How To Get A Cloud job With No Experience (How To Get First Cloud Architect Job)

[@GoCloudArchitects]

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[@Canda-fh4xc]

This video is a little bit old. This is the best answer I have seen on KZbin about getting a Job with No Experience. You are being honest and real, unlike other videos talking about the same subject. I would like to add two more points. 1- You must build some type of network relationship. Most of the jobs come through them. 2- If you are over 45 years old? You really need to be an expert in your field and know it way more than the one who is going to interview you, or anyone in that company. Age Discrimination (Ageism) is real, and you will see it.

[@louiedemos6594]

Excellent guidance. Thank you for providing actionable steps to go from being certified to being hired.

[@GoCloudArchitects]

Are you looking to find your first cloud architect position?

[@jeleel4841]

Yes

[@flo4061]

yes I am, however I'm transitioning from an project engineering background to IT. How can I gain experience prior to getting a full time job?

[@GoCloudArchitects]

@@flo4061 Hi Folarin, That’s a great question we have 3 free webinars per week where we answer that question. The next one is tomorrow. Please join and we can answer any question you may have. www.gocloudarchitects.com/free-cloud-webinar/

[@sansayashetty]

Yes

[@heirsofgodmandate]

Yes please I really need help finding a position in the Cloud Architect. I currently have Azure Security Engineer Certification. I definitely will love to intern for you or your company. It will be a great honor to serve and learn. Counting on your usual cooperation and looking forward to learning

[@jenniferlee5396]

I would be an idiot if i didnt take advantage of this career. My husband is a cissp. Our entire friend group is absorbed in the engineer, intelligence field or surrounding fields . I needed something to push me and your page popped up without request. Almost like a little cloud light shining in my face. Thanks for the information.

[@GoCloudArchitects]

Jennifer. Thank you for this nice message. Hope to see you back. We are laughing a lot of new and free training opportunities coming soon.

[@YesToTech]

Wow! Your advice is pure gold! This is super helpful! Subscribed and can't wait to watch more!

[@GoCloudArchitects]

Thank you very much!

[@SixFigureBusinessCoaching]

It's definitely interesting how it does not even require an experience like any other job too! Nice to know about Cloud Architect :)

[@GoCloudArchitects]

Thank you very much.

[@Doublejones]

Awesome advice for anyone entering a new field. Thanks Mike!

[@GoCloudArchitects]

Thank you very much

[@swathireddy-yl9rx]

I have an experience of Tech Support but I want to start my Career as Aws Cloud Architect and I have cleared Aws Solution Architect Associate Certification. With this video , I can co relate my previous work experience and push myself in searching my new job as Aws cloud architect. Thank you sir

[@bretthowden3706]

This is exactly what I needed. THANK YOU.

[@GoCloudArchitects]

Your welcome!

[@ahmedelmowafi4587]

Thank you, Mike. You are the only one who pointed out and talk about this important subject.

[@GoCloudArchitects]

Thank you. While we focus mostly on AWS certifications, career management is critical and we will produce more videos like this soon.

[@jenavlogs11]

This video should have more views 💯, shared with my friends 😁

[@GoCloudArchitects]

Thank you very much for sharing.

[@LilyScarlet_]

Thank You Sir.... This helps me a lot. I am new to this course. I need a career transition as planned with my husband. I needed more guidance and assistance from experts like you. God Bless.

[@GoCloudArchitects]

Hi that’s wonderful news. This is a wonderful place to build a great career. Welcome to the cloud.

[@bhageerathbabuprathi1043]

Thank You, Mike. Motivating and helpful information to progress further in my cloud journey.

[@GoCloudArchitects]

Your welcome. Let us know how we can better help you in your cloud computing career.

[@CoachShayain]

Thanks as this was very informative. I have subscribed so I can watch all your latest videos.

[@GoCloudArchitects]

Thank you

[@memorylanezz]

Wonderful motivational video. My journey has just started for changing a career path and surely its gonna take some time. Thanks a ton for this video.

[@GoCloudArchitects]

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[@ezeefied]

Brilliant advice , video speaks about the depth of experience you have !

[@GoCloudArchitects]

Thank you very much.

[@nikhilmahajan6046]

Thanks Mike. Really this is a good advice on how to proceed further after certification. Will try to follow your advice.

[@GoCloudArchitects]

Your welcome. We have used this many times with new graduates or those transitioning between careers. We believe this will be very helpful to you too.

[@haifrendz]

make connections between what you have done and what you want to do........what a beautiful advice and suggestion♥

[@GoCloudArchitects]

Thank you. Like the reference to the OM symbol.

[@haifrendz]

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[@seahaltura7116]

This is so informative. I've learned so much from this video. Thank you for sharing!

