@@bombrman1994 He was a family friend, so I kinda had it made. If you know somebody in the cloud field, you can ask them if they would be willing to teach you or if they know of some online resources that you could use.
TLDR: 💻 Learning basic IT fundamentals such as DNS, HTTP, OSI model is crucial to work in the cloud 🐧 Learning Linux operating system and its administration is important as most cloud environments run on Linux 🐳 Learning Docker and containerization is essential for deployment and scaling of applications in the cloud 🐍 Learning Python programming language is important for cloud automation and hitting SDKs to pull down information ☁ Learning AWS fundamentals is important for understanding cloud infrastructure and how it works 🤖 Learning DevOps tools such as Ansible, Terraform, and GitLab CI is important for automation and infrastructure as code practices 🚀 Building projects using DevOps tools, automating deployments using Ansible, and using Terraform to provision infrastructure are key to becoming a successful cloud engineer
@@J_J__ anything derived from the two forks: RH or Debian. Learn one, then learn the differences in the other. RHEL is more pervasive in the Enterprise. Don't get hung up on what desktop environment everyone is running today, the shell is where you'll spend your life.
I am new to cloud and before watching this video, I was lost. I thought doing some certifications would land me a job. But this is it, this is the path , a road map to success. Thank you Joe.
I was so confused at where to start; I literally took everything from this video and put it in a paper as my game plan. Since I have zero IT experience, all terminologies were new to me, so it took me more than an hour to complete my notes by pausing the video and make sense of things such as spelling :). Thank you, Joe, for sharing your wisdom with us.
I just landed my first job on this line of field! Junior Cloud Administrator :) So anxious because I still don't know jackshit about the stuff except the basics. That's why I looked for and then found you. Gotta study all day every day.
That’s awesome! Congrats. This field is very fast and always changing. I been a cloud engineer/sre/devops for over 5 years now and I still have days where I don’t know jackshit. Google and documentation is your best friend
bravo!!! bravo!!! I watched a lot of videos over the past week. Yes, I am currently stating for the AWS Solution Architect certification. Out of thirty videos literally, I watched, you have given the most sound, solid advice. And trust me, I will follow the game plans you had given in this video completely! Because no one wants to pay someone just for being a smart azz, there is no faking it until you make it. Skillz is what pays the bills.
Get after it man and good to here it. Devops and cloud engineering doesn’t have a clear path like software engineering because of the wide breadth of knowledge. That’s why I have learned the hard way that aws and cloud tools are abstractions of basics and fundamentals. Also don’t be afraid to use another role as a stepping stone to get experience. If you have no IT or systems experience. Start out in help desk and or sysadmin. Those roles will help you build up. I started in information security and my path to learning how to set up servers for web app testing and pen testing got me started I. The journey. Cloud salaries are crazy and if you stick with it you can get in on the cash. The role isn’t going anywhere as it’s always getting more complex. In 4 years I quadrupled my salary just be being diligent and always learning
Great advice.. I’ve been trying to secure cloud but avoiding the engineering path, I’ve been reading comments and I saw your reply stating “you have to know how to build it to secure it” 💣 The 11:12 minute mark is motivation! Time to get hands dirty!
I wish I had something like this when I started 2 years ago. I did still manage to follow most of these suggestions because I had a mentor in the industry. Nice job!
I am heading towards a Cloud Engineering career. I have self taught myself Linux as a hobby for over 4 years, I became Linux+ certified hoping to get my RHCSA next year, I want to get my Cloud+ and an AWS certificate in the future also. I also self taught myself bash shell scripting and python (I actually bought the python crash course book before watching this lol). As for the core skills I received my Network+ and this year I am getting my Cyber Security Associates degree. I am in progress of doing 5 Linux Sys admin udemy course which covers Ansible, Docker, DNS/WEB, Securing and Hardening Linux servers. I feel like after doing all of this I will be ready to have a fulfilling Cloud Engineering career.
this is 100% legit! i joined a big corp in Cloud Engineering Intern role and all the things mentioned are needed! would love if you pin resources from which we can learn all the ones you mentioned! thanks a ton! ❤
I came to say thank you. I started python using the book your recommended despite trying so many online tutorials, I am on day 3 now and it is the best so far. I am doing assignment along with the book, I formed sentences, making list and more. Thank you so so much. I am on my way to solutions architect anytime soon now. Thank you so so much
THANK YOU FOR THIS VIDEO!!!! I AM SURPRISED AT WHAT IS BEING TAUGHT IN THE WORLD OF KNOWLEDGE. I CALL IT KNOWLEDGE COUNCIL POWER UNKNOWN!!!! NOW I HAVE A SUGGESTION FOR THE YOUNG WHO DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO IN THEIR FUTURE!!!!! THANK YOU!!!!
