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Andrew Buckley Head of Training and Certification Asia Pacific, Japan and China
AWS Training
and Certification
Get more out of the cloud
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Innovation is changing
the world… fast
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AWS pace of innovation
New
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The pace of change in technologies and rapid adoption of
cloud infrastructure has resulted in
between the expertise of
IT professionals and rapidly evolving
business requirements.
Keeping up with the times
*Data from the 2017 Global Knowledge IT Skills and Salary Report
a skills gap
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Bringing new skills in-house could become
more time-consuming and costly as
competition increases.
The result: market competition
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The role of IT is changing
No longer just a supporting
infrastructure, IT is now
transforming businesses,
driving innovation and profitability.
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The number of enterprises using traditionally built
IT infrastructure as the primary environment for at least
one workload is declining.
IT Infrastructure transformation is happening
* McKinsey IT-as-a-Service (ITaaS) Cloud and Enterprise Cloud Infrastructure Survey 2017
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IT pros must continuously develop new skills
Learning new skills is essential to keep pace and get the best from rapidly
evolving technologies. However, the number one reason for not training
was lack of allocated funds.
*Data from the 2016 Global Knowledge IT Skills and Salary Report
79% of respondents
said the most important
reason for taking training
was to build new skills
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Global knowledge survey shows training impact
27%
73%
73% of respondents who
pursued certification in the
past year noted an increase
in their job effectiveness because of related training
78%
Likelihood to stay
With training plan
Employees in organizations
with training plans in place
reported being less likely
to leave their companies
*Data from the 2016 Global Knowledge IT Skills and Salary Report
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IDC research confirms training effectiveness
Source: IDC White Paper - Train to Accelerate Your Cloud Strategy, 2017
80% faster to
adopt cloud
2.7x more likely to
realise cloud can
jump start innovation
4.4x more likely to
overcome
operational and
performance
concerns
Comprehensively trained organisations are…
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Comprehensive training accelerates adoption
No interest in cloud computing
Educating themselves about the cloud model
Evaluating the cloud approach for a specific workload
Firm plans to implement cloud services
Using cloud services for one or two workloads
Using cloud services for several workloads
“Cloud first” using cloud services for all or nearly all workloads
Source: IDC White Paper - Train to Accelerate Your Cloud Strategy, 2017
…4x more likely to successfully move from stage 2 “educating” to stage 4 “firm plans”
…2x more likely to successfully move from stage 5 “limited deployment” to either stage 6 or 7
…6x more likely to successfully move from stage 3 “evaluating” to stage 5 “using cloud for 1 or 2 workloads”
Comprehensively trained organisations are…
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AWS Training and Certification
helps build cloud skills to make
your transition to the AWS Cloud
easier so you can get the most
out of your investment, faster
We can help
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1st Training Delivered
Success story: training for faster migration
Production
applications
Time
1st Training
Delivered
11 months Jan 2015 Sept 2016
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~100
1400 students trained
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Leverage existing staff
• With training, your employees can transition to cloud-based roles
while leveraging their knowledge of existing business infrastructure
and systems
• Reduce costs and improve time to market
• We can create a customised learning path for your staff
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Our experience in enterprise and
expertise in AWS allows us to
understand your business goals
and deliver a training plan that will
deliver the success you need.
How we do it
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Next steps to create an education strategy
Identify a leader to spearhead your training efforts
Create excitement about cloud education with your team
Decide which roles on your team need foundational and deeper training
Start learning with free digital training at aws.training
Work with AWS on a customised training and delivery plan for your team
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What does AWS offer?
Digital Training
Free, self-paced online
courses built by AWS
experts
Classroom Training
Classes taught by
accredited AWS
instructors
AWS Certification
Exams to validate
expertise with an
industry-recognized
credential
Learn more: https://www.aws.training/
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Thank you!
Questions?
