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Edeki Charles's avatar

My goal this year is to become a better dev, get my hands more dirty with projects, and scale up as little as I can on my personal projects. I hope to build 50% of the projects I have written down from late last year.

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Oriar's avatar

My goal this year is to deepen my cloud fundamentals, earn my first AWS certification and transition fully into cloud security. I am also currently self-studying for the ISC2 CC and building a strong foundation in infrastructure and hands-on projects. As I apply for roles, I have realized how crucial AWS certification is to being truly market-ready. This AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner exam voucher would be a huge opportunity to validate my skills and accelerate my cloud security journey. I am fully committed to putting in the work and would be incredibly grateful for the chance. Thank you very much in advanceπŸ™πŸ½

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Bilal's avatar

My goal is to add as much reasonable certifications as as to increase my chances of getting employed

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Zakaria's avatar

First of all, thanks for giving back to the community really appreciate the value you share!

As a cybersecurity engineering student, my goal this year is to strengthen my cloud fundamentals, starting with AWS CCP, and apply that knowledge toward a SOC analyst role. I’m focusing on hands-on labs, understanding cloud security concepts, and building real-world detection and response skills.

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Don Floyd's avatar

My goal is to achieve some certifications and build out a home lab. Would like to achieve RHCSA in addition to a cloud certificate and automation certificate

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Syntaxis Arcana's avatar

My goal this year is to land a remote developer role. Being drawn towards DevOps, an AWS Cert would serve to validate my skills and broaden my career prospects

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SaltedBeef's avatar

My goal this year is to actually get a job in cloud computing. This aws certification is exactly what I need to take a further leap into my future, showing my credibility; thus, benefiting me substantially.

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Ant Midas's avatar

- Complete my AppSec path

- Acquire Security Cert (Security+ / OSCP)

- Land a job as AppSec/Security Engineer

- Build personal Site

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David's avatar

thanks for the content it definitely helps me out to get a better understanding what cybersec entails. I hope I could use elements of your projects and integrate in some of my own. I hope with getting a certificate as Cloud practitioner it would be a a step in the direction to be a better dev.

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Uriel W.'s avatar

My goal this year is to train and build my profile as a cloud engineer.

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Dharmendra's avatar

My goal for 2026 is to continue building a strong foundation in cloud computing. I used the holiday season to study for the AWS CLF-C02 exam, and I’m now revising key concepts, taking practice exams, and planning to sit for the certification this month. As I gain exposure to cloud technologies, my focus is on applying the theoretical knowledge through hands-on projects. After passing CLF-C02, I plan to pursue the AWS AI Practitioner certification, followed by AWS Solutions Architect to further deepen my cloud and architecture skills.

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Dyanesh Swaminathan's avatar

My goal this year to learn more and get deeper into cybersecurity. I'm currently preparing for my OSCP certification which I plan to finish by end of the spring semester. I have also enrolled in cloud security course this semester to up skill myself in this domain. I'm yet to land an internship coming summer, so I'll be focusing on some projects to add to my resume as well.

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Stuart Turley's avatar

Lovin your work as always Will, I think this year would be a good time to get back to basics as the landscape changes so frequently, its always good to keep up to date with the fundamentals

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Metek's avatar

I have been working with AWS in my spare time for a while, but I lack the formal credentials to get noticed by recruiters. My goal is to pass the exam to formalize my self-taught knowledge and land my first interview this year.

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Kolumam's avatar

As a Salesforce engineer who doesn’t have much knowledge about AWS, I would like to get myself wellversed with the fundamentals of AWS, do hands-on challenges, and aim to get my first certification as an AWS Cloud Practitioner.

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John Dominic's avatar

My goal this year is to develop foundational skills and secure a job in the cloud for 2026.

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