Three Things I’ve Learned On My 1-Year Azure Fundamentals Anniversary

Today I celebrate 1-year receiving my Azure Fundamentals certification. This one certification has been a game changer for me. It is my first non-Amazon Web Services (AWS) certification and my first 100 Days of Cloud certification (I’ve received my two AWS certifications prior to participating in the 100 Days of Cloud challenge on July 5, 2020.).

Here are the three things that I’ve learned

Sticking To My Guns About Multi-Cloud Pays Dividends

I have been talking about multi-cloud since 2019 when I walked into the Ohio Means Jobs Cuyahoga County (OMJCC) intake office for workforce development, Even though I received AWS-only training, I still feel that learning more than one cloud computing language would enhance my competitive advantage.

And I was right because receiving my Azure Fundamentals certification expanded the number of cloud jobs which I qualified. Yes, AWS was (and still is) the number one market leader in cloud, but many companies are either using more than one public clouds or have clients using different public clouds.

Sometimes You Have Self-Finance

I had to pay $99 for my ‘dream’ (OMJCC paid for my AWS training.). That money did not go to waste. I passed my…