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Kickstarting your AWS Cloud operations journey: A guide for aspiring cloud architects

Learn how to build a strong foundation in AWS cloud operations through this comprehensive guide for aspiring cloud architects and system administrators. From AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner certification to hands-on labs and immersion days, discover a structured learning path that combines theoretical knowledge with practical experience to help you effectively manage and maintain cloud infrastructure.

Experience-Based Acceleration: A post-migration guide to success (Part 2)

AWS Experience-Based Acceleration (EBA) is transforming how organizations approach cloud migration and post-migration operations. In this comprehensive guide, learn how to establish robust cloud operations after an EBA migration, focusing on key pillars like monitoring, security, disaster recovery, financial management, and operational excellence. Discover targeted AWS Training resources and practical steps to build team expertise and maximize your AWS investment.

New courses and certification updates from AWS Training and Certification in April 2025

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.

From cloud novice to award-winning game developer: A journey with AWS Cloud Institute

Discover how JC Boissy transformed from a cloud novice to an award-winning game developer through AWS Cloud Institute. His journey from managing cloud projects to creating CloudJack-21, an innovative serverless card game that earned recognition in the 2024 AWS Game Builder Challenge, showcases the power of structured cloud-skills training and hands-on experience.

Press start on AWS Training for game development

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.

Gamify your cloud journey: How AWS Jam(s) are created and why they matter

AWS Jam is a unique form of immersive learning in the cloud computing domain that offers an engaging approach to developing AWS skills. This blog post explores the inner workings of AWS Jam and examines the reasons why this innovative learning experience is ideal for cloud enthusiasts, professionals, and organizations alike.

Skilling up in SaaS with AWS Training and Certification

As businesses aim to focus more on their core competencies, they increasingly turn to Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) to handle the undifferentiated heavy lifting. In today’s blog post, we will focus on the available training from AWS Training and Certification to help support you on your SaaS journey, how to familiarize yourself with the challenges of operating a SaaS business model, and how to think through these problems from the SaaS lens.

New courses and certification offerings from AWS Training and Certification in March 2024

Welcome to the March course launch blog. This month we launched eight new digital training products on AWS Skill Builder, including four new AWS Builder Labs and Generative AI Developer Kit. We also have three new, and one updated AWS Classroom Training courses—two of which have AWS Partner versions—including Developing Generative AI Applications on AWS. A reminder: registration is now open for the new AWS Certified Data Engineer – Associate exam. You can begin preparing with curated exam prep resources, created by the experts at AWS, on AWS Skill Builder.

Using Amazon Q to accelerate your cloud learning

Amazon Q is a generative-AI powered assistant that helps customers answer questions, provide summaries, generate content, and complete tasks based on data in their company repository. It also exists as a learning tool for AWS users who want to ask questions about services and best practices in the cloud. Learn how you can use it to accelerate your learning of AWS services.