Category: Developer Tools

Today, we’re thrilled to celebrate the graduation of the inaugural cohort of AWS Cloud Institute learners, marking a significant milestone in their journey toward launching successful careers in cloud development. Throughout the program, this exceptional group of individuals not only honed their technical expertise but also became part of a dynamic and supportive learning community, fostering collaboration and growth along the way.

In December 2024, we launched nine new digital training products on AWS Skill Builder including five new AWS Builder Labs, a new AWS Jam focused on troubleshooting AWS Web Development issues in a gamified learning environment, and one new AWS Digital Classroom course. We also launched AWS Learning Assistant for AWS Builder Labs, a new AI-powered, chat-based guide that enhances self-paced learning by providing real-time responses and insights to learners.

We’re both experienced AWS professionals and have witnessed firsthand how cloud technologies can accelerate mission-critical initiatives and solve complex challenges in regulated industries. AWS Certifications have been an important part of our respective career progression and we’re passionate about sharing our certification experiences to help others. This blog outlines our AWS Certification learning journeys, the impact on our careers, and our best practices to prepare for an AWS Certification exam.

As organizations move from dabbling in generative artificial intelligence (AI) to building customer-facing applications, having a skilled team is crucial for project success. You can leverage AWS Training courses to upskill your team, ensuring they are prepared for your next generative AI project.

Are you looking to break into the growing field of cloud computing? Prepare for an exciting new career with Amazon Web Services’ latest entry-level professional certificate on Coursera, the AWS Cloud Support Associate Professional Certificate. This seven-course online training program provides the foundational skills needed to launch a career as an AWS Cloud Support Associate in four months or less.

In June, we launched 29 new digital training products on AWS Skill Builder, including 12 new generative AI digital courses (eight free and four paid), two new AWS Builder Labs, one new AWS Digital Classroom course, and a robust learning plan for aspiring machine learning engineers. For leaders, we launched a six-week generative AI learning experience in collaboration with the Udemy. We also announced two new AWS Certifications in AI and ML, with supporting exam prep materials.

Amazon CodeWhisperer is a revolutionary artificial intelligence (AI)-powered productivity tool that improves developer productivity and can serve as an accelerated learning path for cloud computing. Amazon CodeWhisperer uses machine learning (ML) to provide intelligent code suggestions in an integrated development environment (IDE). In this blog, we’ll explore three practical ways developers and cloud architects can use Amazon CodeWhisperer as an educational catalyst in their cloud learning journey.

Amazon Q is a generative-AI powered assistant that helps customers answer questions, provide summaries, generate content, and complete tasks based on data in their company repository. It also exists as a learning tool for AWS users who want to ask questions about services and best practices in the cloud. Learn how you can use it to accelerate your learning of AWS services.

In January, we launched 24 new digital training products on AWS Skill Builder, including three new learning plans for Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML), and a Solutions Architect-focused version of AWS Card Clash. On Coursera, we launched courses 5-9 to round out the AWS Cloud Technology Consultant Professional Certificate. To learn DevOps-style best practices for building, training, and deploying ML models, check out the updated three-day AWS Classroom course, MLOps Engineering on AWS.

In November, we launched 16 digital training products on AWS Skill Builder, including 9 new AWS Builder Labs and self-serve AWS Jam events in AWS Skill Builder subscription. For executives, we’ve added more digital training to help you build your knowledge of cloud – this time for small business owners and risk and compliance officers. For AWS Partners in technical roles, check out the major update to the classroom course AWS Partner: Advanced Migrating on AWS.