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This Learning Needs Analysis is for Anthology Inc. If you are not part
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v7.1

Welcome to the AWS Learning Needs Analysis survey.

Completing this survey will help determine the best training for you and your organization. After your
answers are recorded, AWS will analyze the results and work with your organization on a training plan.

On average, the survey takes approximately 10 minutes to complete.

You may leave the survey and return at a later date to complete the survey.

v7.1

In which country/region do you work?

India
You have been asked to complete this AWS Learning Needs Assessment (the “Assessment”) by your
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Assessment and will analyse these to propose AWS training services that may be of interest to you
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(India)

In this survey you will be asked for your active AWS certifications and the approximate dates you
achieved those certifications. You can find your AWS certification information by logging in to the AWS
Certification portal and navigating to the Achieved Certifications section.

Enter your name and email address

First name Suriya

Surname (Last name) Durairaj

Business email address [email protected]

Job title software engineering in test

In which team or organization do you work?

Architecture

Which of these categories best describes your position within your organization? Please select one.

Individual contributor

Manager or supervisor of people

Executive
 Please select the role that most closely matches your position.

Software Development

Design software applications and systems (e.g., Application or Software Architect)

Develop and/or test software applications and systems (e.g., Software Engineer, Quality
Assurance Engineer)

IT Infrastructure and Operations

Design IT systems and infrastructure (e.g., IT Architect)

Build, deploy, and maintain IT infrastructure (e.g., Infrastructure Engineer)

Manage and support IT systems and infrastructure (e.g., IT Administrator, IT Ops Engineer,
Sysadmin, SRE, Technical Support)

Manage and operate camera and video tech equipment (eg. Video operator, Video Engineer,
Digital Media Developer)

DevOps

Automate code deployment and management processes (e.g., DevOps Engineer)

Data, Analytics and Database

Design and implement systems that derive value from data (e.g., Data Engineer, Data Analytics
Engineer, Data Architect)

Design and manage database systems (e.g., Database Engineer, DBA)

Analytics and BI Professional (e.g., Data Analyst, Business Analyst, BI Developer)

Security

Design the security and compliance of IT systems and architectures (e.g., Security Architect,
Compliance & Governance Analyst)

Machine Learning

Analyze, process, and model data (e.g., Data Scientist)

Develop machine learning applications (e.g., Machine Learning Developer or Software Engineer)

Planning, Project Management, and Program Management

Analyze, define, and plan business requirements (e.g., Business Analyst, Project Manager)

Define and manage requirements for IT systems and programs (e.g., Systems Analyst, Technical
Analyst, Program Manager)

Accounting and Finance

Manage, plan, and forecast company finances (e.g., Controllers, Financial Planning & Analysis
Managers, Procurement Managers, Financial Analysts, Accounts Payable)

If you have more than one role, please select the secondary role that most closely matches your
position.

None

Software Development

Design software applications and systems (e.g., Application or Software Architect)

IT Infrastructure and Operations

 Design IT systems and infrastructure (e.g., IT Architect)

Build, deploy, and maintain IT infrastructure (e.g., Infrastructure Engineer)

Manage and support IT systems and infrastructure (e.g., IT Administrator, IT Ops Engineer,
Sysadmin, SRE, Technical Support)

DevOps

Automate code deployment and management processes (e.g., DevOps Engineer)

Analytics and Database

Design and implement systems that derive value from data (e.g., Data Engineer, Data Analytics
Engineer, Data Architect)

Design and manage database systems (e.g., Database Engineer, DBA)

Analytics and BI Professional (e.g., Data Analyst, Business Analyst, BI Developer)

Security

Design the security and compliance of IT systems and architectures (e.g., Security Architect,
Compliance & Governance Analyst)

Machine Learning

Analyze, process, and model data (e.g., Data Scientist)

Develop machine learning applications (e.g., Machine Learning Developer or Software Engineer)

Planning, Project Management, and Program Management

Analyze, define, and plan business requirements (e.g., Business Analyst, Project Manager)

Define and manage requirements for IT systems and programs (e.g., Systems Analyst, Technical
Analyst, Program Manager)

Accounting and Finance

Manage, plan, and forecast company finances (e.g., Controllers, Financial Planning & Analysis
Managers, Procurement Managers, Financial Analysts, Accounts Payable)

Are you currently, or are you planning to be involved in a migration project to AWS?

