About AWS and the Exam

This course introduces Amazon Web Services (AWS) and discusses the AWS CSA-A exam.

15 videos // 53 minutes of training

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Course description

What is AWS? Why should I get the AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate certification? This course introduces AWS and walks through the process of getting started with it. It also describes the benefits of obtaining the AWS CSA-A certification and provides recommendations for studying and successfully taking the exam.taking

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Meet the author

Tom Carpenter

Tom Carpenter is a 25+ year veteran of the IT industry. He started in entry-level systems support and quickly moved into the role of a systems analyst and network engineer. He founded the technical content development and training company SysEdCo in 1997, which he continues to operate. Having written more than 20 books for the IT industry, he brings a wealth of experience to any topic and holds many certifications from both vendors and vendor-neutral certification organizations. He is also the head of certification development for the CWNP program and heavily involved in objectives development and exam creation within the certification industry. Tom uses AWS to run several business websites as well as test labs used for content creation and management. According to Tom, "AWS is everything I did in the 90s, and more, in the cloud!” Tom lives in Ohio with his lovely wife Julie and enjoys anything related to technology, learning and human potential.

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