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Build your cybersecurity skills with these 40 courses and more
The shift toward more digital and remote work is placing increasing demands on security professionals to support the deployment of secure IT infrastructures and applications. However, IT leaders identify cybersecurity as the most challenging domain for finding qualified talent, as reported in the 2020 Global Knowledge IT Skills and Salary Report. This skills gap illustrates […]
Hand-selected for hands-on experience: 7 popular classroom courses now offered with AWS Jam
Editor’s Note 8/6/2021: You can now schedule a one-day, standalone AWS Jam facilitated by an expert AWS instructor. You have the flexibility to schedule an AWS Jam on any day for your team, regardless of whether they’ve previously joined an AWS Training class. You will select a set of challenges aligned to the courses mentioned […]
Landing your early cloud career role: Blog #2 – Solidifying your technical toolkit for your interview
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 our last blog, we introduced you to the technical […]
Four new free learning opportunities now available on Coursera, edX, and Udemy
Are you interested in learning how to build .NET applications? Maybe you’re curious about the cloud-procurement process? Or perhaps you’ve been wondering how Amazon CodeGuru can help you proactively improve your code? If you answered “yes” to any of these questions, you’re in luck. AWS Training and Certification recently teamed up with Coursera, edX, and […]
Landing your early cloud career role: Blog #1 – Technical cloud roles at Amazon Web Services
Authors’ notes: This is article one of a three-part series that is ideal for recent college and university graduates or early career professionals interested in applying for 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. Are you interested […]
Build your AWS Cloud knowledge with updated AWS Cloud Practitioner Essentials classroom course
Are you new to the AWS Cloud and looking to jumpstart your cloud journey? Do you want to prepare for the AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner exam but need live interaction with an instructor? In December 2020, AWS Training and Certification launched the new and improved digital course, AWS Cloud Practitioner Essentials. For learners who prefer […]
“SheDares” free online learning program encourages women to consider a career in tech
At Amazon Web Services (AWS), we are committed to fostering a more diverse, inclusive, accessible, and equitable workforce. We know that diversity in teams and leadership is a critical driver of innovation. As part of this commitment, we’re collaborating with The Dream Collective, a diversity, equity, and inclusion consultancy, to launch SheDares. SheDares is a […]
Accelerate your application-development skills with three free Amazon DynamoDB courses
Amazon DynamoDB is a fully managed, multi-region, key-value, durable database with built-in security that delivers single-digit millisecond performance at any scale. DynamoDB can handle more than 10 trillion requests per day and can support peaks of more than 20 million requests per second. DynamoDB reflects a paradigm shift from relational databases in terms of management, […]
AWS re/Start launches in Kenya as program expands across Africa
AWS re/Start program will launch a new cohort in Kenya and three in South Africa in May, totaling 12 cohorts launched across Africa since October 2020. Amazon Web Services (AWS) re/Start cloud skills training program will be launching four cohorts in Africa this month—including launching for the first time in Kenya—as part of the program’s […]
Getting started on your learning journey for .NET on AWS
Are you a .NET developer who wants to leverage cloud technologies to build fully hosted .NET applications? Would you like your application to automatically scale up and down, be available worldwide, and be easy to maintain? Amazon Web Services (AWS) has the services, .NET-specific tooling, and third-party integrations you need to easily, securely, and reliably […]