Yes

No

Please rank your most preferred to least preferred course delivery modes (1= most preferred, 3 = least
preferred).
To rank the list items, click and drag the answer options in the desired order.

1 Over the internet with an instructor delivering the material in real time

2 In a classroom

3 Self-paced, digital content

 How important are AWS skills and knowledge for your job over the next 12 months?

Extremely important

Very important

Moderately important

Slightly important

Not at all important

I am not sure

Have you done any self-study for AWS?

Yes

No

Approximately when was your most recent AWS formal Training?

I have never completed any training for AWS

6 months or less

1 year

1.5 years

2 years

2.5 years

3 or more years

Which of the following certifications have you achieved or renewed in the last three years?
You can find your AWS certification information by logging in to the AWS Certification portal and
navigating to the Achieved Certifications section.

None

Foundational

AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner

Associate

AWS Certified Developer - Associate

AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate

AWS Certified SysOps Administrator - Associate

Professional

AWS Certified DevOps Engineer - Professional

AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Professional

Specialty

AWS Certified Advanced Networking - Specialty

AWS Certified Alexa Skill Builder - Specialty

AWS Certified Data Analytics - Specialty ( formerly AWS Certified Big Data - Specialty)

AWS Certified Database - Specialty

AWS Certified Machine Learning - Specialty

AWS Certified Security - Specialty

AWS Certified SAP on AWS - Specialty

Which AWS certification(s) are you planning to obtain in the next 12 months? (Choose at most 2)

None

Foundational

AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner

Associate

AWS Certified Developer - Associate

AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate

AWS Certified SysOps Administrator - Associate

Professional

AWS Certified DevOps Engineer - Professional

Specialty

AWS Certified Advanced Networking - Specialty

AWS Certified Data Analytics - Specialty ( formerly AWS Certified Big Data - Specialty)

AWS Certified Machine Learning - Specialty

AWS Certified Security - Specialty

AWS Certified Database - Specialty

AWS Certified SAP on AWS - Specialty

Why are you interested in obtaining AWS Certification(s)? You can select up to 3 options.

Productivity: Becoming certified will increase my productivity in the AWS Cloud.

Innovation: Accomplishing an AWS Certification will expand my capacity to innovate in the Cloud.

Value: My employer is supporting and sponsoring my AWS cloud development shows that they value
me as an employee.
 Personal Goal: Gaining an AWS Certification(s) is a professional goal of mine.

Job Requirement: My employer requires it.

Have you done any of the following? Select all that apply.

I have never used AWS skills or knowledge for personal projects or my job

I have used AWS skills and knowledge in some aspect of my job

I have used AWS for a personal project

I helped build a proof-of-concept using AWS skills

I helped build a production system using AWS skills

The next questions will ask you to rate your knowledge and skills for specific topics or AWS Services.
Please use the scale below when rating your knowledge or skills.

Rating Description

None No knowledge or skill

Basic understanding of this skill or AWS service, but unable to perform work in this
Basic
area

Able to perform work using this skill or AWS service, but need help for more
Functional
advanced use cases

Able to perform work using this skill or AWS service, including more advanced use
Proficient
cases

Expert Expert in this skill or AWS service, others seek you out for advice

You have one or more active AWS certifications.

For select AWS skills the default answer for your level of skills and knowledge will be set to a default of
Functional or Proficient.

Rate your knowledge and experience for the following AWS foundational skills.
Hover for definitions: None Basic Functional Proficient Expert

None Basic Functional Proficient Expert

Recognize terminology and concepts as

 they relate to the AWS platform
None Basic Functional Proficient Expert

Navigate the AWS Management Console

Understand the foundational services,

including Amazon Elastic Compute
Cloud (EC2), Amazon Virtual Private
Cloud (VPC), Amazon Simple Storage
Service (S3), and Amazon Elastic Block
Store (EBS)

Rate your knowledge and experience for the following AWS foundational skills.
Hover for definitions: None Basic Functional Proficient Expert

None Basic Functional Proficient Expert

Understand the security measures AWS

provides and key concepts of AWS
Identity and Access Management
(IAM)

Understand AWS database services,

including Amazon DynamoDB and
Amazon Relational Database Service
(RDS)