This video was such a highly valuable source for beginners like me, it is quite surprising that it did not show up on the top of my searching recommendation. Thank you for the amazing content like this, I am so grateful of being able to see this.
Great video, when you watch this you realize just how convoluted and dis-organized cloud environments are. It really doesn't need to be this difficult.
Well it kinda does. Enterprise architecture was always complicated. Managing and running data centers and having multiple teams of people to keep that running is more complicated in my opinion. The cloud abstractions made it possibles for a single person or a few people to run a data center in the cloud
@@joeterlecki There is a difference between complicated and convoluted. What I was trying to convey is the whole WWW, devops, CD/CI were poorly thought-out and hence they are convoluted. I would say Tensor calculus was well thought out however still complicated. Anyone can come up with solutions out of thin air, it doesn't mean they are efficient solutions. Your video outlines this nicely. Ironically your video was well though-out and describes a convoluted paradigm that needs to be re-imagined.
This is great! Just yesterday, I was asking for a roadmap from my friends as to how to start out learning to be a cloud engineer. Little did I know that there was an already laid down blueprint here. Thank you for sharing this, Joe! Definitely following you for more insights.
Just scored my first cloud engineering job now it's time to look up what I actually need to know that I didn't learn during my university degree and internships.
This is mature content I hope freshets realize how valuable these 7 tips are. It's frustrating to see those students still in college not taking advice seriously. Relying on exam certificate dumps fo pass certs might help landing a job but won't help keeping the job.
finally!!! I found someone who tells EXACTLY about what knowledge is needed to learn cloud. I have zero IT knowledge. I researched getting degree through WGU-cloud program. I"ve compared other colleges, but, I"ve noticed other schools make you take calculus. So, I started to wonder, why doesn't WGU have a calculus class that is needed.
thank you so much, such an in-depth information for someone who is trying to retrain in IT after almost 20yrs from scratch. I know I have a lot to learn and take in, I'm sure with the help of UA-cam and other learning platforms, I will be able to get the basics. thank you once again, very useful specifically what to learn in step by step process. You deserve a star *
im glad im on the right track I was thinking about learning Python, containers like docker, im already working through AWS certs. Thanks for the guidance.
Mac will give you a unlock like environment but it’s not Linux. I am a big fan of wsl2 in windows because it’s a real Linux vm and it’s integration is amazing. I personally use m1 Mac now but that’s because I use an m1 pro as my do it all. It even replaced my dedicated gpu desktop for video rendering. I would not get Mac if I we’re starting out in cloud because wit m1. The arm architecture adds some complexity when building docker containers. Plus the money you save can go towards learning resources compared to a new windows device
@@joeterlecki That's some golden advice bro, really appreciate it. From my system admin career, I'm wondering the learning curve and which path in Cloud engineering fits me best, but I guess I'll only find out as I explore. I plan on tackling projects to build my portfolio ^^
Excellent video. I really like the way you encourage project-based learning. I am glad you mentioned Git and bash scripting in Linux. I use both daily in my cloud administration.
Most informative video I've come across so far. 1. Thank you. 2. Jeez, lots to learn. I had watched a video yesterday that said you just need your two aws certs and python to break into the field. But I guess that's not the case.
That used to be the case 4 l/5 years ago until companies realized they need people with real experience. Certs test your quiz able knowledge of topics but don’t demonstrate can you deliver a product. Cloud is just an abstraction of multiple IT disciplines and exposes that as a set of apis. This allows a single person to manage a data center. Know how to use aws and the surrounding tools and proccess to deliver applications and infrastructure is key.
AGREE with Cloud is an abstraction of multiple disciplines. I love do you start mentioning professor messer is a must. I have two CompTIA certs thanks to professor messer and even that I continuo going back to his videos to hone a lot of IT concepts we need to know in this IT Realm.
Wish me luck Joe. After almost a year in Systems Administration I'm going to try and move into the cloud. I have some home labbing to do... but that's always fun :)
This was gold and I really appreciate it and love how you delivered this. I’m a support engineer currently transitioning into Cloud Engineer. I agree with everything you said. I’m currently taking a boot camp and it feels like I’m in school all over again. I intend getting a job soon as I’m done with the course in Feb ‘23 so hey, if you’re hiring please let me know. I will be ready in Feb.
