There’s A Fountain Flowing
I’ve always valued breadth, but with AI now able to handle most of the details, I think it’s more important than ever to be a generalist. One mechanism I’ve used to strengthen my breadth is diverse reading. Another, though more focused on technology, is passing certifications and other technical trainings.
Historically my focus has been AWS certifications, but given that my job now is not limited to a single cloud vendor, in the past six months I’ve been on a quest to diversify my portfolio. I think I’ve done a reasonable job:
- Google Cloud Generative AI Leader
- Google Cloud Associate Cloud Engineer
- Google Cloud Professional Cloud Architect (renewal)
- Google Cloud Pre-Sales Technical Expert (all 8 domain areas)
- Microsoft Certified Azure AI Fundamentals
- Microsoft Certified Azure AI Engineer Associate
- Amazon Connect Fundamentals
- Amazon Connect Communications Specialist
- AWS Certified Data Engineer Associate
- AWS Certified Machine Learning Engineer Associate
- AWS Certified Generative AI Developer Professional (was one of 5000 early adopters)
Next up is the recently-announced Claude Certified Architect. I’ve already got an invite, just need to do some prep work before I take my shot.