How I passed AWS Cloud Practitioner Examination

 



 

I cleared my AWS CP certification on 22nd Jan 2022. Here are some notes on how I prepared and tips for anyone who wants to prepare for this certification. 

  1. Create an account on Amazon and login using that to skill builder site from Amazon. https://skillbuilder.aws/ This is the site made available by Amazon, in order to access official trainings and content from Amazon. 
  2.  Complete AWS CP essential self-paced course available on AWS skill builder site - I loved this course since it builds knowledge from grounds up. Example used throughout is of a coffee shop and it makes easier to fit the cloud concepts perfectly in your head :) 
  3. Overview of important AWS services can be through this white-paper (good for quick reference - all services in one place). It's a good cheat sheet to have handy while preparing.
  4. Make sure to read about details of each service only on Amazon official pages.  Questions in final assessment are aligned to these. Other resources available on video might have outdated content and hence misleading. So, it’s good to read official documents. These links are readily available in the aws-overview.pdf link mentioned above (Point #3)
  5. Apart from services, read carefully about following aspects. They have pretty decent weightage in examination 

    1.   AWS Cloud fundamentals - https://aws.amazon.com/getting-started/fundamentals-overview/  

    2.   Cloud models - https://aws.amazon.com/types-of-cloud-computing/ 

    3.  AWS support services and plans - https://aws.amazon.com/premiumsupport/plans/ 

    4. AWS well architected framework - https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/apn/the-5-pillars-of-the-aws-well-architected-framework/

    5. AWS shared responsibility model - https://aws.amazon.com/compliance/shared-responsibility-model/ 

    6. Migration strategies - https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/enterprise-strategy/6-strategies-for-migrating-applications-to-the-cloud/ 

  6. Do assessments available on Udemy. There are 6 assessments available here. It’s a great way to evaluate your prep. 

 

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