I’m glad you got some value. I’m not hiring but good luck on the job hunt, make sure you understand your fundamentals and the bigger picture. A large part of cloud engineering is knowing how it all fits together to increase resiliencey and development time.
I need to work this profession and transition nicely, I hope that TMH gives me and my brother the patience and ability to do this. As well as the good fortune. This seems so tricky and difficult
DNS, HTTP, PORTS ...is more Networking stuff and not necessarily "IT" skills. But good advice. I'm a Software Engineer and would like to make a career move to Cloud Engineer.
Sorry it’s not an exhaustive list but things that came to mind. You also need to understand security IT concepts like authentication, authorization, identity and access management. Those are just the tip of the iceberg
Thank you for this video. Very good tips. My story is that I studied Filmmaking and now im a video editor in a company. The last 2 years I realized that this is not my dream job, its fun but I feel that I will be stuck in that position all my life. Im 28 years old and I found the ' Cloud Engineer' on a random youtube video about jobs and I liked the idea. I spent almost 2 days google what is the Cloud Engineer to get an idea what is this about and I feel that is amazing! I have no experience in IT nothing but I'm willing to learn all these, to find a job in an IT field until I have the experience to move to the Cloud Engineer. Im willing to make that career change even if its a risk for some people, also some people that I asked online they said no way you cant without a degree etc. I finished my Degree in Filmmaking and I learned absolute nothing and I can learn in a 2 hours course video much more than a 4 year in University. Of course I will keep working as a video editor until I'm able to find a job in IT and start again from the beginning. Sorry that was long but I feel that if you want something you can do it, with a degree or without. A friend of mine dropped out of business uni and now has a job in Cybersecurity all from doing courses at home and practice. 1 question: Shall I learn 1 thing every time? For example I will spend lets say 1 month learning Linux then move to Docker? I just dont want to learn something and then forget what I learned Thank you :)
I wanted to go more towards a cloud security. Coming to your video, made me realize that the skills are very similar. Would you happen to have tips for cloud security engineer?
You can’t learn to secure the cloud if you never built the cloud. If you don’t have experience in the various operating models of the cloud and where the failure domains exist, you won’t be affective as a security engineer. Cloud security roles are not entry level. The places that try tradition security methods in the cloud tend to create a lot of friction and be counter productive. Get a cloud operations and engineering role and work your way to it. At this point cloud enigineer roles don’t have many entry level positions because the complexity and abstractions they provide. A good traditional tract, would be get into Operations and sysadmin and build towards cloud. A cloud role puts you as the admin of the entire data center and requires vast knowledge to do at a high level. To get at entry level cloud roles you can also look at very large Fortune 500 companies as they are more likely to foster and help build the skills
Hi joe! That has to be the best informative run down of realistic cloud engineer perspectives I have seen on this platform, the explanation and execution was flawless. I’m currently moving from iT technician for schools into a this chosen career path and I am grateful for the no fluff get to the point description especially about “the certs” certs are gd but projects and some experience will definitely help in my humble opinion… Subs!! To the channel & I look fwd to your upcoming content reviews on the cloud engineer path👨🏽💻
Thank you. I’m glad it helped. Yeh dude just start building projects and learn the way of the cloud. There’s a lot to learn but man it’s rewarding. You can be a one man shop who runs an entires data center. This is only possible because of aws and cloud tech.
@@joeterlecki I was torn between AWS & Azure... I took some Azure Certs but still feel drawn to AWS so I feel I owe to myself to investigate this and at a very basic point in my early career embark on 'multi-cloud" from a flexibility standpoint and then decide on which to really focus on... just an idea/notion I had..
Multi cloud is a buzzword and never worth the effort. If you lean one cloud you know enough to switch when the time come. Pick a provider and stick with it. I would look for what’s being used in your local market first. If you want to be remote then I think AWS is the clear winner as it’s the market leader and most feature rich. Don’t fall into the multi cloud trap. Most places already are multi cloud. Gmail check, slack check, confluence check, GitHub check, aws check. All of those are different parts of cloud. Once you know aws in an out you can easily switch to another if your career depends on it. All the core services are pretty much the same across all core services. The only difference is how some are implimwnted or vendor specific features/services
But if you have the azure certs now and know the platofrm stick with azure. You will get a rewarding high paying career. Cloud almost quadrupled my salary in 4 years.
I'm not a cloud engineer yet, but from all that I've read and studied and job applications I've submitted for this seems like really good information. Very succinct.