[@GoCloudArchitects]

Thank you very much for your kind words.

[@andrelotter9590]

This video is fantastic -not sure if IT is for me or if it is , what aspect of it resonates with my interests.I keep jumping around from social media to data analyst to programmer,web developer and network/security.Internships are a great idea.

[@GoCloudArchitects]

Hi - I understand completely. Andre I suggest finding what you love and then putting all of your energy into this one thing

[@kingofhavila9850]

That's my case sir, I have 4 certifications and I'm about to pass 4 others certifications : CCNA, SOLUTION ARCHITECT, ETHICAL HACKING AND BUSINESS ANALYTICS. I already studied those and now I'm paying exam one by one. Your video gave me hope and motivated me that I'll get a good job and have a good career.

[@GoCloudArchitects]

Wonderful Esrom. Keep at it and go get your dreams! Let us know when you get to your goals!

[@kingofhavila9850]

@@GoCloudArchitects Thank you very much and keep doing what you're doing we never how it can impacts someone life. I promise I'll get back to you soon. Meanwhile your advices for being a great solution architect and some principles of that fields are welcome sir.

[@GoCloudArchitects]

@@kingofhavila9850 thank you so much Esrom 🙏

[@buddysteve5543]

It also depends on the company's budget for that said position! Many companies, especially after this long pandemic, may not have the money to hire the top-notch developer so they might risk it with someone new with next to no experience with certs! After all, it is ALWAYS about the company's bottom line in the end and that primarily depends on their financial state, their goal, and their timeline.

[@GoCloudArchitects]

Hi Buddy Steve - I love the theory, but it generally doesn't work that way Generally speaking in a bad economy you only hire the strongest candidates. It takes a tremendous amount of time to take a certified only person and teach them a skill. This is a very expensive process. Assume a minimum on 100K training costs. It will take 3-6 months to make the person effective in their roles, will need to sent for training, and will have to dedicate substantial time from full time staff to train the new person. Now when you have great economy you have a bigger team. So you can afford to have your team spend time and effort mentoring. Junior people in a great economy are the the companies pipeline for future talent. If your new you can still get hired. Easily. But you have to be great and capable and be so likeable they cant help but hire you. A list of the ideal skills are below! Great technical competency Great Attitude Great communication skills Great emotional intelligence Great interview skills Great written and verbal communication skills

[@TomFrost33]

Well-done Mike!

[@GoCloudArchitects]

Thank you I appreciate the comment.

[@davidrobinson8247]

Really enjoyed this and very informative thank you.

[@GoCloudArchitects]

David. Thank you so much.

[@jimc1499]

Thank you for this video!😁

[@GoCloudArchitects]

You are very welcome.

[@georgepappas4194]

Incredible Video. Thank you.

[@AdrianMark]

Thanks for making this, it's a really straightforward introduction to the field.

[@GoCloudArchitects]

Thank you very much. We really do try to help and sincerely appreciate your feedback.😊

[@AdrianMark]

@@GoCloudArchitects subscribed and am looking forward to learning more. Thanks for taking the time to share your experience.

[@AhiMeloOfficial]

Amazing will be following all the steps outlined 🙏🏾😊

[@GoCloudArchitects]

Wonderful Ahilan

[@leszlapitan9543]

This video really motivates me. Thanks a lot! You earned a subscriber. I'll be following your videos while I enter the cloud industry.

[@GoCloudArchitects]

Wonderful Lesz. We think you will like the cloud space.

[@mizstermethod]

Solid content!! This is exactly what I needed. THANK YOU.

[@GoCloudArchitects]

Thank you very much.

[@RachelSmets]

Interesting. I'll share it with someone I know was talking about it.

[@GoCloudArchitects]

Thank you very much.

[@Captain_Dark]

I've passed my AWS SAP exam now i'm looking for a job.

[@GoCloudArchitects]

Hi Captain. Congratulations on passing the exam. The certification is a part of the process of looking for a job. To learn the rest of what’s needed to find you fist cloud job, attend our free. On this webinar where we will teach you how to get hired.

[@NativeYoga]

Great advice and wisdom about Cloud architect opportunities. Thanks again for taking the time to present this info.

[@GoCloudArchitects]

Thank you very much

[@lashlarue59]

I can understand why employers would be major proponents of so-called "internships" of people working for free because those same people orchestrated the destruction of the industrial base of the US in favor outsourcing to slave/low wage labor countries for the last 40 years; so now those ideas are coming home. What surprises me is how the workers themselves are embracing working for free under the vague notion they might gain experience to eventually get paid later. If you can get enough people to buy into the idea of having nothing and liking it then anything is possible, it becomes normalized.

