Information Technology (IT)

On AI and GenAI:
AWS dropped the ball. It’s clear that Amazon was caught off guard by ChatGPT and Microsoft’s swift rollout of CoPilot. I’ve used CoPilot and Azure AI Studio—it’s seamless. Customers don’t care if Bedrock or Q has better models. They care about ease of use and cutting costs. And let’s be real: AWS’s AI messaging feels like a weak remix of “we led cloud, so we lead AI.” That doesn’t hold up anymore with better, cheaper alternatives hitting the market.


saw this on reddit from an AWS employee and I didnt even know amazon had their own AI lol. hes right though.

amazon may have led cloud, but they dropped the ball so hard on AI its crazy. every decade a new technology comes and you gotta be ready to adapt FAST.

luckily for amazon AI is still in its early stages so who knows
 
saw this on reddit from an AWS employee and I didnt even know amazon had their own AI lol. hes right though.

amazon may have led cloud, but they dropped the ball so hard on AI its crazy. every decade a new technology comes and you gotta be ready to adapt FAST.

luckily for amazon AI is still in its early stages so who knows
most ai i see is distributed on cloud infrastructure
but im excited to see more local deployments
 
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willypete willypete Haha. Loving the gifs. I appreciate the support.

It was probably the most confident I've felt out of all the AWS certs I have taken so far. I think after a while you start to pick up on the cadence of the questions and how they are structured. I also have had a decent amount of exposure to AWS over the past year (mainly in theory) so that helped a little. I am usually able to rule out 2 answers as being wrong because I know the services and technologies aren't applicable.

Current certs I have for AWS are AI Practitioner, Cloud Practitioner, Solutions Architect Associate, Developer Associate, Machine Learning Associate

Comptia : A+, Security +, Network +, Project +, and Cloud +

I think I am going to go for the AWS Machine Learning Specialty next. From what I understand they have a lot of over lap with the MLA-C01
 
willypete willypete Haha. Loving the gifs. I appreciate the support.

It was probably the most confident I've felt out of all the AWS certs I have taken so far. I think after a while you start to pick up on the cadence of the questions and how they are structured. I also have had a decent amount of exposure to AWS over the past year (mainly in theory) so that helped a little. I am usually able to rule out 2 answers as being wrong because I know the services and technologies aren't applicable.

Current certs I have for AWS are AI Practitioner, Cloud Practitioner, Solutions Architect Associate, Developer Associate, Machine Learning Associate

Comptia : A+, Security +, Network +, Project +, and Cloud +

I think I am going to go for the AWS Machine Learning Specialty next. From what I understand they have a lot of over lap with the MLA-C01
That’s amazing and I’m envious as hell of you. You either know what the hell you’re doing or you’re going for that cloud bag. Regardless which one, I’m proud of you. You’re doing great and I’m sure you’ll knock out that next cert as well.

Which AWS cert do you would you recommend as a starting point?
 
That’s amazing and I’m envious as hell of you. You either know what the hell you’re doing or you’re going for that cloud bag. Regardless which one, I’m proud of you. You’re doing great and I’m sure you’ll knock out that next cert as well.

Which AWS cert do you would you recommend as a starting point?
Thanks a lot. No need to be envious. Just a matter of putting in the time and making it a priority. That said, I know diff people have different situations which can make that more challenging. Nonetheless I still have faith in you.

And yes to the cloud. I am wrapping up my second internship with AWS as an architect and once I graduate school, looking to start with them full time in January 2026.

For which AWS Cert to start with, definitely cloud praciticioner. It'll give you the foundational understanding of the services and how they are all connected. Having a foundational understanding of what cloud is will help as well. Cloud is really just network abstraction. If you understand that it will make the services less difficult to learn. The services are standard cloud technology with AWS branding.

This is a post I made on reddit 3 years ago. When I made the post I had noooooo IT experience. No certs, couldn't tell you what a router was etc. Yet here I am. Anything is possible bro.

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I wish WGU had a cloud masters.

I’m currently enrolled in their Cybersecurity and IA program.

Took the ISC2 CCSP yesterday and passed.

I felt confident going in doing questions from the official test questions from learnzap.

Exam starts and I was like aww mane, the okey doke. The format of the questions were different. And I was seeing terms I was unfamiliar with and very ambiguous question wording.

Going to take a slight dip into zero trust, hopefully passing the CSA CCZT. Then I’m finally going to try and knock out the PMP. It’s been on my err bucket list for 20 years. Gonna make it happen before I turn 50.
 
I wish WGU had a cloud masters.

I’m currently enrolled in their Cybersecurity and IA program.

Took the ISC2 CCSP yesterday and passed.

I felt confident going in doing questions from the official test questions from learnzap.

Exam starts and I was like aww mane, the okey doke. The format of the questions were different. And I was seeing terms I was unfamiliar with and very ambiguous question wording.

Going to take a slight dip into zero trust, hopefully passing the CSA CCZT. Then I’m finally going to try and knock out the PMP. It’s been on my err bucket list for 20 years. Gonna make it happen before I turn 50.
Let’s gooooooooo! Congrats to you as well man, August is looking like the month of positivity in here! 🔥🔥🔥

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NT hating on all the other gifs. Y’all really got me motivated to get back on my ish now and I love it.

20 years sounds crazy but at the same time it doesn’t. Turning 50 soon and still hungry for knowledge (and the bag) is something I strive for. Keep on being great pa
 
Let’s gooooooooo! Congrats to you as well man, August is looking like the month of positivity in here! 🔥🔥🔥


NT hating on all the other gifs. Y’all really got me motivated to get back on my ish now and I love it.

20 years sounds crazy but at the same time it doesn’t. Turning 50 soon and still hungry for knowledge (and the bag) is something I strive for. Keep on being great pa
Thank you.

Life and other priorities always got in the way.

When I was in my mid 20s I had a ravenous drive to pursue certifications, probably a result of where I worked (the Marine Corps Communications School).

I also got into IT after switching majors and careers from mass communications/journalism.

I probably slowed down a lot after my daughter was born. She had congenital heart disease. It was a lot to deal with and my motivation sort of went away.

Now a days, it takes a lot for me to open a book or online training.

But so far this year, I’ve done AZ305, ISC2 CC (for WGU), and CCSP. Last year I did AWS CCP, AWS Solutions Architect Associate and AZ700.

After I graduate, I’ll probably work on renewing my CCNP. Then figure out what’s next.

It’s never too late to learn. We do it everyday we draw breath.
 
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