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How to Implement AWS Cloud Adoption Company-Wide for the Best Business Outcomes

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One of the smartest decisions your company will ever make is committing to a cloud-first strategy across the enterprise. It’s likely your organization is already using the cloud for one or more aspects of operations, client services, data management, or other critical business functions. But to truly harness the power of cloud and reap all the efficiency and economic benefits, you should be aiming for enterprise-wide cloud implementation with Amazon Web Services (AWS).

Millions of organizations worldwide–from startups to large enterprises to government entities–rely on AWS to realize superior outcomes including:

  • Streamlined operations
  • New revenue streams
  • Lower costs
  • Reduced risk
  • Improved ESG (Environment, Social, and Governance)
  • Digitized business processes
  • Accelerated innovation
  • Delivery of outstanding customer experiences

AWS is the #1 undisputed leader in the cloud services space, with a 34% market share, which is greater than the shares of #2 Microsoft Azure and #3 Google Cloud combined. Their fast and scalable business solutions, constant commitment to innovation, and vast network of technology partners are why AWS leads the pack and is projected to continue outpacing their competition in growth. 

As your company considers migration to the cloud, or an expansion of cloud utilization across departments, the clear provider of choice is AWS.

But committing to a cloud-first strategy with AWS is only the first step to full cloud implementation and realization of the myriad benefits and return on investment the cloud makes possible. How will you help your company take full advantage of the cloud and take the quickest path to the rewards? In this article, we’ve pulled together the most important steps and strategies for you to know as you to help your organization in its cloud transformation journey.

Cloud Implementation is a Major Key to Your Growth and Competitive Edge

Maintaining growth in an increasingly competitive business landscape requires innovation and agility, and market leaders know cloud computing is essential for both.In a recent IDC Cloudview Survey of 11,000 companies worldwide, 70% of their CIOs said they embrace a cloud-first strategy. 

Consider just this one illustrative trend: over the next decade, 50% of the companies on the S&P 500 will be replaced. In fact, the longevity of companies on the S&P 500 is on a steady decline, and one of the major contributing factors is organizations’ inability to stay ahead of the digital curve. Embracing and leveraging the most modern and efficacious technologies isn’t about being able to say you’re an early adopter or signaling to your market that you use the shiniest new thing. On the contrary–adoption of cutting-edge tech solutions like the cloud is absolutely critical for businesses serious about holding a competitive edge. 

As organizations make tough budget decisions, especially in the face of inflation, ensuring every dollar works harder has never been more important. As entire enterprises and individual departments tighten their belts, they are and will increasingly turn to cloud services. Spending on public cloud services worldwide is projected to hit $591.8 billion in 2023, up 20.7% from 2022 according to Gartner. From infrastructure as a service (IaaS) to software as a service (SaaS), investment in cloud computing is steadily growing because of the measurable improvements it creates for organizations of all sizes.

Migrating to the Cloud Yields Measurable Benefits

The old adage “if it ain’t broke don’t fix it” is an outdated and dangerous perspective for organizations that want to grow. It’s understandable that if you have legacy systems in place that appear adequate, going all-in on a new technology solution can seem daunting or even unnecessary. But holding onto old tools guarantees you’ll be outmaneuvered by your competitors who are using cloud solutions which are infinitely more agile, flexible, and scalable. Cloud migration is your path to growth.

The value of cloud implementation is measurable. An Omnicron Group study of more than 1,000 AWS customers in the United States revealed impressive, quantifiable benefits across several key performance indicators as reported by IT professionals and owners. Results noted by organizations who were at least one year post-AWS adoption included the following:

  • 27% reduction in cost per user
  • 34% reduction in security events
  • 37% reduction in time-to-market for new products and services
  • 57% reduction in application downtime
  • 58% increase in virtual machines managed per administrator
  • 68% increase in terabytes (TBs) managed per administrator

Put simply, when your company adopts AWS, you should expect to see less of what you don’t want, and more of what you do want. 

Results are Even Greater with Enterprise-Wide Cloud Adoption

It may not be feasible to migrate your entire IT infrastructure to the cloud all at once–in fact, it’s not even the recommended approach. However, to maximize and accelerate the return on your cloud investment, it’s a worthy goal to pursue cloud implementation aggressively and to the widest extent possible. Organizations that implement cloud solutions widely across multiple departments and functions, such IT, operations, development, and delivery, realize far better results than those who don’t–often double the average or even better. 