[@blue_moon1_1]

All the videos are great! Very helpful

[@GoCloudArchitects]

Thank you very much. We try very hard to make this videos and we really appreciate your kind feedback.

[@bobdpa]

Great advice here. Thanks Mike!

[@GoCloudArchitects]

Thank you Bob

[@geniusfreetraining]

nice explanation !!!

[@GoCloudArchitects]

Thank you

[@ilapatel610]

I really enjoyed this video and great information. I'll be watching more videos and learning AWS as my new career path. I really need help finding a remote position.

[@GoCloudArchitects]

Thanks for watching. We have a cloud architect career development program to help people get their first cloud architect jobs. Here is the link to the program for more information. gocloudcareers.com/cloud-architect-career-development-program/

[@ruok07]

Great video and so many helpful tips for getting hired thanks Mike.

[@GoCloudArchitects]

Thank you Ruok07

[@charleot1]

Thanks Mike for this wonderful guidance. I'm on the path of a career change from telecom field engineer to cloud tech, and would really be needing lots of resources, volunteering (to acquire experience) and mentoring. i do hope your mondays mentoring program is still on?

[@GoCloudArchitects]

Thank you, Charles! We offer our FREE How to Get Your First Cloud Job Webinar, where you can ask your cloud career questions, and our CEO, Michael Gibbs, will answer them for you. Please register for the next webinar at: gocloudcareers.com/free-cloud-webinar #cloudhired

[@nayeemsh1]

Me doing the same

[@ramanbhatla1394]

Thank you so much for this video. This is very helpful.

[@GoCloudArchitects]

Hi Raman. Thank you very much.

[@nainsiniceoin1190]

Subscribed, thank you! I'm studying for a Cloud Computing bachelor's degree, but I have no IT experience, yet tons of soft skills experience. So I'm a little nervous about prospects.

[@GoCloudArchitects]

If you have good soft skills that’s half the battle. We find where most people struggle us that they don’t have the knowledge of the underlying technology. The cloud is a virtual data center and datacenter knowledge makes the cloud silly easy. We created this video to teach people how to real experience at home on a lot of cloud/networking/datacenter technologies.

[@kushaljain8209]

You got a degree 🎓 that's good, if do LIVE PROJECTS you will gain the experience that better. @thinkcloudly.com

[@Yibatari]

Hello Mike, really appreciate the time you've taken to get us rightfully informed. You mentioned the co-authoring opportunity you are willing to give to any that is interested to put in the effort, Is it still available? If Yes, I am willing to put in the effort. I actually wrote a paper on "Trust-based VANET Security Achieved Through Blockchain Technology" but not been published yet. Hope to hear from you soon.

[@GoCloudArchitects]

Hello - I have helped many others in the past with co-authoring etc. But at this point we only offer they for the students in our cloud architect career development program.

[@srinivasamyeruva2458]

Super motivating information. Thanks Mike.

[@GoCloudArchitects]

Thank you very much. We work very hard to provide high quality and free training on our youtube channel.

[@AtulKamble]

Thanks for the video | Its very Positive.

[@kamaleshpramanik7645]

These are awesome advice Sir ... Thank you very much.

[@GoCloudArchitects]

Thank you, Kamalesh! I'm so glad you enjoyed it! #cloudhired

[@ColleenCavolo]

This was super motivating and helpful!! I appreciate any content like this that helps people get started with no experience :) Thanks!!

[@GoCloudArchitects]

Thank you very much. Getting that first job can be a challenge without the right preparation.

[@kasidurai4006]

Thank u Vry much information sir

[@arounaalaho6357]

True Expert ! Thank you

[@GoCloudArchitects]

Thank you. Helping people find their first cloud job or tech job has always been a passion of ours.

[@DurgaPrashanthG]

What a motivational video! You got a subscriber..

[@GoCloudArchitects]

Thank you very much

[@TheBlueMahoe]

In my interview they ask, "What Projects have you worked on?" 2. What exactly do you want to do in Cloud? Can you help to define an objective in cloud? 3. Cant i just do all Azure Certs and use those. 4.Can i build something for a freelance site to get experience

[@GoCloudArchitects]

Andrew. Certifications help someone get an interview but they don’t get someone hired. If you get all of the certifications then you look like a jack of all trades and a master of none. Thats not good for your career. What’s needed to get hired is different based upon each poison. Meaning a cloud architect needs very different training then a cloud engineer. They each have specific skills. That’s what matters the right skills. Next is the right experience. There are ways to get the right experience on your own. This Monday the 22nd we will be holding a how to get your first cloud architect job webinar. Please attend. We will tell you how to get hired Please come it’s free. www.gocloudarchitects.com/free-cloud-webinar/

[@jaaaa364]

Super video Mike good job 👏

[@GoCloudArchitects]

Thank you very much.

