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๐ŸŒฉ๏ธ Sr Tech Engineer "Cloud Whistler" | Architecting Efficient Cloud Solutions for Optimal Business Performance | Automation | Cost Optimization | Consultation | Resilience | Networking | Security

๐‡๐จ๐ฐ ๐“๐จ ๐๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ค ๐ˆ๐ง๐ญ๐จ ๐‚๐ฅ๐จ๐ฎ๐/๐ƒ๐ž๐ฏ๐Ž๐ฉ๐ฌ ๐„๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ž๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐  Hey LinkedIn fam, it's Ali AKA The Cloud Whistler! If you're in IT and looking to transition into Cloud/DevOps Engineering. Hereโ€™s a step by step guide to get you started: 1. ๐†๐ž๐ญ ๐‚๐จ๐ฆ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐š๐›๐ฅ๐ž ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐‹๐ข๐ง๐ฎ๐ฑ Understand and learn Linux. Why? Because 90% of cloud servers run on Linux. Knowing your way around the command line is crucial. 2. ๐‚๐ก๐จ๐จ๐ฌ๐ž ๐š ๐‚๐ฅ๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฏ๐ข๐๐ž๐ซ Pick one cloud provider to start with. I recommend Amazon Web Services (AWS) for its market leadership and extensive service offerings. 3. ๐‹๐ž๐š๐ซ๐ง ๐๐ฒ๐ญ๐ก๐จ๐ง ๐š๐ง๐ #๐€๐–๐’ ๐ƒ๐ž๐ฏ๐Ž๐ฉ๐ฌ Python is vital for automation and scripting in cloud environments. Combine this with AWS DevOps skills to streamline your workflow. 4. ๐ƒ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐จ ๐‚๐ˆ/๐‚๐ƒ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ˆ๐š๐‚ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐“๐ž๐ซ๐ซ๐š๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ Learn Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) with Terraform to automate and manage your cloud infrastructure. 5. ๐†๐ž๐ญ ๐‡๐š๐ง๐๐ฌ ๐Ž๐ง ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ƒ๐จ๐œ๐ค๐ž๐ซ & ๐Š๐ฎ๐›๐ž๐ซ๐ง๐ž๐ญ๐ž๐ฌ Master Docker for containerization and Kubernetes for orchestration. These tools are essential for modern cloud operations. 6. ๐†๐ข๐ญ & ๐†๐ข๐ญ๐‡๐ฎ๐› ๐€๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ Learn Git for version control and GitHub Actions for automating workflows. ๐–๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐ž ๐ญ๐จ ๐‹๐ž๐š๐ซ๐ง? 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! ๐–๐ก๐ฒ ๐“๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐Œ๐š๐ญ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ? 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. ๐Œ๐š๐ค๐ž ๐ˆ๐“ ๐…๐ฎ๐ง! Embrace the challenges, celebrate milestones, Add projects on Git Hub as you progress and keep learning. Letโ€™s make IT exciting and grow together! #CloudEngineering #CloudJourney #Careers #CloudWhistler ๐.๐’: ๐ˆ๐Ÿ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ฐ๐š๐ง๐ญ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ๐ž๐ฌ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐œ๐ก๐ž๐œ๐ค ๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ฆ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ฃ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ฌ, ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐›๐ฌ๐œ๐ซ๐ข๐›๐ž ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฆ๐ฒ ๐ง๐ž๐ฐ๐ฌ๐ฅ๐ž๐ญ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ @ https://lnkd.in/eXjG5Par ๐€๐ฅ๐ฌ๐จ, ๐ข๐Ÿ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ก๐š๐ฏ๐ž ๐š๐ง๐ฒ ๐ช๐ฎ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ, ๐Ÿ๐ž๐ž๐ฅ ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐ž๐ž ๐ญ๐จ ๐ซ๐ž๐š๐œ๐ก ๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ! 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

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Kathryn Jones

Technical Consultant @ HP๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿป๐Ÿ’ป and Co-Founder of the Cozy Cloud Crewโœจ. Currently studying for the CCNA & SAA exams๐Ÿ““.

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Yessssss love these tips ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿผ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿผ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿผ. I definitely need to get into ci/cd ๐Ÿฅน

Sana M.

๐Ÿฅ‡2x Gold Medalist | Solutions Engineer | Genesys | Linux System Administrator | Incident Response | Information Security | Threat Intelligence | Open Source Intelligence | Security Compliance

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Awesome post A Sohail ! โค Love the clear, step-by-step Cloud & DevOps learning guide. Your emphasis on hands-on practice is spot on. Can't wait to dive in and apply these strategies!๐Ÿ‘

Teegan A. Bartos

JYC Founder & Fractional Chief People Officer ๐Ÿ’ฅBridging Corporate Strategy with People-Centric Solutions ๐Ÿš€ Resume Writing, Career Coaching, and Recruiting Firm | Top Career Coach & Job Search Expert to Follow

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You can learn so much your newsletter Ali! Highly recommended giving it a follow!

Olufemi I.

Business Intelligence Analyst | Power BI Developer | Financial Analyst | Data Analyst | Data science

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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.

Christy Tortland

Cybersecurity Student | WiCyS Member | WiC Member โ€˜24 | EA in Healthcare

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Love this so so much!! I'm looking to get into Cloud based Cybersecurity, so these tips are incredibly helpful!!!

Parna Mehta

AWS Cloud specialist - Helping you embark on your Cloud Journey

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Useful tips!

Maria Christidi Noble

Customer Success and Community Engagement leader providing Value as a Service| AWS User Group Leader | AWS Community Builder | Positive Energy Super Spreader โœจ| Cloud & Fitness| AWS Certified | Studies #cloudarchitecture

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Love the step-by-step guide A Sohail. Great insights! โœจ

This is a great roadmap, Ali. Lots of fun to be had on this journey! ๐Ÿค—๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ”ฅ

Very helpful!

Neal K. Davis

I've helped over 1 million cloud enthusiasts build hands-on skills and elevate their careers ๐Ÿš€ Founder of Digital Cloud Training | AWS Community Builder | Cloud Solutions Architect | Udemy Instructor Partner

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Great info A Sohail!

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