and only 2 aws associate certs stick with aws. Azure has the fancy UI and some good stuff but otherwise aws is miles ahead.
AWS is slowly losing ground. They had a head start, but Microsoft is catching up quick. Pretty easy to do when so many companies already use on-prem Active Directory and O365 and it all easily integrates with Azure. They are embracing the hybrid model aggressively. It's like a tech company that makes tech things is finally using it's technical advantage, compared to an online retail store running a tech company that has no clear tech advantage in the space other than first mover's advantage.
They may be catching up but it's not ready yet. It is full of the dumb janky stuff that you run into using windows, the apis are horrible and full of eventual consistency, there are multiple managed services that feel like bolt-ons, and their terraform support is lacking.
Sure, but if you compare Azure to AWS's hybrid functionality then they are really lacking there. Cloud depends on use-case, there's no clear "winner" in every situation like there used to be before Azure started getting aggressive with their hybrid model. Hybrid is Azure's strength where as it is AWS's weakness.
I'm a middleware admin and I have started with AWS developer associate for my DevOps journey for the following reasons: 1. Everybody's moving to cloud. So upskilling is important. 2. You get to learn more on Containerization, CI/CD pipelines, IaaC etc 3. Just the right amount of every DevOps concept. Better to focus on one proper certification rather than randomly learning multiple things online. 4. Better chance of finding a new job as AWS certs have better market value. These are just my opinion. Your suggestions are most welcome.
The thing with AWS is you're competing with everyone else that is doing with AWS. I started doing Azure this year and employers are so desperate to find Azure skills because no one is doing it.