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- 13 July 2026 · SAA-C03How to Pass the AWS Solutions Architect Associate (SAA-C03) in 8 WeeksA week-by-week study plan for the SAA-C03, built around the domain weights, the comparison drills, the labs that matter, and a readiness test that tells you when to book.
- 9 July 2026 · CLF-C02Is the AWS Cloud Practitioner (CLF-C02) Worth It in 2026?An honest look at who benefits from AWS's entry-level certification, who should skip it, what it actually costs you in time, and how to pass it in two weeks.
- 6 July 2026 · DVA-C02The Services You Must Know Cold for the AWS Developer Associate (DVA-C02)DVA-C02 rewards depth over breadth. These are the six service areas that carry the exam, with worked capacity maths and the exact details the questions probe.
- 2 July 2026 · DOP-C02How Hard Is the AWS DevOps Engineer Professional (DOP-C02)? A Realistic AssessmentWhat actually makes DOP-C02 difficult, the five tie-breakers that decide its questions, a readiness checklist, and how to close the gap between associate and professional level.
- 29 June 2026 · AZ-900AZ-900 in One Week: A Realistic Study Plan for BeginnersA day-by-day plan to pass Azure Fundamentals in seven days, including the trick pairings Microsoft builds the exam around and the question formats that surprise first-timers.
- 25 June 2026 · AZ-104AZ-104: The Domains That Fail Most Candidates (and How to Fix Them)Azure Administrator candidates lose exams in the same four places: networking, identity edge cases, storage replication, and case-study time management. Here's the repair plan.
- 22 June 2026 · GCP-ACEGoogle Cloud ACE for AWS Engineers: A Translation GuideComing to the Associate Cloud Engineer exam from AWS? Most of your knowledge transfers — here's the service mapping, the four concepts that don't translate, and a four-week conversion plan.
- 18 June 2026 · SY0-701Security+ SY0-701: A 6-Week Study Plan That Actually WorksA week-by-week Security+ plan built around domain weights, PBQ tactics, the acronym problem, and the BEST-answer tiebreaker — designed for people studying alongside a full-time job.
- 15 June 2026 · 220-1101CompTIA A+ Core 1: How to Study for Your First IT CertificationNew to IT and starting with the 220-1101? Here's how to study when everything is unfamiliar — including the memorisation systems that make the breadth manageable.
- 11 June 2026 · N10-009Network+ N10-009: How to Drill Subnetting and Ports Until They StickThe two pure-skill areas of Network+ respond to drilling like nothing else on the exam. Here are the exact methods, with worked examples, that make them automatic.
- 8 June 2026 · 200-301CCNA 200-301: A 12-Week Plan for Working ProfessionalsHow to pass the CCNA while working full-time: a 12-week schedule at 8-10 hours a week, built around lab time, wildcard-mask drills, and the exam's no-review format.
- 4 June 2026 · CISSPCISSP: How to Think Like a Manager and PassThe CISSP fails experienced engineers who answer like engineers. Here's what 'think like a manager' concretely means, with worked examples and the keyword logic that decides questions.