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	5 --[ Earned my Terraform certification but not for a good reason
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	8 This is a bit of a rant, I just need to vent.
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	11 I work as a Platform Engineer, and I use Terraform daily for deploying
	12 infrastructure in Azure/AWS and writing modules. The problem is my
	13 current place of employment; they have a very unique take on Terraform
	14 design that goes against many, scrap that, all documented best
	15 practices. This is a "design" decision they have actively chosen.
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	18 Normally, I don't really care for certifications; the only ones I have
	19 ever obtained were the AWS Certified Solutions Architect and, prior to
	20 that, the Linux Foundation's LFCS. Both have since expired and I never
	21 bothered to renew them. On a side note, I really liked the LFCS; it was
	22 a practical exam. I was given SSH access to a server on which I had to
	23 carry out various tasks and fixes.
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	26 Anyway, I am quite worried about losing my current skill set. In my last
	27 place, we used enterprise-grade products such as Terraform
	28 Cloud/Enterprise and Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform however in my
	29 current place its definitely somewhere where they prefer to spend a LOT
	30 of time attempting to roll there own custom solutions. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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	33 However, as I don't have access to Terraform Cloud/Enterprise anymore,
	34 I have been out of the loop for a around year now. I ended up reaching
	35 out to someone I know and managed to get access to an enterprise
	36 account. With that access, I have been experimenting during my personal
	37 time to stay updated with all the new features I have missed over the
	38 past year. Then today, I took the Terraform Certification Exam 003 and
	39 passed with a 91% score. Woo! [0]
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	42 Given the changes in my current role that have limited my hands-on
	43 experience with Terraform Enterprise, I did feel compelled to take the
	44 exam and gain certification. This way, I can now at least provide
	45 tangible evidence of my proficiency in using some form enterprise-level
	46 Terraform along with my past experience with it, which I can, sadly, no
	47 longer claim to apply in my current role as it stands.
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