If you want to go into the cloud, more than half of the matierial I. Network + and especially cDNA will be irrelevant. Honestly you need to know the e basics of networking. IP, Mac addresses, dns, dhcp, and the osi model will cover almost everything. I studied for the net+ a few years ago and most of that stuff is not relevant to cloud.
Appreciate the roadmap Joe! Q - based on the suggested roadmap, realistically, how long should it take a person to grasp it enough to secure him/herself for a could job? Thx!
Solid choice. The foundations never change. If your dead set on cloud engineering, The experience from network and security plus will give you a solid understanding of most of the problems cloud solves. AWS is just an abstraction of services to make managing infrastructure easier. There is a lot to lean to get into cloud engineering. Entry level jobs are far and few between because of the breadth of knowledge. I believe to be successful cloud engineer, you need some IT experience. Starting out as a sysadmin or network engineer can easily be transferred into cloud. Understanding operations, Linux, scripting, is just the tip of the iceberg.
I have T1 experience I have a security + I have experience with basic networking I have experience with pushing files and maintaining servers I have experience updating clients and servers as well as installing sdks My job put me in a free aws bootcamp that costs 6k….im familiar with all aws services I don’t know Python I haven’t tried DevOps I’ve only heard of it ….I got a lot of work to do
I did an internship with an SRE/Cloud Engineer in high school, and I can confirm that these steps are 100% accurate👍
I just wanna understand how can I get internship. I just graduated
@@bombrman1994 He was a family friend, so I kinda had it made. If you know somebody in the cloud field, you can ask them if they would be willing to teach you or if they know of some online resources that you could use.
@@bombrman1994 wait for better times and then it is going to be easy. Currently there are a rather bad times for IT professionals.
Thanks for this.
Best path to cloud on UA-cam, no bull sh.. just direct answer.
TLDR:
💻 Learning basic IT fundamentals such as DNS, HTTP, OSI model is crucial to work in the cloud
🐧 Learning Linux operating system and its administration is important as most cloud environments run on Linux
🐳 Learning Docker and containerization is essential for deployment and scaling of applications in the cloud
🐍 Learning Python programming language is important for cloud automation and hitting SDKs to pull down information
☁ Learning AWS fundamentals is important for understanding cloud infrastructure and how it works
🤖 Learning DevOps tools such as Ansible, Terraform, and GitLab CI is important for automation and infrastructure as code practices
🚀 Building projects using DevOps tools, automating deployments using Ansible, and using Terraform to provision infrastructure are key to becoming a successful cloud engineer
Is there a preferred distro of Linux that suits itself towards cloud tech?
How do I get all these ? Where do I get all these softwares to download!! Help please
@@mikeasa1acloudguru and tutorialdojo will help you learn all of this. Cloud+ Linux+ and AWS/Azure certs will help as well
@@J_J__Ubuntu is a common distro
@@J_J__ anything derived from the two forks: RH or Debian. Learn one, then learn the differences in the other. RHEL is more pervasive in the Enterprise. Don't get hung up on what desktop environment everyone is running today, the shell is where you'll spend your life.
The man dropped jewles, gmes, diamonds, rubies, sapphires, and emeralds. Nothing but actionable steps info. Thanks man.
I am new to cloud and before watching this video, I was lost. I thought doing some certifications would land me a job. But this is it, this is the path , a road map to success. Thank you Joe.
This was one of the best explained paths for cloud that I have found on UA-cam. Thank you for this video.
Your welcome I’m glad you got value from it
@@joeterlecki I love you Joe... Thank u so much
I swear to god
@@joeterleckiall of these are the same for Cloud Security? Or is for somebody who will work Cloud administrator? 🤔
I was so confused at where to start; I literally took everything from this video and put it in a paper as my game plan. Since I have zero IT experience, all terminologies were new to me, so it took me more than an hour to complete my notes by pausing the video and make sense of things such as spelling :). Thank you, Joe, for sharing your wisdom with us.
Good luck my brother
How far have you come
Where’s the update brother
Give us an update Bro
I guess u didn’t go through with this it’s been 10months
I just landed my first job on this line of field! Junior Cloud Administrator :) So anxious because I still don't know jackshit about the stuff except the basics. That's why I looked for and then found you. Gotta study all day every day.
That’s awesome! Congrats. This field is very fast and always changing. I been a cloud engineer/sre/devops for over 5 years now and I still have days where I don’t know jackshit.
Google and documentation is your best friend
what are some steps you took?
@@joeterlecki what are the best steps u took?
Man, this is such solid advice. You even gave examples on some projects and how to get started. Thank you, i will be sharing this.
