Master ONE cloud provider first - here’s why it matters…
Three years ago, I made a big mistake when switching from nursing to tech. I tried to learn AWS, Azure, AND Google Cloud all at once.
The result? I knew a little about everything, but not enough to get hired.
The Hard Truth About Cloud Skills
Here’s what I learned: being great at one cloud platform is worth much more than knowing the basics of all of them. It’s like trying to learn three languages at once - you won’t speak any of them well.
What Actually Works
I found success by doing this instead:
Picking one provider (I chose Azure)
Learning its main services inside and out
Building real projects, not just following tutorials
Getting several certifications in that one platform
Understanding how all the services work together
Pro Tip 💡
The basic ideas - like networking, security, and making systems bigger - work the same way in all cloud platforms. But you need to learn them well in one place first.
Keep automating,
Mischa
P.S: I’ve created a step-by-step cloud & DevOps learning plan that helped me get my first $100K+ DevOps job. You can find it in our Skool community, where we help each other become better cloud engineers. Click here to join.