Pass your certification exam the first time with a cloud coach

Get one-on-one coaching with an IT expert to practice and validate your skills before you take the test

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Stay on track with a cloud coach

A cloud certification coach helps IT pros prepare for rigorous cloud certifications for AWS, Azure, DevOps and other cloud technologies.

Cloud coaches are ideal for any skill level, from beginner cloud practitioners and developers aiming for their first certification to experienced solution architects and engineers seeking specialty certifications.

With classroom training alone, you may retain only 20% of the content you consume. But with a cloud coach who demonstrates and discusses concepts with you, you retain 50% of the new knowledge.

How a cloud coach helps

A cloud coach provides personalized, actionable guidance to help you stay motivated and acquire the skills and knowledge needed to pass certification exams. A coach can help you:

  • Get clarity on a topic or process
  • Validate your skills and knowledge
  • Prepare for a certification exam
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Benefits of working with a cloud coach

A cloud coach empowers you to develop skills across a range of IT disciplines. Your goal is to earn a certification, and a coach teaches you the concepts and skills to help you do that.

  1. Pass the certification exam the first time.

    Be better prepared to pass rigorous cloud certification exams on your first try by talking through topics and scenarios with a coach who is an expert on the topic.

  2. Validate your knowledge and skills.

    Work with a coach to assess what knowledge and skills you are competent in, and where you have performance gaps.

  3. Deepen your level of understanding.

    A coach brings expertise you may not have yet and will help you develop new perspectives.

  4. Build your confidence.

    You’ll show up to your exam more confidently because you will be prepared and trust the new knowledge and skills your coach has helped you acquire.

  1. Pass the certification exam the first time.

    Be better prepared to pass rigorous cloud certification exams on your first try by talking through topics and scenarios with a coach who is an expert on the topic.

  2. Validate your knowledge and skills.

    Work with a coach to assess what knowledge and skills you are competent in, and where you have performance gaps.

  3. Deepen your level of understanding.

    A coach brings expertise you may not have yet and will help you develop new perspectives.

  4. Build your confidence.

    You’ll show up to your exam more confidently because you will be prepared and trust the new knowledge and skills your coach has helped you acquire.

Get one-on-one training with a cloud coach

Two 30-min private coaching sessions are included with most training packages. Reach out to learn more and find a coach to help with your exam prep.

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Meet the coaches

We’re dedicated to making sure the training you receive drives results in the real world. That’s why we’ve enlisted dedicated cloud experts to coach individuals and teams outside the classroom.

Coaches are:

  • Certified practitioners in their fields
  • Experienced working on complex projects
  • Proven leadership managing cloud teams
Richard Kang
Head of Engineering, Healthcare

Richard Kang has 15+ years of experience in software engineering, architecture and program management in financial and gaming industry. He specializes in large scale, multi-million dollar multi-year projects featuring low latency and high frequency applications and Big Data architecture.
Drawing his connections in Singapore, Malaysia, China, and his expertise in engineering, Richard works with businesses as a technology partner for designs and solutions of wearables, Internet of Things, and Big Data.
Richard is a certified Enterprise Architect, and he holds a Master of Science from the National University of Singapore.

Sam Alapati
Cloud and Data Technical Lead

Sam has over 20 years of experience it IT that spans cloud computing, databases and Big Data. He is a go-to expert when it comes to optimizing a company's strategy for cloud computing. Sam also helps companies lower their cloud spend  so they don't spend unnecessary resources on cloud services.
Sam is always at the forefront of innovation in cloud computing, which led him to author 18 books about cloud computing and cloud services. He is a lifelong learner whose expertise is invaluable. 

Mahesh Kumar
Principal Cloud Consultant

Mahesh has transformed his career multiple times from a Software Developer to Sales Engineer to Solution Architect to Technology Leader to Entrepreneur.
He is responsible for providing leadership along with other department heads, such as marketing, sales, pre-sales, and delivery in designing Google Cloud solutions and as an advisor for technologies improving efficiency and effectiveness.
Mahesh is focused on Cloud, AI & Unstructured Data Analytics. He has experience in Presales, Professional Services, Presenting in Industry events, Mentoring, Training & Enablement.
Mahesh has a Google Cloud Platform Evangelist & Enthusiastic YouTuber maintains a YouTube channel named Learn GCP with Mahesh where interesting Google Cloud Platform concepts are shared & the channel is currently subscribed by 12K+ subscribers with 827K+ views & 50K watch hours.

Shashike J.
Principal Software Engineer

In his current role, Shashike is an end-to-end software architect with a proven track record for building high achieving MVPs, enterprise applications and unlocking millions of dollars in revenue for startups and founders. He has nearly 10 years of hands-on experience in large companies and pre-revenue startups. 
Shashike enjoys writing code that matters and dealing with the roadblocks and chaos that come with building prominent products. He loves to be challenged and has never given up in his work, which is why he's been such a crucial team member for so many companies.

William A. Clark
Cybersecurity Coach

William Clark is the founder and CEO of Clark Technology Group, Inc. For the past 30 years he has been working with networking and cybersecurity in the retail, health care, government, military and manufacturing sectors. He is an accomplished IT trainer with over 30 years of experience in the classroom delivering hands-on learning experiences to his students. In addition to an active certification training schedule, he currently serves as Lead Coach for an award-winning Cybersecurity Bootcamp program.

Bill is a CompTIA Certified Technical Trainer and holds the following certifications: CompTIA IT Fundamentals, Network+, Security+, Mobility+, Certified Wireless Network Trainer, CWTS, and CWNA. In addition to teaching exam prep courses for those certificates, Bill is also an experienced course developer and is the author of several technical training courses.

Richard Kang
Head of Engineering, Healthcare
Sam Alapati
Cloud and Data Technical Lead
Mahesh Kumar
Principal Cloud Consultant
Shashike J.
Principal Software Engineer
William A. Clark
Cybersecurity Coach
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