Thank you for making this video. I’m currently in urban planning, but I’m thinking of switching careers. I appreciate you sharing what life is like as a Solutions Architect.
recently made the decision to get the three associates certs after being a developer for the last 20 years. i guess thats why this video showed up in my feed. wish me luck!
That's cool man! i'm in the Bay Area and working in traditional IT sysadmin role currently. I got my CCP and SAA certs earlier this year. I am learning Python and Ansible now. Any tips on getting into SA at AWS? what was your role prior? if you don't mind answering. Thanks in advance!
That's great to hear and sounds like valuable experience! I was in consulting for about 10 years working with enterprise customers - currently working on a video to talk about the SA role, misconceptions, tips for applying, etc.
Is their any day for your without any meetings and writing blogs. As an SA won't u implement the services hands-on to help the client.Plz solve my query
as a solutions architect, how often do you have to do public speaking in conferences? I have no problem talking to clients over zoom, but I have terrible stage fright on a stage setting in front of many people. Is public speaking in front of large audiences a requirement when you are a solutions architect?
it's actually not that great that day considering there were so many meetings that day. I might do a video on how I work with Trello to create my daily workflow if that helps people out
Congrats! If you're in the TechU program I would ask an "alumnus" from that program via LinkedIn (or somewhere else). The training on the job is quite intensive/thorough and you'll have mentors at AWS so from a life perspective (based on my own personal experience), take a trip or relax before you dive into the working world!
I have passed aws cloud practitioner certification.whats next for me ? I don't want to code I hate coding now... Despite of doing coding for the last 8 years now I want to get rid of coding. I like sharing application releases/builds to clients, building deployment on servers and server management etc. Now please suggest where should I move ...? I like to provide application support and manage operations of application, and I want to move on little bit non-technical side. what should I do next?
If you’d like to go towards a complete non-technical side, a list that I can think of could be account management, business development, training, program management - are you aware of what these are? Depending on what type of strengths you have, you could still go down the technical account manager or solutions architect roles - no need to code but you’ll have to let the team know that up front - sometimes you might code a bit for demos (if you want to)
@@ahsanali-gm4ci if you're looking at the total non-technical roles, actually you don't need to pursue any more certifications really. I would take a look at the job posting on amazon.jobs and check out the descriptions there - they'll mostly be looking at relevant work experience (resume and phone screening) and you'll have to have enough stories ready to demonstrate the Amazon Leadership Principles at that point (try to come up with upwards of 15). If you're thinking of going the TAM or SA role, I would also mostly focus on working on those outcomes that can help your stories - use the certifications as more of a guideline to understand the various services and various things you need to be aware of when designing systems in the cloud (or in general) - I'd highly recommend checking out the AWS Well-Architected Framework as a starting point! I'm working through some life stuff right now, but once that's done, I'll focus on these topics in my next video
Bro, this is literally what I'm looking for. I needed inspiration, I've had my practitioners cert for some time failed my saa cert by 20 pts and I want to know what a saa day looks like. Thank you for creating this, it really opens up my eyes to a world I so desperately want to join.
That’s awesome to hear! Don’t worry the channel’s not dead. I want to help more people learn about the SA role, just working on not sounding inauthentic/cringe…
@@dannylps you have to create an aws account and from there they give you the test results a few days later, there is also a baseline you have to score over.
Hi, any tips for working in Aws with a Dog? I’ll start in September as a ProServe consultant, and I still don’t know if it will be remote or on-site. I have a dog too and I don’t know how to organize her! Thanks 😊
Currently, most teams are remote since most customers are still mostly remote as well. There are some internal in-office meetings but it's not every day (team dependent obviously)... you usually have plenty of time to plan in advance so have a go-to doggy daycare in mind. Play with the dog between meetings and just schedule your morning and evening walks and it's totally manageable!
Hello boss. Nice content. Since aws solutions architect is remote, how often average does an architect have to report to work in a month or lets say a year
it really depends... my team meets up maybe once per quarter in NY or Boston offices. I also might head into the customer's office once a month or so. And there are always info sessions, workshops, hackathons, gamedays that are optional (but fun and valuable) to attend in person as well!
