How I Would Learn AWS Today (after 10 years of cloud experience)

This video is the resource I wish I had when I was trying to get started learning AWS over 10 years ago.
After nearly a decade of being a software engineer at Amazon, this video contains advice on how I would approach learning AWS in 2023. First, we cover some basic pre-requisite knowledge and fundamental concepts / AWS services you need to learn in order to be successful in the cloud. From there, I discuss my framework for accelerating the speed in which you can learn and apply AWS to real life problems. Finally, I wrap things up with some important resources/tips that every aspiring AWS student should know about.
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02:30 - Suggested pre-requisites
06:43 - Fundamental AWS concepts and services
14:16 - Should you do your AWS Certification?
17:12 - How to build your skills by applying my AWS Learning Framework
35:31 - Extra tips and resources to to learn AWS faster
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[@8bitbarbarian]

Cant tell you how much your videos have helped me in understanding AWS better. You have a phenomenal talent in breaking down complex topics and making them understandable to the average joe like me. Thank you! 🙏

[@Zrinik5]

At 8:11 "There are like 250 AWS services and no one knows them all, I don't know them all. I know about 50 or so but they're the important 50" This is absolute gold and is also reassuring as someone who is learning the AWS ecosystem. Cheers and thank you for the great content

[@himanshurajpal7842]

Could you please list those 50 using any social media or any link so that I could be confined to what I must learn ! Btw thanks for this ! ❤

[@antoniofuller2331]

@@himanshurajpal7842 it's just an expression. In reality, he probably uses about 10-20 daily

[@Sindoku]

Once you learn the core services really well the other services are much easier to digest.

[@Sindoku]

@@himanshurajpal7842learning the same 50 as him just because he learned them is a terrible idea…

[@ComputerVisionEngineer]

Amazing roadmap! Super well structured! Thank you! I'm currently working on a computer vision roadmap for my own channel, and I'll be incorporating many things from the way you've structured this roadmap. 🙌

[@jennifermonroy9127]

What a resourceful topic. Great roadmap to learn. This is pure gold ❤

[@JacobCDando]

I'm just getting started down this road and I truly appreciate your efforts, thanks!

[@raheelahmed7767]

Bro The perfect video I was looking for. Just how you've mapped it out for someone who is right at the start has given me a lot of confidence. Smashed it!!

[@leandrosanchezmendez9411]

Thank you so much for the content brother !! Categorized everything in such a simple manner and the mindmap was the cherry on top

[@andrewplater1782]

You are truly the man when it comes to explaining how to use AWS as a developer. I appreciate your work and love your honesty when discussing parts of an AWS service that you do not understand. You are my go-to source whenever I get stuck.

[@shubhk33]

Thanks for creating this man ❤

[@steeladept]

Found this to be a great primer of where to start. Only change I would make is to expand Compute section enough to know the difference between EC2, ECS, EKS, and Lambdas. Don't need to go deep, just what is the difference. Basically it hits a lot of the buzzwords that people are asking about, and identifies what the differences are.

[@danielrhodes8287]

Enjoyed watching the video. I am looking forward to watching additional videos as well. Just getting started in my AWS journey. We will see where I end up in a couple years.

[@TheOriginalJi]

I cannot thank you enough for this video, it is exactly what I needed and ultimately extremely valuable to my journey learning AWS. You're an absolute legend. Thank you!

[@Desmond8709]

I agree with you about the experience part but from my 20 years in IT support those certs get you into the interview to get the chance to show your skills. Folks at the end of the day if you are trying to break into the field or level up, you're going to need both. And if you can do that your confidence level will be so high that at your interview, skills test etc. will be so low stress that they may just hire you because of how cool and calm you are. (just my opinion but it works for me in the past)

[@roudder6606]

so useful info, thanks a lot man!

[@ebykay]

Stellar content! This video is top-notch and super informative. Appreciate it! 👍

[@Tylerkennyy]

Love your content keep it up!

[@harvenius]

Love your work

[@Rodrigo.Aragon]

Great video! It really helped me to see were to get started with AWS with my web scraping project. Thanks!💯💯

[@Monalexander799]

Thanks man, I got my first AWS Cert in January and didn't do anything with it. I'm definitely doing all these projects.

[@lightwasright9369]

Thanks for the mindmap, great stuff

[@valentinussofa4135]

Thank you for sharing this great video. 🙏

[@VishalRaoOnYouTube]

This is gold!

