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AWS Cloud Was HARD Until I Learned These 5 Secrets!
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look at all of these services that you need to understand to learn Cloud engineering it can be really hard and I'll be honest it was for me as well until I learned these five Secrets which nobody really teaches you although everyone should know them hi I'm slan I've worked in tech for a decade and today I run my own AI Cloud security consultancy the truth is these secrets took me way too long to figure out on my own and in this video I'm going to reveal them to you so you don't have to struggle for as long as I did but first let me share the single biggest mistake almost everyone makes they don't know where to start so they try to learn and memorize every single service AWS alone has over 200 services with constant updates and new ones being added all of the time it's a NeverEnding race now the good thing is there is a solution and it begins with secret number one Focus your learning on a handful of foundational components that appear in nearly every cloud infrastructure I call these the core four comput storage networking and security but why these four well because every major application that we all use like Netflix or Airbnb is built on these foundational components mastering the core 4 gives you a solid grasp of what most Cloud applications need everything else like serers containers or specialized databases Builds on top of these fundamental layers the second secret to learning cloud engineering is developing what I call a first principal mindset set that might sound very complex but it's not and here is why when you're learning a new service or feature you want to strip away the fancy names or any marketing fluff in order to understand the core problem it was designed to solve you see nearly every cloud service that exists falls into the core four we just mentioned now adopting a first principal mindset means you concentrate on the Y behind each service let's take serverless functions as an example what's the problem well traditional servers require you to set aside resources that might go unused leading to inefficiency and unnecessary costs why does this problem exist well because full-time servers waste energy rack up high bills and need ongoing maintenance especially during low traffic how does this service solve this problem well servess functions let you run code on demand scaling automatically when traffic spikes this eliminates idle resources and shifts much of the operational work to the cloud provider like AWS Now by sticking to these fundamentals and adopting a first principal's mindset you can evaluate any new service using this criteria what's the problem why does it exist and how does this service solve it so you become a first principles engineer secret number three learn by doing no matter how many tutorials you watch there comes a point where you simply have to roll up your sleeves and build something I used to spend hours watching YouTube tutorials and following along with demos thinking that I was on my way to becoming a cloud engineer but here is the brutal truth I was coping when the time came to deploy a real application or troubleshoot an actual issue I got stuck and I didn't know where to begin this happens because Hands-On practical experience teaches you far more about real life projects than any video you watch The Learning only happens when you apply what you know and build projects not when you are watching tutorial videos of someone else doing it and no you don't have to build the next chat gbt start very small deploy static website spin up a virtual machine or a basic database once you've done the basics you want to link your projects together host a small web application or your virtual machine connect it to your new database and store logs or upload images into object storage and if you're eager to build projects and you're still finding it hard then you should know that I am running a special cohort right now and we're taking on new students for my cloud engineer Academy look if you're working in Tech like mac who after joined my Academy landed a six-figure job as a systems Eng at AWS maybe you're in cyber security and you know you need Cloud skills to keep up with your role to be honest you could even have a non- tech related career but you're ready to take action just like Jay Martinez who was laid off and got Cloud hired in just a few months if you fall into any of these categories then click the link in the description to book a call with my team but just know this isn't for everyone because it's simply not possible for us to bring on you know 50 100 200 people at once because we simply don't have the capacity for it so spots are actually very Li limited so if you're serious about starting your Cloud Journey today click the link below book a call with my team and see how we can help you the fourth secret often triggers people when I say it you don't need four five six Cloud certifications to land a job certifications do hold a little bit of value especially early in your career or if you're changing fields and need a structured learning path but here is the Trap many beginners fall into chasing certifications without ever gaining significant hands-on experience and even worse they get into their own head that they must get CER before they can even start building or applying for jobs and that's the completely wrong way to go about it think about these two candidates for a cloud engineering role candidate a has five different certifications foundational associate professional speciality on their LinkedIn candidate B has one foundational certification but also has built fre working projects each one showcasing key skills like deploying cicd pipelines writing infrastructures code and integrating for data analytics who's more likely to land a job well it's obviously candidate B they've actually built real projects that matter and also debugs along the way now candidate a might have spent free 400 hours studying for exams memorizing best practices and quiz questions but never touch an actual production environment or build anything of value now this doesn't mean that certifications are worthless having at least one foundational or an associate certification shows you understand the fundamentals of Any Given cloud provider it can also help you pass initial HR screenings and demonstrate your initiative but the thing is in interviews you'll get asked questions like can you walk me through how you built X or how you did y to fix this issue if all you've done is memorize Theory you're never Landing your first job secret number five is that you need to adopt a business mindset this separates Junior Cloud Engineers from the pros it's easy to focus on the technical details and while those do matter they are just a means to an end the real value comes when you connect your technical decisions to business outcomes like cost savings B user experience or faster time to market for example let's say your team is tasked with deploying a new e-commerce platform a junior Cloud engineer might focus on how many servers or instances are needed to handle the traffic which tool to use for managing multiple Services the exact rules for scaling during peak hours now a senior engineer with a business mindset would explain how a certain load balancing strategy will keep the site online during big sales so preventing loss Revenue The Chosen service architecture which helps release new features twice as fast and how autoscaling saves money by turning off unused resources when traffic is low now why does this all matter well because Executives and shareholders only care about results and not the tools that you use if you can translate your technical blueprint into real numbers you'll be viewed not just as an implementor but as a strategic partner that's the kind of thinking that leads to raises promotions and Leadership roles and if you're wondering how do you even adopt this business mindset the key is to practice your technical decisions to business impact and here's a simple three-step framework that I use for my clients firstly identify the business problem ask yourself what problem does this solve for the business for example maybe the problem is losing customers during peak hours because of slow loading times secondly tie it to financial outcomes consider how your solution will save or generate money a more stable platform that handles traffic spikes could increase sales and improve brand reputation and finally focus on customer experience think about how your solution reduces friction for users faster low times and smoother interactions will lead to better reviews higher customer satisfaction and repeat purchases that said these five Secrets aren't enough you need to know everything that it takes to become a cloud engineer in 20125 which is why I've created this step-by-step road map that anyone can follow so just click right here and watch the video to make sure that you don't fall behind
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