For example, the Omnicron Group study revealed that organizations reported an average of 27% lower IT infrastructure spend per user after some level of cloud migration. But–and this is important–other organizations reported a 62% lower spend when more than 50% of their IT infrastructure had been migrated to AWS. The potential to realize massive savings like this is the motivation for many businesses to move aggressively toward enterprise-wide AWS adoption, and to do it as quickly as possible.

So while enterprise-wide cloud adoption should be your goal, you’re not going to switch from using on-premises and legacy systems to being completely cloud-based all at once no matter how committed and excited all the stakeholders are. That’s AWS supports the unique cloud transformation journey of each organization, and they have very helpful guidance for how yours can take that journey.

AWS Cloud Adoption Framework (CAF) Is Your Roadmap to Cloud to Success

AWS adoption is best done incrementally so you can learn, measure, adjust, and leverage implementation successes as you go. The AWS Cloud Adoption Framework (CAF) outlines what they call a cloud formation value chain that illustrates how business outcomes are achieved through systematic cloud adoption and progressive transformation: “technological transformation enables process transformation which enables organizational transformation that enables product transformation.” 

While this is a logical sequence you may wish to follow while creating and applying your AWS adoption and migration plan, what is more important is aiming for implementation where and how it makes the most sense in your organization. Consider where the need is greatest, where the most crucial problems need to be addressed, where resources and trained personnel are available, and where measurable positive outcomes can happen in the shortest timeline possible.

AWS Cloud Transformation Value Chain Explained

As you embark on your cloud initiatives, keep the “links” in the cloud transformation value chain in mind:

  • Technological transformation: migrating and modernizing your legacy infrastructure, applications, and data and analytics platforms.
  • Big benefits: reduced downtime, security events, and cost per user; increased admin management capacity.
  • Process transformation: digitizing, automating, and optimizing your business operations.
  • Big benefits: improved employee productivity, customer experience, business forecasting, fraud prevention; decreased operating costs.
  • Organizational transformation: reimagining your operating model.
  • Big benefits: improved team efficiency, organization, communication, responsiveness, and strategic focus.
  • Product transformation: reimagining your business model by creating new value propositions (products, services) and revenue models.
  • Big benefits: increase in innovation, revenue, market reach, and code deployment frequency (up by 342% as reported in a recent benchmarking study).

Clearly, cloud transformation in any single aspect of your business will be beneficial, but when you observe how improvement in one area leads naturally to improved results in others, the value of enterprise-wide cloud adoption becomes clear. 

AWS Cloud Transformation Journey Phases:
Envision → Align → Launch → Scale

Again, while enterprise-wide adoption is the vision, employing an incremental, iterative approach to your AWS cloud transformation journey will help you realize and maximize positive outcomes sooner, reduce stress and risk, and leverage success earned and lessons learned along the way. 

The AWS CAF lays out four sequential phases of the cloud transformation journey:

  1. In the Envision Phase, you will identify and prioritize transformation opportunities that support your most important strategic business objectives and outcomes.
  2. In the Align Phase, you will identify and address capability gaps and challenges and stakeholder concerns.
  3. In the Launch Phase, you will design and deliver pilot initiatives.
  4. In the Scale Phase, you will expand and scale your production pilots and ensure your cloud investments support and realize your desired business value.

While these phases don’t necessarily need to be followed in chronological order, this is a logical roadmap to keep in mind. The most important thing is that you continually assess your organization’s cloud readiness, close gaps, gather resources, secure buy-in, and have a plan that prioritizes initiatives that support your most crucial business strategies and outcomes. 

The AWS CAF is detailed and very informative. We’ve presented just a few components of it to inspire you to start thinking about the beginning of your organization’s cloud transformation journey and the big benefits you can soon realize. If you’d like to read more, you may find it helpful to download, read, and share the AWS CAF ebook with key stakeholders as part of your organization’s preparation for cloud adoption.

Once you’re ready to migrate and implement AWS in your business, you’ll likely be eager to know how soon you can expect to see a return on your investment. While the answer to that question depends on many factors, one important action you can take to ensure you get results sooner rather than later is to commit to training.

Training Your Staff for AWS Success Is Absolutely Critical

To maximize the success of your AWS implementation, you’ll need a comprehensive training strategy. What is meant by comprehensive training? It means providing training to more than just your IT staff. It means providing more than just one or two courses. It means commitment to continuous education rather than one-and-done classes. 

