It's Okay Over the few months that I have been part of the community, I have found it a bit lacking in assistance. It's a good site but I have seen more back-and-forth activity elsewhere. CloudSkills.io does have a good amount of information to take in and learn from but the content is mostly video-focused and that doesn't work for me very well. I was able to successfully pass the AZ-900 after taking a prep course from them and that is good. But I also walked through the MS learn so... /shrugs. I was enjoying the community enough to join the insider program when it was offered. However, I think my expectations may have been off. It cost me $1000 to join and I was expecting more hand-holding / guidance and one-on-one assistance. What I got was an open meeting once a week of sharing time, access to a new channel in Slack, and people sharing what worked for them. While this is good, for my income, so far it has not been worth the money. I am still part of the group and show up each Friday as I do see the potential. I have learned about a number of new books to read that have been helpful. And who knows, maybe it's my shyness that is the cause, and with time that should wear off? I think this group is for people who want just a little help and access to a lot of information. But then I can get that all over the internet for free... If I hadn't paid for the insider group my overall rating would be higher.

Build Real Hands-on Skills and Gain Experience So far, one thing makes CloudSkills stand out to me because I haven't been able to find it anywhere else: they're actually training me to do things that I'll be doing day-to-day in a full-time role. You'll gain REAL hands-on experience with cloud services, tools, and concepts. In the boot camps, I appreciate that every single task is treated like its own project, no matter how small. You may be certified, but have you actually set up a project in GitHub? Do you know how to create an IAM account in AWS? These micro-tasks are extremely important, and they do a great job of teaching you how to DO the fundamentals things. A piece of paper saying you're certified might get you noticed, but it's far more important to me that I can do the job I'm hired for. Finally, I really feel as though everyone at CloudSkills cares about my success, starting at the very top. They're personal, engaging, encouraging, and highly responsive on social media and the Slack community is a great platform to be part of because people are always willing to help one another. Highly recommended. Their pricing is extremely fair and they genuinely want to show goodwill and help people learn practical skills.

Join us! The content is high quality, also there are boot camps that teach you real skills not just to pass an exam. Also there is a great slack community. I think everyone who is managing Windows/Azure will find lots of stuff that can apply immediately at work.

Great value, awesome community! I participated in 2 online training courses organized by Mike Pfeiffer. One on Powershell, one on docker and containerization Both trainings were a great experience! Mike gathered some big names in the industry to speak on their specialties, I was truly honored to be able to learn from them. Add to that the fact that a great learning environment was created using online conferencing and chat. Such an active interaction with trainers and fellow attendants! I really felt like I was becoming part of a community of people that share my interests! Cannot recommend these trainings highly enough!

CloudSkills is the place to be! I've gone to so many training classes over the years and now with everything online I'm just blown away by the team at CloudSkills. What I like the most is how we can engage with the instructors and with others in the community. I'll be a customer for a long time!