AWS certification is known for providing the best IT infrastructure services for cloud computing businesses and firms. The firm has also increased its energy efficiency by reducing capital infrastructure expenditures and variable cost as it grows. Many businesses and organizations are now seeking AWS-certified applicants to help them improve cloud stability, scalability, and other aspects of AWS. AWS Certification is now more valuable than ever. AWS must also keep up with the latest trends and developments in order to stay relevant. This blog will highlight the most recent AWS certification updates for December 2021. We’ll also be learning about the latest AWS exams and how to keep your credentials current.
AWS Certification: What’s New?
AWS certification is essential for evaluating candidates’ skills and cloud competency in order to land a job. This certification helps professionals to assess their abilities and aids enterprises in forming a successful cloud team.
What’s new in 2021? For more information, please see the area below.
1. Language Updates
AWS Certified Security Specialty Professional and AWS Certified Solutions Architect Professional
According to the AWS notification update of November 9, 2021, the AWS Certified Solutions Architect Professional exam as well as the AWS Certified Security Specialty test will be offered in French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Brazil, and Spanish (Latin America). These exams will be offered in English by Pearson VUE and PSI (exam delivery providers). AWS previously stated that these languages will be available for the AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner and AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate exams. You can check out the Explore All AWS Certification Exams page to see which languages are available for each exam.
Below is a table listing all the available exam options. You can register for an exam and take it on the following dates:
Exam LanguagesAWS Certified Solutions Architect Professional(SAP-C01),AWS Certified Security Specialist (SCS-C01).French (France).December 9, 2021January 27 2022GermanDecember 9, 2021January 27 2022ItalianDecember 9, 2021January 27 2022Portuguese Brazil. December 9, 2021January 7, 2022Spanish (Latin America).December 9, 2021January 26, 2022Spanish (Latin America).December 9, 2021January 17, 20222. AWS Certified: SAP On AWS – Specialty
AWS has released a new AWS certification. It certifies expertise in managing and delivering SAP workloads using AWS. This certification was posted on September 28, 2021. A beta version of AWS Certified: SAP On AWS – Specialty exam is available in Q4 2021. SAP is used on AWS by over 5,000 customers. Anyone who can do so can now get an industry-recognized certificate through AWS.
You can register for the AWS Certified: SAP On AWS – Specialty beta exam starting October 26, 2021. The beta exam can be taken at testing locations around the world as well as online by AWS re-Invent 2021. If you pass the beta test, you might be the first to earn the AWS Certified: SAP On AWS – Specialty certification.
Important Dates
The first day to sign up for the beta exam.10/26/2021The first day to take the beta exam.11/22/2021Last day for taking the beta exam.1/11/2022Expected availability of standard exam.Q2 2022AWS Certified: SAP on AWS – Specialty (PAS-C01) Exam Guide
The AWS Certified: SAP On AWS Specialty exam validates advanced technical skills and abilities for planning, applying and migrating SAP workloads to AWS to their full potential. This exam certifies the ability to execute tasks such as:
First, create an SAP solution for AWS Cloud that follows AWS Well-Architected Framework.
Secondly, create an SAP solution that runs on Amazon Web Services (AWS), while still maintaining the SAP certification.
Third, new SAP workloads can be applied to AWS
Next, migrate existing SAP workloads into AWS
Finally, running SAP workloads on AWS
Knowledge Requirement
This exam requires candidates to have the knowledge, skills, experience, and ability design, develop, migrate and run SAP workloads on Amazon Web Services. It is required to have at minimum 5 years of SAP experience and at least 1 year SAP on AWS experience.
Suggested AWS knowledge
High availability/disaster recovery
Services for core AWS infrastructure
Migration tools for AWS
AWS global infrastructure
Security best practices
Multi-account scenarios and multi-Region scenarios
Tools and services for operations and management
AWS Transfer Services
SAP Knowledge and other IT knowledge suggested:
First, SAP Basis administration and SAP NetWeaver administration
Secondly, SAP supported databases (including SAP HANA)
Third, SAP-supported operating systems (Linux/Windows)
Then, you can use the SAP installation and migration tools
Sizing
Lastly, Identity Management
Exam Domain:
Designing SAP workloads on AWS 30%
Implementation of SAP workloads in AWS 24%
Migration of SAP workloads into AWS 26%
AWS 20%: Operation and maintenance SAP workloads
Summarizing the modifications and changes made in the AWS Examinations:
Exam NameExam CodeExam UpdatesAWS Certified Cloud PractitionerCLF-C01No UpdateAWS Certified Advanced Networking – SpecialtyANS-C00No UpdateAWS Certified Security SpecialtySCS-C01Language UpdatesAWS Certified DevOps Engineer ProfessionalDOP-CO1No Update.AWS Certified Developer AssociateDVA-C01No UpdateAWS Certified Solutions Architect AssociateSAA-C02No UpdateAWS Certified Solutions Architect ProfessionalSAP-C01Language UpdatesAWS Certified Machine Learning SpecialtyMLS-C01No UpdateAWS Certified Database SpecialtyDBS-C01No UpdateAWS Certified SysOps Administrator Associa
