At a time when the cloud is dominating the technology sector, companies must ensure their teams are trained on the latest trends and technologies. In 2025, 50 Smile technical experts validated their cloud expertise by obtaining their certification, a crucial step in meeting customer needs and anticipating market developments. But why has this certification become essential, and what impact does it have on companies' competitiveness?

Why does the cloud dominate the market?

The cloud has become an essential component of modern business infrastructure. This model helps reduce infrastructure costs, improve flexibility, and deliver scalable services. By 2025, the cloud will be essential, not only for data storage, but also for application hosting, advanced analytics, and artificial intelligence management.

The advantages of the cloud

Businesses are adopting the cloud for several reasons:

• Scalability: Cloud solutions allow computing resources to be adjusted as needed, in real time.
• Cost reduction: By moving to the cloud, businesses no longer need to invest heavily in on-premises infrastructure.
• Agility: The cloud offers flexibility and speed of adaptation that allows businesses to remain competitive in the market.

Cloud giants

The main cloud players are providers like Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud. These platforms have become the standard in large enterprises because they offer robust and secure solutions for all types of applications and services.

Cloud certification: a must for technical experts

Faced with this rapid market evolution, it is becoming essential for technical experts to become certified on the main cloud platforms. In 2025, Smile strengthened its cloud expertise by certifying 50 of its technical experts so they can guarantee tailored and optimized solutions for their customers.

Why is cloud certification crucial?

While the cloud is now becoming an essential solution, certifications are also becoming essential to ensure optimal control of these complex and constantly evolving environments.

Cloud certification offers many benefits:

• Recognition of expertise: Certification demonstrates mastery of cloud concepts, tools, and best practices. This builds credibility and assures customers that the solutions offered are of high quality.
• Skills Update: The cloud is evolving rapidly, with new features and services being released regularly. Certifications allow experts to stay up-to-date with the latest innovations.
• Client trust: Clients prefer to work with certified experts because it assures them that their projects are in good hands. Having certified teams also demonstrates reliability for partner companies.

The different types of cloud certifications

There are several types of cloud certifications offered by major vendors, each tailored to specific roles and skills:

• Architect certifications: For example, the AWS Certified Solutions Architect or Azure Solutions Architect Expert certifications, which validate skills in designing and deploying complex cloud architectures.
• Developer certifications: Such as AWS Certified Developer or Google Associate Cloud Engineer, which focus on building and managing cloud applications.
• Cloud security management certifications: Increasingly in demand, these ensure that professionals are capable of implementing secure systems in the cloud, for example with AWS Certified Security Specialty.

Smile: a commitment to technical excellence

By certifying 50 cloud technical experts, Smile affirms its commitment to staying at the forefront of innovation and offering the best solutions to its customers. But this isn't just an individual approach: it's a true strategy to ensure the entire team is capable of meeting the complex challenges of today's market.

The impact of certification on project quality

Certification ensures that Smile's cloud projects are executed with proven expertise and optimal quality management. This results in on-time delivery, improved cost management, and reduced technical risks.

Projects illustrating this commitment include:

• The Suez project aims to support local authorities in their traceability approach, based on a secure and scalable cloud architecture, guaranteeing the availability and reliability of digital public services.
• The institutional sites of the Safran group, whose outsourcing and security demonstrate a high level of certified requirement.

Continuing education at Smile

Smile doesn't just certify its technical experts: the company also implements ongoing training programs to ensure its teams are always up-to-date with the latest cloud developments. This allows experts to maintain a high level of skill and adapt to rapid changes in the industry.

Conclusions

By 2025, the fact that 50 Smile technical experts have validated their cloud certification is a testament to our commitment to delivering high-quality solutions. In a world where the cloud is dominating the market, having certified experts has become a guarantee of competitiveness, security, and innovation . Investing in team training and certification is a step towards the future and a way to ensure that companies remain at the forefront of technology.

☁️ Move to the cloud with confidence

Our certified experts are here to guide you. Contact us to discuss.