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AWS Solution Architect Professional – I want to take this challenge first. The exam itself is for 3 hours. The questions are lengthy and the options too are. Definitely trains the brain to be focussed for a longer time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

UPDATE – 7th April – COMPLETE<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Linux SysAdmin – The more new tools I learn on the DevOps or Cloud, they end up requiring the basics of Linux. Would be good to learn the Administration\/Security fundamentals of Linux this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kubernetes Admin – CKA : This certification is hands-on. For any application, when we think about scaling or high availability, Kubernetes takes the center stage. Eg. Manage Jenkins Nodes, Quickly spin a cluster of docker containers to test ansible\/terraform. Also, I already have a voucher that expires this year. So, this one is on the priority list. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The next few are stretch goals and might be re-prioritized.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Azure Administrator AZ-104 – This is a pre-requisite for AZ-305: Designing Microsoft Azure Infrastructure Solutions<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Docker Certified Associate (DCA – Mirantis) – The exam format is interesting. There are 42 – DOMC – Discrete Option Multi Choice questions. Based on CKA prep, I might take this along.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

AWS Devops Professional – DevOps is a must know for Architects and Developers. Understanding CI\/CD pipeline on the cloud would give a fair idea about how certain processes can be automated\/handled for different types of applications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

AWS Machine Learning Associate – This is on the wish list. I like AI and no doubt AI\/ML\/MLOps will be on high demand this year. Good to have this on your side too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

AWS Data Engineer Associate – Data is at the core for AI\/ML. Collecting and preparing data is important for AI\/ML tasks. Will be good to understand the types of data and how they are collected, transformed and stored<\/p>\n\n\n\n

GCP and OCI associate level certifications are on the radar. I wish I could add more, do more. Lets get started. One step at a time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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