Comprehensive training is a company-wide commitment, where all stakeholders are educated about what the cloud is and what it will do for them. And companies that invest in comprehensive training enjoy big-time dividends.

An IDC report on the importance of cloud training revealed many significant benefits to organizations that implement a comprehensive training program, particularly in contrast to those that implement minimal training.

For example, respondents whose organizations had committed to comprehensive training reported much greater confidence about their ability to overcome specific cloud adoption concerns. When asked  how likely they believe they are to overcome specific concerns, the responses were overwhelmingly more positive from the comprehensively trained business. Here are just some of the results:

How likely are you to overcome your concerns related to ___?

Comprehensively Trained Organizations 

(percent who agree they are likely to overcome concerns)

Minimally Trained Organizations

(percent who agree they are likely to overcome concerns)

Skills 

90%

36%

Performance requirements

82%

19%

ROI of cloud

80%

21%

IT governance

77%

21%

Security

76%

42%

Loss of control

74%

5%

You may find yourself sharing some of these very common concerns that typically come with cloud adoption. But as you can see, comprehensively trained organizations had a consistently higher level of confidence that the cloud environment could be configured and administered to address and mitigate their concerns. 

Of particular note is security–a top 3 area of concern shared by 60% of companies migrating to the cloud. What these numbers make apparent is that when stakeholders across the enterprise are trained and when the training is thorough and continuous, certainty and optimism go up while fear and worry go down. The better you understand what the cloud can do for you, the greater the reaped rewards. 

Comprehensive Training Means Faster Adoption and Quicker ROI

To this point, It’s also worth mentioning that comprehensively trained organizations were 80% faster to adopt cloud than those with minimal training, leading to the realization of benefits sooner such as simplified IT infrastructure, faster innovation and addition of new capabilities, improved scalability and resource utilization, and greater global reach.

Productivity, problem solving, and efficiency are all improved by comprehensive cloud training. According to the report, compared to those will minimal training, comprehensively trained organizations are:

  • 4.7x more likely to agree cloud can improve IT staff productivity
  • 3.5x more likely to agree their teams can conceive of new ways to get work done
  • 4.0x more likely to agree cloud can help optimize IT spending

In short, training yields better and faster results. From the C-suite to managers, from the technical team to end users, all stakeholders should receive the type and level of training that is appropriate for them. It’s important that once your business commits to a cloud-first strategy, everyone is on board with the plan and educated appropriately.

Turn to TLG Learning for AWS Training

If you’re serious about AWS cloud adoption, then committing to comprehensive training should be a no-brainer, and TLG Learning is here to help you get it done.

TLG Learning offers an extensive array of AWS training courses, many of which lead to certification. From executives who need more of a top-level view of cloud capabilities to the IT personnel who will implement, administer, and manage your cloud systems and will require both breadth and depth of instruction, everyone in your organization will find what they need at TLG Learning. We use Amazon approved training materials and our instructors are second to none. We’ve even been recognized by Amazon for providing more courses and more times than most AWS training providers!

AWS Certified Staff Bring Significant Value to Your Business

Is it good enough to pick and choose the training courses your staff should take, or let them pick and choose? Or should you train your IT staff with the goal of helping them become certified? To answer that question for your organization, consider what IT decision makers revealed in one study conducted by IT research and strategy firm ESG. 

When asked about the value AWS certified staff have brought to their companies, their agreement on key points was overwhelmingly positive:

97% agree their company is in a better competitive position to succeed over the next 3-5 years.

90% agree their cloud team is more productive 

89% agree timelines for cloud project completion are shorter.

89% agree troubleshooting is faster.

86% agree the security of cloud workloads is improved.

To summarize, organizations see significant competitive advantages and operational benefits from having AWS certified team members such as AWS Certified Solutions Architects.

Your next best step toward AWS adoption should be speaking with one of our counselors who are well versed in the training and certification options available to you and your team members. They’re experts at making training recommendations based on the goals and needs of your organization and the experience and background of your staff. 

Click here to schedule a no-obligation conversation with one of our TLG Learning counselors.

We invite you to browse our online course catalog to familiarize yourself with the wide variety of training we are pleased to offer you and your team members, whether they are brand new to the cloud or looking to uplevel their cloud skills. 

