--- title: "AWS Solution Architect – Associate" description: "I renewed my AWS Solution Architect certification." date: 2019-12-16T23:46:22+00:00 modified: 2026-05-31T11:36:26+00:00 author: James Kilby categories: - AWS - Personal - Consulting - VMware - Veeam - VMware Cloud on AWS - Devops tags: - #AWS - #Certification url: https://jameskilby.co.uk/2019/12/aws-solution-architect-associate/ image: https://jameskilby.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/AmazonWebservices_Logo.svg_.png --- ![](https://jameskilby.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/AmazonWebservices_Logo.svg_.png) [AWS](https://jameskilby.co.uk/category/aws/) | [Personal](https://jameskilby.co.uk/category/personal/) # AWS Solution Architect – Associate By[James](https://jameskilby.co.uk) December 16, 2019 · Updated May 31, 2026 • 📖1 min read(150 words) 📅**Published:** December 16, 2019•**Updated:** May 31, 2026 Today was a good day. I renewed my AWS Solution Architect certification. Although my work is primarily in and around the VMware ecosystem I have been working a lot with [VMware Cloud on AWS](https://console.cloud.broadcom.com) recently with a number of our customers. Having a good foundation of the core AWS services has made this much easier to be able to articulate to the customers. Due to the non-disclosure agreement, I can’t talk about any specific questions however I will say that the questions and the focus have changed quite significantly since I sat the exam a few years ago. Like AWS itself, they were at the cutting edge of the industry and the number of services they now offer is extreme, adding to the challenge of the exam. I am now good for the next three years however I am planning to sit the Professional level exam in the new year. ## 📚 Related Posts * [Advanced Deploy VMware vSphere 7.x 3V0-22.21N](https://jameskilby.co.uk/2023/11/advanced-deploy-vmware-vsphere-7-x-3v0-22-21n/) * [Passing the Nutanix NCP Exam: Free Training & My Experience](https://jameskilby.co.uk/2020/07/nutanix-ncp/) * [Monitoring VMware Cloud on AWS: Tools & Approaches (Part 1)](https://jameskilby.co.uk/2019/12/monitoring-vmc-part-1/) ## Similar Posts * [ ![My Home Office Setup & Upgrades](https://jameskilby.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_7017-scaled-1-768x576.jpeg) ](https://jameskilby.co.uk/2021/01/my-home-office-setup-upgrades/) [Personal](https://jameskilby.co.uk/category/personal/) | [Consulting](https://jameskilby.co.uk/category/consulting/) ### [My Home Office Setup & Upgrades](https://jameskilby.co.uk/2021/01/my-home-office-setup-upgrades/) By[James](https://jameskilby.co.uk) January 5, 2021 · Updated June 1, 2026 Given the year that was 2020 and at the time of writing a distinct improvement appears a long way off I decided it was time to up my homeworking game. * [ ![Monitoring VMware Cloud on AWS: Tools & Approaches \(Part 1\)](https://jameskilby.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/VMConAWS.png.webp) ](https://jameskilby.co.uk/2019/12/monitoring-vmc-part-1/) [VMware](https://jameskilby.co.uk/category/vmware/) | [AWS](https://jameskilby.co.uk/category/aws/) | [Veeam](https://jameskilby.co.uk/category/veeam/) ### [Monitoring VMware Cloud on AWS: Tools & Approaches (Part 1)](https://jameskilby.co.uk/2019/12/monitoring-vmc-part-1/) By[James](https://jameskilby.co.uk) December 17, 2019 · Updated June 5, 2026 As previously mentioned I have been working a lot with VMware Cloud on AWS and one of the questions that often crops up is around an approach to monitoring. * [ ![VMware Certified Master Specialist HCI 2020](https://jameskilby.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/vmware_SP_HCI20.png) ](https://jameskilby.co.uk/2020/09/vmware-certified-master-specialist-hci-2020/) [Personal](https://jameskilby.co.uk/category/personal/) | [VMware](https://jameskilby.co.uk/category/vmware/) ### [VMware Certified Master Specialist HCI 2020](https://jameskilby.co.uk/2020/09/vmware-certified-master-specialist-hci-2020/) By[James](https://jameskilby.co.uk) September 13, 2020 · Updated May 31, 2026 I recently sat (and passed the VMware HCI Master Specialist exam (5V0-21. * [ ![VMware Cloud on AWS \(VMC\) resource hub](https://jameskilby.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/iu-1-768x395.png) ](https://jameskilby.co.uk/2020/09/vmc-host-errors/) [VMware](https://jameskilby.co.uk/category/vmware/) | [VMware Cloud on AWS](https://jameskilby.co.uk/category/vmware/vmware-cloud-on-aws/) ### [How VMware Cloud on AWS Handles Host Failures Automatically](https://jameskilby.co.uk/2020/09/vmc-host-errors/) By[James](https://jameskilby.co.uk) September 15, 2020 · Updated June 5, 2026 Learn how host failures are handled within VMC * [ ![My First GitHub Pull Request: Contributing to Open Source](https://jameskilby.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/175jvBleoQfAZJc3sgTSPQA.jpg) ](https://jameskilby.co.uk/2020/12/my-first-pull/) [Devops](https://jameskilby.co.uk/category/devops/) | [Personal](https://jameskilby.co.uk/category/personal/) ### [My First GitHub Pull Request: Contributing to Open Source](https://jameskilby.co.uk/2020/12/my-first-pull/) By[James](https://jameskilby.co.uk) December 22, 2020 · Updated June 5, 2026 I was initially going to add in the contents of this post to one that I have been writing about my exploits with HashiCorp Packer but I decided it probably warranted being separated out. * [ ![VMware – Going out with a Bang!](https://jameskilby.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/rnli-logo-768x384.png) ](https://jameskilby.co.uk/2023/10/going-out-with-a-bang/) [VMware](https://jameskilby.co.uk/category/vmware/) | [Personal](https://jameskilby.co.uk/category/personal/) ### [VMware – Going out with a Bang!](https://jameskilby.co.uk/2023/10/going-out-with-a-bang/) By[James](https://jameskilby.co.uk) October 7, 2023 · Updated June 1, 2026 There is a lot of uncertainty with VMware at the moment. 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