A lot of the other roadmaps I've seen just seem too complicated and confusing.
But this one is straight to the point, thank you very much for this.
There’s a lot to learn to become a Cloud Engineer. Thanks for the video!
Awesome thanks! I am just getting started and now I have a real path forward!!
Oh Man! You've banged it all with right attitude! Purely contageous! Thanks so much.
First UA-camr I’ve seen in years that explains the basics
This is gold I've followed this and completed everything you have told me and now I've reached a level of very high knowledge of cloud
Genuine tips, thanks mate. Loved your video after I became a Cloud Engineer.
Thanks a lot. Congrats and welcome to the chaos. Cloud engineering is such a rewarding field
bravo!!! bravo!!! I watched a lot of videos over the past week. Yes, I am currently stating for the AWS Solution Architect certification. Out of thirty videos literally, I watched, you have given the most sound, solid advice. And trust me, I will follow the game plans you had given in this video completely! Because no one wants to pay someone just for being a smart azz, there is no faking it until you make it. Skillz is what pays the bills.
Get after it man and good to here it. Devops and cloud engineering doesn’t have a clear path like software engineering because of the wide breadth of knowledge.
That’s why I have learned the hard way that aws and cloud tools are abstractions of basics and fundamentals.
Also don’t be afraid to use another role as a stepping stone to get experience. If you have no IT or systems experience. Start out in help desk and or sysadmin. Those roles will help you build up.
I started in information security and my path to learning how to set up servers for web app testing and pen testing got me started I. The journey.
Cloud salaries are crazy and if you stick with it you can get in on the cash. The role isn’t going anywhere as it’s always getting more complex. In 4 years I quadrupled my salary just be being diligent and always learning
@@joeterlecki Is there a specific order in which course to start?
And does moving from one course to another not make the mind distracted?
This is the type of education plan Ive been looking for thank you so much!!
Have you started with this route? How is it going and do you like it?
Great advice.. I’ve been trying to secure cloud but avoiding the engineering path, I’ve been reading comments and I saw your reply stating “you have to know how to build it to secure it” 💣
The 11:12 minute mark is motivation! Time to get hands dirty!
The most informative detailed explanation to cloud engineering on you tube.
Great video! A very solid road map. Much appreciated.
I hope this is still relevant to this day but this video has been a breath of fresh air clearing up where to begin or start this career. Thanks.
100 percent still relevant!!
I wish I had something like this when I started 2 years ago. I did still manage to follow most of these suggestions because I had a mentor in the industry. Nice job!
I am heading towards a Cloud Engineering career. I have self taught myself Linux as a hobby for over 4 years, I became Linux+ certified hoping to get my RHCSA next year, I want to get my Cloud+ and an AWS certificate in the future also. I also self taught myself bash shell scripting and python (I actually bought the python crash course book before watching this lol). As for the core skills I received my Network+ and this year I am getting my Cyber Security Associates degree. I am in progress of doing 5 Linux Sys admin udemy course which covers Ansible, Docker, DNS/WEB, Securing and Hardening Linux servers. I feel like after doing all of this I will be ready to have a fulfilling Cloud Engineering career.
this is 100% legit!
i joined a big corp in Cloud Engineering Intern role and all the things mentioned are needed!
would love if you pin resources from which we can learn all the ones you mentioned!
thanks a ton! ❤
I came to say thank you. I started python using the book your recommended despite trying so many online tutorials, I am on day 3 now and it is the best so far. I am doing assignment along with the book, I formed sentences, making list and more.
Thank you so so much. I am on my way to solutions architect anytime soon now. Thank you so so much
Whats the name of the book, olusola?
The name of book please
@@dalalabdelwahab428pytho. Crash course is the name of the book
This is very well done and clear. I've seen a bunch of these kinds of videos, and this is one of the best one I've seen.
Excellent video, Joe. Clear, well organized and to the point. Thank you!
So excellently guided and explained to the point !! Hats off !!
omg, Thanks man!
THANK YOU FOR THIS VIDEO!!!! I AM SURPRISED AT WHAT IS BEING TAUGHT IN THE WORLD OF KNOWLEDGE. I CALL IT KNOWLEDGE COUNCIL POWER UNKNOWN!!!! NOW I HAVE A SUGGESTION FOR THE YOUNG WHO DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO IN THEIR FUTURE!!!!! THANK YOU!!!!
Very concise and comprehensive. Thank you so much.
