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Certification Roadmap
IT Foundations
Build essential IT knowledge and fundamentals
IT Fundamentals
CompTIA IT Fundamentals+
Beginner
~30 hours
ITIL 4 Foundation
Beginner
~25 hours
CompTIA A+
Beginner
~80 hours
Cloud Foundations
Learn the fundamentals of cloud computing
Cloud Basics
Microsoft Azure Fundamentals
Beginner
~30 hours
AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
Beginner
~40 hours
Google Cloud Associate Cloud Engineer
Beginner
~50 hours
Security Foundations
Essential security knowledge for IT professionals
Security Basics
CompTIA Security+
Intermediate
~60 hours
IT Infrastructure
Core infrastructure skills and knowledge
Infrastructure
CompTIA Network+
Intermediate
~60 hours
CompTIA Linux+
Intermediate
~70 hours
CompTIA Server+
Intermediate
~50 hours
CompTIA Cloud+
Intermediate
~60 hours
Cloud Engineering & Infrastructure as Code
Advanced cloud administration and automation
Cloud Engineering
Microsoft Azure Administrator
Intermediate
~60 hours
AWS Solutions Architect Associate
Intermediate
~80 hours
AWS SysOps Administrator Associate
Intermediate
~70 hours
Security Engineering
Specialized security skills for cloud and infrastructure
Security Engineering
Microsoft Azure Security Engineer
Advanced
~80 hours
AWS Security Specialty
Advanced
~90 hours
Google Cloud Professional Cloud Security Engineer
Advanced
~85 hours
CompTIA Cybersecurity Analyst (CySA+)
Advanced
~90 hours
Solutions Architecture
Design and implement complex cloud solutions
Solutions Architecture
Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect Expert
Advanced
~120 hours
AWS Solutions Architect Professional
Advanced
~150 hours
Google Cloud Professional Cloud Architect
Advanced
~100 hours
Cisco Certified Network Professional
Advanced
~200 hours
DevOps & Containerization
Implement CI/CD pipelines and container orchestration
DevOps
HashiCorp Terraform Associate
Intermediate
~40 hours
Microsoft Azure DevOps Engineer Expert
Advanced
~100 hours
AWS DevOps Engineer Professional
Advanced
~120 hours
AWS Advanced Networking Specialty
Advanced
~150 hours
Advanced Security & Data/AI
Expert-level security and data engineering
Advanced Security
CISSP
Advanced
~150 hours
CompTIA CASP+
Advanced
~120 hours
Google Cloud Professional Data Engineer
Advanced
~100 hours
AWS Machine Learning Specialty
Advanced
~120 hours
Financial Operations
Specialized track requiring cloud understanding
FinOps Certified Practitioner
Advanced
~80 hours