[@bhaveshkhilare]

Hi Sir I have a Most Important Question that many Youth have Right now, Is a Degree necessary to get into Cloud specifically in AWS? Due to old and Irrelevant syllabus I don't want to waste my 3 years in Degree also AWS educate is providing all Tutorials about Cloud. If yes Please provide your Guidance, Not a Single Video is Available on KZbin which can guide to get a job in AWS or in Cloud Without Degree.

[@GoCloudArchitects]

Please look at some of the videos on our channel. Recently we even got someone who never finished high school a cloud architect job Note he was smart and worked very hard and is a great architect kzbin.info/www/bejne/hIDGdJpjhLyfnqs

[@kylewattssurfing3266]

Awesomeness thxxx thxxx thxxx...

[@KenSherman]

11:20 The theme: there's no such thing as zero experience. Waiting tables is considered customer service experience but could it also be considered hospitality and if you were behind the desk at the hotel chain?

[@GoCloudArchitects]

Thank you for your question, Ken! Register for our FREE How to Get Your First Cloud Job Webinar on Thursday, hosted on zoom where you can ask questions off mute at: www.gocloudcareers.com/free-cloud-webinar/ #cloudhired

[@Kalyan_Krishan]

Very nice video

[@GoCloudArchitects]

Thank you very much!

[@AstiWines]

Hey Michael, As a Boss, I'm here to support you. Excellent presentation and insight. Clear and concise. LCSW completely. Please reciprocate. Cheers!! Pierre

[@GoCloudArchitects]

Thank you Pierre 😁

[@anngene5753]

Wow, randomly came across this is channel and this is great advice no matter the field. Were you a NP before or was this just an example?

[@GoCloudArchitects]

Thank you, Ann! I'm glad you enjoyed it! Yes, I worked as a nurse practitioner before transitioning to the tech area. #cloudhired

[@Mr_Gaurav]

Hi I am a GCP certified professional cloud architect. I dont have any prior industry experience of cloud. I works in an IT company and have 2+ yrs of an automation tool for distributed Systems. I also want to switch to cloud but in every interview i failed because of no prior experience in cloud.

[@GoCloudArchitects]

I’m not sure the particulars of your situation. Typically speaking when someone fails an interview it’s related to technical competency, interview skills, perceived attitude, or the ability to present technology well. Especially when it comes to what is the technology, how does it work, and why you would use it needed to be seen by hiring managers. We specialize in helping people find their first cloud architect job. We have a free webinar where we will tell you how to get hired. And in that we will cover all of the things I mentioned above. We will even answer any question you may have over the zoom meeting. www.gocloudarchitects.com/free-cloud-webinar/

[@bhupathivarma9170]

Whole KZbin we can't get this kind of information

[@bhupathivarma9170]

Pls suggest on below issue 1. Unable to remember all the aws services. 2. How to learn design solutions.

[@GoCloudArchitects]

Hi, Great question. Remembering the name of services isn't the issue. Its knowing what your are trying to accomplish. What is it you need to meet the customer requirements? Is it network, storage, database etc Lets just say you need a server on the cloud - you know you need a virtual machine. It doesn't matter whether you get an AWS EC2 instance, an Azure Virtual machine or something from Google compute engine. What keeps AWS certified people from getting hired is they know the name of the services and how to configure them without knowing how the services work and why they are used. Architecture is about knowing which tech component solves which problems. Not the name of any service. You can look that up quickly when you know exactly what you need. Now we teach people how to design architectures. But prior to that we need to teach everything that makes the cloud work which is network and the datacenter. We have to do this as people cant design what they dont understand. Remember a cloud is just a virtual network and datacenter. After someone knows all of the technology, then we teach how everything fits together as part of a complete system. That's the architecture training. Now you can take a free architecture class with us if you desire and learn some architecture. www.gocloudarchitects.com/free-cloud-architect-experience-webinar/ Below is how we train our students. That takes us about 250 hours on this with our students. gocloudcareers.com/cloud-architect-career-development-program/

[@sumitdadhich5853]

Keep Rocking

[@GoCloudArchitects]

Will do thank you

[@kaynesheenan]

excellent tips

[@GoCloudArchitects]

Thank you very much

[@EzzOps]

Really it's a great video

[@GoCloudArchitects]

Thank you very much.

