Ron Jackson - IT blog

On the 22nd of December 2021 I sat and passed the AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner.  I found this to be a great exam! Without breaking the NDA, the exam was clear, concise and really well worded. Im really enjoying the remote exams as well. Its so much easier than hopping onto a train, find the station, try and locate the test centre.  Back to the AWS CCP! I used Stephane Marek's Udemy course and then used A Cloud Guru's AWS CCP 2021 course to re-inforce the knowledge. The ACG course is really well written with access to Sandbox's and Labs. There are test's at the end of each module as well as a full practice test at the end of the course.  The ACG Practice exam has about 450 questions. With that in mind, I only took five practice tests as I didnt want to just "learn the answer". I was averaging about 75% on the practice tests. I would like to have improved on that score but the AWS CCP Exam is about £80.00 so I thought I would go for it and see how I got on. 

My first objective is to pass the AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner exam. I have been researching AWS and can see that going forward, its going to be a great Skill to have.  The CCP course / Exam is a foundational exam and looks to give you the basic insight into Cloud. What it does, whats it for and why we should use it. Last year I obtained the Microsoft Azure Fundamentals certification (Mainly as it was a free course and free exam) but it will still an interesting subject. This has peaked my interest in Cloud hence why I am interested in obtaining the AWS CCP.  I have used a couple of sources for Study. One is the Stephen Markek AWS CCP course on Udemy which I found really useful, and the second is ACloudGuru which I love.  I have also downloaded the AWS White-paper - Overview of Amazon Web Services (About 76 Pages) as well as the AWS White-paper How AWS Pricing Works. I have a hardcopy of the Exam BluePrint as well as a Notepad of written notes for reference.  As far as practice tes

After 10 or so years working in IT Ive decided to create a blog. Musings, comments and thoughts about how I want to progress in my IT Career. My name is Ron, Im 43 and live in Essex.  Ive mainly worked in support roles and whilst Ive enjoyed support (Helpdesk / Desktop Support) I feel it's time to move into a more technical role.  I have an interest in Dev Ops and System Admin so with that in mind I am looking at working through some new qualifications which will benefit me on this path.  With my Cisco Certified Network Associate and Juniper JNCIA already obtained, Im looking at AWS CCP -> AWS System Admin Associate, Linux LPIC and Python PCAP. I am also looking at the Meraki ECMS2 as well as Cisco Devnet Associate (When Firebrand finally get enough people for the course).  The first objective will be the AWS CCP. I will be writing a summary of the test (Not breaking any NDA's) and the tools I used upon completion of the test.  If you wish to contact me, my email is jacksonr