Understanding AWS Cloud Principles and Key CharacteristicsUnderstanding AWS Cloud Principles and Key Characteristics
While generalist solutions architects design overall workload, they need to dive deep into certain areas where more in-depth knowledge is required. In that case, specialist solutions architects come to the rescue; they provide their expertise to apply best practices for a specific domain such as security, networking, analytics, machine learning, etc. You have seen in Well-Architected tool sections where AWS has domain-specific lenses to optimize specialty workload and engage specialist solutions architects. The following are AWS certifications to validate your specialty knowledge in the AWS cloud.
IMPORTANT NOTE – New version of networking specialty certifications will be available starting July-2022.
This AWS specialty certification demonstrates that you possess the skills to design and deploy AWS services as part of comprehensive network architecture and the know-how to scale using best practices. This is one of the hardest certifications to obtain, like AWS Certified Solutions Architect Professional.
Possessing the AWS Certified Security – Specialty certification demonstrates to potential employers that you are well-versed in AWS the ins and outs of AWS security. It shows that you know security best practices for encryption at rest, encryption in transit, user authentication and authorization, penetration testing, and generally being able to deploy AWS services and applications in a secure manner that aligns with your business requirements.
This is an excellent certification to have in your pocket if you are a data scientist or a data analyst. It shows potential employers that you are familiar with many of the core machine learning concepts and the AWS services that can be used to deliver machine learning and artificial intelligence projects.
Having this certification under your belt demonstrates to potential employers your mastery of the persistence services in AWS and your deep knowledge of the best practices needed to manage them. Some of the services tested are these:
Completing this certification demonstrates to employers that you have a good understanding of the concepts needed to perform data analysis on petabyte-scale datasets. This certification shows your ability to design, implement, and deploy analytics solutions that deliver insights by enabling data visualization and implementing the appropriate security measures.