Google Cloud Platform has been used by most Fortune 500 companies. That’s why beginners and professionals worldwide prefer GCP certification. After Amazon’s (AWS) launch of cloud computing services in 2006, Google also made its entry into in 2008.

Microsoft Azure certifications play a pivotal role in seeking a career in cloud computing and offering flexible career options. The certification provides stability to cloud administrators, developers, security engineers, AI engineers, data engineers, solutions architects, and DevOps engineers.

Amazon web service or AWS is an online platform that provides scalable and cost-effective cloud computing solutions.

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You have to be fast for CKS cert. The exam duration is 2hours. I got 15 questions in the exam. There will be weightage on each question starting from 4% to 11%.

I got around 50 Exam questions in total: 1 case study, and the rest were MCQ questions. I did not get any labs.

Responsibilities for an Azure Administrator include implementing, managing, and monitoring identity, governance, storage, compute, and virtual networks in a cloud environment, plus provision, size, monitor, and adjust resources, when needed.

I chose both online training courses and self study. I took the online training classes through knowledge hut. I also used PMI-ACP Mike Griffiths book for preparation.

The ITIL foundations exam, you will be judged heavily on the lifecycle of a project framework. You can finish each category in 2-3 days. So, make sure you understand all the concepts in detail. This framework of ITIL is divided into five broad stages or categories.

By the end of this article you would notice that there is overlap between the two cloud providers entry level exam, so if you are able to clear one, chances are you would be able to clear the other as well.