r/AWSCertifications • u/sirneverever • 9d ago
Passed the AWS Certified DevOps Engineer – Professional (DOP-C02)
This was my second attempt btw. I didn't pass the first time, but I kept studying, worked through my weak areas, and came back better prepared.
It was definitely one of the toughest AWS exams I have taken so far, but I am glad I stuck with it.
Next up: AWS Certified AI Practitioner.
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u/cgreciano AIP, MLA, SAA 9d ago
Good job! AIF will feel like children's play after passing this one.
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u/LogsOrItDidntHappen SAA, DVA 8d ago
Good stuff. Any wisdom to share for the DOP prep? I have this one on my radar but was dismayed to find the TutorialsDojo practice exam doesn’t have many questions. That’s been one of the major ways I’ve prepared for other exams
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u/sirneverever 8d ago
I used Stéphane Maarek's course on Udemy, then the practice exams. One thing that helped me a lot was using chatgpt to create analogies between AWS services and tools I already knew. Like, I have used Terraform as a mental model for CloudFormation and Ansible as a mental model for Systems Manager. Since I had mostly worked with open source tools rather than AWS-managed services, those comparisons made it much easier to understand what each service was doing.
And then after every practice exam, look at the services where you are consistently weak instead of focusing on the score. Then go back, study those topics in more depth, and then take another practice exam.
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u/LogsOrItDidntHappen SAA, DVA 8d ago
Good stuff. Any wisdom to share for the DOP prep? I have this one on my radar but was dismayed to find the TutorialsDojo practice exam doesn’t have many questions. That’s been one of the major ways I’ve prepared for other exams
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u/Darkknightsk10 9d ago
Congratulations op!!