Nope! Solutions architects that work with AWS can also work at partners that help implement projects using AWS - you could be a consultant at a large partner like Deloitte, Accenture, Slalom etc. advising customers and designing architecture. There are also many, many small/medium consulting partners that have AWS solutions architects as well - lots of opportunity out there
help. im being held against my will. jk, I like being in the city and having quick access to big parks, the ocean, the river, 15 minutes from the airport and food all around. yeah, the tradeoff is that apartments are generally smaller than houses and anything larger than a 1 bedroom (or even studio) in a city like Boston quickly gets into the-rent-is-too-damn-high territory regardless of pay
SAA is a good start as it mostly goes through the basic concepts and can really help you orient yourself - sysops questions tend to dig in a bit deeper on some technical jargon. Your sysadmin experience can come in handy since troubleshooting problems is something that is common across all IT roles, including what SAs might run into (though there might be a bit more breadth of challenges)
I finished training vids, labs, & just got certified. Starting to look. For a job in this role can you do a video on what to expect. I already work in IT but it's still a bit nerve wrecking 😬😬😬
To the creator of this video - you need to buy a bigger crate for your Australian Shepard - if he can't get up and turn around easily it's too small - please pay attention to that. You look like you love your dog - it's important to make him comfortable if he spends the entire night in that crate.
It definitely helps if you want to put together some demos but it’s not required - it helps if you can read basics like cloudformation templates, run cli commands, json but it shouldn’t be too intense
You don’t necessarily need to know how to code though it can come in handy if you want to tweak some demos. If you have a heavy background in networking that is actually a plus because it means you have a head start in becoming a specialist (if that’s what you’re interested in). Just try to get a 100-200 level understanding across other domains so you can expand on breadth of knowledge. I’ll cover that in the next video as well!
If you can make a video of the pathway you took to become a SA, that would be great! I’m currently working on getting AWS practitioner cert
Same, I’m taking my test tomorrow
Update ???
Thank you for making this video. I’m currently in urban planning, but I’m thinking of switching careers. I appreciate you sharing what life is like as a Solutions Architect.
Nice video. I’ve got my loop interviews next week for an SA role in the UK.
recently made the decision to get the three associates certs after being a developer for the last 20 years. i guess thats why this video showed up in my feed. wish me luck!
That's cool man! i'm in the Bay Area and working in traditional IT sysadmin role currently. I got my CCP and SAA certs earlier this year. I am learning Python and Ansible now. Any tips on getting into SA at AWS? what was your role prior? if you don't mind answering. Thanks in advance!
That's great to hear and sounds like valuable experience! I was in consulting for about 10 years working with enterprise customers - currently working on a video to talk about the SA role, misconceptions, tips for applying, etc.
@@soupereffective looking forward for the video.
Your fun day was 6½ minutes long. Now I call that time management souper effective ❕😉👍🏽
Very nice video! Please make a video on how QA/software testing background person can switch to DevOps/SA role.
wow, your doggo has amazing colours. Very cute.
Is their any day for your without any meetings and writing blogs. As an SA won't u implement the services hands-on to help the client.Plz solve my query
as a solutions architect, how often do you have to do public speaking in conferences? I have no problem talking to clients over zoom, but I have terrible stage fright on a stage setting in front of many people. Is public speaking in front of large audiences a requirement when you are a solutions architect?
We need another video
Best journey to take to secure that cloud job
Day in the Life of creating one video for a TH-cam channel.
I am also currently work in clouds and Devops... I see your playlist...Its your first video... On youtube...
Man you’re efficiency is insane. How did you develop that skill?
it's actually not that great that day considering there were so many meetings that day. I might do a video on how I work with Trello to create my daily workflow if that helps people out
@@soupereffective do that!!!
@@soupereffective still haven’t done it!
@@asoli haha sorry, getting some life stuff in order - there will be one in october!
Hey, I just graduated and I'm joining AWS as an SA next month! Do you have any advice?
Congrats! If you're in the TechU program I would ask an "alumnus" from that program via LinkedIn (or somewhere else). The training on the job is quite intensive/thorough and you'll have mentors at AWS so from a life perspective (based on my own personal experience), take a trip or relax before you dive into the working world!
I have passed aws cloud practitioner certification.whats next for me ? I don't want to code I hate coding now... Despite of doing coding for the last 8 years now I want to get rid of coding. I like sharing application releases/builds to clients, building deployment on servers and server management etc. Now please suggest where should I move ...? I like to provide application support and manage operations of application, and I want to move on little bit non-technical side. what should I do next?
If you’d like to go towards a complete non-technical side, a list that I can think of could be account management, business development, training, program management - are you aware of what these are? Depending on what type of strengths you have, you could still go down the technical account manager or solutions architect roles - no need to code but you’ll have to let the team know that up front - sometimes you might code a bit for demos (if you want to)
@@soupereffective then which aws certification should I do next for these roles?
@@ahsanali-gm4ci if you're looking at the total non-technical roles, actually you don't need to pursue any more certifications really. I would take a look at the job posting on amazon.jobs and check out the descriptions there - they'll mostly be looking at relevant work experience (resume and phone screening) and you'll have to have enough stories ready to demonstrate the Amazon Leadership Principles at that point (try to come up with upwards of 15). If you're thinking of going the TAM or SA role, I would also mostly focus on working on those outcomes that can help your stories - use the certifications as more of a guideline to understand the various services and various things you need to be aware of when designing systems in the cloud (or in general) - I'd highly recommend checking out the AWS Well-Architected Framework as a starting point! I'm working through some life stuff right now, but once that's done, I'll focus on these topics in my next video
Bro, this is literally what I'm looking for. I needed inspiration, I've had my practitioners cert for some time failed my saa cert by 20 pts and I want to know what a saa day looks like. Thank you for creating this, it really opens up my eyes to a world I so desperately want to join.
