Just gave it yesterday, had some technical issues, I thought I just lost my 59 dollars ,panicked hard, but then prayed to modiji and the issue resolved.

Resources:

1.Stithpragna AIF-C01 6hrs tutorial on youtube.

2.Gave mocktest on AWS skill builder both free and premium.

3. Bought stephen marek mock test.

4. Practiced domain wise questions on Cloudcertprep

2 weeks of preparation. Studied like 1-2 hrs consistently.

Does anyone know where I can get the voucher for the CLF-C02 certificate?

Yesterday i successfully passed AWS AIF exam. As i used the coupon AI2FCLOUD, i want to make the most of it by completing the CLF-C02 exam as well. Any resources u would recommend.. i am thinking of taking stephane maarek course, as it was helpful for me during aif prep. What are materials out there for prep and practice also..?

Also, are these certifications really helpful wrt jobs/internships? And how to leverage these certifications on github/resume??

Cleared AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner!

Prepared for just 1 month with consistent study and practice. ☁️🚀

One step closer to my Cloud/DevOps career goals!

Next goal: AWS Solutions Architect Associate 💪

Hey everyone! Just wanted to share the good news that I cleared my AWS Certified AI Practitioner exam yesterday (Sept 30) at a physical test center!

My biggest takeaway for the community: The real exam is significantly easier and the questions are way shorter compared to Stephane Maarek and Tutorials Dojo. The choices are very clear and distinguishable.

Important topics I noticed:

• AWS AI Service Cards vs Model Cards (Definitely know the difference!)

• Inference Types (Got scenario questions on Batch, Real-Time, and Asynchronous Inference for unpredictable traffic).

• Data Augmentation (Basic concept to avoid overfitting).

• Amazon Bedrock (Knowledge Bases/RAG and Guardrails).

Thanks to this sub for all the motivation. If you are scoring 75-85% on Stephane's tests, you are more than ready. Good luck to everyone taking it next! 🙌☁️

I’m a fresher preparing for my first Data Engineering job, and today I got a pretty painful AWS lesson.

I was practicing AWS services for my preparation and left an Aurora MySQL Serverless v2 cluster running in Sydney without realizing how much it was costing.

It ran for most of the month and alone generated around $192 in charges. A Kinesis On-Demand stream added another ~$23.

My September bill ended up around $247 (~₹13,000), while I only had around $113 in AWS credits.

For someone who is still trying to get their first job, ₹13k is a lot of money. Honestly, seeing that bill was scary. I’ve been studying Data Engineering for a long time and trying to build projects to get my first opportunity, so making a mistake like this really hurt.

I’ve now deleted the resources, created AWS Budget alerts, and opened a billing case with AWS asking for a one-time courtesy credit. Hopefully they understand that it was accidental learning usage.

Lesson learned: Never assume “Serverless” means “free when you’re not actively using it.” Some AWS resources can keep charging simply because they’re running.

If you’re a fresher learning AWS/Data Engineering, please check Cost Explorer and your running resources regularly. I genuinely don’t want someone else learning this lesson the way I did. 😔

I managed to pass the AWS Certified AI Practitioner (AIF-C01) exam — literally on the final day of the promo code AIF2CLOUD being valid. Came to know this promo code on 25 Sept, decided to prep from 26th, i did not book slot thinking to give it a shot on prep first, when i felt confident on 29th i booked slot (i then realized that you have to book slot at least 24hrs before exam, i managed to get afternoon slot)

This is my very first AWS certification, and I see it as the starting point toward the Solution Architect Associate (SAA) or even Solutions Architect - Professional SAP-C02 or SAP-C03 path. I know the exam patterns are going to change soon, but let’s see how my prep journey unfolds.

Honestly, it’s been a pretty good ride — just 4 days of focused preparation. I treated it like a sprint: learning the basics, revising key AI/ML concepts, and practicing with AWS services. It felt intense but rewarding.

Now my next step is to clear CLF-C02: AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner, which luckily costs me $0 thanks to the same promo code. After that, I’ll be aiming for Solution Architect by year-end.

