Uncodemy vs Great Learning: Which AWS Course Is Better?

My AWS goal (complete one line)
"In ___ months I want to ___________________________
 so that I can ___________________________."
Example: "In 4 months I want to build and explain a
highly available web app on AWS so that I can apply
for junior cloud roles."

Common AWS certification starting points
Cloud Practitioner ............ broad overview, non-technical friendly
Solutions Architect - Associate  core architecture skills
SysOps Administrator - Associate operations and monitoring
Developer - Associate .......... building on AWS services
Check AWS's site for current exam versions before preparing.

# Create an SNS topic and a billing alarm (us-east-1 holds billing metrics)
aws sns create-topic --name billing-alerts --region us-east-1
aws sns subscribe --topic-arn arn:aws:sns:us-east-1:<account-id>:billing-alerts \
  --protocol email --notification-endpoint you@example.com --region us-east-1
aws cloudwatch put-metric-alarm --alarm-name monthly-spend-5usd \
  --namespace AWS/Billing --metric-name EstimatedCharges \
  --dimensions Name=Currency,Value=USD --statistic Maximum \
  --period 21600 --evaluation-periods 1 --threshold 5 \
  --comparison-operator GreaterThanThreshold \
  --alarm-actions arn:aws:sns:us-east-1:<account-id>:billing-alerts \
  --region us-east-1

Lab cleanup checklist (end of every session)
[ ] EC2 instances stopped or terminated
[ ] NAT gateways deleted
[ ] Load balancers deleted
[ ] Unused Elastic IPs released
[ ] RDS instances stopped or deleted
[ ] S3 test buckets emptied if not needed

# Lambda handler for a simple serverless API (Python)
import json

def lambda_handler(event, context):
    name = (event.get("queryStringParameters") or {}).get("name", "learner")
    return {
        "statusCode": 200,
        "headers": {"Content-Type": "application/json"},
        "body": json.dumps({"message": f"Hello, {name}!"}),
    }

Architecture review questions (ask a mentor to check)
1. Which resources are public, and why?
2. What happens if one Availability Zone fails?
3. Which IAM role does each service use?
4. Where are logs and alarms?
5. What does this cost per month at low traffic?

Criteria (1-5)            | Weight | Uncodemy | Great Learning
Fits my goal              | x2     |          |
Format and schedule fit   | x1     |          |
Hands-on lab access       | x3     |          |
Project depth and review  | x2     |          |
Doubt support             | x2     |          |
Career support (written)  | x1     |          |
Fees and value            | x1     |          |
WEIGHTED TOTAL            |        |          |

Weights by goal
Certification only -> raise "Fits my goal" (domain coverage)
Cloud job          -> raise labs and projects
Career switch      -> raise support and career help
Busy professional  -> raise format fit

Decision
Higher weighted total: ____________
Main reason: ____________
My first project: ____________
Exam target date (if any): ______