Understand AWS management tools,

including Auto Scaling, Amazon
CloudWatch, Elastic Load Balancing
(ELB), and AWS Trusted Advisor

Rate your knowledge and experience for the following AWS Data Visualization skills.
Hover for definitions: None Basic Functional Proficient Expert

None Basic Functional Proficient Expert

Identify and apply appropriate

techniques, such as compression,
sharding, and partitioning, to optimize
data storage

Select and deploy appropriate options

to ingest, transform, and store real-
time and near real-time data

Secure streaming data at rest and in

transit and monitor analytics
workloads to identify and remediate
problems

Understand how data storage and

 processing affect the analysis and
visualization mechanisms needed to None Basic Functional Proficient Expert

gain actionable business insights

Rate your knowledge and experience for the following AWS Developer skills.
Hover for definitions: None Basic Functional Proficient Expert

None Basic Functional Proficient Expert

Set up the AWS SDK and developer

credentials for Java, C#/.NET, Python,
and JavaScript

Interact with AWS services and

develop solutions by using the AWS
SDK

Use AWS Identity and Access

Management (IAM) for service
authentication

Use Amazon Simple Storage Service

(Amazon S3) and Amazon
DynamoDB as data stores

Rate your knowledge and experience for the following AWS Developer skills.
Hover for definitions: None Basic Functional Proficient Expert

None Basic Functional Proficient Expert

Develop NoSQL solutions with Amazon

DynamoDB

Create event-driven solutions in AWS

Lambda

Develop solutions with Amazon API

Develop messaging and workflow

solutions using Amazon SQS and SNS

Develop solutions with AWS Step

Functions

Rate your knowledge and experience for the following AWS Developer skills.
Hover for definitions: None Basic Functional Proficient Expert

None Basic Functional Proficient Expert

 Use Amazon ElastiCache to improve
None Basic Functional Proficient Expert
application scalability

Use containers in the development

process

Secure and authenticate applications

Leverage the CI/CD pipeline to deploy

applications on AWS

Deploy applications by using AWS

Elastic Beanstalk and AWS
CloudFormation

Rate your knowledge and experience for the following AWS Developer skills.
Hover for definitions: None Basic Functional Proficient Expert

None Basic Functional Proficient Expert

Comparison of CloudFormation, AWS

CDK, Amplify, and AWS SAM
frameworks

High-level comparison of API types

(REST/HTTP, WebSocket, GraphQL)

Overview of imperative vs. declarative

programming for infrastructure as
code

Distinctions between queues and

streams as event sources for Lambda

Rate your knowledge and experience for the following AWS Developer skills.
Hover for definitions: None Basic Functional Proficient Expert

None Basic Functional Proficient Expert

Analyze a monolithic application

architecture to determine logical or
programmatic break points where the
application can be broken up across
different AWS services

Apply Twelve-Factor Application

manifesto concepts and steps while
migrating from a monolithic
architecture

Recommend the appropriate AWS

 services to develop a microservices None Basic Functional Proficient Expert
based cloud-native application

Rate your knowledge and experience for the following AWS Developer skills.
Hover for definitions: None Basic Functional Proficient Expert

None Basic Functional Proficient Expert

Use the AWS API, CLI, and SDKs to

monitor and manage AWS services

Migrate a monolithic application to a

microservices application using the 6
Rs of migration

Understand the SysOps and DevOps

interdependencies necessary to
deploy a microservices application in
AWS

We have finished recording your relevant individual AWS skills.

If you would like to review those skills or change answers you may use the Previous button.

Otherwise press the Next button to proceed.

In addition to any topics covered in the survey so far please select at most four AWS service
categories for which additional training is important to you. (Optional)

To see the list of AWS Services by category see Cloud Products

Analytics Customer Engagement Media Services

Application Integration Database Migration & Transfer

AR & VR Developer Tools Mobile

Network & Content Delivery

AWS Cost Management End user computing
 Blockchain Game tech Robotics

Business Applications Internet of Things Satellite

Security - Identity -
Compute Machine Learning
Compliance

Management & Governance

Containers Storage

Do you have any additional AWS Training Requests? (Optional)

Would you like to provide feedback on the survey?

Select "Yes" to provide feedback. Select "No" to conclude the survey.

Yes

No

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