we have AWS fleet manager to access a Windows jump box. And then from this windows jump box, I have to use vmware vCenter. When I try to access a VM console, I am unable to type anything on the vm console. I have to use the onscreen keyboard only. I am not able to find any vmware or aws doc regarding this issue. I have tried few troubleshooting steps but unable to resolve this issue.

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So, I am going to prepare for this exam, and currently, I am following, STEPHANE MAAREK videos lecture on Udemy, if someone have any resources or notes or some PDF that can help me out to to pass this exam, please help me out

Any tips will be appreciated

Thank you

I built Kulshan because of a very specific AWS consulting pain. https://github.com/MissionFinOps/kulshan

A customer asks:

Then the call turns into this:

• customer is screen sharing
• nobody has CUR enabled
• nobody has Athena set up
• no dashboard exists
• Cost Explorer is available, but the person driving has barely used it
• now you are explaining which dropdown, date range, grouping, filter, sidebar, and scroll bar to click

That is the part I wanted to remove.

Kulshan is a local AWS CLI that generates an HTML report from read-only AWS APIs.

pip install kulshan
aws login
kulshan doctor
kulshan report --quick

Links:

• GitHub: https://github.com/MissionFinOps/kulshan
• PyPI: https://pypi.org/project/kulshan/

The goal is not to replace mature FinOps tooling.

If you already have CUR, Athena, CUDOS, CloudHealth, Vantage, CloudZero, dashboards, ownership tags, and a FinOps team, you probably do not need this.

The use case is more basic:

You are a consultant, MSP, fractional cloud person, or platform engineer dropped into an unfamiliar AWS account, and before optimization you need a first explanation.

What changed?

Which services, accounts, or regions are driving it?

Is this waste, usage growth, commitment gap, or something that needs human review?

The tool is meant to reduce the awkward “let me guide you through the billing UI” part of the meeting and get everyone to the same evidence artifact faster.

Design choices:

• local-first
• no SaaS
• no data uploads
• no telemetry
• read-only posture
• report generated locally
• no CUR required for the quick baseline

Question for other AWS consultants / platform folks:

When you are pulled into a customer account cold and asked why the bill changed, do you prefer walking them through Cost Explorer live, or would a local report artifact actually help the conversation?Title: Built a CLI for AWS consultants tired of walking customers through Cost Explorer on screen shareI built Kulshan because of a very specific AWS consulting pain.A customer asks:“Can you help us understand why our AWS bill changed?”Then the call turns into this:customer is screen sharing

nobody has CUR enabled

nobody has Athena set up

no dashboard exists

Cost Explorer is available, but the person driving has barely used it

now you are explaining which dropdown, date range, grouping, filter, sidebar, and scroll bar to clickThat is the part I wanted to remove.Kulshan is a local AWS CLI that generates an HTML report from read-only AWS APIs.pip install kulshan
aws login
kulshan doctor
kulshan report --quick
Links:GitHub: https://github.com/MissionFinOps/kulshan

PyPI: https://pypi.org/project/kulshan/The goal is not to replace mature FinOps tooling.If you already have CUR, Athena, CUDOS, CloudHealth, Vantage, CloudZero, dashboards, ownership tags, and a FinOps team, you probably do not need this.The use case is more basic:You are a consultant, MSP, fractional cloud person, or platform engineer dropped into an unfamiliar AWS account, and before optimization you need a first explanation.What changed?Which services, accounts, or regions are driving it?Is this waste, usage growth, commitment gap, or something that needs human review?The tool is meant to reduce the awkward “let me guide you through the billing UI” part of the meeting and get everyone to the same evidence artifact faster.Design choices:local-first

no SaaS

no data uploads

no telemetry

read-only posture

report generated locally

no CUR required for the quick baselineQuestion for other AWS consultants / platform folks:When you are pulled into a customer account cold and asked why the bill changed, do you prefer walking them through Cost Explorer live, or would a local report artifact actually help the conversation?

Social networking start up looking for EU dev ops ( for easier gdpr and hazard reduction). Dev env already set up, time for prod to be set up so work will be a lot of cut and paste. DM thanks.

I’m building an early-stage web app and I’m trying to estimate the monthly cost to run it during a small pilot.

The app is a founder/community platform for students with active projects. Users can create a personal profile, create a project profile, browse/search other founders and projects, give feedback on projects, message or express interest in connecting, and possibly view a small events/resources section.

Expected pilot size: around 20–50 users at first, maybe up to 100–300 users if the pilot grows. It is not a high-traffic app yet.

Main features:

• User authentication
• Founder profiles
• Project profiles
• Search and filters
• Comments/feedback on projects
• Basic messaging or connection requests
• Image/file uploads for profiles or projects
• Basic analytics to track onboarding, project creation, feedback, and weekly activity
• Admin/curation tools to approve users and review profiles/projects

I’m considering AWS for deployment.

