Cloud success goes beyond certification programs

Grazed from InfoWorld. Author: David Linthicum.

The new Amazon Web Services (AWS) Certification Program is a response to organizations screaming for some way to both validate and train employees on the use of AWS public cloud technology. Indeed, AWS Certifications help to recognize the skills, knowledge, and expertise in the AWS public cloud platform. To earn an AWS Certification, individuals must demonstrate their proficiency in a particular area by passing an AWS Certification Exam — akin to getting your driver’s license but instead of road signs, you’re tested on API error messages.

This is much like past certification exams from Microsoft, Novell, and Cisco. I’d go so far as to say that those with AWS Certifications are poised to earn decent money, considering the large number of AWS jobs chasing after a limited pool of candidates these days…

As this program becomes successful, count on emerging or existing certification programs from Microsoft, HP, Rackspace, Red Hat, and others to become more important to companies seeking cloud computing talent. However, this also indicates we’re moving in the wrong direction…

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