BABY STEPS INTO THE AWS CLOUD

This is gonna be my first post. To say I'm excited would be an overstatement. This is probably coz I have no idea what to write about but baby steps we say, so let's do this.

I am Pauline, a tech enthusiast and I am very passionate about cloud computing, especially AWS cloud. Not because I have tasted all the options available and settled with AWS as my favorite. It's coz this was my first cloud and oops! someone just fell in love.

My cloud journey has been amazing, started with Azubi Africa where I got introduced to the cloud journey. I was enrolled to the AWS re-start program for the first Kenyan cohort. Being a newbie in IT at the time, trust me the journey wasn't that easy. The best part about The restart program is diversity. You not only focus on the AWS Cloud fundamentals but also get introduced to Linux, Python, Networking, Security and Databases. This laid a great foundation for me to later on understand the stuff cooking behind the kitchen doors of the AWS cloud. I definitely recommend the program for anyone who would like to launch a cloud career but doesn't know how to get started. Visit Azubi Africa for more information about the program.

After 3 intense months in the program I finally certified as a cloud practitioner and I was hungry for more. I had a clear view of where I wanted to be career-wise at the moment. So I decided to do the Solution's Architect course still under Azubi Africa. At the same time I landed a contract as a Junior Trainer to train my successors in the program. Training comes with lots of learning and while doing my CSA I got a deep dive on the Well architected framework and learn a lot. Still working as a trainer and parsing knowledge has this fulfilment that comes with it. Feels great to witness students pass their certification exams and launch better cloud careers.

Focused on training for a while and decided why not try the Developer associate certification. This is where my love for server-less technology grew. Plus since I wanna be a Dev-ops engineer, definitely that is the path I had to take. The Developer Associate certification was an eye opener to me on how to actually build applications on AWS but most importantly focus on Server-less. Aced the certification like A week ago and I'm now putting in work to work on some open source projects, do lot's of hand's on labs in order to improve my technical skills.

It's been an Year now, working and learning on AWS but still there is a lot of work to be done...... There are my baby steps into the cloud and cheers to growing wiser and advancing our knowledge and skills.

End of story...... till next time