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AWS Security Specialty Certification

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  AWS Certification Path If anyone is interested in preparing for other AWS certifications, please refer this   link  in order to understand the certifications paths. AWS certifications are divided into 4 main levels - Foundational, Associate, Professional, and Specialty The complexity of these certification exams increase in the same sequence - Foundational being the easiest. AWS Certified Security Specialty - Exam Details AWS Certified Security - Specialty validates your expertise in creating and implementing security solutions in the AWS Cloud. This certification also validates your understanding of specialized data classifications and AWS data protection mechanisms; data-encryption methods and AWS mechanisms to implement them; and secure internet protocols and AWS mechanisms to implement them. Details about the exam can be found   here . The target candidate for this certification is expected to have 5 years of IT security experience in designing and implementing...
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Turn you browser into Notepad !!

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  Hi All, While working, I am mostly on browsers - no rewards for guessing; I am basically a web-application developer  Most of the times, I have to take quick notes. Not only while development, even while having a team demo, while surfing through some intra-net sites, we just want to take  quick notes. This trick works for me -  Converting the browser tab itself into a notepad or a scratchpad  !! It works with all modern web browsers that supports HTML5. Just type " data:text/html, <html contenteditable>"  in the browser, and your notepad is readily available Note : This magic is possible because of Data URI. More details could be found at :  https://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2397.txt   
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MCD [Mulesoft Certified Developer] LEVEL – 1 (Mule 4)

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I am writing this blog to share my experience while preparing and taking up this certification exam, as many colleagues are seeking information around it. Enrollment I was planning to attempt  MuleSoft Certified Platform Architect – Level 1  or  MuleSoft Certified Integration Architect – Level 1 , as I have prior work experience with Mulesoft and have had two certifications: MCD – Integration and API Associate (Mule 3.7) MCD – API Design Associate   But, both of these certifications were expired (since MCD certifications are valid only for 2 years). That’s why, I had to attempt afresh and appear for   MuleSoft Certified Developer – Level 1 (Mule 4)   first. I didn’t opt to go for   Delta test , which is also available for candidates upgrading their knowledge from Mule 3 to Mule 4. Note : FYI, there are lot of fundamental changes in Mule4 – Many concepts of Mule 3 are no longer available in Mule 4. This  page  summarizes the difference. As par...
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AWS Solutions Architect Associate Certification (SAA-C02)

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I am writing this blog to share my experience with this industry recognized certification, as many colleagues are seeking information around it. Enrollment and preparation Enrolled for the certification in first week of May 2020. Completed ACloudGuru courses: AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate  Learning Path by 12th June 2020 Mock Exam  by 19th June 2020 Was able to complete 100% of course and Mock exam on time. Regarding ACloudGuru contents: I liked the ACloudGuru videos very much, as they are organized in a simple way to provide fundamental knowledge about AWS features. ACloudGurus videos are segregated in small lengths ( < 20 mins) and targeted for anyone having least or no prior knowledge. Note:  At that time, the contents on ACloudGuru was inline with SAA-C01. There are lot of new topics included in SAA-C02 and there is considerable change in weightage of the topics. Apart from AcloudGuru, I also completed some practice tests from My...
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Java 8 Streams and Collectors - Magical GroupBy features like SQL

Hi All, Sorry, I was away for a long period of time. But, I learned something yesterday and couldn't resist myself from sharing it here. You may already be aware about it, but I am lagging behind and still using Java 7 on my projects.... In past, I have always ended up using SQL to perform any GroupBy or other complex transformations because - firstly, they are easy to write and secondly, they are efficient. But, I learnt this new java feature which is introduced in Java 8 and I was so amazed. My task was to group by 2 fields(country and credit_rating) in a collection and then calculate the average of third field (amount). If country is unavailable for any record, then I had to use city field instead. [Note: There were other conditions, but let's keep this example simple here] companyList .stream().collect(  Collectors. groupingBy (  p  -> ( p .getCountry() ==  null )?  p .getCity() :  p .getCountry(),  Collectors. groupingBy ( p  -...
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Workplace Friendship: Exercise Caution

There is no doubt – if you have good friends at workplace, you’re most likely to enjoy the time spent at work. There is someone to sit with at lunch, someone to discuss the gossips ;-) someone to accompany while going for break and someone to empathize over challenges you faced. For last 6 -7 months, this debatable subject was going through back of my mind as I had seen both good and adverse effects – I was thinking about its pros and cons and whether it’s advisable or not etc. A person may act according to one’s own traits – for example, I am a person who makes very limited friends not only at work but in personal life as well. But, Do I need to improve and make more friends? What is actually required at workplace? Now that I am going to be part of management (officially), what does management in industry feel about the subject being discussed? I discussed with some of my close colleagues working in different companies about their opinions. What I found was – it is really comp...
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Hey! Please don't call me Sir

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It has been a long time, since I posted my last blog. Nevertheless, it’s better to be late than never Today, I am picking a simple but debatable question – “ Is using the terms “Sir” and “Ma’am” appropriate, outdated or condescending?” Remembering my Sainik School days, we used these terms (also referred as salutation) for my teachers and seniors (even if they are just one class senior to me). Even now, I use it while communicating with them. For sure, the purpose of using such salutations is to show respect for others and we are taught to use them since our childhood. This is inherent in our Indian culture. Having said that, there is another aspect to it as well. Nowadays, in most of MNCs (I am talking about corporate culture) in and outside India, it is always preferred to call any junior or senior colleague by first name. The terms like Sir and Ma’am are not encouraged. It symbolizes that “everyone is equal” – if you look from this perspective, isn’t it a great though...
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