AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner

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 tests go, Ive been using the ACG Test's which from what I understand are harder than the actual CCP Exam. I am averaging 75 to 80% on these tests. Once I am hitting 90% and I can explain why X is wrong, I will feel a lot more confident and will book a remote exam. Its the 15th of December today, Id like to have this done within the next week or so.

Location: London, UK

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