Beware of Social Media Investment Scams Targeting Sri Lankans

Lately, I’ve noticed a troubling rise in social media investment scams specifically targeting Sri Lankans. These scams often appear as sponsored ads on social media platforms like Facebook, randomly popping up in your feed and featuring well-known Sri Lankan celebrities.

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Recertifying AWS Certified SysOps Administrator

Recently I had to take the AWS Certified SysOps Administrator Associate exam again to recertify. Even though I have done recertification exams before, there was a big change in the current version of the SysOps Administrator associate exam. For the first time, AWS has introduced exam labs and this exam is the first to get this addition.  Now in addition to the usual Multiple choice/response questions you get exam Labs to validate skills required to building solutions with the AWS Management Console and AWS CLI.

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Getting started with Certification exams

One of the common questions I get asked is: “I am interested in a certification; from where do I start?”. Answer maybe obvious for a seasoned exam taker. However, for a beginner it could be really confusing. So, if you’re interested in preparing for a certification exam, I will give you some easy steps to get you started. 

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