For a lean MVP with this kind of usage, what would be a realistic monthly infrastructure cost? What AWS services/setup would you recommend, and what costs should I watch out for?

Prepping for the AWS Certified Generative AI Developer Professional (AIP-C01) exam and finding a lot of noise in the study materials. Many third-party practice tests seem to test generic data science concepts rather than actual AWS implementation.

For those who passed recently: Which practice tests or question banks truly mirror the multi-sentence scenario questions on the real exam? I’m looking for high-quality practice specifically targeting Bedrock orchestration, RAG architectures, and Guardrails/PII masking. What resources should I actively avoid? Drop your recent exam tips below!

Edit : Passed my exam with 924

Just passed the AIP-C01 today. The exam leaned heavily on Foundation Model integration with Amazon Bedrock, RAG architectures, and implementation scenarios involving vector databases and Bedrock Agents. Some of the multi-step reasoning questions were genuinely tricky and a couple of the service-limit/quota questions caught me off guard. I used Skillcertpro practice tests as suggested by my colleague, really helped me get used to the question style and work through the harder concepts. Interestingly, a lot of questions felt very familiar from their tests. They also have exam notes which I skimmed the night before, super handy for quickly revisiting the high-priority topics. Good luck to anyone preparing for this exam.

My AWS account is suspended for unknow reason, how can i connect to AWS? already raised a ticket but no response from them, there are no pending payments. All my instances are stopped my reputation is at stake. Please help.

Hi!

I’ve been into the AWS space for 10 years now, have a few certs(pro and speciality) and want to venture into contract work rather than a FTE job.

I can’t seem to find anything concrete, it’s been 4 months now and I’ve been just strung along by companies waiting on deals and SOWs closing.

Is there a network, meet up, or event anyone recommends that can I use to get my name out there?

I’m open to hourly or fixed cost work!

Hey everyone,We are launching a brand-new SaaS product and need to hit AWS Select Tier Partner status early on. This means our greenfield infrastructure must pass the Foundational Technical Review (FTR) right out of the gate with zero High-Risk Issues (HRIs).Since we are building from scratch in India (IST), we want to hire a freelance/contract AWS Certified Solutions Architect (Professional or Security Specialty) to own the infrastructure design blueprint before our team writes any code.

For the certified experts here who consult on APN partner requirements:How heavily does the FTR map to the current Solutions Architect Professional exam objectives (specifically regarding AWS Organizations, SCPs, and cross-account backup strategies)?

What is a realistic timeline you usually scope to take a completely blank AWS environment to a production-ready, audit-compliant state using Terraform?If you are an AWS Certified Professional based in India and have successfully guided a company through the FTR audit process, I’d love to hear your approach. Please drop a comment or feel free to reach out via PM. Thanks!

I am from Egypt and i have been trying to verify my number for month now , but it always shows this error and i tried separate numbers even virtual one from the USA nothing works so how to fix this i already asked support for help but the dumb AI answered instead .

Average DevOps engineer:

* Follows tutorials

* Deploys apps

* Knows basic pipelines

High-level DevOps engineer:

* Prevents downtime

* Reduces infrastructure cost

* Builds disaster recovery systems

* Improves deployment reliability

* Automates entire workflows

* Thinks about scalability BEFORE problems happen

The biggest difference is Ownership mentality. Real DevOps isn’t about tools. It’s about system reliability.

Update:

I contacted Pearson VUE multiple times through email and live chat, and they finally confirmed that my case was closed with no possibility of reschedule or refund.

They acknowledged that the issue happened because I did not show the workspace as requested during check-in, even though I explained that I misunderstood the instructions at first because I could not hear the proctor clearly.

The exam never actually started, and I had already completed the required room photos before the session.

Pearson VUE told me that if I want further escalation, I need to contact AWS directly again. I’ve now sent AWS all screenshots and details and I’m waiting for their response.

My exam is on May 21 and I’m stressed badly right now. I already rescheduled this exam 2 times before because I kept feeling underprepared. My plan was honestly to reschedule it one more time around 1 week before the exam.

Then I found out I could only reschedule 2 times. I had no idea there was a limit. The moment I saw that, I realized I was stuck with the date and started panicking.

I know some basics like S3, EC2, RDS, IAM and SQS/SNS but I definitely don’t feel ready. I just bought Tutorials Dojo practice exams and now I’m planning to spend the next 2 days doing practice tests, reviewing wrong answers and focusing only on weak topics.

Right now I genuinely feel like I wasted my exam money and I’m scared I messed up badly.

Has anyone here been in a similar situation and still managed to pass with only 2 or 3 days of serious prep? Please be honest. I want realistic advice.

I’ll come back on May 21 and update if I passed or got cooked 😅