That’s awesome to hear! Don’t worry the channel’s not dead. I want to help more people learn about the SA role, just working on not sounding inauthentic/cringe…
@@soupereffective we all appreciate the sincere efforts, do your thing bro.....we are here to see it!
how could you know if you were so close for the passing line but just missed 20 pts in saa ?
@@dannylps you have to create an aws account and from there they give you the test results a few days later, there is also a baseline you have to score over.
yeah the baseline is 700point. i also fail last month . had 687point. so close. hopefully next week i make it happen.
Hi, any tips for working in Aws with a Dog? I’ll start in September as a ProServe consultant, and I still don’t know if it will be remote or on-site. I have a dog too and I don’t know how to organize her! Thanks 😊
Currently, most teams are remote since most customers are still mostly remote as well. There are some internal in-office meetings but it's not every day (team dependent obviously)... you usually have plenty of time to plan in advance so have a go-to doggy daycare in mind. Play with the dog between meetings and just schedule your morning and evening walks and it's totally manageable!
Hello boss. Nice content. Since aws solutions architect is remote, how often average does an architect have to report to work in a month or lets say a year
it really depends... my team meets up maybe once per quarter in NY or Boston offices. I also might head into the customer's office once a month or so. And there are always info sessions, workshops, hackathons, gamedays that are optional (but fun and valuable) to attend in person as well!
That doggy has some style
Any tips for complete beginners looking to get into cloud computing?
yes I do! I plan on covering not just the SA role, but other roles at AWS (or partners) if you want to go a more business-y or more technical route
Interesting 🤔. I’m also looking into that field as well
Bhoom now ur going to become famous
Question: Do AWS Solutions Architects only work for Amazon?
Nope! Solutions architects that work with AWS can also work at partners that help implement projects using AWS - you could be a consultant at a large partner like Deloitte, Accenture, Slalom etc. advising customers and designing architecture. There are also many, many small/medium consulting partners that have AWS solutions architects as well - lots of opportunity out there
I was always amazed watching these type of videos where folks making way over six figures live in such a small space. Is it by choice?
help. im being held against my will. jk, I like being in the city and having quick access to big parks, the ocean, the river, 15 minutes from the airport and food all around. yeah, the tradeoff is that apartments are generally smaller than houses and anything larger than a 1 bedroom (or even studio) in a city like Boston quickly gets into the-rent-is-too-damn-high territory regardless of pay
Your dog is the cutest!
I am sysadmin , and I want to get an AWS Certificate
Should I go for the SAA or the sysops ??
how the SA is different from the regular sysadmin ??
SAA is a good start as it mostly goes through the basic concepts and can really help you orient yourself - sysops questions tend to dig in a bit deeper on some technical jargon. Your sysadmin experience can come in handy since troubleshooting problems is something that is common across all IT roles, including what SAs might run into (though there might be a bit more breadth of challenges)
I finished training vids, labs, & just got certified. Starting to look. For a job in this role can you do a video on what to expect. I already work in IT but it's still a bit nerve wrecking 😬😬😬
definitely - applying and interviewing to any role is always nerve-wracking, but I'll try to give tips on how to approach this the best I can
To the creator of this video - you need to buy a bigger crate for your Australian Shepard - if he can't get up and turn around easily it's too small - please pay attention to that. You look like you love your dog - it's important to make him comfortable if he spends the entire night in that crate.
Don’t worry he’s been sleeping outside now - first time dog owner so still figuring things out along the way 😅
Do aws sysops and sa usually use programming?
It definitely helps if you want to put together some demos but it’s not required - it helps if you can read basics like cloudformation templates, run cli commands, json but it shouldn’t be too intense
I'm in PS for AWS. Heavy background in networking. Feel like lack of coding is holding me back in pursuing this role.
You don’t necessarily need to know how to code though it can come in handy if you want to tweak some demos. If you have a heavy background in networking that is actually a plus because it means you have a head start in becoming a specialist (if that’s what you’re interested in). Just try to get a 100-200 level understanding across other domains so you can expand on breadth of knowledge. I’ll cover that in the next video as well!
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Did your whole desk just elevate? 😯
Gotta work standing up sometimes! I might do one of those desktop setup type videos as well…
that is one happy dogg😁
Nice doggo
𝕡𝕣𝕠𝕞𝕠𝕤𝕞 😇