25 Certifications That Matter For Cloud Professionals

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Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) Cloud

Cisco's out of the hosting game, currently in the process of dismantling the Cisco Intercloud Services public cloud. But the networking leader still offers a number of popular cloud enablement tools and vital networking technologies that partners rely on to facilitate major cloud deployments.

Engineers earning the Cisco Certified Network Associate Cloud badge demonstrate competency in building, delivering, managing and supporting Cisco's solutions for public, private and hybrid environments.

Certified associates can then go for the Cisco Certified Network Professional Cloud certification, which validates advanced cloud skills around Cisco technologies.

The average salary for the holder of a CCNA Cloud certification in the US is $68,941, according to the 2017 IT Skills and Salary Survey conducted by Cary, N.C.-based business training and certification company Global Knowledge.