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Get inspired by Mike Band’s journey from sports statistics enthusiast to NFL Next Gen Stats analytics leader, where he leverages AWS machine learning to revolutionize football analytics. This insider look reveals how passion, curiosity, and continuous learning can transform a childhood interest in sports data into a groundbreaking career at the intersection of athletics and technology.

Learn all about Amazon OpenSearch Service, from foundational courses to advanced AI capabilities, with this curated guide to AWS training resources, hands-on workshops, and certification paths designed for developers, analysts, and IT professionals looking to build search and analytics skills in the cloud.

In April 2025, we launched 14 new digital training products on AWS Skill Builder including 9 new AWS Builder Labs, 4 new Digital Classroom courses, and a new game-based learning offering, AWS Skill Builder Trivia, an immersive learning tool that enables you to create dynamic, multiplayer trivia quizzes for live training sessions and events.

In March 2025, we launched 13 new digital training products on AWS Skill Builder including 9 new AWS Builder Labs, 3 new AWS Jam Journeys, and 1 new Digital Classroom course.

Game developers face a common challenge: building cloud expertise while staying focused on game creation. This guide organizes essential training resources to help you build cloud expertise, from foundational courses to hands-on workshops and industry-recognized certifications.

In February 2025, we launched 17 new digital training products on AWS Skill Builder including seven new AWS Builder Labs, four new AWS Jam Journeys, and six major updates to AWS Jam Journeys.

In January 2025, we launched 17 new digital training products on AWS Skill Builder including two new AWS Jam Journeys, additional language availability for Exam Prep materials in support of AWS Certified AI Practitioner and AWS Certified Machine Learning Engineer certification exams, as well as a new AWS Builder Lab, Sustainability Strategies with AWS Compute Workload, designed to help identify sustainability strategies using AWS services and tools to optimize usage and costs in an AWS environment.

In December 2024, we launched nine new digital training products on AWS Skill Builder including five new AWS Builder Labs, a new AWS Jam focused on troubleshooting AWS Web Development issues in a gamified learning environment, and one new AWS Digital Classroom course. We also launched AWS Learning Assistant for AWS Builder Labs, a new AI-powered, chat-based guide that enhances self-paced learning by providing real-time responses and insights to learners.

We’re both experienced AWS professionals and have witnessed firsthand how cloud technologies can accelerate mission-critical initiatives and solve complex challenges in regulated industries. AWS Certifications have been an important part of our respective career progression and we’re passionate about sharing our certification experiences to help others. This blog outlines our AWS Certification learning journeys, the impact on our careers, and our best practices to prepare for an AWS Certification exam.

As organizations move from dabbling in generative artificial intelligence (AI) to building customer-facing applications, having a skilled team is crucial for project success. You can leverage AWS Training courses to upskill your team, ensuring they are prepared for your next generative AI project.