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- How many hours do Adrians videos take?
- Why do I get an error creating accounts?
- Whats Adrians Roadmap for new courses?
- What is the best path to take through the AWS certifications?
- Do I need to create new accounts for the course?
- Are my associate certifications renewed when I pass a professional certification?
- Can i download sessions for offline view?
- Question 8?
- Question 9?
- Question 10?
This question has been asked numerous times on TechStudySlack. So much so, that a student Sherif Fanous created a site that Sherif built this Webapp. There are also charts showing the ooverlap between courses. Check it out. You can find it here: https://cantrill.io.i-aws.cloud/
An error "You have exceeded the allowed number of AWS accounts" is sometimes seen even though you are way below the quota maximum. There is a bug. It's been around for some time now. It shows "10", but for new accounts the quota is actually set to "2". From discussions on TechStudySlack this error can be seen after some unknown/unspecified period. It grows to the displayed value of 10. Logging a ticket with AWS can help expedite this.
Adrian has put a notion site together which he keeps updated. You can find it here: https://www.notion.so/96fc88a739dc45a59174f1acd8a96776?v=604d7bc7ed9744e1982ef257273d44f9
Best answer is "It depends" on the role you are going for :-) The certs are divided into Associate and Professional. The specialities are also considered Professional. For most people wanting to work with AWS, its best to take the Solutions Architect - Associate (SAA-C02) first to give you the broadest knowledge of AWS. Then you can take the other associates; Developer (DVA-01) and SysOps (SOA-C02) or go directly to the Solutions Architect - Professional (SAP-C01) if you have worked with AWS and feel comfortable moving on to the SAP. Remember: The SAP certification is broad and deep across all AWS services and takes a serious focus on study.
If you do get the SAP-C01, its also a good idea to take the AWS Certified Security - Specialty soon after the SAP-C01 as many of the topics are covered already in Adrians SAP-C01 course (with extra reading on AWS KMS). Then the rest of the specialties can be taken in any order.
Yes. Create new accounts for each course you take. THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT. Accounts in AWS are disposable and give you the permission boundary needed to contain your labs etc. Dont use existing accounts either as they might have password policies and other contraints that will give you problems during the course. Take the time to create new accounts. It will make your life easier :-)
As soon as you pass a Professional exam, the relevant ACTIVE associate certifications are automatically renewed. If you pass the DevOps Professional certification, then both Dev Associate and SysOps Associate are renewed instantly. If you pass the Architect Professional certification, then Architect Associate is renewed.
There is no "offline" or download function available as such. However, if you use the Teachable IOS app from the Apple App Store you can download videos and listen/see them offline. I use it when travelling or when out walking/running to refresh some courses. The Teachable setup is not very user friendly, so patience is required :-) You need to create a teachable account and link your cantrill.io account to it to be able to access it. See this link for details: https://support.teachable.com/hc/en-us/articles/236078487-Teachable-Accounts At the time of writing, there is no Android equivalent.