Amazon AWS Changes 2021: What’s On the Market? Which Cloud Platform to Choose?

Cloud has become norm for companies of all sizes in the recent time. The global virtualization and digitization have become a trend during the COVID-19 outbreak, thus the workloads have been migrated to the cloud and this process still proceeds.

AWS is a leading cloud platform broadly adopted by enterprises and chief government agencies, as helps them be agile, innovate faster, and lower costs. It also keeps the leading position in comparison to the other well-known cloud platforms such as Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud. According to Flexera 2021 statistics, known as Public Cloud Adoption of Enterprises, 50% of respondents are using the AWS, 29% are utilizing it to complete some workloads, 9% are experimenting with it, and 4% are just planning to use it. Azure takes the 2nd place, and here 44% of respondents are using it, 32% are using it not at full capacity, 11% are experimenting, and 5% are planning to use it. As for the Google Cloud, it ranks third among the cloud platforms used by enterprises, and the numbers are the following ones: 23%, 26%, 23%, and 8%. It’s worth mentioning that there are many more cloud platforms available, besides the three ones covered. Thus, the highest percentages of experimentation refer to VMware Cloud on AWS and IBM Public Cloud – 21% each, then goes Oracle Infrastructure Cloud – 16%, and Alibaba Cloud – 15%, which are expected to have more adoption in the future.

Anyway, the winner takes it all. And within the timeframe of 9 months the AWS cloud business earned Amazon $13,2 billion in operating income in 2021 in comparison to $9,96 billion in 2020. Speaking of the term of 3 months, the numbers are the following ones: $4,88 billion in 2021 and $3,53 billion in 2020. Thus, the usage of this platform grows, and that’s a reason to consider it as a secure and reliable platform for your business as well as start the process of migrating to it.

What to know more about Amazon and its upcoming changes?

First of all, this cloud provider released a new certification, known as the AWS Certified: SAP on AWS – Specialty certification. It is designed to prove one’s advanced technical skills to design, apply, migrate, operate and deploy SAP workloads on AWS. The PAS-C01 beta exam was released on October 26, 2021. The exam can be taken online from home or at testing centers worldwide. And before taking this exam, candidates should have at least 5 years of experience in working with SAP and one or more years in working with SAP on AWS.

Secondly, if you deal with the PostgreSQL-compatible AWS databases, the second news is for you, as the vendor offers a new foundational course that helps you to cover the concepts related to Amazon RDS, Amazon Aurora, and PostgreSQL. The course lasts for 7 hours and includes interactive knowledge revision parts along with visual and audio content. In addition, it is very convenient to take as it is self-paced. So, what you need is to find the time and place and start studying.

Thirdly, if you have been waiting for the best course that will teach you how to work with AWS IoT Greengrass components, AWS has made your dream come true. A new 90-minute course covers all you need to know about AWS IoT Greengrass and to add more after each module your knowledge will be checked. The AWS IoT Greengrass: Creating Deployments course is intended for business decision makers and tech audiences with the intermediate-level skills.

Fourthly, if you are interested in knowing more about DevOps tools and best practices, to develop, deploy and work with apps in the AWS Cloud, the DevOps on AWS course is for you. The four-course series starts from the AWS Cloud Technical Essentials, and the following three are dedicated to DevOps on AWS: Code, Build, and Test, Release and Deploy, and Operate & Monitor. What makes these courses valuable for you is the fact that they require no prior experience with AWS Cloud, and you can dedicate about 12 hours within 3 months to complete them all, if you take them on edX and Coursera platforms.

Fifthly, if you work at AWS APN (Partner Network) organization as a business professional to assist both current and potential customers in migrating their businesses to the cloud, then the advanced course known as the ASW Partner: Migration Business Case is for you. Offering an effective business case will help to speed up the process of a customer’s migration along with achieving the desired outcomes. Candidates will have an opportunity to carry out three types of analyses implemented for moving to AWS. In addition, they can try out to work with demos and receive reports included in the course to improve additional migration if needed. Since the course is of the advanced level, candidates have to complete the AWS Cloud Economics and AWS Partner: Migration to AWS courses.

To sum up, working in the cloud is the trend of the current time and migration of one’s business to it is a necessity. The cloud platform to choose are various, but the AWS from Amazon is the leading one. Keeping the pace with the constantly changing world of IT and new technologies, you will always be on the top, your business will be secured, and as a result it will flourish. Opt for a new AWS exam, find a new course that will enhance your skills, save your nerves, time, money, and continue increasing your income by applying the most used technologies in the world to develop your business. Wish you success!