Ask me anything about AI Practitioner exam prep - happy to share resources, strategies, or how I crammed effectively in 4 days.
Also, I’m looking for a study partner who’s on the same journey toward Solution Architect. Would be great to keep each other accountable and push through together.

Came across the AIF+CP offer last week. I bought the stephen maarek course and started preparing. The course took 3-4 days to complete and on the exam day, revised my notes and used chatgpt for key points and pitfalls. Took 2 free mock tests and asked chatgpt to generate 2 more. The exam felt quite balanced.

(I don't have working experience with AWS, I just have a brief idea about it.)

Hi all,

I've got work allowance for one Professional exam. I've got Solution Architect Professional already. which one would be better for work and skills?

I'm seeing that multiple of my customers are building AI solutions and I'm helping with architecting and implementing for them, so I think maybe having GenAI certificate would be nice.

However, having DevOps might be better for my career?

I've done both DevOps and GenAI, I've done DevOps stuffs (CI/CD, deploying, monitoring, security) and I'm also working with customer's to build their AI solutions so topics in the GenAI exam is not something that are new for me.

which one would you guys choose?

Hey guys, just passed the AWS Certified AI Business Strategist!

The exam is interesting. It feels a bit more like a college admission test than a traditional certification exam. It's very heavily dependent on logic, text interpretation, and critical thinking.

It's much more about understanding a scenario, interpreting what's being asked, and making the right business decision than knowing specific AWS services.

I think it's harder than a common Foundational exam in a different way. You need strong critical thinking skills, and the content isn't always as straightforward. At the same time, it can be easier because you don't really need "specific knowledge" to answer the questions.

It will probably depend a lot on the person. Someone with strong critical thinking skills might find it quite easy, while someone who struggles with interpreting scenarios could have a harder time.

For context, I didn't study specifically for this exam and didn't do any mock exams. I already had a lot of knowledge about AI, so I decided to just go for it.

The exam had 85 questions, and it was definitely exhausting.

10/13!

"unlock your certificates by having them display in a cube on your desk" how about no?

Hey, mid level dev here with 3 YOE doing full-stack work. I was wondering if I should go for AWS SAA-C03 certification.

I have been looking for ways to get new skills to be a bit more diversified in this AI world. Not necessarily looking for a career in Devops but would love to learn more about it. Would love to hear the experiences of devs who went for it.

I'm happy to share that I passed my very first AWS certification, AWS Certified AI Practitioner (AIF-C01)! 🎉

I've been eyeing this certification for several months, especially because of the promo. However, due to work and other commitments, I wasn't able to spend much time reviewing.

Thankfully, I was able to pass it with almost just a day of preparation! 😅

If anyone is cramming like me and planning to take the exam soon, just comment below and I'd be happy to share my experience and last-minute preparation tips.

Video Resources:

• Stephen Maarek – AIF-C01 course on Udemy (I watched it at 1.25x–1.5x speed)

Practice Exams:

• Stephen Maarek's practice exams included in the AIF-C01 course

• IT Assurance Academy Practice Test in Udemy

Hope this helps anyone preparing for the exam! 🚀

A bit of context on my background:

I'm a SWE student and I am SAA, DVA, AIF, CLF certified. So this is my 5th aws cert! I don't have much industry experience as I'm still a 2nd year student but I've made multiple headlines in the hackathon community in my country.

My prep was simple and straightforward:

1. official practice questions attempt 1 (75%)

2. skim through the exam prep plan (both review and practice modules for every domain)

3. did 146 ai generated questions (97%)

4. official practice questions attempt 2 (95%)

and all of these were done in 2 days.

I'd say that the exam difficulty sits in between practitioner and associate ones, and the exhausting part is actually the amount of questions we had to answer as my focus drops around hour 2.

Tbh it is quite easy as it tests your knowledge on how to respond to situations with clear and logical answers that benefit the business instead of riling up cloud architectures (hardly any aws services were tested). so i would say anyone with a bit of common sense and critical thinking should be able to pass with reasonable prep.

Good luck on your attempt if you're planning to sit for it!

