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I work at AWS, and worked at private businesses who used AWS prior to joining AWS. I also have a handful of AWS (including DevOps Pro) and non-AWS certs. An AW
by whoknew1122 5y ago
I work at AWS, and worked at private businesses who used AWS prior to joining AWS. I also have a handful of AWS (including DevOps Pro) and non-AWS certs.
An AWS cert will teach you how to do DevOps using AWS tools. It'll teach you how to build a CI/CD pipeline, deploy containers, manage Kubernetes, etc. all in AWS. But to really understand it all, you need to know the underlying tech.
I would suggest learning the underlying tech first. And then if you decide you want to deploy on AWS, get the AWS cert. But if you don't know the difference between a Packer file and a Dockerfile; or if you don't understand IaaC, the AWS cert (assuming you pass the exam) will be of little use.
If you want to do AWS, I may suggest getting a Developer Associate/DevOps Pro training course and going through it. But any time you run into a concept you don't know, stop the course and go backfill your general DevOps knowledge. It'll help you retain the AWS knowledge, and you'll also be in a better position to actually put that cert to use.
- earino 5y agoDo you happen to know any DevOps training courses you would suggest I looked at?
- whoknew1122 5y agoHonestly, I haven't found a single 'this is DevOps' training course. But here are some pretty decent YouTube videos I just found: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Me3ea4nUt0U&list=PLEiEAq2VkUUJS6zkGgXeWw9l32EwRoYdR&index=4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Me3ea4nUt0U&list=PLEiEAq2VkU... <-- Good intro to DevOps concepts, and points out some popular tools https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l0tnG231VEc&list=PLEiEAq2VkUUJS6zkGgXeWw9l32EwRoYdR&index=6 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l0tnG231VEc&list=PLEiEAq2VkU... <-- Deeper dive into DevOps tooling From there you can dive into info about particular tools. Tooling discussions usually talk about other tools that can fit the same role. For example, if you're learning about Ansible, you'll probably hear about Puppet and Chef. That will give you other paths to travel down and learn more about the space. Although if you already have a stack in mind, it'll help your studies be more focused.