[@subhajitsahoo6166]

Hi sir... you are awesome 👌

[@GoCloudArchitects]

Thank you, Subhajir! I'm glad you enjoyed it! #cloudhired

[@Getaneh188]

I have a computer science BS degree, but couldn't land a job searching for years. I have certifications in SQl server, AWS, and Java, but nobody cares about it. I have lost my hope. Wasted my 5years of my life as an immigrant. I could do something else. Now I am considering trucking. Sad

[@GoCloudArchitects]

Hi that’s not true. With proper training and learning the right skills you can do anything you want. But certifications do not get someone hired. Knowledge and competency gets someone hred Certifications get someone and interview and that’s it. But that’s still a help. That’s why we draw a distinction between certifications training and get #cloudhired training. They are very different goals

[@Getaneh188]

@@GoCloudArchitects all the companies I applied for requires some years of experience. How do I get the experience if they don't hire me? There are software engineers, network engineers and DBAs with out any college degree. How do they do it?? Well, through friends, and family. What about people like me who doesn't have family or friends?

[@clintstephens9939]

Great Video! Can you offer any cloud architect books recommendations for someone who is just learning cloud computing?

[@GoCloudArchitects]

Here is a completely free course we are running next week. www.gocloudarchitects.com/form-aws-certified-solutions-architect-associate-january-2022/ We also have a completely free ebook that is what you need. www.gocloudarchitects.com/free-csa-p-ebook-pdf/

[@sukhjotesingh9613]

This is great! Just a bit confused as do you still need the Aws cp to start off with before the architect course? With buying the server & installing and configuring all the different systems do you have videos on that as well?

[@GoCloudArchitects]

Hi we recommend people skip the AWS CCP. There are no jobs with that certification and the AWS certified solutions architect associate is about the same level of difficulty. For the students in our career development program they do everything on our servers and we teach how. So they don’t need to buy servers etc. but yes we teach how

[@kimdavis5631]

Is it possible to progress in this field without scripting or coding experience in Python for example? Thank you Sir!

[@GoCloudArchitects]

It’s completely dependent upon the job you want. For example we Cloud architects do no coding. But a cloud engineer will be doing coding every day. I have been an architect for 25 years and never learn coding because it’s not part of our world. But if I was an engineer it would be important skill set

[@kimdavis5631]

@@GoCloudArchitects This is very helpful to know. Thank you so much for kindly answering my question.

[@GoCloudArchitects]

We do a free question and answer session on KZbin twice per week. The next tie is Monday at 2pm est. Feel free to ask some questions about cloud computing careers

[@handle25745]

@@GoCloudArchitects That is awesome. I will look forward to it. I'm just beginning to explore career pathways into the GCP world as my workplace is laying the groundwork to migrate to google cloud. Super excited to subscribe to your channel and grow!

[@kimdavis5631]

@@GoCloudArchitects Excellent! Thank you. So glad I found your channel.

[@Hamza-xc9kb]

Thank you! I'm already an iOS developer and I want to add AWS/Cloud Architect skill. Should I go for it? Thanks again!

[@GoCloudArchitects]

Hi M Hazma, It’s a wonderful career. If you enjoy designing systems it’s a great place. Welcome to our world 😊

[@AATWT11]

Thank you, Mike! I’m active duty Army and I work a lot. I’m getting medically discharged after 4 years of service here in about 6 months. I’m having a really hard time finding places that will let me internship because I’m only available on the weekends. Any suggestions on places that would be willing to take me on given my tough schedule? Edit: I am certified in Net+, Sec+. I’m looking to get AWS SAA cert here shortly. I do work in a communications job for the army but I’m not involved with large scale networking for the army.

[@GoCloudArchitects]

ASP send an email to [e-mail] let’s see what we can do to help you.

[@architectingme]

I have just switched job as a DBA but it has only 20 % of what I used to do. It is a bad career move. They promised that i would get a chance to work on cloud migrations and cloud databases but we are not doing any of them. I don't have the cloud knowledge and i don't want to loose what i have leaned in the past by doing. And i don't have the cloud database experience. Please tell me what I should do now? Without cloud skills i will not land a new job either. I know certification will not help me since I am not a certified DBA but i know a lot compared to them. Thanks Disappointed Guy looking to land a new and better job

[@GoCloudArchitects]

HI, DBAs don’t to cloud migrations they work on databases. It’s the same job on or off the cloud. If you want to work on the cloud you will need to develop the right cloud knowledge. So first you need to know what job you want. Then you need to get the right skills for the job. What job do you desire? A solution architect, cloud engineer, Devops engineer. These are all very different careers and they a require different training. If your goal is to become a solution architect you can learn how at this free webinar. www.gocloudarchitects.com/free-cloud-webinar/

[@architectingme]

Thank you sir! By cloud migrations, i meant cloud database migration.

