Certifications Journey: Cheat Sheets and Tough Topics

Happy to say I am ending 2025 having completed 4 exams in total; PCNSA, CCP, SAA and most recently the SOA. This means i have completed the first step in the roadmap above. There will be nothing more from me this side of the year…

SOA(C03) CloudOps Engineer: The AWS CloudOps Engineer Associate is said to be the hardest of the associate level exams AWS has to offer. It tests your ability to implement solutions that are secure, scalable and redundant using a range of different services within the AWS…

The timeline above is quite self-explanatory. It shows what the next 12-18 months has in store. This is really a HLD timeline and obviously it isnt as straight forward as each of the points suggest, its used to keep me on track and when i…

My biggest accomplishment to date when it comes to career progression. The Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) was one of those exams where i always thought i'd pass it easily... ill just need to brush up on a few protocols and IOS commands and ill…

The second challenge on my journey to become a Network/Cloud professional was the AWS Solutions Architect Associate (SAA). On initial investigation of the exam, the official exam guide from Amazon and other peoples struggle littered all over the /AWSCertifications sub-reddit, it was was overwhelming. Coupled…