Cloud certifications
Daniel covers the cloud certification ladders — AWS, Google Cloud and the Microsoft Azure role-based track — for Exampractice. He writes the exam guides, the version-change explainers and the "which one first" pieces, and spends most of his editing time on the same question: does the credential still test what the job actually needs?
119 guidesCloud CertificationsMicrosoft & Azure
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SAP-C02 demands serious study on top of real experience. Here is who gets a return on that effort in 2026 — and who is better served by a different move.
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DVA-C02 lives in the shadow of the Solutions Architect exam. Here is when the Developer Associate is the smarter $150 for a working developer — and when it is not.
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SOA-C02 became CloudOps Engineer in 2025. What that means for the value of an AWS SysOps Administrator certification, and who should pursue the new exam.
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Which job titles map to each AWS certification level — from cloud support to solutions architect — and where a cert helps versus where experience decides.
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How AWS certifications affect pay by level, role and region, which certs rank highest in salary surveys, and how to estimate your own realistic number.
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A multi-year AWS certification career path from complete beginner to Professional and Specialty level, with realistic timelines and renewal planning.
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Cloud Practitioner or straight to Solutions Architect Associate? Pick your first AWS certification based on your background, with a clear decision framework.
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Just passed CLF-C02? Compare the Associate-level AWS exams — Solutions Architect, Developer and CloudOps Engineer — and pick your next step by target role.
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Passed SAA-C03? Compare your next moves — Solutions Architect Professional, DevOps Professional or a Specialty — with a decision framework for each path.
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Every active Google Cloud certification in 2026 — all 13 across Foundational, Associate and Professional tiers, with costs, formats, validity and who each one suits.
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A role-by-role Google Cloud certification roadmap — the sequence that fits your target job, when to skip tiers, and how the 2-year renewal clock shapes the order.
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Cloud Digital Leader or Associate Cloud Engineer first? A decision framework by technical background, with costs, formats and who each entry point actually suits.
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Reading about an exam only takes you so far. Work through practice questions for your certification and find the gaps before exam day does.