Also, click here to learn about our AWS Discovery Days events. These live online courses are FREE and will help you and your team gain a solid understanding of what is truly possible with the cloud and how to use the cloud to reach your most critical business objectives. They’re also a great way to get a taste of the high-quality training experience you can expect from TLG Learning training courses. Don’t forget to bookmark the page and check back soon to register for upcoming dates.

We look forward to being your partner in achieving AWS cloud success!

 

TLG IT Careers, a division of TLG Learning, has been trusted for over 25 years by aspiring IT professionals to deliver effective, specially tailored training programs and dedicated job placement support. With expert instructors and end-to-end career success coaches, TLG IT Career students are confidently accepting roles as software developers and network engineers with Fortune 500 companies like Amazon and Microsoft. 93% of IT Career alumni graduate on time. 91% of students are placed within 60 days of graduating and are offered an average entry level pay of $82,000. TLG offers several Apprenticeship options too. Over 70% of TLG placements are in paid IT Apprenticeships. 99% of over 10,000 students trained worldwide would recommend TLG Learning. Completely devoted to student success, TLG IT Careers provides monthly, free digital orientation classes for potential students to learn more.

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AWS Certification for Professionals

AWS Certification for Cloud Professionals – Why You Need It, How to Get It, and Where It Will Take You

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Information technology (IT) is a lucrative and challenging career field worth exploring for its above-average salaries, challenging roles, and practically endless growth opportunities. Whether you’re just entering the workforce for the first time, thinking about a career change, or looking for ways to enhance your current IT skills, you should be considering the value of AWS Certification.

IT Career Prospects at a Glance

Open IT positions are diverse and plentiful and can be found at large and small organizations all over the country and in every market imaginable. In 2020 alone, US employers posted 3.9 million IT job openings, and by 2030 they will add more than 600,000 new IT jobs to that number. 

Salaries for computer and IT jobs average more than $30,000 higher than the median annual wage for other occupations. With the field constantly expanding, that means increasing opportunities for you to enter or advance in the field.

Competition for the best positions can still be fierce, however; so having the right combination of technical experience, soft skills, and certifications will help you stand out from the crowd. Whether your focus is software development, network engineering, or cloud computing, you’ll want to make sure your resume highlights the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Certifications that employers look for. AWS Certification shows employers that you have essential knowledge and skills in cloud computing and networks–critical for success in every IT role today.

Cloud Computing Outlook and Opportunities

More and more organizations are turning to cloud computing as the most efficient and cost-effective way to use technology services and store data without the expense and hassle of buying and maintaining physical data centers and servers. Global cloud infrastructure spending topped $200 billion dollars over the past twelve months and shows no signs of slowing. 

The undisputed leader in cloud computing is Amazon whose 34% market share is greater than the combined revenues of their next two competitors fighting from behind, Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud. With a large and diverse customer base, an extensive network of tech partners, constant innovations, fast and scalable solutions for businesses, and 43% year-on-year growth, it’s a safe bet that Amazon will continue to dominate, and the need for AWS certified professionals will continue to grow. 

If you’re looking to land your perfect role in the cloud computing arena, becoming AWS certified will help you do that. And consider this: individuals with AWS Certification make as much as 25.9% more than non-certified staff, typically earning an annual average income of $113,932. There’s never been a better time to jump into the cloud computing field or to enhance your current skills and expand your professional potential.

Why Companies Value AWS Certified Employees So Highly

Not all IT certifications get you where you want to go, because not all IT certifications are valued equally by employers. But AWS certified professionals are in short supply and high demand, so it’s worth taking a moment to understand exactly HOW highly in demand they are–and why.

Getting an AWS Certification is more than just a feather in your cap–it’s a signal to employers that you have the cloud skills and knowledge you need to be of value to the company. It might surprise you to learn exactly how highly many organizations regard their AWS certified staff. 

According to IT research and strategy firm ESG, IT decision makers overwhelmingly agree that hiring AWS certified staff gives their organizations significant competitive advantages and operational benefits.

In one survey, respondents were asked questions about the ways in which their AWS certified staff contribute to their company’s goals and successes. The responses were overwhelmingly positive.

Almost all of them (97%) agree that AWS certified staff put their company in a better competitive position to succeed over the next 3-5 years. An impressive 90% of respondents say their cloud team is more productive with AWS certified staff, and 90% also say that when it comes to selecting leaders for cloud projects, they trust staff members with AWS certification more than those without certification.