[@GoCloudArchitects]

@@architectingme here is the thing. There are very good reasons to stay on the same databases (oracle, MySQL etc) on the cloud as opposed to using proprietary databases especially when it comes to multi-cloud architectures. So in many companies as a DBA it will be the same work on and off the cloud. The only difference is whether the virtual machine will be in the datacenter or the cloud (virtual data enter)

[@vishwanathsingh4967]

Hi Gibbs... I have a question for you. Am 46, with no prior major IT qualification, coming from a Non IT background leave alone Cloud Architecting. But as things turned around currently am working in Networking domain with a Major IT Giant company. But am fascinated Cloud Architecture. Now the question is can I take Cloud architecture as my career considering the above mentioned facts....thank you..

[@GoCloudArchitects]

Hi Vishwanath, Of course you can work with the cloud. I have taught 60 year olds cloud computing and they do very well. The cloud is nothing more then a virtualized and highly simplified network and data center. Now since the cloud is just a virtualized network and data center, those with a networking background are highly advantaged. Seriously we teach people of all backgrounds cloud computing and cloud architecture. But our program is extensive. We take at least 250 hours to teach our students cloud architects and the necessary skills to be successful as a cloud architect If you like the cloud wonderful. Welcome to the cloud. Don’t let anything stop you.

[@thaerenglish84]

Which one easy to learn AWS or ccna???

[@GoCloudArchitects]

Both exams are easy to pass. The real question is which would you prefer to work with in your career. Networking or cloud computing.

[@fattehmohamed4385]

may Allah guide you

[@GoCloudArchitects]

And you fatteh, thank you.

[@GssUpp]

I'm taking a certified course as a Software developer and want to start as Cloud Developer right after. I'm was born and still living in Germany and I can also speak turkish and English as well. What kind of advice can you give me for the future like what should I focus on. I'm currently learning for OCA and I would like to learn Python afterwards. Meanwhile I'm doing the Cloud Practitioner.

[@GoCloudArchitects]

Thank you, Kibo! We offer a free "How to Get Your First Cloud Job" Webinar. During the webinar, you can ask cloud career questions and we answer them for you! We would love to see you at the next one:

[@MichaelCasey1988]

I have no IT experience, my friend is a cloud engineer with a bachelor's in Information systems and technology. I only have my associate of science degree. I don't have the time to go back to college and pay for bills and rent although I would love to. I don't know where to even begin with entering this field. He gave me a few ideas like learning AWS or Azure but at some points while he was explaning this to me it was as if he was speaking Mandarin. I'm wondering if I should start here or just start with General IT to get the terminology down. He explained to look up A+, Network+ and Security + and to look up how to do contanerization. If i were to take this course would I even understand what is being explained and taught to me with no computer science background?

[@GoCloudArchitects]

Hi Michael - I work with people from all backgrounds. Healthcare, Tech, Business and they all do fine. I would NOT do any of these certs A+, Network+ and Security + as a baseline. I would find my desired career and then find the right certifications. Then again our program is 500 hours for people without a tech backgrounds. We start at the beginning as even experienced tech professionals need to learn architecture as its so different then engineering.

[@rahulthapa5201]

I am AWS certified solution architect associate and someone recommended me to go for AWS sysops adminstrator associate but why I should clear AWS all 3 base exam which is "solution architect associate, developer associate and sysops associate" when you want to become cloud architect, why not I choose to prepare for architect professional exam, little bit confused.

[@GoCloudArchitects]

Hi Rahul, We help people get hired. So here is our perspective. We strongly advise against taking any of these other certifications unless you want to be sysops (maintenance) or software release (devops) None of this helps with architecture. So we are assuming you want to be a cloud architect or solutions architect. Here is what happens when you do these unrelated Certified to your career. Fist this will make your resume look unfocused which will make it harder for your to be hired. Since it makes you look unfocused it often has a negative impact on salary. For the three questions that this may help you with on the professional exam it will cost you six months for certifications not related to your career. Instead we recommend spending this time learning the job you want. Assuming you want to be a cloud architect Since the average cloud architect earns 600 dollars per day the time spent on this unrelated training costs most people about $72000 of lost income via opportunity cost. So take the shortest distance between two stops and avoid the diversions. You get to the finish line a lot faster 😀

[@rahulthapa5201]

@@GoCloudArchitects It's been a year since I've been continuously practising AWS services, and I'd say this is not an easy area; a lot of practise is required, and I'm continuing to practise in order to land my dream job and now I really focus only on cloud architect path, going for AWS solution architect professional. Thank you sir 🙂

[@GoCloudArchitects]

@@rahulthapa5201 Go straight to the best. And if you notice your weak at networking get some training any maybe a ccna from cisco. But Make your portfolio focused on exactly what you desire. Then you will have the skills for the job. And people will see the focused at deeper background and want to bring you in for an interview. At the point that where the soft skills, presence and interview training and your knowledge comes into play. So build the winning resume it gets you the interview. Then with that strong focus you have the the skills the employer wants. And then your hired. Welcome to out community. I’ll think you’ll enjoy the architecture world. I know I do

[@jixster1566]

Would you recommend getting the AWS cloud practictioner cert before the solution architect cert?

