Note on AWS Certified Big Data - Specialty (BDS-C00) Exam

Note on AWS Certified Big Data - Specialty (BDS-C00) Exam

Takahiro Iwasa
Takahiro Iwasa
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AWS Certification

Introduction

I successfully passed the AWS Certified Big Data - Specialty (BDS-C00) exam and want to share tips to help you prepare and succeed.

My AWS Experience Before the Exam

Before taking this exam, I had already obtained the following certifications:

DateExamVersion
Mar. 2017Solutions Architect - AssociateSAA-C00
Dec. 2019Solutions Architect - ProfessionalSAP-C01
Jan. 2020DevOps Engineer - ProfessionalDOP-C01

Exam Result

I took the exam on January 18th, 2020, and passed with a 78% overall score. Below is the topic-level breakdown:

Overall Score: 78%

Topic Level Scoring:
1.0 Collection: 62%
2.0 Storage: 100%
3.0 Processing: 62%
4.0 Analysis: 75%
5.0 Visualization: 100%
6.0 Data Security: 70%

Exam Impressions

ExamVolumeDifficulty
Solutions Architect - Professional55
DevOps Engineer - Professional44
Big Data - Specialty33

Blog Resources

  • Jayendra’s Blog: A detailed, well-organized guide covering all exam topics. Highly recommended.

AWS Official Resources

Practice Tests

Conclusion

The AWS Certified Big Data - Specialty exam is an excellent opportunity to deepen your knowledge of big data concepts and AWS services. Whether you are currently working with big data or looking to expand your expertise, this certification is worth pursuing.

Takahiro Iwasa

Takahiro Iwasa

Software Developer at KAKEHASHI Inc.
Involved in the requirements definition, design, and development of cloud-native applications using AWS. Now, building a new prescription data collection platform at KAKEHASHI Inc. Japan AWS Top Engineers 2020-2023.