My most received questions:
"How do I start my cloud engineering journey & what's the right path?"
There's not a single or correct path.
There are only recommendations.
A small recap of mine to get yourself going 🧵↓
"How do I start my cloud engineering journey & what's the right path?"
There's not a single or correct path.
There are only recommendations.
A small recap of mine to get yourself going 🧵↓
(1/7) Pick a cloud provider you're interested in:
· Amazon Web Service
· Microsoft Azure
· Google Cloud Platform
It doesn't matter which one you start with.
Even though they are completely different in some ways, a lot of your learnings will be transferable.
· Amazon Web Service
· Microsoft Azure
· Google Cloud Platform
It doesn't matter which one you start with.
Even though they are completely different in some ways, a lot of your learnings will be transferable.
(2/7) Register yourself an account
Yes, you need a credit card, but you don't need to be scared of unexpected or exploding costs.
All of the providers are having a generous free tier, allowing you to test and explore their services.
Also, you can create budget alerts later on!
Yes, you need a credit card, but you don't need to be scared of unexpected or exploding costs.
All of the providers are having a generous free tier, allowing you to test and explore their services.
Also, you can create budget alerts later on!
(3/7) Why don't just start with watching tutorials and reading articles?
Even though this is also important, the crucial thing is getting hands-on experience.
Something you learned, but never applied won't help you much and will fade away very quickly.
Get your hands dirty.
Even though this is also important, the crucial thing is getting hands-on experience.
Something you learned, but never applied won't help you much and will fade away very quickly.
Get your hands dirty.
(4/7) Don't feel overwhelmed by the number of services you'll find.
Generally, each provider got some core services which are the basics for almost anything that's built and will be built.
Just focus on them in the beginning.
Generally, each provider got some core services which are the basics for almost anything that's built and will be built.
Just focus on them in the beginning.
(5/7) Start to learn about your provider's core services and basic networking.
For AWS this would be for example:
· Virtual Private Cloud (VPC)
· Identity and Access Management (IAM)
· Elastic Compute 2 (EC)
· Simple Storage Service (S3)
· Lambda
· DynamoDB
Go step by step.
For AWS this would be for example:
· Virtual Private Cloud (VPC)
· Identity and Access Management (IAM)
· Elastic Compute 2 (EC)
· Simple Storage Service (S3)
· Lambda
· DynamoDB
Go step by step.
(6/7) There are countless free tutorials for each service out there you can use to get your first insights.
Always try to apply your gained knowledge by creating something on your own.
It doesn't need to have some actual use case.
It's only about the journey of creating.
Always try to apply your gained knowledge by creating something on your own.
It doesn't need to have some actual use case.
It's only about the journey of creating.
(7/7) Recap
Your journey has to be a mix of gaining knowledge through resources and applying them.
Don't get stuck in tutorial hell or overwhelming feelings.
Everybody started at some point and if you're having some burning desire paired with consistency, you'll make it! 🔥
Your journey has to be a mix of gaining knowledge through resources and applying them.
Don't get stuck in tutorial hell or overwhelming feelings.
Everybody started at some point and if you're having some burning desire paired with consistency, you'll make it! 🔥
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