These employers cite other advantages of hiring staff with AWS Certification:

  • 86% agree the security of cloud workloads is improved.
  • 89% agree timelines for cloud project completion are shorter.
  • 89% agree troubleshooting is faster.

Clearly, employers value what AWS Certification tells them about an individual’s technical knowledge and skills. When you earn AWS Certification, you’re not just checking off a box–you’re presenting yourself as a person who will improve a company’s security, efficiency, and productivity and give them a measurable competitive advantage.

AWS Certification pushes your resume to the top of the pile during your job search, helping you stand out in a competitive hiring environment. (It’s worth noting here that the AWS Certified Solutions Architect training course from TLG Learning includes essential job searching and business skills that will make you a standout in the candidate crowd.)

Once you’ve landed a role in IT, you may decide to add topic-specific AWS Certifications that will enhance your opportunities for career advancement and give your salary a bump! As you demonstrate to your employer that you’re willing to stay on top of the latest cloud technologies and validate newly acquired knowledge with additional AWS Certifications, your value will increase–as will your earnings. 

What Types of AWS Certification Are Available?

By now you understand that AWS Certification proves to employers you have the most valuable and in-demand technical skills and knowledge required for building secure and reliable cloud-based applications using AWS technology. But which certifications are best for YOUR professional goals?

There are several different AWS Certifications available, and you should choose the certification pathways that’s right for you depending on your situation, your previous technical experience, your current professional role, and your career goals. Meeting with a TLG Learning counselor is the most efficient way to decide which certifications are best for you to pursue. 

AWS Certification is organized into four types or paths: 

Foundational Path – Reflects six months of fundamental AWS Cloud and industry knowledge.
Certification: Cloud Practitioner Foundational

Associate Path – Reflects one year of experience solving problems and implementing solutions using the AWS Cloud.
Certifications: Solutions Architect Associate, Developer Associate, SysOps Administrator Associate

Professional Path – Reflects two years of experience designing, operating, and troubleshooting solutions using the AWS Cloud.
Certifications: Solutions Architect Professional, and DevOps Engineer Professional

Specialty Certifications – Reflect technical AWS Cloud experience in specific Specialty domains as specified in the exam guides.
Certifications: Advanced Networking Specialty, Data Analytics Specialty, Database Specialty, Machine Learning Specialty, Security Specialty, SAP on AWS Specialty

It’s highly recommended you take a results-oriented approach to selecting which AWS Certifications to go after, and your TLG Learning counselor will help you do just that. As you peruse the list of certifications, it may not be immediately obvious which ones will help you achieve your professional goals. This is why we recommend you talk to a TLG Learning counselor who is highly experienced in helping both aspiring and experienced IT professionals create a plan.

Choosing an AWS Certification Training and Exam Preparation Program

There are several factors to consider when selecting a pathway for studying and preparing to take the AWS certification exams. Here are some questions you might want to ask:

  • How will I decide which certifications to train and study for?
  • What are the costs and time commitments for each certification course?
  • Can I take training and prep courses at a time that works for me, or is it impossible to find the classes I need that fit conveniently into my schedule?
  • Is the training material used in the course provided by and approved by Amazon?
  • Is there a hands-on application component, or is it just “book learning”?
  • Can I handle a DIY self-paced course or would I learn better with a live instructor?
  • Are the trainers highly skilled or are they basically just going to read through the material out loud?

As you can see, it’s not just about cost! Let’s dig into a few of these important factors so you can make the right choice for your AWS Certification journey.

TLG Learning Offers More Courses at More Times to Fit Your Schedule

Busy professionals like you need training that fits into your life. TLG Learning is at the top-of-the-class when it comes to offering lots of options, so you’ll definitely find a course that fits into your already full schedule. You’ll find the online course catalog to be the absolute easiest to navigate, with course descriptions and objectives that are clear and concise. 

Earn the Right AWS Certification with Expert Guidance

With so many AWS Certifications available, it might be difficult to figure out where to start. At TLG Learning, we take a highly personalized approach to helping you navigate your AWS Certification options. First take some time to explore your options on the TLG Learning website to familiarize yourself with the certification pathways and course catalog. Then, meet with a TLG Learning counselor who will learn about your background, experience, and your immediate and long-term goals, and then they will assist you in selecting the right certification path for you. Your counselor will even give you the opportunity to take assessments that will shine a light on your technical strengths and aptitudes to ensure you’re equipped for certification success. 

