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[@MadeByGPS]

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[@rmada1234]

In your opinion what do you think is the best route between these options: 1) Getting a degree in BS-Cloud from WGU 2) Getting entry level cert/s to try to get into something like helpdesk and learn more cloud and IT while working 3) Go WGU route and try to get a find a entry level job while working on your degree Money or time is not a big factor.

[@VenkatesanVenkat-fd4hg]

Thanks expecting to sharing data engineering material links for beginners....

[@ffblegend]

@MadeByGPS Which Linux cert do you think is best starting out? The Linux Foundation Certified IT Associate (LFCA) or Linux+...maybe either is just fine?

[@laloweed]

Love your content! Thanks for sharing. Currently working as an admin and plan on staying for 1 year for the experience. In the mean time, I will use your excellent guide to study and become a cloud engineer. Thanks so much!

[@cookiefan3357]

Appreciate all that you do ! You have been very helpful and insightful.

[@terrancekayton007]

AWESOME information! Thanks for the breakdown and advice!

[@cloudedcaesar]

Straight to the point video! Thanks GPS!

[@anandvenkatraman8983]

Hey GPS thanks for making the twitter convos, convinced me and my friend Alan to take the az 104 after turkey day this month

[@nawazzz_23]

Ma'am.. consider making video on cloud security engineer and it's future scope with learning path

[@CarlaJenkinsTV]

This is a great, realistic digram. This diagram shows clarity,a nswers questions and removes fear. I have the AZ-104 and used to have the old AI-100. I am currently working my way through the AI-102.

[@na_k]

Hi Carla, hope all is good. I've actually chatted with you on the Locked On ACC channel. Funny seeing your comment here, KZbin is smaller than I thought, lol. I'm planning on going for the AZ-104 then probably AZ-500. What resources did you use to prepare for 104 and how long did it take you?

[@Lucas-iv6ld]

I got the aws cloud practitioner and now I'm getting experience by doing some projects

[@amirjammal1157]

Wow this came just in time. I've been struggling to find a clear path to cloud solution architect. Thank you so much for this video and especially the clarity. Looks like if you are coming from outside IT you can't escape a help desk job to get you started.

[@okekecal9166]

It’s even hard to get help desk

[@CaliburPANDAs]

thanks Gwyn, you are best

[@stevenmolcon3864]

Hi GPS, great video!! I've been working certs and felt kinda lost on next step to cloud. The 2 project advice is a perfect idea. Passed AWS SysOPs / Linux + / CCNA, working last 2 years for amazon as IT support engineer in a local warehouse. It's soooo, beneficial to hear insider insights on the real needs of business, and how to reverse engineer training to match. Hoping to become a cloud security engineer as a long term goal. Thanks again for knowledge sharing - the HD chart download is awesome!

[@martinsmakanjuola1540]

Loved the way you ended the video😅 but thanks for this content, now I need to go and review my cloud path outline based on the cloud role I am aiming for.

[@eliasperez5168]

You are the best I love your videos . ❤

[@MadeByGPS]

thank you for watching.

[@user-un5qi5xw3q]

Thank you

[@VenkatesanVenkat-fd4hg]

Thanks for the video, I like to be so specific as you hav suggested, I am Senior Data Scientist, Ph.D., and I like to learn Data engineering/ already collected some materials & started to follow my roadmap. Can you provide beginners links like you hav provided for others, plz

[@darlingtonifechukwu6169]

Superb 👌

[@alphaturtle4839]

Thank you.

[@eliasperez5168]

I did a boot camp at UT here in Austin. I did get exposed to aws and azure I continued training with learn Cantrell online for aws saa still practicing the final exam on tutorials dojo. But I not good at coding I did do python I like azure I did a capstone for azure and aws but python, I need more practice. I’m also enrolled in terraforming. Also know Linux but it’s hard go get in the IT world ugh. But still trying not giving up.

[@Chitownsfinesthoops]

I was considering that UT Bootcamp with AWS and Azure, do you recommend it?

[@Luckysid28]

Ty so much for your videos, started my journey for cloud fundamental cert. Just want to know that i5 11th gen 16gb ram laptop good if I buy it?

[@phillipgarcia8219]

Just like you said everyone's path is different. When I first got into IT as a IT Support Tech I just knew I wanted to learn Azure Cloud. I instead got my CCNA and became a Systems /Network Admin which has taught me so much of what I like and don't like and because of that I am focusing on DevOps and took some courses on BASH, Powershell, AZ 900, AZ 104 now currently Linux and AZ 204.

[@myway8950]

what course are you taking for linux?

[@C3Cloud_]

@@myway8950they have a Udemy one. I got it for free from somebody on LinkedIn.

[@P8860]

In your Network Admin role did you see more use case for Powershell over Bash?

[@phillipgarcia8219]

@@P8860 I use Powershell more than Bash as we mainly work with windows instead of linux. Bash is used more on Linux OS.

[@phillipgarcia8219]

@@myway8950 I took a course on Udemy

[@draperw86]

@GPS HI i'm already in IT Security and I would like to stay in it , what would you recommend for DevSecOps I know Microsoft has their SC certs which are all security related and they look great but would you still want to get something like your CISSP or CISA or CISM or CSSP certs ?

[@unknownuser5300]

Take me in 😰😰😰😰I’m in IT service desk… really want to get into cloud or cyber security

[@poundspontian9535]

I want to do what you do

[@jwittyinnit]

Jr Cloud Engineer!

