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A career with the space to innovate: David’s story

Self-improvement has always been a driving force for David. The desire to grow, improve, and build a financially secure life is an ethos that harks back to the early days of his childhood in South Africa. Even from this early vantage point, David knew that his future was within the technology sector. Subsequently, his willingness […]

A lifetime in the industry and helping to inspire others: Veliswa’s story

When Veliswa began her career in the technology industry, she didn’t set out to change the world. Her motivation was always in the pursuit of bettering herself, progressing her career upward to secure more innovative work, and achieving better remunerations. But now, 20 years later, after becoming the first female AWS Developer Advocate in Africa, […]

ICYMI: July 2021 new courses, stories, and resources from AWS Training and Certification

Below is a summary of AWS Training and Certification news and updates for July 2021. Dive in and explore more training content, stories, and resources. New AWS Training courses AWS Training and Certification empowers learners of various skill levels, roles, and backgrounds to build knowledge and practical skills. We offer more than 500 free, on-demand […]

Learn how to operationalize ML models with new AWS course

A VentureBeat report notes that 87% of data science projects never make it to production. This isn’t surprising if we consider an International Data Corporation (IDC) survey that points to the lack of machine learning and operations (MLOps) skills as one of the top three challenges in operationalizing artificial intelligence (AI). 52% of the participants […]

AWS simplifies program for AWS Partners to offer, deliver, resell AWS Training

AWS Training Partners are currently aligned to the AWS Partner Network to deliver and sell AWS Training. Today, we are pleased to announce an evolution to the AWS Training Partner Program, which combines the previous three programs: 1/AWS Training Partners; 2/Digital Training Partners; and 3/Resellers into one program. AWS Training Partners will be able to […]

Announcing our newest Twitch series, AWS Power Hour: Architecting

Did you know that AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate topped the list of certifications IT professionals wanted to pursue in 2020, according to Global Knowledge? What’s more, it’s also one of the top paid certifications in the industry. Employers often look to validate an individual’s level of expertise through industry certifications. To help those […]

ICYMI: June 2021 new courses, stories, and resources from AWS Training and Certification

Below is a summary of AWS Training and Certification news and updates for June 2021. Dive in and explore more training content, stories, and resources. New AWS Training courses AWS Training and Certification empowers learners of various skill levels, roles, and backgrounds to build knowledge and practical skills. We offer more than 500 free, on-demand […]

Propel your technical career with AWS Technical Essentials course

Are you a technical professional, new to the cloud, and looking to build your AWS Cloud knowledge? Do you want to learn how to build, compare, and apply highly available, fault-tolerant, scalable, and cost-effective cloud solutions? If so, you’re in the right place. We’ve released the updated one-day classroom course and new digital course, AWS […]

BAE Systems AI upskilled employees to meet customer demand for AWS expertise

BAE Systems Applied Intelligence (BAE Systems AI), a division of multinational arms, security, and aerospace company BAE Systems, is an AWS Premier Consulting Partner in the AWS Partner Network and provides consultancy-services products and helps customers solve complex cybersecurity problems across multiple sectors, including defense, national security, government, and financial services. Many of its customers […]

Landing your early cloud career role: Blog #3 – Sharpening your presentation skills

Authors’ notes: This article is ideal for recent college and university graduates or early career professionals interested in applying to technical cloud roles, including associate solutions architect, associate technical trainer, associate technical account manager, associate customer solutions manager, and associate professional services consultant at AWS. In this third and final blog of our series, we’re […]