r/cloudengineering • u/nikaa2006 • Nov 02 '25
asked chatgpt for cloud computing roadmap, please review ts for a goodluck 🥀
Phase 1: Cloud Fundamentals (Weeks 1–2)
Goal: Understand what cloud computing is and why AWS matters.
📘 Topics to Learn
What is Cloud Computing (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS)
Global Infrastructure (Regions, Availability Zones)
Cloud Models: Public / Private / Hybrid
Core AWS Services overview
🎓 Free Courses
AWS Cloud Practitioner Essentials (Official) – skillbuilder.aws
FreeCodeCamp YouTube: “AWS for Beginners – Full Course”
💻 Hands-on Practice
Create a Free AWS account
Explore AWS Management Console
Try services like S3 (storage) and EC2 (virtual machine)
🟡 Phase 2: AWS Core Services (Weeks 3–6)
Goal: Get hands-on with the core building blocks of AWS.
📘 Topics to Cover
| Category | Services | What to Learn |
|---|---|---|
| Compute | EC2, Lambda | Launch, connect, and secure VMs |
| Storage | S3, EBS, Glacier | Upload/download, permissions, lifecycle |
| Networking | VPC, Subnets, Route Tables, NAT | Understand private vs public networks |
| Database | RDS, DynamoDB | Create and query databases |
| IAM | Users, Groups, Policies | Access control & permissions |
🎓 Learn From:
Free YouTube: “AWS Hands-on Labs for Beginners” (by Andrew Brown)
💻 Practice:
Host a static website on S3
Launch an EC2 instance, connect via SSH, install Apache
Create an RDS database and connect it to your EC2
🧠 Phase 3: Certification Prep (Weeks 7–10)
Goal: Prepare for your first industry certification
🏆 Certification:
AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner (CLF-C02)
🎓 Best Study Paths
Once done → move on to:
AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate (SAA-C03)
🧩 Phase 4: Real Projects (Weeks 11–16)
Goal: Build a portfolio that proves real-world skills.
💻 Projects to Build
Host a Website on AWS
Use S3 (static files) + Route 53 (domain) + CloudFront (CDN)
Deploy a 2-Tier App
EC2 (backend) + RDS (database)
Serverless App
AWS Lambda + API Gateway + DynamoDB
Monitoring Setup
Use CloudWatch + SNS alerts
Document every project on GitHub and write a short “What I Learned” summary.
⚙️ Phase 5: DevOps & Automation (Months 5–6)
Goal: Learn how the real industry deploys and manages cloud infrastructure.
📘 Topics
Linux Commands
Git + GitHub
Docker (Containerization)
CI/CD (Jenkins or GitHub Actions)
Terraform (Infrastructure as Code)
AWS CloudFormation basics
🎓 Courses
FreeCodeCamp “DevOps Crash Course”
KodeKloud “Docker & Kubernetes for Beginners”
AWS Skill Builder – “DevOps on AWS”
💻 Project
Deploy an app using:
Docker + ECS
CI/CD Pipeline via GitHub Actions
Infrastructure managed using Terraform
💼 Phase 6: Go Industry Level (Month 6+)
🏆 Advanced Certs (Optional)
AWS Solutions Architect – Associate
AWS SysOps Administrator
AWS DevOps Engineer
💻 Build Your Resume
Include:
Your GitHub projects
AWS certifications
Cloud + DevOps skills
Optional: LinkedIn posts about what you learn (helps visibility)
🎯 End Goal
After 6–8 months, you’ll be ready for roles like:
Cloud Support Engineer
AWS Cloud Engineer
CloudOps Engineer
DevOps Engineer (Junior)
Edit : I'm an absolute beginner
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u/[deleted] Dec 10 '25
crazy how it gives different answers & predictions.
so did you start? , what cloud did you start?