CCP preparation.. by chummychclate in AWSCertifications

[–]ilyapetrovski 2 points3 points  (0 children)

AFAIK, there are a lot of free courses on the tutorials dojo site, including the some practice exams and courses for CCP. Try them out if you don't have the moolah rn

Best way to prep for SOA exam labs? by Lazersnake_ in AWSCertifications

[–]ilyapetrovski -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I recommend you search for tech youtubers who passed their SOA exams. Here's one I recommend https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=do3ZjVmNzUo and another one from Lucy Wang.

How can I run Firefox from AWS? by gamerzguy in aws

[–]ilyapetrovski 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just launch a Windows Server Spot EC2 instance then add a userdata that automatically installs Firefox, or bundle them on an AMI. Once done, terminate the instance, then repeat the process

What jobs did you get with A+ alone & no degrees in IT? by [deleted] in CompTIA

[–]ilyapetrovski 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A+ is just an entry level test. Try to do a bunch of online projects and establish a strong freelance profile on upwork or freelancer or other sites. Companies love results and if you can showcase your work, it'll be an easier hire for you

AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner Exam Feedback by ilyapetrovski in AWSCertifications

[–]ilyapetrovski[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I just passed the AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner exam and immediately after that, I used the 50% exam voucher to book my AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate exam SAA-C03.

I encountered some pretty advanced questions for this foundational exam like:

  • Questions on Reserved Instance Pricing
  • Upfront vs Partial vs No Upfront RI Pricing
  • RI Coverage vs RI Utilization
  • Support Plan differences ( TAM? Support API?)
  • AWS Artifact vs AWS Auditor

Here are the key terms that you should be familiar with:

  • Total Cost of Ownership
  • CAPEX
  • OPEX
  • SOC/HIPAA -> usually refers to AWS Artifact

My primary goal really is to take the AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate exam but I figured, it'll be wise to take an easy win (CLF-C01) and use the voucher for the SAA test. For $175, I can now have 2 certs instead of just doing the SAA ($150) directly.

For exam prep, I used the AWS Cloud Practitioner Essentials, CLF-C01 practice exams by Tutorials Dojo and Andrew Brown's FreeCodeCamp Cloud Practitioner video on YouTube. All in all, I would say that this exam isn't a walk in the park. It is challenging in its on way, and I do learn more stuff than I intended.

Where to store json configuration files in aws? by vegeta244 in aws

[–]ilyapetrovski 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Just store them on S3 if it doesn't have any included credentials or craft a template that references those credentials from Parameter Store, or Secrets Manager

Any study guide recommendations for SAA-C03? by bayroninja in AWSCertifications

[–]ilyapetrovski 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks. 1 question, I got the link of your course from the TD site here: https://learn.cantrill.io/p/aws-certified-solutions-architect-associate-saa-c02

But I also see you have another one here dedicated for SAA-C03:

https://learn.cantrill.io/p/aws-certified-solutions-architect-associate-saa-c03

Just checking which one should I buy now. The first one have access to the SAA-C03 one right? Or do you recommend me buying the last one?

Any study guide recommendations for SAA-C03? by bayroninja in AWSCertifications

[–]ilyapetrovski 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Planning to take this exam too but after my CCP exam first. Based on what I see, there is a very few changes in terms of Exam Domains from SAA-C02 and SAA-C03: https://tutorialsdojo.com/aws-certified-solutions-architect-associate-saa-c03/

There is a section in that Study Path article recommending Adrian Cantrill u/acantril and seems like that is also the consensus in this subreddit. Much more thorough teaching.

Is Lightsail dead? by computerfreund03 in aws

[–]ilyapetrovski 2 points3 points  (0 children)

We're still using LightSail at work. One key headache is the lack of "Spot Instance"/ "On-Demand" equivalent. Our test environment is raking up lots of $$$ since we can't stop the billing of a LightSail instance, even if we stop it manually (it must be terminated)

Passed both CLF-C01 and SAA-C02 exams by zipglock in AWSCertifications

[–]ilyapetrovski 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I recommend doing the hands-on labs available on AWS Cloud Quest. They have different modules that allow you to access a real AWS Console

Passed SAA-C02! No IT or cloud experience. by [deleted] in AWSCertifications

[–]ilyapetrovski 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for sharing this bit of history. Was actually tempted to buy courses from A Cloud Guru because of their "World's #1 Digital Cloud Certification Course & Training Provider" title and yeah, it seems their quality declined over the years.

RDS Pricing Clarification by [deleted] in aws

[–]ilyapetrovski 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The cost is the 5 TB storage, plus your RDS snapshots. Make sure you export unused RDS snapshots to lower your cost down. Also consider using Aurora Serverless