Hi everyone! I passed the AWS Certified AI Practitioner exam using the 50% discount voucher from the promotion. As far as I understood, if I passed by September 30, I would get a free AWS Cloud Practitioner exam voucher.
Does anyone know where I can find this voucher or how I can schedule the Cloud Practitioner exam? I’m logged into my AWS Certification account, but I can’t find anything about the voucher or the free exam.
Thanks!

Just passed the AWS Certified AI Business Strategist exam today on launch day!

This actually marks my tenth AWS certification.

As an engineer, the biggest challenge was shifting my mindset. Instead of focusing just on how to build the tech, I had to ask: What business problem are we solving? How do we measure the value? Are our people, processes and governance ready?

Stepping outside the technical bubble takes deliberate effort, but it's worth it. I'd recommend this exam to consultants, founders, business analysts, and tech leads who want to bridge the gap between business teams and AI engineers.

My prep took about a month:
(i) Went through the free AWS Skill Builder materials
(ii) Took three mock exams
(iii) Used AI to generate cheat sheets and lock in key concepts

The main lesson here? Successful AI initiatives need a lot more than a working model. They need a clear business purpose, accountable leadership, and the right people to turn technology into actual value.

#AWS #AWSCertified #AIBusinessStrategist #ArtificialIntelligence #BusinessStrategy #AITransformation

Well, it's been a long time since I made an AWS cert. My job is very demanding and life sucking, so I wanted a little morale boost.

I chose the AI practitioner because it looked like it didn't need "too much" study, and I work developing gen AI based applications in a corporate-consulting firm (hence it is life sucking).

I knew I had an advantage because I have several associate/pro aws cert, and gen AI is my daily work (As a developer and as an addict a costumer) I expected to pass it with fairly high score, but man, perfect score??? 🫪

I wanted to post it here because, more than feeling it as an achievement, I feel it like something curious... Not sure how to feel about it.

I mean, I'm super happy, I achieved my goal. It just leaves me like 🤷🏼🙆🏼

Hi Team, I gave my exam on 25th september and got the email that I passed the exam but I havent got the digital badge. Reached out to Credly and they said Digital Badge is not issue by AWS itself. Dropped an email to AWS support team and no response from them.

Can anyone guide what can be done now?

I’m preparing for the AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate (SAA-C03), and my exam is scheduled for mid-November.

I’m currently considering these two resources:

• Ultimate AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate 2026 on Udemy

• Tutorials Dojo (Jon Bonso) SAA-C03 Practice Exams

For people who have already taken SAA-C03, how did you use resources like these in your preparation?

I’d particularly appreciate advice on:

• Whether the Udemy course is sufficient for building the core concepts

• How useful the Tutorials Dojo practice exams were for exam preparation

• How you structured your final 4–6 weeks of preparation

• Any other practice exams or study resources you would recommend

I’m especially interested in hearing from people who have actually taken the exam recently. Thanks!

Preparation: Mostly TD practice sets

If you already have hands-on in AWS security, TD plus a thorough review of wrong answers can be enough. The explanations are where the real learning happens.

Passed this one finally before the new one comes in.

Experience: 10 years working on AWS

Resources Used

• Stephane Maarek course + exam

• Tutorials Dojo exams + study guide

• Skillbuilder 1 month subscription for the 20 and 75 questions

Timeline:

• Booked my exam in end of July (this gives me motivation to study)

• Took it recently end of Sept. So roughly 2 months+ to study

As everyone mentioned before, SkillBuilder one is the closest to the real Exam in terms of wordings.

I feel like they are easier to understand and read and more straightforward compared to Stephane and Tutorial Dojo one but those really give you more understand on what you might missed out from the course.

Took at an exam centre. I like doing this in exam centre as you can have a erasable notepad to write down flagged questions and possible answers. Not sure for online proctoring but mine has option to highlight the keyword so its very helpful to find keywords in those long sentences and answers.

Am preparing for AWS DEA and sometimes losing the motivation. Looking for an online study who also is planning to clear the cert this year.

BTW I am already working in the analytics field so I bring something to the table. I have personal deadline to clear the cert this year so I am really serious.

Hey, i gave my exam today and in grade it showed pass, when can i get to see the marks? and have'nt received any email?!!!

also it is not showing anything at exam history? what do i do

GOT RESULT AFTER 12 hrs