[@GoCloudArchitects]

We never recommend getting the cloud practitioner. We have a video on our channel as to why the clocks practitioner is a mistake many make in terms of opportunity cost and getting to your goals

[@jixster1566]

@@GoCloudArchitects Okay, thanks for the advice. I'll go watch that video too.

[@T-London]

Great video! I work as a solution architect specialiaing in aws but I am new to the field, where is the best place to get hands on experience as currently I am desiging the architect design on the project. Thanks

[@GoCloudArchitects]

Hi London Girl, Hands on experience for an architect is design work. Have you ever had architecture training. Something that explains all of the systems in the network and the data center. Something that explains how to take the systems in the network and the data center and migrate them to cloud. If you have not we have an architecture training program. It’s about 250 hours in length and teaches people the design skills to be a cloud architect. We created this program as certification programs don’t teach architecture only the name of the service and how to configure those services. Which while that’s helpful for the cloud engineer, it’s somehwat irrelevant for the cloud architect, solutions architect, enterprise architect whose careers are based upon system design and not configuration. I put a link to our training program along with a 20 percent discount coupon. training.gocloudarchitects.com/courses/cloud-architect-career-development-program Coupon code for 20 percent off cdp20off

[@T-London]

@@GoCloudArchitects Hi, thanks for getting back to me so quickly. This course looks like this is what I need. However, for the price is there a review page and also are the tech labs/environments focused on a particular cloud platform provider? Thanks

[@GoCloudArchitects]

@@T-London we focus on building cloud architects. So our students do labs to learn the cloud and become a better architect. They even build a cloud from scratch. In our experience, after interviewing over 1000 AWS certified people, configuring the cloud services is never the problem. It’s that none of the 1000 people could design an architecture. So we teach our students how to build everything that makes the cloud possible, and then how build a cloud so they master the cloud. As the whole job is taking things from the network and datcenter and migrating then to the cloud which is just a virtualized network and datacenter. So our students design all solutions for aws plus hybrid cloud, multi clouds etc. which is the real job of the solutions architect. You can see some student testimonials here. But we only publish a fraction of our testimonials. gocloudcareers.com

[@T-London]

@@GoCloudArchitects Thank you! Is there any reason why the other course Cloud lab access would not be sufficient for my needs? Sorry for all the questions.

[@GoCloudArchitects]

@@T-London Hi London Girl, Which is the challenge knowing how the cloud works or system design. The career development program has live system design training twice per week. So we teach all of the architecture components as well as the soft skills to enhance and accelerate your career. The lab only program is a great program but it doesn’t provide the ability for you to participate in live architecture training. It’s labs plus self paced video training. So this will help you become a better architect. A lot better, but it’s nothing close to what we offer in the career development program. We keep that program for people that just want hands on experience. But it’s our preference to be able to interactively teach architecture to our students. Either one would be helpful to you, but the career development program is much more in depth

[@ajinkya2853]

Sir, I am a 2018 batch passout in Mechanical engineering... And I started doing online classes of aws and devops... How can i get a job or internship? Please help! And i have no prior experience in IT!

[@GoCloudArchitects]

Hello. I would be happy to help. We have a free webinar twice per week where we tell you the plan to get your first cloud architect job. www.gocloudarchitects.com/free-cloud-webinar/ And Monday and Wednesday this week we have a free questions and answer session. If you subscribe to the channel and hit the bell for notifications you will be notified when we do these free sessions.

[@gingerxbarbie]

Is it possible with no degree? Or do you recommend getting like a computer science degree first before certifications?

[@GoCloudArchitects]

We have people from all backgrounds getting hired from our training. You can see Daniel’s story here. He did not complete high school and we helped him get his first cloud architect job. We have many students without 4 year degrees getting hired. But you will need far more then certified. You will need proper training. Certifications are about 5 percent of what you need. kzbin.info/www/bejne/hIDGdJpjhLyfnqs

[@syedameenmohammed2039]

Hi there, this was an informative video and I'm glad I found answers for some of my questions. It would be really helpful if I could get career guidance from you as I'm very much inclined towards cloud computing and looking for a job in cloud industry however I've no prior experience. Thanks

[@GoCloudArchitects]

Thank you. We are so happy this video was helpful to you.

