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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

features

and/or

services

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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

50

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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?