Thank you for taking the time
This was the best video regarding cloud engineering road map, I thank you from the bottom of my heart
This was more informative than handful of other videos combined. Thanks
This video was such a highly valuable source for beginners like me, it is quite surprising that it did not show up on the top of my searching recommendation. Thank you for the amazing content like this, I am so grateful of being able to see this.
Hands on experience doing Cloud labs is essential.
100 percent.
I notice juniors who struggle a lot with fundamentals and the ones who do very well usually have a systems baseline.
Great video, when you watch this you realize just how convoluted and dis-organized cloud environments are. It really doesn't need to be this difficult.
Well it kinda does. Enterprise architecture was always complicated. Managing and running data centers and having multiple teams of people to keep that running is more complicated in my opinion. The cloud abstractions made it possibles for a single person or a few people to run a data center in the cloud
@@joeterlecki There is a difference between complicated and convoluted. What I was trying to convey is the whole WWW, devops, CD/CI were poorly thought-out and hence they are convoluted. I would say Tensor calculus was well thought out however still complicated. Anyone can come up with solutions out of thin air, it doesn't mean they are efficient solutions. Your video outlines this nicely. Ironically your video was well though-out and describes a convoluted paradigm that needs to be re-imagined.
This is great! Just yesterday, I was asking for a roadmap from my friends as to how to start out learning to be a cloud engineer. Little did I know that there was an already laid down blueprint here. Thank you for sharing this, Joe! Definitely following you for more insights.
Hi Raphael please I would like to reach out to you.
Hi @@ceciliakomolafe7476, can I send you my email address?
Hi Raphael, please let's linkup
Thanks brother, Great advice! Wishing you and your channel all the best!!
Just scored my first cloud engineering job now it's time to look up what I actually need to know that I didn't learn during my university degree and internships.
@BleuBillions yes
@BleuBillions yes why?
@BleuBillions Was just wondering lol
This is mature content I hope freshets realize how valuable these 7 tips are. It's frustrating to see those students still in college not taking advice seriously. Relying on exam certificate dumps fo pass certs might help landing a job but won't help keeping the job.
All I can say is "Thank you" You are such an inspiration and Your explanation is direct. I can begin my focus now..
Your welcome. I’m glad I helped!!
finally!!! I found someone who tells EXACTLY about what knowledge is needed to learn cloud. I have zero IT knowledge. I researched getting degree through WGU-cloud program. I"ve compared other colleges, but, I"ve noticed other schools make you take calculus. So, I started to wonder, why doesn't WGU have a calculus class that is needed.
thank you so much, such an in-depth information for someone who is trying to retrain in IT after almost 20yrs from scratch.
I know I have a lot to learn and take in, I'm sure with the help of UA-cam and other learning platforms, I will be able to get the basics. thank you once again, very useful specifically what to learn in step by step process. You deserve a star *
im glad im on the right track I was thinking about learning Python, containers like docker, im already working through AWS certs. Thanks for the guidance.
I was hooked even more when you mentioned the OSI model lol
Sometimes you gotta drop the basics
The realest account. Did not hold back with your raw information. I appreciate you sir.
Qq - Would you advise Mac over windows with Linux installed?
Mac will give you a unlock like environment but it’s not Linux. I am a big fan of wsl2 in windows because it’s a real Linux vm and it’s integration is amazing.
I personally use m1 Mac now but that’s because I use an m1 pro as my do it all. It even replaced my dedicated gpu desktop for video rendering. I would not get Mac if I we’re starting out in cloud because wit m1. The arm architecture adds some complexity when building docker containers. Plus the money you save can go towards learning resources compared to a new windows device
Mac will give you a unix like environment..
@@joeterlecki That's some golden advice bro, really appreciate it. From my system admin career, I'm wondering the learning curve and which path in Cloud engineering fits me best, but I guess I'll only find out as I explore. I plan on tackling projects to build my portfolio ^^
Excellent video. I really like the way you encourage project-based learning. I am glad you mentioned Git and bash scripting in Linux. I use both daily in my cloud administration.
For Cloud Security is important also?
This video was pure gold and super helpful to better understand how to get into Cloud from a beginner standpoint.
Thank you so much
Glad I've come across your channel.. I am an aspiring Cloud Engineer and will to learn .
Most informative video I've come across so far. 1. Thank you. 2. Jeez, lots to learn. I had watched a video yesterday that said you just need your two aws certs and python to break into the field. But I guess that's not the case.
That used to be the case 4 l/5 years ago until companies realized they need people with real experience. Certs test your quiz able knowledge of topics but don’t demonstrate can you deliver a product. Cloud is just an abstraction of multiple IT disciplines and exposes that as a set of apis. This allows a single person to manage a data center. Know how to use aws and the surrounding tools and proccess to deliver applications and infrastructure is key.
