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Tag: Cloud Practitioner

Episode 5: Learn AWS Well-Architected Framework in AWS Power Hour: Cloud Practitioner

There are just two more weeks of AWS Power Hour: Cloud Practitioner. Catch up on the previous episodes on demand at your convenience. Then, join us next week for episode five. We offer two live, 60-minute shows each week: Mondays at 7:30 a.m. PT and Thursdays at 4:30 p.m. PT. As a friendly reminder, the […]

ICYMI: October 2020 highlights from AWS Training and Certification

Below is a summary of AWS Training and Certification news and updates for the month of October, including all our new courses launched this month. Dive in and explore! Enterprise skills development CloudCheckr staff earn more than 80 AWS Certifications in 80 days CloudCheckr, an AWS Partner, recently validated its employees’ cloud expertise by completing […]

We’re reviewing security essentials in episode four of AWS Power Hour: Cloud Practitioner

We’re headed into week four. Can you believe it? It’s not too late to join us for AWS Power Hour: Cloud Practitioner. Catch up on the previous episodes on demand at your convenience. Then, join us next week for episode four. We offer two live, 60-minute shows each week: Mondays at 7:30 a.m. PT and […]

Training tech workers for the future – a conversation with Maureen Lonergan

This week, Maureen Lonergan, director of AWS Training and Certification was a guest on NPR podcast “Can Do” discussing the future of technology training. Technology represents 10% of the US economy and 8% of its workforce, and it’s America’s fastest growing economic sector. As readers of this blog, you’re aware that there’s a gap in […]

Learn database basics in episode three of AWS Power Hour: Cloud Practitioner

We’ve hit the half-way point in our six-week Twitch series, AWS Power Hour: Cloud Practitioner. You can get caught up on the previous episodes on demand at your convenience. Then, join us next week for episode three. We offer two live, 60-minute shows each week: Mondays at 7:30 a.m. PT and Thursdays at 4:30 p.m. […]

Episode two of AWS Power Hour: Cloud Practitioner is on deck!

Have you had the chance to stream our latest Twitch series, AWS Power Hour: Cloud Practitioner? You can watch this week’s episodes on demand at your convenience or before you join us for next week’s episode. We offer two live, 60-minute shows each week—Mondays at 7:30 a.m. PT and Thursdays at 4:30 p.m. PT. As […]

Coming to Twitch–AWS Power Hour: Cloud Practitioner

It’s hard to carve out time to add to our professional skills and earn credentials. We hear this sentiment from our customers, and, of course, we feel it ourselves. One thing we hear consistently from AWS Certified customers is that setting a specific, time-bound goal—like getting certified by AWS re:Invent—enables you to work backwards, stay […]

AWS re/Start graduate series: “AWS Cloud? I got this!”

Guest author, AWS re/Start graduate from Amsterdam, Vanity B. AWS re/Start trains a diverse set of learners in 14 cities across six countries for entry-level cloud positions and connects graduates with local employers. Each AWS re/Start cohort is 12-weeks and focuses on building AWS Cloud skills for unemployed, underemployed, and transitioning populations to support a […]

5 steps to accelerate transformation and innovation in your organization

Transformation is a well-worn word these days. It means different things to different organizations. Frequently, transformation becomes about solving the most salient challenge facing the organization at that time and is often linked to a current pain point that’s been difficult to solve. I argue that transformation is much more than that. The real secret—and […]