[@user-dz4sj1mk5q]

Great video showing "the path to AWS". Thank you!

[@ThoughtfulTechyCloud]

Excellent mind map for learning AWS!

[@AS-eq2jj]

Cant thank you enough :). I was looking for some guidance and landed at correct page. Thank you so much :)

[@omarmachin4852]

Great video. Thanks for the time and effort on this

[@BeABetterDev]

You're very welcome!!!

[@donstamps]

I have been hoping to find a really good AWS focused channel, and now I have. That was a great presentation. Thank you!

[@BeABetterDev]

Thanks very much Don and welcome!

[@TampaCEO]

Fantastic video! Liked! Subscribed!

[@user-qe8dq1ck4f]

Best video thanks man!

[@brownsense1]

I'm in a AWS re/start bootcamp and you're right. They give us a bunch of labs and it's easier for me to comprehend doing the labs versus watching a video and reading notes.

[@naeembrohi1821]

Thank you for sharing, you are doing a great job

[@BeABetterDev]

Thank you so much!

[@abdulabdi585]

Pure Gold.

[@aparajitabhowmik4353]

So well structured roadmap.... thnku sooo much to upload such vedio as i was lost like where to start wat to cover

[@roach_iam]

Would definitely recommend doing certifications along with hands-on projects. In my experience, hands-on projects are great for learning HOW to do, whereas doing certifications gives you an understanding of WHY something behaves the way it does.

[@Cloud_with_lois]

do you recommend starting out with certification first or do labs first then certify after

[@roach_iam]

@@Cloud_with_lois You can do both if you use the right course. Personally, I did the courses from Stephen Grider on Udemy. All his courses have slides + hands-on labs

[@samys288]

Excellent!

[@krupakarjeeru1061]

What a great explanation Brother.. Very sweet and short to start with AWS

[@tyronefrielinghaus3467]

thsnks : im gearing up for the SA c003 exam (discount at the AWS Summit in Joburg end Sep) so...FINALLY tying up every thing. Great video.

[@BeABetterDev]

Thank you!

[@11yoyomama]

As a data scientist and ML engineer, how would you extend the list of core required services for a data / ML role?

[@codingmickey]

Thanks for this video!!

[@Joseph-oz7tx]

one more awesome video man

[@beto5720]

What do you think of a tiny Python data pipeline as practice project? For example, a few different Lambda functions, event bridge, s3 and/or dynamodb and RDS. Plus plug in a data visualization tool or host static JS dashboard in s3 + cloudfront. Edit: ok you just mentioned something similar towards the end.

[@BeABetterDev]

Mindmap link: bit.ly/aws-learning-mindmap Re 29:46 - A viewer found the AWS Architecture Playlist: kzbin.info/aero/PLhr1KZpdzukdeX8mQ2qO73bg6UKQHYsHb&si=eOip5tABGLnkVyEq

[@NahidHasan-dz7kt]

thank you so much for this video

[@tanmaysarin8408]

Yep. This is the roadmap I will use to finally start AWS.

[@zsoltferencz5407]

Good Job! Thank you!

[@hichamlotfi3668]

thank you for this amazing video

[@BeABetterDev]

You're very welcome!

[@pythonbrothersandfamily]

Thanks a lot bro

[@CodeWithOtabek]

Awesome video, Daniel! Without a doubt, I recommend watching this video to all of you who are starting to learn AWS.

[@BeABetterDev]

Thank you so much for your support and recommendations!

[@CodeWithOtabek]

@@BeABetterDev You're welcome, please keep producing these fantastic videos! ⚡

[@MaYa-xo9sy]

You're Amazing thank you so much

[@priyabratapradhan000]

Very nice explained 👌

[@kmjkj2]

Excellent I would say

[@tinaa3459]

Thank you SO much

[@rhythm_with_alex]

Thanks, very useful video!

[@erandasanjaya1616]

Very insightful video to learn AWS

[@kmjkj2]

First time ever I’ve been able to make some sense of this wow

[@karljosebuena]

Thanks!

[@davemeech]

This is fantastic! I'm checking out this mind map in depth tomorrow! I'm really hoping to be able to flex some Cdk muscle and get comfortable building out aws infrastructure this way as this is what we're doing work.

[@pavel-makarov777]

brother as I am still a beginner in networking , is it better for me to advance in networking or to focus on the path of system administration and on solutions architect path ? thanks for your efforts

[@doughayden2806]

great content!

