Company will pay for cloud cert.....where to start?

5502george5502george Member Posts: 264
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So my company mandated that ALL personnel have a cloud certification by OCT this year because they plan on migrating to the cloud. They will pay for the cert and book materials only.

After looking at countless amounts of cloud certificates out there I am at a loss. What would be the best value (knowledge) cert for cloud that I can get?

So far I have gathered that there is:


Cloud+, VCP-cloud, AWS, Microsoft –Pcloud, CCNA:Cloud, ISC2 CCSP, CCSK…..


Coming from basic knowledge of cloud technologies, which would get me the best value for the cert?

Any advice would help!
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  • DigitalZeroOneDigitalZeroOne Member Posts: 234 ■■■□□□□□□□
    You go with whichever one your company is migrating to.
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  • 5502george5502george Member Posts: 264
    DigitalZeroOne wrote: »
    You go with whichever one your company is migrating to.

    Of course....But no solution yet. They just want us to get spun up on the technologies involved.
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  • 5502george5502george Member Posts: 264
    Forgot to add CLOUDU from Rackspace....seems interesting and vendor neutral.
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  • iBrokeITiBrokeIT Member Posts: 1,318 ■■■■■■■■■□
    Hahaha sounds like you work for management from the Dilbert cartoons. Would be a waste if you certified in X and the company chose Y. Push them for more details on specifics.



    2019: GPEN | GCFE | GXPN | GICSP | CySA+ 
    2020: GCIP | GCIA 
    2021: GRID | GDSA | Pentest+ 
    2022: GMON | GDAT
    2023: GREM  | GSE | GCFA

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  • 5502george5502george Member Posts: 264
    iBrokeIT wrote: »
    Hahaha sounds like you work for management from the Dilbert cartoons. Would be a waste if you certified in X and the company chose Y. Push them for more details on specifics.


    In a nutshell I do. They literally got a pool of money and said we need to spend it. Sad really, but either way Ill get some good training on cloud technologies.
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  • networker050184networker050184 Mod Posts: 11,962 Mod
    Cert wise I don't know, but AWS is always good to learn. It might be a waste though if you go another route.
    An expert is a man who has made all the mistakes which can be made.
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  • dave330idave330i Member Posts: 2,091 ■■■■■■■■■■
    AWS will be your best bet.
    2018 Certification Goals: Maybe VMware Sales Cert
    "Simplify, then add lightness" -Colin Chapman
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  • 5502george5502george Member Posts: 264
    @net/dave

    Any reason you both think AWS is the best route?
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  • iBrokeITiBrokeIT Member Posts: 1,318 ■■■■■■■■■□
    Based on market share of public cloud ops
    2019: GPEN | GCFE | GXPN | GICSP | CySA+ 
    2020: GCIP | GCIA 
    2021: GRID | GDSA | Pentest+ 
    2022: GMON | GDAT
    2023: GREM  | GSE | GCFA

    WGU BS IT-NA | SANS Grad Cert: PT&EH | SANS Grad Cert: ICS Security | SANS Grad Cert: Cyber Defense Ops | SANS Grad Cert: Incident Response
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  • dave330idave330i Member Posts: 2,091 ■■■■■■■■■■
    5502george wrote: »
    @net/dave

    Any reason you both think AWS is the best route?

    What iBroekIT said. When certifying in a technology, it's usually a good idea to cert with the market leader.

    If you're already virtualized internally, I would take a look at that vendor's cloud solution and certs.
    2018 Certification Goals: Maybe VMware Sales Cert
    "Simplify, then add lightness" -Colin Chapman
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