AWS Certified Security – Specialty

Passing AWS Certified Security – Specialty

Hello :), I’m happy to share that I’ve obtained a new certification: AWS Certified Security – Specialty from Amazon Web Services (AWS). Last Friday, September 23, 2022, at 5 AM lol, I was able to pass AWS Certified Security – Specialty exam.  Today I’ll be sharing my thoughts and experience on the said exam certification.

The videos, books, and tools I used for studying are as follows:

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AWS Certified Advanced Networking - Specialty

Passing AWS Certified Advanced Networking – Specialty

Hello, it’s been a while. Yesterday I’m happy to pass AWS Certified Advanced Networking – Specialty. 2 months ago I was planning to take the AWS Certified Advanced Networking – Specialty Beta (ANS-C01). Unfortunately, I feel not prepared, busy at work and busy with my 1-year-old. The new exam version will take effect in July 2022 but since I already started reviewing so I just took ANS-COO version.  Today I’ll be sharing my thoughts and experience on the said exam certification.

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iVolunteerPH 2021 Hackathon

iVolunteer’s Tara! Code Tayo! Hackathon Experience

Hello! It’s been a while, again just sharing my ideas and hackathon experience with iVolunteer’s Tara! Code Tayo! Hackathon. Unfortunately, we lose but I learned new things as I’m doing our presentation. iVolunteer’s Tara! Code Tayo! Hackathon is a virtual hackathon for 2 days (April 24 and 25, 2021) hosted by iVolunteer Philippines. To start with I like to congratulate iVolunteer Philippines headed by Bel Padlan, Jb Tan, and the rest of the volunteers and panels for a successful event. I want to thank as well our point of contact (POC) Mark Badiola and and Danielle Najos for helping us out. Congrats also to the winners and to all co-hackers who joined the event. Without further ado, let’s start with the Tara! Code Tayo! Hackathon.

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AWS Certified Alexa Skill Builder - Specialty
Alexa Skill Certification-Specialty

Retiring AWS Certified Alexa Skill Builder – Specialty

AWS Certified Alexa Skill Builder – Specialty

Sad to hear this news today 🙁


Please note that we will be retiring the AWS Certified Alexa Skill Builder – Specialty exam (AXS-C01) and the corresponding practice exam (AXS-P01) on March 23, 2021. The last day to take the exam will be March 22, 2021.

Any AWS Certified Alexa Skill Builder – Specialty certifications earned prior to March 23, 2021 will remain active for the standard three years from the date of issuance. All associated benefits, including digital badges, will also remain active while the certification is active. After we retire the exam, we will not issue new AWS Certified Alexa Skill Builder – Specialty certifications, and we will not support recertification for AWS Certified Alexa Skill Builder – Specialty.

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HR Global Johnson and Johnson 2019 Hackathon

HR Global Johnson and Johnson 2019 Hackathon Experience

Late post! Last November 25, 2019 Team Gigamike joined to HR Global Johnson and Johnson 2019 which was held at Manila Marriott Hotel. Three countries participated China, Singapore and Philippines, fortunately we won People’s Choice Award and the only winner in the Philippines. We used Alexa for business as a solution with a demo.

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