The prerequisites for AWS certification courses are only recommendations – not requirements. But you typically need some hands-on experience or equivalent knowledge to pass each exam.

Want to pass the AWS Cloud Practitioner exam on the first try? Here's some humble advice that will hopefully get you past the post and help you attain another AWS accreditation.

AWS is offering an Exam Guide to help applicants prepare for both AWS-specific and general IT knowledge sections of the new exam.

Interested in advancing your career as a certified, AWS Cloud Solutions Architect? This set of 10 solution architect questions and answers will let you know if you've got what it takes.