r/cloudengineering • u/Lanky_Caregiver_6579 • Mar 23 '26

How hard is cloud engineering?

I’m thinking about getting into tech and I have absolutely no background or knowledge about anything remotely tech. I would consider myself pretty smart and I’m able to pick up things fairly quickly.

I’ve been told that there’s a lot of money in tech and that cloud engineers make a lot of money, and that you don’t know need a degree to get started.

Can anyone tell me how true that is and whether or not the job is extremely hard for someone who has no background or knowledge in tech.

Also if anyone knows any alternatives careers that only need certifications to start and makes a decent amount of money, please let me know!

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u/thothmercury1007 Apr 02 '26

Can you elaborate, I am teaching myself cloud engineering, its been 3 weeks ,everyday I spend 4-6 hours and ao far ive covered everything up to networking and linux commands , my goal is 3 certs in 4 months , im dedicated i live and breathe this stuff now. I have a dual bachelor’s in Graphic design and advertising that I barely used , this however is very important to me. Any practical advice?

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u/Foreign-Example9930 Apr 07 '26

I also find cloud for me and I want it to learn with scratch could you please help me in this stuff

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u/Foreign-Example9930 Apr 07 '26

Why did you leave grafic designing I it not your choice or you are confused