you need to learn AWS RIGHT NOW!! (Amazon Web Services)

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The creator argues IT workers should learn cloud computing now, with AWS as the starting point because companies are renting Amazon’s servers instead of buying their own, creating demand for people who can migrate and manage that infrastructure. He cites, as he presents them, LinkedIn, Business Insider, and Global Knowledge lists ranking cloud computing near the top of wanted skills, and a Dice Tech Salary Report figure he quotes of $128,000 a year on average for a cloud engineer. For entry points he recommends two certifications: AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner for complete beginners, and AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate for those already in IT, noting his brother Cameron used the latter to move from network engineer to cloud engineer. The hands-on portion walks through creating a free AWS account with 12 months of free tier access, launching an EC2 virtual machine using Amazon Linux on a free-tier-eligible t2.micro instance, creating and downloading a public/private key pair for authentication, connecting through the browser, and then stopping or terminating the instance. He closes by saying learning one cloud makes Azure and Google Cloud easier to pick up later.

Key takeaways

Companies rent cloud capacity to avoid large server purchases and to scale quickly, which creates ongoing demand for AWS-skilled IT staff
Start with AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner if new to cloud, or Solutions Architect Associate if already working in IT
The AWS free tier gives 12 months to practice without charge as long as you stay within its limits
A first hands-on exercise is launching an Amazon Linux EC2 instance on a t2.micro, creating a key pair, and connecting via the browser
Terminate or stop instances when finished, and treat learning one cloud provider as a foundation for learning the others

Episode details: published August 15, 2020 · 7:38 long. Summary written by Self Growth Videos from the episode itself. Business results and any income figures mentioned are NetworkChuck’s own claims, shared for education — they are not typical or guaranteed.

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