AGREE with Cloud is an abstraction of multiple disciplines. I love do you start mentioning professor messer is a must. I have two CompTIA certs thanks to professor messer and even that I continuo going back to his videos to hone a lot of IT concepts we need to know in this IT Realm.
This was such a great realistic video
Detailed Roadmap with facts only
Thanks. This is really good info. Can't wait for more.
Fantastic video. Super accurate and prescriptive.
One of the most useful videos in the cloud roadmap much of thank man
you are a cloud guru. best video ever.
Wish me luck Joe. After almost a year in Systems Administration I'm going to try and move into the cloud. I have some home labbing to do... but that's always fun :)
So great information,wish you could write in short too as i am new to this and half of the things get over my head
this is solid... i will be starting my cloud engineering course next year..will be back here for testimony
This video is going into my favorites!
That looks so promising, i will follow exactly as you suggested. Thanks you!
Let the community know how’s going in a year
Whatever he adviced except the prof part he has all in his videos.... U r so bright young man kudos i like it very much
Thanks for laying out the path! I’m on the azure side right now but this gives me a good idea of what I need to do next
thank you for this, some pro tips.
Your welcome
This was gold and I really appreciate it and love how you delivered this. I’m a support engineer currently transitioning into Cloud Engineer. I agree with everything you said. I’m currently taking a boot camp and it feels like I’m in school all over again. I intend getting a job soon as I’m done with the course in Feb ‘23 so hey, if you’re hiring please let me know. I will be ready in Feb.
I’m glad you got some value. I’m not hiring but good luck on the job hunt, make sure you understand your fundamentals and the bigger picture. A large part of cloud engineering is knowing how it all fits together to increase resiliencey and development time.
I will really appreciate if you could share this boot camp info with me. I really need a mentor.
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Which boot camp you doing and with who? Please advise.
10 months from my original post and I’m 65% into learning everything mentioned. It’s been rough but I’m prevailing.
man, it would be really cool if you made a video walking through doing some of these things. I think youd make a wonderful instructor.
Well articulated points.
Sir, thank you i will for sure try to implement all your advice.
I need to work this profession and transition nicely, I hope that TMH gives me and my brother the patience and ability to do this. As well as the good fortune. This seems so tricky and difficult
I think I need a cloud attached to my brain just to learn and access all this information that the industry requires
DNS, HTTP, PORTS ...is more Networking stuff and not necessarily "IT" skills. But good advice. I'm a Software Engineer and would like to make a career move to Cloud Engineer.
Sorry it’s not an exhaustive list but things that came to mind. You also need to understand security IT concepts like authentication, authorization, identity and access management. Those are just the tip of the iceberg
Thank you for this video. Very good tips.
My story is that I studied Filmmaking and now im a video editor in a company. The last 2 years I realized that this is not my dream job, its fun but I feel that I will be stuck in that position all my life. Im 28 years old and I found the ' Cloud Engineer' on a random youtube video about jobs and I liked the idea. I spent almost 2 days google what is the Cloud Engineer to get an idea what is this about and I feel that is amazing! I have no experience in IT nothing but I'm willing to learn all these, to find a job in an IT field until I have the experience to move to the Cloud Engineer. Im willing to make that career change even if its a risk for some people, also some people that I asked online they said no way you cant without a degree etc. I finished my Degree in Filmmaking and I learned absolute nothing and I can learn in a 2 hours course video much more than a 4 year in University.
Of course I will keep working as a video editor until I'm able to find a job in IT and start again from the beginning. Sorry that was long but I feel that if you want something you can do it, with a degree or without. A friend of mine dropped out of business uni and now has a job in Cybersecurity all from doing courses at home and practice.
1 question: Shall I learn 1 thing every time? For example I will spend lets say 1 month learning Linux then move to Docker? I just dont want to learn something and then forget what I learned
Thank you :)
starting from scratch too
thanks for all of this info!!
I wanted to go more towards a cloud security. Coming to your video, made me realize that the skills are very similar. Would you happen to have tips for cloud security engineer?
You can’t learn to secure the cloud if you never built the cloud. If you don’t have experience in the various operating models of the cloud and where the failure domains exist, you won’t be affective as a security engineer. Cloud security roles are not entry level. The places that try tradition security methods in the cloud tend to create a lot of friction and be counter productive.
