Though this might be the first impression which most people (myself included) may get, looking closely however, this is not the case.

Cloud is very dynamic and agile place to change with technology and we need to “go with the change” to understand its moving parts better.

• You will quickly understand that the management plane in the cloud is the real differentiator with the traditional on-premises model and cloud.
• Configuration and design practices though no doubt are very quick to apply, but at the same time they are not “fix once and forget it” kind of thing.
• Change in business use case would demand you to quickly understand the need for fine-tuning of the existing architecture, requiring constant vigilance and rechecking.

Fortunately, when proper visibility is available from your CSP, it gives you a chance to quickly maneuver your architecture to your ever-changing business needs.

• This will require a more hands-on approach and re-learning about your concepts since they would be frequently tested time and again.
• There is no shame to admit your mistake and try to fix things via management plane once you discover something is not adding up. 

While giving CCSK exam there were many “Oh my God” (OMG) moments for me when I started reviewing my marked answers with the exam prep documents.

• I found that a slight change of term or language gave an entirely different meanings to the question asked and the correct answer was not which I had thought all.
• This happened even when I was reasonably confident after reading the question 2-3 times.

Perhaps that’s why CCSK gives you two chances to pass the exam and has the open book nature.

• The dynamic and agile nature of the Cloud would test your understanding and patience many times.
• The good thing is that more hands-on practice you will have in Cloud, the better your understanding would be.
• Time management of course cannot be stressed enough here; since when it comes to Cloud, time spent using CSP services is literally billing you money!