One TLG Learning student, Shawn, recently shared with us what a difference his counselor made for him. He had a networking background already but not much knowledge or experience with the cloud. He knew adding AWS Certification to his resume would be helpful, so he looked through the schedule of prep courses and selected the first one he thought made sense for him. Fortunately, he talked to a TLG Learning counselor before he enrolled. The counselor was able to identify a far more efficient certification route for him to take based on his experience and goals–one that was faster and less expensive than he had anticipated! With this expert guidance, Shawn earned AWS Certifications that resulted in a promotion and pay bump that he almost certainly would not have enjoyed if he had gone down the certification path he thought he should.

Your TLG Learning counselor will be a truly trusted advisor who will make sure you use your time wisely and efficiently. With a solid plan and confidence you have the required knowledge and aptitude to be successful, your counselor will assist you in signing up for the appropriate courses, whether it’s a one-day class or a 4-week session with a like-minded cohort.

Our Trainers Are Dedicated to Your Success

Once you’re enrolled in a course, you’ll find your experience with our top-notch trainers to be second-to-none. Not only are TLG Learning trainers experts in the content, they’re also experts at providing targeted instruction to every student in the class. They know your professional experience and background is uniquely yours, so they’ll take the time to learn about you and every other student in the class, and then actively tailor the training as they go to create a personalized learning experience that is completely applicable to your situation and career goals and will set you up for exam success.

A Note About Free Digital Training from Amazon: Is It the Best Deal?

One option you have in preparing to take an AWS Certification exam is free training direct from Amazon. At first glance, this may seem like a solid choice–the training is delivered digitally, it’s totally free, and it’s self-paced so you have complete control over how quickly you move through the material. 

You may be successful working with self-paced test prep materials like those offered by Amazon if (1) you already have extensive hands-on experience in the areas covered by the exams and (2) you’re highly disciplined when it comes to studying. 

Keep in mind that TLG Learning teaches Amazon-provided content, so you’ll get coverage of the same information from both Amazon and from TLG Learning. The decision you’ll have to make is whether you can do it on your own or whether you’ll do better with additional structure and the personal attention and explanations from a live instructor.

And this is important: the free digital courses offer NO hands-on or lab component, even for longer courses like the one to become an AWS Certified Solutions Architect. The material can feel pretty theoretical without the opportunity to actually use it or apply it. No wonder so many of these students seek out TLG Learning after trying the self-paced route!

Having access to world class instructors is a major key to your certification success, and you simply won’t find any better instructors than those at TLG Learning.

Advantages of AWS Certification Training Through TLG Learning

When you take courses through TLG Learning, you’re getting some very important benefits that will give you the absolute best chance at passing the certification exam the first time:

  • Expert Guidance – You’ll navigate your certification pathway options with guidance from a TLG Learning counselor who will help you select the certifications that will help you meet your professional goals.
  • Course Availability – You’ll find more courses at more times than anywhere else to fit your schedule.
  • Training Content – You’ll receive training and exam prep with courseware provided directly from Amazon so you can be confident it is up to date with the current exams.
  • Instruction – You’ll receive personalized instruction from outstanding expert trainers who are skilled in presenting the content in a way that is easy to understand, and you can ask questions and get clarification about essential concepts before you take the exam.
  • Structure – You’ll have the comfort of structure and instructional pacing that holds you accountable and allows you to learn and absorb the content efficiently over a period of a few days or weeks, depending on the course.

At TLG Learning, our goal is to help you move quickly and confidently through the certification process so you can go after that job or promotion as soon as possible. It’s worth noting that with few exceptions, each additional certification you earn will pay for itself with a salary bump. According to TLG’s IT Skills and Salary Report, an individual with six or more IT certifications makes at least $10,000 a year more than those with just one certification on their resume!

The Bottom Line on Cost: Digital courses and prep materials from Amazon are free, but cost shouldn’t be the most important factor you consider. Plus, if you’re a veteran, your GI Bill will cover the cost of AWS Certification courses from TLG Learning, which means you get high quality, personalized instruction for the same price: free! You can use your veteran benefits to pay for exam fees, too.

