View the web version of my notes here.

Wanted to document what I'm learning and doing for Cloud/DevOps, plus share resources I'm using. I used these 2 DevOps roadmaps from Tech With Nana and DevOps Journey to come up with this study guide/personal roadmap for Cloud/DevOps Engineers.

I will try keep this table updated, but make sure to check out this YouTube playlist just in case.

(Note: the last 3 rows are optional but good to know.)

What to learn	Where to learn it
Cloud provider: AWS	For the AWS Cloud Practitioner + Solutions Architect exams, read my guide to get certified. Other resources: AWS Docs + Guides, AWS Basics for Beginners, Practical guide to AWS - GitHub, AWS FAQs, AWS Glossary, Intro to AWS, AWS VPC Core Concepts in an Analogy and Guide, AWS Certification Exams Learning Path
Operating system: Linux	Read my Linux + Bash notes, Joe Collins YouTube, ** Linux for Beginners, ** Linux Basics for Hackers, Linux Crash Course, Free 3 hour course - Bash Script, Bash Command Tutorial, SSH Crash Course
Source control/versioning: Git/GitHub	Learn Git in 15 mins, Learn Git Now, Git and GitHub Crash Course, Mastering Markdown, Git Cheat Sheet
Infrastructure provisioning: Terraform	Terraform in 15 mins, Terraform in 2 hours, Terraform Beginner to Pro - Warp 9 (Paid Course), Getting Started with Terraform on AWS, Intro to Terraform, Terraform Docs
Containerization: Docker	Docker for beginners - Full Course in 3 hours, From Docker to Deployment, Docker for Everyone in 2 Hours, Beginner’s Guide to Understanding and Building Docker Images, Anatomy of a Dockerfile, Docker Docs
Container orchestration: Kubernetes	Learn Kubernetes Now, Kubernetes for beginners, Just enough Kubernetes to be dangerous - Udemy, Kubernetes Docs and Training
Configuration management: Ansible	Ansible Tutorial for Beginners, Learn Ansible - series, Ansible Docs, YAML Syntax for Ansible (See Other for more YAML)
Monitoring + log management: Prometheus and Grafana	Monitoring using Prometheus and Grafana, Documentation
Scripting language: Python	Learn Python in 1 Hour, Python Tutorial for Beginners, Learn Python in 4 Hours, Explore Python on AWS, Python Handbook, Python Docs
CI/CD: GitLab	Gitlab on Udemy, GitLab Docs, or GitHub Actions CI/CD, AWS DevOps CI/CD - CodePipeline, Elastic Beanstalk, Mocha
Networking + Security	Intro to DevOps Bootcamp - Networking and Security, Cloud Security and DevOps Cheat Sheet, AWS Networking Fundamentals, Implement AWS Security Best Practices, AWS Well-Architected Security: Best Practices and Guidance
DevOps Courses	Beginner's Guide to Containers and Orchestration - Udemy, DevOps - The Introduction Course - Udemy, DevOps Basics for the Absolute Beginner - Udemy, DevOps Crash Course
Database: SQL	Learn SQL in 60 minutes, ** Learn SQL using MySQL in a day, SQL Quick Guide
Other	JSON, YAML tutorial and Learn YAML in 18mins, Agile and Scrum - Jira for beginners, APIs - APIs for beginners, Make your own API - super simple, APIs Cheat Sheet
Code editor: Visual Studio Code	Complete Guide to Visual Studio Code, Visual Studio Code Crash Course, VSC Resources

Looking for more tools and resources not listed? Check out 90 DevOps Tools and Automation Step by Step.

Get hands-on training

• AWS Hands-on Tutorials, AWS Well-Architected Labs
• AWS workshops - search in GitHub and full list here on Awesome AWS Workshops
• Azure & AWS Courses (Paid)
• DevOps Lifecycle has project ideas under "How to learn"
• Project ideas
  • 3 Projects to get hands-on with cloud
  • Top 10 places for AWS project ideas
  • Top 8 Exciting AWS Projects & Ideas For Beginners
  • 100DaysOfCloud Ideas List
• Start documenting your journey on your blog, GitHub, or GitHub Pages (And always share it on LinkedIn!)

Tips and resources

• What is DevOps? - Get Started With AWS
• From student to engineer: How to study smarter for cloud certs
• 7 Ways to Jumpstart Your Cloud Career
• Other cloud providers - Learn the basics: Azure Fundamentals, Google Cloud Platform for Beginners
• Azure/AWS/Google Cloud(GCP)/OCI Service Mapping
• AWS to Azure services comparison
• DevOps resources and blogs
• How to pass the CompTIA Security+ exam
• ** Defense Industry Guide – for those interested in working in government or overseas contracting
• Find courses on Udemy and freeCodeCamp
• Find PDFs to lots of tech books for free on PDF Drive
• Ask any questions in Everything DevOps - Reddit

Find jobs + read tips

• Easy Application - 400+ easy to apply to companies
• Product Hunt
• DEV Job listing
• Black Tech Pipeline
• POC in Tech
• Revision Path
• Diversify Tech
• Tech Ladies
• InHerSight
• Women Who Code
• Working Nomads
• We Work Remotely
• Remote in Tech
• AngelList
• LinkedIn Jobs
• NoDesk
• The Muse
• Dice
• Stack Overflow
• GitHub Jobs
• AWS Jobs
• Google Cloud Jobs
• Microsoft Jobs
• IBM Jobs
• Crunchbase (search "cloud")
• Aquent
• Indeed Jobs
• Consulting firms - Accenture, Slalom, Deloitte
• Freelancing and consulting - Toptal, Upwork, Solidgigs
• More job sites
• Resumes: Sample Cloud Engineer resume, Resumes for DevOps, ATS-friendly tips
• Top 85 DevOps interview questions

Tools I'm using

• Visual Studio Code for code editor - Link
• Git for Windows, Git Bash
• Docker for Windows - Link
• Replit is a web-based code editor/CLI (practice Linux) - Link
• Practice SQL - Link
• Want to see what I'm working on? Watch this YouTube playlist and check out some my hands-on projects.

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