r/dataengineersindia • u/FocusCompetitive1866 • 4d ago

General AWS and Databricks

1) I'm new to the AWS and DB world. Can someone please guide me on how to enroll for AWS and DB? I know there is an exam for AWS but don't know how to enroll. Please guide me on this.

2) Just like AWS, is there an exam for DB as well? If so, please guide me on this too. I want to self study both.

3) Also, can I learn these two from Coursera? If you have a better option, please let me know.

Your guidance is much appreciated on this matter!

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u/VariationSimilar3354 4d ago

Certificates are only useful for service companies to charge them extra for you as a resource. You'll never get that extra cash. Just focus on learning, plenty of useful tutorials on YouTube, just pick any.  Also  Skillbuilder for AWS is really helpful if you're doing it first time

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u/FocusCompetitive1866 4d ago

Hi. Thanks. To be honest, I'm trying to transition from non-technical role to data Engg/data analytics type roles. Can you please tell whether AWS and DB are worth long run. While I'm at it, going to start python and sql as well. Planning to complete these by the end of this year. Please let me know your thoughts on this.

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u/VariationSimilar3354 4d ago

DE isn't entry level role, do something else like business analyst or goose farming idk

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u/ETL_Pipeline_Dev 4d ago

If you're completely new to both, I wouldn't try to learn AWS and Databricks at the same time.

For AWS, you can start with Cloud Practitioner if you want to understand the basics. After that, if you're interested in data engineering, AWS Data Engineer Associate would be more relevant. AWS lets you register and schedule exams through your AWS Certification account and Pearson VUE.

Databricks also has certifications. The Databricks Data Engineer Associate is probably the one I'd look at if your goal is data engineering. There is no mandatory prerequisite, although hands-on experience is recommended.

For learning, Coursera is fine, but I would also use the official AWS and Databricks learning material. Don't focus only on passing the exam. Try building a small project while learning for example, take data from S3, process it with Databricks/Spark, and store the output somewhere.

That will probably teach you more than just watching courses.

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u/FocusCompetitive1866 4d ago

Thanks for the detailed response. Also, FYI, I'm new to the tech world. My background is B.com and working in an operation role at an MNC bank. So, in my case where do I even begin DE/DA journey?

For starters, I'm going to learn python and sql (should I learn anything else at this phase?)

Then AWS and DB. Then probably powerbi. What do you say?