Get a cloud operations and engineering role and work your way to it. At this point cloud enigineer roles don’t have many entry level positions because the complexity and abstractions they provide. A good traditional tract, would be get into Operations and sysadmin and build towards cloud. A cloud role puts you as the admin of the entire data center and requires vast knowledge to do at a high level.
To get at entry level cloud roles you can also look at very large Fortune 500 companies as they are more likely to foster and help build the skills
Wow! Amazing advice! Thank you!
Your welcome!
Thanks!
Hi joe! That has to be the best informative run down of realistic cloud engineer perspectives I have seen on this platform, the explanation and execution was flawless. I’m currently moving from iT technician for schools into a this chosen career path and I am grateful for the no fluff get to the point description especially about “the certs” certs are gd but projects and some experience will definitely help in my humble opinion… Subs!! To the channel & I look fwd to your upcoming content reviews on the cloud engineer path👨🏽💻
Thank you. I’m glad it helped. Yeh dude just start building projects and learn the way of the cloud. There’s a lot to learn but man it’s rewarding. You can be a one man shop who runs an entires data center. This is only possible because of aws and cloud tech.
@@joeterlecki I was torn between AWS & Azure... I took some Azure Certs but still feel drawn to AWS so I feel I owe to myself to investigate this and at a very basic point in my early career embark on 'multi-cloud" from a flexibility standpoint and then decide on which to really focus on... just an idea/notion I had..
Multi cloud is a buzzword and never worth the effort. If you lean one cloud you know enough to switch when the time come.
Pick a provider and stick with it. I would look for what’s being used in your local market first. If you want to be remote then I think AWS is the clear winner as it’s the market leader and most feature rich. Don’t fall into the multi cloud trap. Most places already are multi cloud. Gmail check, slack check, confluence check, GitHub check, aws check. All of those are different parts of cloud.
Once you know aws in an out you can easily switch to another if your career depends on it. All the core services are pretty much the same across all core services. The only difference is how some are implimwnted or vendor specific features/services
But if you have the azure certs now and know the platofrm stick with azure. You will get a rewarding high paying career.
Cloud almost quadrupled my salary in 4 years.
I'm not a cloud engineer yet, but from all that I've read and studied and job applications I've submitted for this seems like really good information. Very succinct.
Keyword: yet
Thank you for sharing
So much information
Oh really? SO MUCH information? Bro’s just stating the most obvious facts any ape is aware of.
So crystal clear!! thanks!!!!
Hey Joe,
Its really a great video, particularly the project section was awesome. BTW
Which cert do you prefer network+ or CCNA?
Start with the CCNA
If you want to go into the cloud, more than half of the matierial I. Network + and especially cDNA will be irrelevant. Honestly you need to know the e basics of networking. IP, Mac addresses, dns, dhcp, and the osi model will cover almost everything. I studied for the net+ a few years ago and most of that stuff is not relevant to cloud.
Thank you. Thank you, thank you, thank you.
Nice one. You didn't mention Azure.
Also communication and collaboration skillset is important.
You're a life saver brother thank you
Damn! This is so good, thank you 1000 times
Beautifully explained...you got a new subscriber
Thank you!
Appreciate the roadmap Joe! Q - based on the suggested roadmap, realistically, how long should it take a person to grasp it enough to secure him/herself for a could job? Thx!
Hella informative, thank you!!
Mehn! this is what I need. Thanks for sharing Sir.
Thanks. For your videos...
Thanks sooo much. Really good video!!!
So helpful! Thanks so much
Beautifully laid out .. Appreciate it!
Great video and great explanation. Thanks for sharing.
Great Solid Content thanks a lot. I wanna be a cloud engineer currently working on obtaining Google I T, A+, Sec + and Net+ Certs
Solid choice. The foundations never change.
If your dead set on cloud engineering, The experience from network and security plus will give you a solid understanding of most of the problems cloud solves. AWS is just an abstraction of services to make managing infrastructure easier.
There is a lot to lean to get into cloud engineering. Entry level jobs are far and few between because of the breadth of knowledge. I believe to be successful cloud engineer, you need some IT experience. Starting out as a sysadmin or network engineer can easily be transferred into cloud. Understanding operations, Linux, scripting, is just the tip of the iceberg.
Wow.! Thank YOU!!
Very informative, thanks
I have T1 experience
I have a security +
I have experience with basic networking
I have experience with pushing files and maintaining servers
I have experience updating clients and servers as well as installing sdks
My job put me in a free aws bootcamp that costs 6k….im familiar with all aws services
I don’t know Python
I haven’t tried DevOps I’ve only heard of it
….I got a lot of work to do