[@kevinx2248]

i am a mechanical engineer with 4 AWS certs (Solutions architect, Developer, SysOpsAdmin) and i am currently doing CCNA to get some networking knowledge. What do you recommend to me to do to get a job fast as cloud engineer? i currently got laid off in a small IT company. thank you

[@bulcub]

That is because NO ONE CLEARLY DEFINES!! the areas of cloud computing! Folks just want to know the SIMPLE BASICS! where do I start, what is next and what is the final step in PROGRESSION!

[@tyrojames9937]

INTERESTING.

[@rish9422]

Currently in Help Desk & doing an IT Degree - want to be a Cloud Admin/Engineer (Next Steps: Linux Essentials & AZ-104) *any advice is appreciated*

[@okekecal9166]

Can you help, I’m looking for help desk job but it’s difficult to even get. I have comptia A+, azure 104 cert

[@rish9422]

@@okekecal9166 i work help desk part time so i cannot say anything for full time roles

[@sj2222]

I want to get into teaching myself cloud, but I have an unrelated bachelors degree. Could I still get a job with certs? And no IT work experience

[@wilfredoperez1804]

YES.

[@RocketRift]

how can i know my end goal I have no idea

[@theintjengineer]

I'd like to become a Threat Hunter. I'm studying for SC-200 and then I'll sort of dive deep into Microsoft Sentinel. Do you think this is a good plan? PS: Given that _everything_ is on the Cloud, AZ-500 will probably be something I'll kind of get into as well. Thanks.

[@fringeanomaly9284]

fk me i gave AWS cloud practitioners xam with only 2 days of prep in a hurry and failed it even though the questions were easy idk what went wrng

[@JMR2273]

As a beginner, would it be irrelevant to attempt to get a compTIA A+ cert when trying to become a cloud engineer?

[@JoseYuri]

I'm currently learning cloud and GPS has said before (correct me if i'm wrong) that cloud is basically networking. I got A+ years ago and while it's not going to get you a cloud job, it will teach you the foundation that will help you on your cloud journey. Even more, I think Net+ is great simply for the knowledge. I revisited Net+ training after 10 years and it was a great refresher that taught me so much that didn't "stick" when I studied it 10 years ago. As I'm studying for my cloud certs, there is so much Networking involved and I feel I would be lost without my Networking training.

[@metalmayhem007]

Only need comptia A+ to help get your first job in helpdesk. If your already in then go focus on Azure certs. But bare in mind network and security knowledge may be required to be successful in cloud so get those fundamentals.

[@NoName-gy6qr]

Anyone have any suggestions for cloud networking? That’s what I want to specialize in, but not a lot of people talk about it. I don’t have a networking background.

[@bryanmavis8771]

Did you get any suggestions? I'm also interested.

[@orderlyfitness]

So Is AZ-104 is still worth pursuing or is 204 now that's the move?

[@MadeByGPS]

That's up to you and your career journey.

[@jjjjjkkkkk]

Question. Why is most cloud content on KZbin (including your own) targeted at beginners and planning their career? Why not post some topic of you working on a complex project, that way you could you could give beginners an idea of something to aspire to?

[@MadeByGPS]

What do you mean? I also cover technical content, as examples: kzbin.info/www/bejne/p3vLq6Walt92kLcsi=CnHBrRv40D5AoTZg kzbin.info/www/bejne/hKqYhI2Zi5ygmKc&t kzbin.info/www/bejne/oafNn4iwrteLebc&t kzbin.info/www/bejne/aJKne6yAbqxnmbc kzbin.info/www/bejne/rH2yYp53g5h1e7c kzbin.info0u0On57bFS4?si=eAGi1UitwDaCscj3

[@jjjjjkkkkk]

@@MadeByGPS These are all too simplistic, some even have 'beginner' in the title. I mean a complex project like a senior engineer at an enterprise would be working on to give people something to aspire to, like 'one day, if you work hard you could do this' but instead, most content creators are posting '10 easy cloud projects', 'learn the linux command line in 3 seconds', 'learn python3 with me in 20 minutes'. There are 10000 of these projects, but nothing like, 'How to build a Data Lake Warehouse' or 'Implement Azure DNS Traffic Manager with me' or 'Understanding Bounded Staleness in CosmosDB'. TL;DR Content creators make too much beginner content.

[@MadeByGPS]

@@jjjjjkkkkk Ah I see, I can only speak for myself, creating in depth technical projects requires a lot of time and money so I leave that for my day job. Feel free to take a look at my github for some public projects, if you're interested in cosmosdb checkout github.com/madebygps/cosmos-vector-aoai and/or github.com/madebygps/signalr-crypto-tickers-workshop

[@NoName-gy6qr]

Be the change you seek! 😂

[@CityHallin]

It depends on the content individuals choose to make and their choice of how to give back to the community. There absolutely are clips on KZbin for specific or advanced topics. Due to being more specific, you may have to refine your search. Just searching for "cloud" or "Azure" for instance may by nature only find those broad or beginner topics. For example, searching for "Azure API Management" will bring up advanced topics on that Azure specific resource.

[@anthonybyansi5548]

Hey @MadeByGPS It's so absurd to hear Microsoft isn't giving out certification vouchers this time round for the Microsoft Ignite, just like it has been doing!

[@MadeByGPS]

I didn't know that. Also, I have no control over that lol but I get why you're upset.