Cloud

Foundational certification covering AI, ML, and generative AI concepts and AWS AI/ML services including Amazon Bedrock, SageMaker, and Rekognition. No prior AI/ML experience required.

Entry-level certification validating foundational knowledge of AWS Cloud concepts, core services, security, pricing, and support. Ideal for non-technical roles and those new to cloud. No prior IT experience required.

Validates skills in implementing and operating data pipelines on AWS — Glue, EMR, Kinesis, Athena, Redshift, Lake Formation, and orchestration with Step Functions/MWAA. Released April 2024 and quickly became a high-demand AWS associate-level cert.

Validates skills in developing and maintaining AWS-based applications including CI/CD pipelines, deployment automation, and serverless architectures. Covers core AWS SDKs, CLI, and developer services.

Advanced certification validating skills in CI/CD pipelines, automation, monitoring, and security for large-scale AWS deployments. Requires 2+ years of experience provisioning and managing AWS environments.

Validates deep expertise in building, training, tuning, and deploying ML models on AWS using SageMaker and related services. Covers data engineering, exploratory analysis, and ML implementation.

Specialty certification validating deep expertise in AWS security services, data protection, identity management, and compliance. Covers incident response, logging, monitoring, and encryption strategies on AWS.

Validates ability to design resilient, cost-optimized, high-performing, and secure AWS architectures. Covers core services, distributed systems design, and AWS best practices. Recommended 1+ year of hands-on AWS experience.

Advanced certification for architects with 2+ years designing complex AWS solutions. Validates deep expertise in enterprise-level AWS architectures, advanced networking, security, and cost optimization at scale.

Validates skills in deployment, management, and operations on AWS including monitoring, networking, and security. Covers operational best practices for AWS workloads and cost optimization.

Advanced cloud security certification covering cloud concepts, architecture, data security, platform security, operations, and legal compliance. Validates expertise for cloud security architects and engineers.

Vendor-neutral cloud certification covering deployment, security, operations, and troubleshooting across AWS, Azure, and GCP. Bridges the gap between CompTIA Server+ and cloud-specialist tracks. CV0-004 is the current version (2024).

Validates ability to deploy applications, monitor operations, and manage enterprise solutions on Google Cloud. Covers core GCP services, Kubernetes Engine, and cloud infrastructure management.

Validates ability to design, develop, and manage secure, scalable, and highly available solutions on Google Cloud. Covers cloud architecture patterns, GCP services, and enterprise migration strategies.

Validates ability to build and implement DevOps pipelines on Google Cloud. Covers CI/CD automation, SRE practices, monitoring, logging, and incident management using Cloud Build and related GCP services.

Validates ability to design and implement secure infrastructure on Google Cloud. Covers Identity and Access Management, VPC security, data protection, compliance, and incident response on GCP.

Validates ability to design, build, operationalize, secure, and monitor data processing systems on Google Cloud. Covers BigQuery, Dataflow, Pub/Sub, and ML integration.

Validates ability to design, build, and productionize ML models using Google Cloud services including Vertex AI and Gemini. Covers ML pipeline design, model training, deployment, and monitoring.

Foundational IBM Cloud cert covering IBM Cloud architecture, services, security, pricing, and AI/data offerings. Useful for consultants and IT pros at IBM-aligned enterprises (banking, healthcare, public sector).

Validates skills in implementing, managing, and monitoring Azure environments including virtual networks, storage, compute, identity, and governance. Requires proficiency with PowerShell and Azure CLI. Free online renewal every 12 months.

Validates skills in building, managing, and deploying AI solutions using Azure AI services, Azure OpenAI, computer vision, NLP, and knowledge mining. High demand post-2023 GenAI boom — Microsoft's flagship AI engineering credential.

Validates ability to design, build, test, and maintain Azure cloud applications and services. Covers Azure compute, storage, security, and API integration. Free online renewal every 12 months.

Entry-level certification covering cloud concepts, Azure services, management, governance, and pricing. Suitable for technical and non-technical candidates. No prior IT experience required.

Validates skills in implementing security controls and threat protection on Azure. Covers identity management, platform protection, security operations, and data/application protection in Azure environments.

Expert-level certification validating ability to design cloud and hybrid Azure solutions covering identity, governance, data storage, business continuity, and infrastructure. Requires Azure Administrator Associate as prerequisite.

Expert-level certification for professionals designing and implementing DevOps practices on Azure including CI/CD, source control, build pipelines, security, and monitoring strategies.

Entry-level cert covering Microsoft 365 services, security, compliance, pricing, and licensing. Useful for IT generalists, sales/consulting roles, and helpdesk staff at M365-heavy organizations. Does not expire.

Entry-level certification covering Microsoft security, compliance, and identity concepts. Covers Azure Active Directory, Microsoft Sentinel, Defender, Purview, and compliance solutions. Does not expire.