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Resources

My Notion template for cert study tracking

CICDpipeline·Mar 22
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Cisco

CyberOps Associate 200-201 — worth it for SOC roles?

FirstCertPanic·Mar 19
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Study Tips

Active recall vs passive review — why re-reading notes is useless

CloudLearner_Emma·Mar 12
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AWS

Passed SAA-C03 today — here's my 6-week study plan

HomeLabHero·Feb 4
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1343views
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Career

Multi-cloud skills — real demand or resume padding?

SarahCloudDev·Jan 31
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CompTIA

Network+ or CCNA — which path to choose?

DNSdebugger·Jan 26
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Azure

AZ-305 design questions — how to think like an architect

AzureMigrator99·Jan 22
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GCP

PCSE Security Engineer — harder than AWS Security Specialty?

CloudFormationCF·Dec 19
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General

Which cloud cert has the best ROI in 2026?

Passed_AZ104·Dec 7
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Exam Reports

Failed CLF-C02 by 10 points — what went wrong

SolutionsArch_Jess·Dec 2
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AWS

soa quizzes not updated

amine2·6d ago
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Resources

Best practice exam providers ranked (2026 edition)

ServerlessSteve·Apr 29
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Career

Negotiated 25% raise with new certs — here's how

EncryptedEli·Apr 27
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Azure

AZ-204 Developer Associate — API Management heavy

PowershellPat·Apr 26
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Cisco

CCNA lab setup — Packet Tracer vs GNS3 vs EVE-NG

CostOptimizer·Apr 17
8replies
334views
General

Imposter syndrome after passing — is this normal?

BootcampGrad·Apr 8
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318views
CompTIA

PenTest+ — is it worth it compared to OSCP?

EncryptedEli·Apr 7
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408views
General

How long should you wait between cert exams?

CloudFormationCF·Apr 5
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573views
Cisco

ENCOR 350-401 — the jump from CCNA is real

SpanningTree_Ty·Mar 28
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288views
GCP

PCA Professional Cloud Architect — case studies are key

K8sKatie·Mar 24
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631views
Azure

AZ-500 Security — identity protection dominates

VNetVivek·Mar 24
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314views
Exam Reports

AZ-305 exam report — passed with 790

BGPmaster·Mar 21
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747views
Resources

Free AWS labs that actually teach — my curated list

SecurityPlusJen·Mar 21
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698views
AWS

Is AWS SAP-C02 worth it without SA Associate experience?

IAMpolicyPete·Mar 18
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572views
AWS

SOA-C02 SysOps — automation section is underrated

StudyBuddyAlex·Mar 17
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337views
AWS

SCS-C02 Security Specialty — my experience and tips

SecurityPlusJen·Mar 13
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535views
AWS

DVA-C02 — Lambda questions are tricky

CiscoNetworkPro·Mar 11
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749views
CompTIA

CySA+ CS0-003 vs Security+ — what's the actual difference?

CiscoNetworkPro·Mar 10
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716views
Study Tips

Study group accountability — looking for partners

ColdStartCarla·Mar 9
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349views
AWS

ANS-C01 study group — anyone interested?

WildcardWill·Mar 9
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738views
Exam Reports

CCNA exam report — tips on time management

CloudResumeGal·Mar 4
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860views
Cisco

ENARSI 300-410 study resources recommendations

CostOptimizer·Mar 1
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1096views
Cisco

CCNA 200-301 passed after 4 months of study

ExamReview_Mia·Feb 22
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930views
CompTIA

Linux+ XK0-005 study plan for Windows admins

SOA_master_Lin·Feb 17
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412views
AWS

CLF-C02 vs old CLF-C01 — what actually changed?

SwitchPort_Sean·Feb 15
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568views
AWS

DOP-C02 — hardest exam I've ever taken

HybridCloudHan·Feb 5
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799views
Resources

Spaced repetition schedule that actually works

SRE_Morgan·Jan 29
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536views
GCP

Cloud Digital Leader (CDL) — is it worth it?

CloudTrailChloe·Jan 24
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486views
Study Tips

How I study with a full-time job and kids

OSPFoperator·Jan 21
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999views
AWS

MLA-C01 Machine Learning Engineer tips

CICDpipeline·Jan 17
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681views
Azure

AZ-104 failed first attempt — lessons learned

SecurityPlusJen·Jan 15
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1616views
AWS

AWS DEA-C01 Data Engineer — new exam review

TerraformTina·Jan 12
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1657views
Study Tips

The Anki flashcard method that got me 5 certs in 12 months

StudyBuddyAlex·Jan 3
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1132views
Exam Reports

Security+ SY0-701 — exam day walkthrough

SAPpro_Brandon·Jan 2
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Resources

YouTube channels for cloud cert prep — updated list

VNetVivek·Dec 29
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1178views
CompTIA

Security+ SY0-701 passed — PBQs are the real challenge

SarahCloudDev·Dec 25
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General

Career change at 35 — starting with certs from scratch

SOA_master_Lin·Dec 25
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1463views
GCP

GCP ACE — hardest cloud associate exam IMO

CloudFinOps·Dec 19
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591views
CompTIA

A+ Core 1 vs Core 2 — which is harder?

CertCollector·Dec 16
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710views
Study Tips

Practice exam scores — when are you ready for the real thing?

LinuxMasterRaj·Dec 7
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General

Cert stacking — what combinations do employers actually want?

GCPExplorer·Dec 6
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Exam Reports

SAP-C02 Professional — marathon exam experience

SOA_master_Lin·Dec 3
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Azure

AZ-400 DevOps Engineer — pipeline YAML is king

SecurityPlusJen·Dec 1
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Azure

AZ-900 passed with 920 — here's what to focus on

HomeLabHero·Nov 28
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GCP

PDE Professional Data Engineer — focus areas 2026

SplunkSamurai·Nov 22
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Career

From help desk to cloud architect — 5 year journey

S3bucketBob·Nov 21
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Career

Got my first cloud job after 8 months of studying

ArchitectAnna·Nov 20
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Cisco

SCOR 350-701 — firewalls and VPNs dominate

LinuxMasterRaj·Nov 18
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General

Remote proctored vs testing center — pros and cons

ColdStartCarla·Nov 14
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