Hi Lars - this is the "AWS Certified Solution Architect - Professional" rather than the "AWS Certified Solution Architect - Associate" certification (such long-winded names). I've had the associate certification for nearly 3 years and it was about to expire, so rather than renewing the associate certification I wanted to get the professional certification.
At the time I originally got my associate certification the practitioner certification didn't yet exist (although I did take it later just to see what it was like for other people at our company). If you're really new to AWS and haven't had much hands on experience there can be some value in the practitioner certification, but it's certainly not necessary before taking any of the associate certifications.
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Hi Lars - this is the "AWS Certified Solution Architect - Professional" rather than the "AWS Certified Solution Architect - Associate" certification (such long-winded names). I've had the associate certification for nearly 3 years and it was about to expire, so rather than renewing the associate certification I wanted to get the professional certification.
At the time I originally got my associate certification the practitioner certification didn't yet exist (although I did take it later just to see what it was like for other people at our company). If you're really new to AWS and haven't had much hands on experience there can be some value in the practitioner certification, but it's certainly not necessary before taking any of the associate certifications.