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Starting your journey in the cloud: AWS Cloud Practitioner vs GCP Digital Leader
Looking to start your cloud learning journey? Then the first choice is your provider. With many options to choose from, today I’ll be taking you through my thoughts choosing between AWS and GCP, and their respective introductory (entry level) cloud certifications:
Two very quick disclaimers before we start:
1. Choosing your exam
I’m writing this blog in the hope to inspire you to, if you haven’t already, start your own cloud journey! Choosing a first exam/certification is (in my mind) the first step towards that, and will likely influence the cloud provider you choose to work with for a start.
That being said: If you have a strict requirement to operate with a specific cloud provider, that takes priority over any other consideration.
For instance, if your organisation is already committed to one cloud provider, ignore (after giving this blog a careful read and a few claps =D) all the arguments I’m about to go through — your specific needs are a priority!
2. My own biases
I will try my absolute best (pinky promise 😇) to avoid leaking my own personal biases into this blog. I will admit that, personally, I’m considerably more proficient in Google Cloud. However — I have recently obtained both certifications, and…
