Is Hands-On Practice More Important Than Certification When Learning AWS?

  • Is Hands-On Practice More Important Than Certification When Learning AWS?

    Posted by charliebitson on September 8, 2026 at 9:42 am

    I’ve been looking at different ways people learn AWS, and one thing I keep noticing is that certification preparation and practical experience do not always develop at the same pace. Someone can memorize services and exam concepts but still struggle when they actually have to configure permissions, networking, storage, or deployment.

    For me, practical projects seem to make concepts much easier to remember. Setting up an EC2 instance, configuring an S3 bucket, creating IAM roles, or building a small serverless application forces you to understand how the services work together rather than learning them individually.

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    I still think AWS certifications are valuable because they provide a structured learning path, but I would personally combine certification study with small real-world projects from the beginning.

    What do you think matters more when starting a cloud career: certifications, hands-on projects, or a combination of both?

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