Your New Career as an AWS Cloud Expert is Just a Phone Call Away

There’s no better time than now to grow your skills, increase your value and marketability, and set yourself up for the next level of professional success! Whether you’re looking to land your first IT job, add cloud skills to your current technical experience, bring more expertise to your current role and employer, or springboard to a higher position with the responsibilities and compensation that go with it, earning the AWS Certification is sure to help you reach your goals. The first step is to speak with an education consultant at TLG Learning who will help you create a plan and put it in motion. Schedule a call today!

If you’d like more information on how to upgrade your cloud professional skills or get your team certified for new projects, reach out and get started!

TLG IT Careers, a division of TLG Learning, has been trusted for over 25 years by aspiring IT professionals to deliver effective, specially tailored training programs and dedicated job placement support. With expert instructors and end-to-end career success coaches, TLG IT Career students are confidently accepting roles as software developers and network engineers with Fortune 500 companies like Amazon and Microsoft. 93% of IT Career alumni graduate on time. 91% of students are placed within 60 days of graduating and are offered an average entry level pay of $82,000. TLG offers several Apprenticeship options too. Over 70% of TLG placements are in paid IT Apprenticeships. 99% of over 10,000 students trained worldwide would recommend TLG Learning. Completely devoted to student success, TLG IT Careers provides monthly, free digital orientation classes for potential students to learn more.

A remote first company with headquarters located in Bellevue, Washington – TLG Learning can also be found at Camp Murray in Washington.

Build your cloud knowledge for free with TLG!

AWS Discovery Days ➡️ Free Live Courses with TLG Learning

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Build your cloud knowledge with TLG Learning, for free

Ready to build your Cloud knowledge? Welcome to our FREE AWS Discovery Days!

AWS Discovery Days are hosted by official AWS Training Partners like TLG Learning. They aim to provide an introduction to cloud concepts that include security, machine learning, migrations and modern data strategy. In these introductory events, expert AWS Instructors will help your team learn what’s possible in the cloud, and how to achieve it with AWS. These events offer a sample of the type of content available in the AWS instructor-led, classroom training that we can offer you and your organization. If your organization is cloud curious, join one of our upcoming AWS Discovery Day events! Click on a tab below to learn more and register!

*It is important to note that these sessions vary greatly in teaching styles compared to the hands-on learning opportunities that our cohorts experience. Also important, these free Discovery Day events are not certifications. They are introduction courses and offer a high level view of the AWS atmosphere and solutions.*

AWS Cloud Practitioner Essentials

AWS Cloud Practitioner Essentials

Event description

This 90-minute event is designed to teach business leaders and IT technical professionals the benefits of computing in the AWS Cloud. We’ll cover AWS services for computing, storage, database management, networking, and content. You will learn how to use AWS services to improve business processes and gain an understanding of how to benefit from AWS security and compliance services. It is important to note that these sessions vary greatly in teaching styles compared to the hands-on learning opportunities that our cohorts experience. Also important, these free Discovery Day events are not certifications. They are introduction courses and offer a high level view of the AWS atmosphere and solutions.

Key topics covered

During this event, you will learn:

  • What the cloud is, and how it works
  • The benefits of the AWS Cloud
  • AWS core services and their common use cases (compute, storage, database, etc.)
  • The basic global infrastructure of the cloud
  • Basic characteristics of deploying and operating in the AWS Cloud
  • The shared responsibility model
  • Basic security and compliance aspects of the AWS platform

Intended audience

This event is intended for:

  • Business leaders and IT-technical professionals
  • Learners who want to learn about basic cloud concepts, AWS Cloud terminology, and AWS core services

Recommended follow-up training and resources

We recommend that attendees of this event continue learning with these:

Event outline

Section 1: Introduction to the Cloud and AWS

  • Benefits of cloud computing
  • Cloud computing components
  • Cloud computing deployment models

Section 2: Overview of AWS Services

  • AWS service domains
  • Compute
  • Storage
  • Database
  • Networking and Content Delivery

Section 3: Security and Compliance Overview

  • Overview of security
  • Shared responsibility model
  • AWS security services
  • AWS compliance
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Get AWS Certified In 2022!

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It’s never too late to start learning or running behind a goal. With the year 2021 behind us, you can still cross certain things off your bucket list. If getting AWS Certified was one of them, then you’re in luck! 

Get AWS Certified With This Limited Offer of $99

The AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate exam validates technical expertise in designing and deploying scalable, highly available, and fault-tolerant systems on AWS. The workshop reviews sample exam questions in each topic area and will teach you how to interpret the concepts being tested so that you can more easily eliminate incorrect responses.

