{"id":709,"date":"2025-11-13T19:26:01","date_gmt":"2025-11-13T19:26:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sections.aws.org\/wcarolina\/?p=709"},"modified":"2025-11-24T18:36:18","modified_gmt":"2025-11-24T18:36:18","slug":"recap-overview-of-aws-certifications-technical-discussion-event","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sections.aws.org\/wcarolina\/2025\/11\/13\/recap-overview-of-aws-certifications-technical-discussion-event\/","title":{"rendered":"Recap: Overview of AWS Certifications Technical Discussion Event"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"709\" class=\"elementor elementor-709\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-98c925a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"98c925a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7c688b6\" data-id=\"7c688b6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de2793c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"de2793c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Date of Event:<\/strong> 11\/13\/2025<\/p><p><strong>Location:\u00a0<\/strong>Fluor Management Center, Greenville, SC 29607<\/p><p><strong>Number of Attendees:<\/strong> 20<\/p><p><strong>Presenter\/Notable Guest(s):\u00a0<\/strong>Dr. Denny Smith<\/p><p><strong>Event Summary:\u00a0<\/strong>Denny Smith presented on how the AWS CWI exams are created and revised. 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