๐ฉ๏ธ Sr Tech Engineer "Cloud Whistler" | Architecting Efficient Cloud Solutions for Optimal Business Performance | Automation | Cost Optimization | Consultation | Resilience | Networking | Security
๐๐จ๐ฐ ๐๐จ ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ค ๐๐ง๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ฎ๐/๐๐๐ฏ๐๐ฉ๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง๐๐๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ Hey LinkedIn fam, it's Ali AKA The Cloud Whistler! If you're in IT and looking to transition into Cloud/DevOps Engineering. Hereโs a step by step guide to get you started: 1. ๐๐๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐๐๐ฅ๐ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐๐ข๐ง๐ฎ๐ฑ Understand and learn Linux. Why? Because 90% of cloud servers run on Linux. Knowing your way around the command line is crucial. 2. ๐๐ก๐จ๐จ๐ฌ๐ ๐ ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฏ๐ข๐๐๐ซ Pick one cloud provider to start with. I recommend Amazon Web Services (AWS) for its market leadership and extensive service offerings. 3. ๐๐๐๐ซ๐ง ๐๐ฒ๐ญ๐ก๐จ๐ง ๐๐ง๐ #๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ฏ๐๐ฉ๐ฌ Python is vital for automation and scripting in cloud environments. Combine this with AWS DevOps skills to streamline your workflow. 4. ๐๐ข๐ฏ๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐จ ๐๐/๐๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐๐๐ซ๐ซ๐๐๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ Learn Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) with Terraform to automate and manage your cloud infrastructure. 5. ๐๐๐ญ ๐๐๐ง๐๐ฌ ๐๐ง ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐๐จ๐๐ค๐๐ซ & ๐๐ฎ๐๐๐ซ๐ง๐๐ญ๐๐ฌ Master Docker for containerization and Kubernetes for orchestration. These tools are essential for modern cloud operations. 6. ๐๐ข๐ญ & ๐๐ข๐ญ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ Learn Git for version control and GitHub Actions for automating workflows. ๐๐ก๐๐ซ๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐๐๐ซ๐ง? I highly recommend Digital Cloud Training Cloud Mastery Bootcamp. This program covers hands on, real world projects, guided by amazing industry experts and mentors like Neal Davis, Maria, Teegan, Steven and more! ๐๐ก๐ฒ ๐๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐๐ญ๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ฌ? Cloud Engineering is revolutionizing IT with agility, scalability, and cost-efficiency. These skills will advance your career and integrate you into the future of IT. ๐๐๐ค๐ ๐๐ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ง! Embrace the challenges, celebrate milestones, Add projects on Git Hub as you progress and keep learning. Letโs make IT exciting and grow together! #CloudEngineering #CloudJourney #Careers #CloudWhistler ๐.๐: ๐๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ฐ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ๐๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ก๐๐๐ค ๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ฆ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ฃ๐๐๐ญ๐ฌ, ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐๐ฌ๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฆ๐ฒ ๐ง๐๐ฐ๐ฌ๐ฅ๐๐ญ๐ญ๐๐ซ @ https://lnkd.in/eXjG5Par ๐๐ฅ๐ฌ๐จ, ๐ข๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ ๐๐ง๐ฒ ๐ช๐ฎ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ, ๐๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐ซ๐๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ซ๐๐๐๐ก ๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ! Some amazing people I collaborate with, learn from, work with and get inspired from Neal K. Davis Coddie Curry Ivan Arias Teegan A. Bartos Aliya Shaikh Prasad Rao Ashish P. Parna Mehta Sammy Cheung Maria Christidi Noble Hong Diaz (Pham) Julie Elkins Harry S. Yasir Shaikh Paulina Addah Osinachi Okpara Lovely Kumari Sana M. Kathryn Jones Amir Malaeb Jenn Bergstrom Andrew Mejia Steven Moran Tiffany Janzen and many more! LinkedIn Life Linkedin News LinkedIn for Marketing LinkedIn News UK
You can learn so much your newsletter Ali! Highly recommended giving it a follow!
Thank you Ali for these simple small steps. It means a lot to people like me trying to pivot into cloud engineering and DevOps.Keep up the good work.
Love this so so much!! I'm looking to get into Cloud based Cybersecurity, so these tips are incredibly helpful!!!
Useful tips!
Love the step-by-step guide A Sohail. Great insights! โจ
This is a great roadmap, Ali. Lots of fun to be had on this journey! ๐ค๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ
Very helpful!
Great info A Sohail!
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2wYessssss love these tips ๐๐ผ๐๐ผ๐๐ผ. I definitely need to get into ci/cd ๐ฅน