Join this half-day, intermediate-level class to learn how to prepare for the exam by exploring the exam’s topic areas.

Our AWS Certified Instructor will lead the exam readiness class and teach you how to:

  • Navigate the logistics of the examination process.
  • Understand the exam structure and question types.
  • Identify how questions relate to AWS architectural concepts.
  • Interpret the concepts being tested by an exam question.
  • Allocate your time studying for the AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate exam.

Advancing your skills and knowledge has never been easier than with this special event.

*This offer is only valid till 31st December 2021. 

Cybersecurity Important For Business

Why Is Cybersecurity Important For Your Business?

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Penetration or “pen” testing is an integral part of an organization’s security defense. By regularly probing their own network for vulnerabilities organizations can identify weaknesses and harden their defenses.

Demand for qualified, certified Cybersecurity professionals and skills are in high demand, and capability needs more than just work experience to ensure you are fully educated and able to address the latest technologies, threats, and challenges. The average starting salary for Cybersecurity professionals is $88,000 – if you reskill your internal talent, you maximize your human resources!

Hackers and cyber trolls have malicious intentions; They can disrupt corporate communications, steal trade secrets or intellectual property, and cause mayhem for political reasons.

Are you prepared to deal with this chaos?

The only way to counter respond is to create a simulated scenario where your organization’s IT and cybersecurity professionals can train by detecting major threats and securing your company’s infrastructure.

TLG Learning in partnership with Mile2 is offering the following security Bootcamp March 8th – 14th, 2020:

CSP – Certified Security Principles (List Price $2,500)
CPEH – Certified Professional Ethical Hacker (List Price $3,000)
CPTE – Certified Penetration Testing Engineer (List Price $3,000)
CPTC – Certified Penetration Testing Consultant (List Price $3,500)
Red Team vs. Blue Team (List Price $2,000)

Get ready to participate in a Red Team vs Blue Team Cyber Wargame as you race with other participants to win the realistic threat scenario you will be presented.

Earn 5 world-class Cybersecurity Certifications in just 7 days PLUS the exams would normally cost you $16,950, but sign up for this Bootcamp and get it all for $4,995!

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Become Microsoft Certified 

Study and earn certifications that show you are keeping up with today’s technical roles and requirements. Microsoft Azure has certification paths for many technical job roles and each of these certifications requires passing a series of exams to earn a certification. We’ve created the visual learning paths below for some of these certifications.

Click on the certification badge that you’re interested in to be directed to the course offering to prepare you. 

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Free Workshop For AWS Business Essentials

Free Webinar On AWS Business Essentials

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May 26th at 8:00 am or May 29th at 10:00 am
Pacific Time (90 Minutes)

Are you interested in knowing the advantages of cloud computing for your business? Are you confused about how to migrate to the AWS cloud? Then TLG Learning is here to help!

Register

Sign up for our FREE Webinar on AWS Business Essentials and join our expert instructor to explore the advantages of cloud computing for your business and the fundamentals of AWS, including financial benefits.

In this webinar, you will learn how to:

  • Identify the value and advantages of the AWS Cloud
  • Recognize the valuable ways that the AWS platform can be used
  • Understand the robust security capabilities, controls, and assurances in place to maintain data and network security
  • Articulate the financial impact the AWS Cloud can have on an organization’s cost management while minimizing the risks associated with consumption-based pricing models

It will be a two-hour long webinar where you will also have the opportunity to interact with our AWS certified trainer, John Kacmarynski, and ask your queries in the live Q&A session. We have limited seats available and strongly recommend you register beforehand as a recording of this webinar WILL NOT be available after the session so don’t miss out.

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Free Workshop On AWS Exam Readiness

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Attend May 28th at 11:00am or May 29th at 7:00am
Pacific Time (2 hours)

If you are considering to pursue the AWS Certification, then here is an opportunity for you to attend a Free AWS Exam Readiness workshop online!

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You’ve heard it right! Register now and you can attend an AWS Exam Readiness workshop with our experienced instructor, John Kacmarynski. You can even have your questions answered in real-time as he will help you learn how to prepare for the exam by exploring the exam’s topic areas, mapping them to developing on AWS, and identifying specific areas to study. You will review sample exam questions in each topic area and learn how to interpret the concepts being tested so that you can better eliminate incorrect responses. 

If you think someone else can benefit from this workshop, don’t forget to share this information with them!

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