
138. How Do You Become A Cloud Architect?
AWS Bites
Intro
This chapter discusses the journey to becoming a cloud architect with a focus on AWS, highlighting essential skills and market demand. It also examines the evolution of the role and emphasizes the importance of foundational principles and specific cloud services.
Ready to take your tech career to the cloud and build those awe-inspiring systems you see? Then you're in the right place. This episode of AWS Bites is your blueprint for becoming a successful cloud architect. We're not just going to talk about it; we'll show you what worked for us, sharing the critical skills you need, and a practical path to build your expertise. Whether you're a beginner or looking to take the next step, join us as we equip you with the knowledge and tools to make your mark as a cloud architect!
In this episode, we mentioned the following resources:
- Google Cloud Architecture Definition: https://cloud.google.com/learn/what-is-cloud-architecture
- Market data about the Cloud Professional Services market: https://www.gminsights.com/industry-analysis/cloud-professional-services-market
- EP 91 - Our Journeys into Software and AWS: https://awsbites.com/91-our-journeys-into-software-and-aws/
- AWS Well-Architected Framework: https://aws.amazon.com/architecture/well-architected/
- EP 68 - Are you well architected?: https://awsbites.com/68-are-you-well-architected/
- Cloud Design Patterns: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/patterns/
- The art of scalability (book): https://www.amazon.com/Art-Scalability-Architecture-Organizations-Enterprise/dp/0134032802
- Enterprise integration patterns (book): https://www.amazon.com/Enterprise-Integration-Patterns-Designing-Deploying/dp/0321200683/
- Designing Data-Intensive Applications (book): https://www.amazon.com/Designing-Data-Intensive-Applications-Reliable-Maintainable/dp/1449373321
- AWS Networking Essentials (free guide): https://aws.amazon.com/getting-started/aws-networking-essentials/
- Docker Curriculum (free): https://docker-curriculum.com/
- How Linux works (book): https://www.amazon.com/How-Linux-Works-Brian-Ward/dp/1718500408/
- Exercism coding challenges: https://exercism.org/
- The tangled web (book): https://www.amazon.co.uk/Tangled-Web-Securing-Modern-Applications/dp/1593273886
- Low Level YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/lowlevellearning
- AWS - Best Practices for Security, Identity, & Compliance: https://aws.amazon.com/architecture/security-identity-compliance/
- Supercommunicators (book): https://www.amazon.com/Supercommunicators-Unlock-Secret-Language-Connection/dp/0593862066/
- An Elegant Puzzle (book): https://www.amazon.com/Elegant-Puzzle-Systems-Engineering-Management/dp/1732265186/
- Staff Engineer (book): https://www.amazon.com/Staff-Engineer-Leadership-beyond-management/dp/1736417916/
- EP 58 - What can kitties teach us about AWS: https://awsbites.com/58-what-can-kitties-teach-us-about-aws/
- AWS User Groups: https://aws.amazon.com/developer/community/usergroups/
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