[@MrArchandroid]

Great video!

[@shovakhadka2502]

thank you so much

[@continuouslearner]

29:46 This is the playlist for AWS Architecture videos -> kzbin.info/aero/PLhr1KZpdzukdeX8mQ2qO73bg6UKQHYsHb&si=eOip5tABGLnkVyEq

[@BeABetterDev]

Thank You! I'm so glad this exists and you were able to link it. I've added this to the pinned comment.

[@sibabalwesinyaniso4491]

Starting tomorrow actually now I'll set up tasks on click up every day after work until I complete everything, I don't care how long it takes I just can't wait to enjoy the transformation inside of me!

[@Kevin-jv7mz]

Thanks for all the resources and perspective you bring into your videos! They've been extremely helpful since my starting at Amazon a little over a year ago. Would you be able to revisit the CDK at some point and explore that topic in a bit more detail?

[@BeABetterDev]

Hey Kevin, Great suggestion. I actually have a CDK video coming out soon to set up CDK with Lambda + SQS. It covers all the setup steps, how to create a stack, and deploy. Hopefully this is helpful but if not, let me know what you're looking for and I can try and make a more tailored video. The CDK video should be out in a week or two from today. Cheers, Daniel

[@glennadams7047]

CDK for API Gateway, Dynamo, Lambda. Great vids !!! @@BeABetterDev

[@oba_idan]

You have valid points about not being that guy with AWS certification without practical experience. However, there are lots of people with little or no industry experience, an AWS certification help them get interviews? Yes.....Will AWS certification alone get them the job? Almost Impossible

[@hhw179]

Nice video, SQS is the first service.😀

[@Alex-xb8yo]

Thanks for the video - just a heads up the sound is out of sync

[@codeforreal9609]

Great content

[@imranulhasan3433]

Damn Man you are the real geek Hats off to you, Yes I am learning from you al lot

[@dzulhelmi81]

What tool are you using to make this chart?

[@janithadissanayaka3741]

Great Video

[@johnnycincocero]

Liked and subbed.

[@user-hp9jb7qi4y]

I just had to like this video and subscribe to this channel because of this video

[@SrivatsanVenkatesan]

great videos, but the video not being in sync with audio really bothers me.

[@TreeLuvBurdpu]

Certifications are good for people who can't work at AWS for ten years to learn AWS.

[@Sindoku]

You don’t need to work at AWS to use and learn AWS, mate. The certification is just a bunch of theory. It doesn’t truly translate to the real world other than one knowing theory but hardly ever actually applying it at all. That’s like reading about the theory behind a chess opening. You are fine as long as the opponent plays the exact moves you trained for, but as soon as you’re faced with a move you’ve never seen, you’re on your own again. That’s what real experience is, being able to figure out the scenarios you weren’t trained for, and also just using the stuff you did train for on real world projects instead of just in your head or some simulation.

[@TreeLuvBurdpu]

@@Sindoku The certs aren't theory, chum. Their full of real world scenarios from real customer cases.

[@chrishuffman2438]

@@TreeLuvBurdpuBeen using aws for over 10 years without any certifications and have never worked for aws. I’m not hiring anyone just because they have a certification.. I’ve interviewed many “certified” candidates that couldn’t understand the most basic of concepts…

[@TreeLuvBurdpu]

@@chrishuffman2438 You don't have to hire some just because they have a cert. That doesn't mean people learn nothing from the certification process or that certs don't demonstrate knowledge.

[@samsonyx2380]

@chrishuffman2438 What would you advise a total beginner like me who has nothing but enthusiasm to learn and apply and also hoping to take the certs… so do I forget the Certs and focus on learning and applying… how do I get roles to work on?

[@praneshsamala]

can you please make a siilar video for Azure

[@av1654]

Your videos are PURE GOLD!!!! - I am currently at this exact stage where I start my dream job working on AWS in 4 weeks (my job would be to help migrate on prem applications to AWS along with acting as AWS admin) and I am so confused and overwhelmed watching AWS learning youtube videos, documentations , trying to understand services and where to begin AWS hands on experience from.. this video gave me the everything what I was looking for and now I have a PLAN... THANK YOU so much for this invaluable information ....this is exactly I was looking for. Quick question: Are there any good tips and learning tools to excel cloud-formation/terraform/github actions/spacelift or applications you use for designing cloud flows charts that you would recommend to speed my learning?

