Certifications Journey: Cheat Sheets and Tough Topics

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…

The AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner - the first AWS exam on my journey (naturally) and the first goal to be reached. The CCP took me around 1 month of study for around 2 hours a day. Before taking the exam i had minimal experience, dipping…

I’m a 27-year-old Network Engineer based in the south of England, with around ten years of experience in the IT industry. My journey began in Technical Service Desk roles before moving into network engineering, where I’ve worked with organisations such as Specsavers and the British…