[@gregirwins2167]

I know this guy tries. It hard to compete against that cheap H-1B labor.

[@GoCloudArchitects]

Well we have Cloud Architects students that get hired every day. Most are not on H1b visas. But everyone is capable, emotionally intelligent, with exceptional design skills, leadership skills, sales skills, and presentation skills. We get them hired every day. We never have a salary problem. It’s also illegal to pay less to those on H1b visas.

[@jltplease]

How to get a Cloud job with no experience?: Get experience.

[@GoCloudArchitects]

Yes. But the key is getting the right experience. That’s why we made this video to show people what equates to valuable experience and how to get that experience.

[@gopalp9488]

Hi can u help me to become Azure cloud architect

[@GoCloudArchitects]

Hi Gopal - we can help you become a cloud architect who works on Azure, AWS, GCP and all other clouds. In todays world one cloud isn't enough. So limiting yourself to Azure is not enough. So we teach people how to be able to work on all clouds. Then we teach them how to get hired!

[@gopalp9488]

could you share some courses and fees accordingly so I can join and start my could arch journey

[@noname-vl6vy]

i got the job, but i don't have the experience i am struggling 😍😍😍 like I am in hell haha

[@noname-vl6vy]

i also don't have certifications what should i do

[@GoCloudArchitects]

Well we’re are very happy you are working. If your struggling learn as fast as you can. What exactly is your job. Let us know and we can definitely help you.

[@noname-vl6vy]

cloud architect for security

[@GoCloudArchitects]

We can help you if your interested. We have a big focus on cloud security. A major focus here. But if your on your own. We recommend doing the penetration testing labs that would would to to pass the CEH practical. Learn networking at least how it works, up addressing, route filtering, traffic filtering and ACLs, NAT, private vlans, 802.1x etc Then learn the cloud from a how the systems works perspective. Types of storage, virtual machines and containers, load balancers, VPNs, ideally even build a cloud. Watch your knowledge and capabilities grow so fast and watch how great your career grows too Focus on excellence and amazing things happen

[@noname-vl6vy]

@@GoCloudArchitects thank you for pointers, will definitely work on learning these.

[@GoCloudArchitects]

Register for our FREE AWS Solutions Architect Associate Bootcamp, July 19-23, 2022, click here www.gocloudcareers.com/aws-july-bootcamp

[@shirleywainso328]

Hi Mike. I tired registering for the Bootcamp but i keep getting this ( server IP address could not be found.)

[@tinarajan9886]

Thank you, Sir, this is really insightful, is there any way I can write to you? Maybe your email or something?

[@GoCloudArchitects]

Thank you, Tina! If you happen to have career questions, we offer our FREE How to Get Your First Cloud Job Webinar, where you can ask your cloud career questions, and I’ll answer them for you. Please register for the next webinar at: gocloudcareers.com/free-cloud-webinar #cloudhired

[@nathaliemakeup9241]

👏👏👏 Thank you so much for this video!

[@GoCloudArchitects]

Thank you, Nathalie! I'm glad you enjoyed it! #cloudhired

[@doncurry182]

Wow! Your advice is pure gold! This is super helpful! Subscribed and can't wait to watch more!

[@GoCloudArchitects]

Thank you.

[@bsummer]

I would gladly love to be an Intern or a recommendation to one. I love cloud architecture and security. I just love it.

[@GoCloudArchitects]

Thank you! #cloudhired

[@watchall363]

Great ❤. Love it

[@GoCloudArchitects]

Thank you.

[@ahmedsaleh2879]

If I have AWS Solutions Architect Associate Certification and CCNP Routing and Switching Certification then what's my career path?

[@GoCloudArchitects]

Well you have some certifications. That’s a nice start. Now you need lean to become an architect. You can learn how on this free webinar here www.gocloudarchitects.com/free-cloud-webinar/

[@hannoushy583]

I am 41 now. Do you think I can get a cloud job at this age?

[@GoCloudArchitects]

Of course. We have recently helped several people in their sixties get cloud architect jobs.

[@GoCloudArchitects]

Want to learn how to become the ultimate cloud architect? Attend our webinar, bit.ly/3U6dNF3

[@nathanvontz1316]

Thanks Mike, these are great pointers

[@GoCloudArchitects]

Thank you very much.

[@michaelmetsikas9142]

I really appreciate your help mike. Great input for getting an edge

[@GoCloudArchitects]

Thank you very much.

[@digitaldisruptlabs]

Thanks for this incredible guidance!

[@GoCloudArchitects]

We’re so happy to help Thank you very much for the nice feedback. We put a lot into these videos and it means a lot to us 😊.

[@rn9085]

I would love to have a boss like you!

[@GoCloudArchitects]

Thank you rn 90!