Well, your journey is just about up,
but there's just a couple of notes
that I want to leave with you before we end this course.
It's very important that you understand
that your journey doesn't end here.
I interact with thousands of IT professionals
across all walks of life,
and there's a couple of things that I've picked up
that are very important.
First, you need to stop and recognize that this is
an awesome accomplishment that you should be proud of.
Don't just immediately jump onto the next thing.
Take a minute to recognize what you've done.
This is a huge step in your career,
and can lead to great things down the road.
Second, hey, don't let the certification
be the end of your journey.
Yes, stop, celebrate, enjoy--
however, one of the things that I've picked up
amongst IT professionals, you cannot just be stagnant.
You must be a lifetime learner.
There is an unlimited amount of potential in the tech field.
However, that unlimited potential is reserved
for those that are actively going out
and furthering their career
and they're looking for what's coming down the road,
because what's coming down the road is always moving fast.
So keep your eyes open
and don't let this be the end of your journey.
Keep rounding out those skills.
For a data professional, you should be looking at coding.
So take a look at SQL and Python.
Take a look at DevOps.
Take a look at cloud in general.
And since we've been diving into Azure, keep going in Azure.
However, it's not a bad idea to add a few other courses.
So if you really want to be an Azure Data Architect,
it's not a bad idea to say, "Hey
"I'm going to pick up a certification in AWS or in Google."
Those things are also very helpful.
So make sure that you're rounding out your cloud experience.
Make sure that you're learning about DevOps,
and make sure that you have a decent understanding
of SQL and Python.
Hey, guess what?
There are a ton of courses
on all of those topics here at A Cloud Guru.
So make sure that you take the time to search,
and I'll throw a couple links
in the description of this lesson,
but make sure that you're searching through those
and that you jump in and you have a plan
for picking up and moving forward.
So the takeaway from this one:
start planning on that next certification.
Congratulations again.
This is a huge accomplishment.
Keep shooting for the stars, and what I would love to see
when you get that certification--
hey, pop in and let me know that you got the certification.
I'd love to celebrate with you.
Reach out to me on LinkedIn.
I'd love to celebrate with you.
And finally, if you've enjoyed this course,
do me a favor and smash that thumbs up button.
I'm super excited of taking this journey with you.
Congratulations, and good luck on the exam.