[@BeABetterDev]

Hi there, congrats on joining! Message me @dggalati on slack to say hello when you arrive :) Learning CloudFormation/IaC just takes practice. You can watch some of the videos on my channel as a first step (I have some on CloudFormation/CDK). I would suggest setting up some very simple apps to get the hang of how things work. I unfortunately don't have any resource suggestions besides my own content but Im sure you could find some high quality KZbin tutorials. For diagramming, the standard go-to tool is draw.io . Another good option is Excalidraw. In both of them you can import AWS resource icons and the drag/drop interface is super simple to use. Hope this helps and congrats again.

[@av1654]

@@BeABetterDev thank you so much and I will ping you soon over slack 👍

[@aquarius2642]

I need to be able to like this video more than once

[@TA_Tactics]

I just liked because of that cool graphic..

[@LeodanteRustia]

this is exactly what i need as newbie.. i want to shift my career to I.Ts

[@nageshm2017]

Great guidance Thank You, want to know what Mind Mapping tool you are using. Could you please post the tool name, is it paid service

[@kazakman7772]

Great Great video Regarding certs. I don't wanna have it I know aws pretty well I did lots of projects on that and still doing it at my work. But now when I'm seeing JD in linkedin they all asking for certs. This is absurd I think

[@antonpanasiuk8225]

EBS - for storage too

[@Mrslykid1992]

Most of my interview questions are how do you sort this array with the most efficient algo or find the permutation of this list. Then reflecting my 6 years of coding and trying to figure out hey when was the last time I ever did this in my career?

[@sigmaroll9802]

I built an ecosystem with aws from just one of your videos. If my understanding was greater maybe I could have grown it’s channels

[@agbosteve1]

This video is a dope

[@anaduncan3470]

HI I m NEW to AWS. How can i get the mind map, it looks like this help me a lot a road map in how to learn AWS

[@skeginaldp1533]

Can you provide a link to the new account checklist?

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[@synen]

I like Golang, is that fine for Cloud Computing? I prefer it to Python, thank you.

[@lastminuteboi]

Love the content. Btw, did you make your face narration video using AI?

[@BeABetterDev]

Thank you! Nope my face was recorded live.

[@veggiebroth5542]

The way the head and the face moves looks very unnatural. I didn't even know this was be a better dev because I assumed it was some scam AI channel lol

[@BR-lx7py]

@@BeABetterDev I had the same instant feedback. Maybe the video and sound are out of sync, but it feels "off"

[@BeABetterDev]

Thank you for the feedback. I realized there is a very slight delay between the audio and video that maybe is giving that impression. I'll fix this in the future. Cheers

[@roach_iam]

First service was sqs!

[@continuouslearner]

How do you use the Veikk Drawing Tablet? Would be great if you can create a video showing how you use it, what software you use to draw etc.

[@BeABetterDev]

So it comes with a driver that I installed on my windows machine. It doesn't require much configuration actually, it kind of just "works" out of the box. I've tried two different ways to write using it: 1) Photoshop and 2) Onenote. Photoshop is definitely more powerful but isn't very well suited for taking notes on topics I am learning. One note is pretty good in terms of drawing ability, but also has a ton of organizational features and allows easy embedding of images / text inserts. Tbh I prefer OneNote currently.

[@anandpatel2624]

SQS was the first service.

[@js913]

10years back which cloud were you using

[@AstorSkywalker]

Is it possible to obtain a job without a certification, would you recommend it? Or maybe you do need it to at least get your foot through the door, so to speak, at job interviews?

[@matthewsokolik5326]

Contract work, will get you experience. The. Go land the perm job.

[@StalkedByLosers]

You do not have a terrible memory. Your memory just works different. Your memory is stronger visually vs language wise. So things like maps of concepts will easily stick for you hut you will have a hard time with things like names and numbers. So you can actually use that to your advantage if you do it right. That said, i would guess you are better in creative roles vs administrative roles or technical roles

[@antoniofuller2331]

he uses a Mind Map because he doesn't have a good memory.

[@azhrhasan]

Can you create a similar map for azure?

[@sri3utube]

How do you attend Design Reviews

[@Bakobiibizo]

what ai model did you use for the voice over?

[@smanqele]

Key takeaway point: "Learn by doing...". Perhaps that would even fit as a video topic, but that's just me