www.madebygps.com/my-no-bs-guide-to-get-into-cloud/ lol I forgot to edit out the hair flip at the beginning I look like such a tool im sorry

Shes right, ive been self learning for 18 months so far, consistently for hours a day, even went part time at work so I can study 5 days a week. I now know python, sql, and currently doing a data engineer bootcamp learning about etl's etc, once I've made a couple pipeline projects using cloud for storage etc etc ill start applying for jobs, probably in around 3 months. Its taken longer than I wanted but look, I now know how to code, communicate with database, working with api's and pipelines, im hoping this enables me to stand out from everyone else who i know wouldn't put in the sacrifice to learn the amount I've learned. Oh and.. I started a data science at university 3 months ago, im 40 years old, never to late

A tip from someone in a senor role in this cloud thing: Talk to people local to you (city/neighborhood/...) for example in a local facebook group, say you're searching for something and ask for help. People are more open to help locals even if they don't know you personally. Tip 2: if someone tries to help you but it didn't work out - DONT GHOST THEM . Had someone reaching out to me to get an internship, I've proposed something in my company that in the end wasn't open anymore and I've said "sorry, this isn't going to work, maybe the next time" This guy didn't even answer me - not "it's ok, thanks for trying anyway", nothing. Guess what, dummy, there won't be a next time.

Thanks for always putting real stuff out. The new mentality is doing a 6 weeks boot camp and expecting a miraculous 6-figure paying job. I have been learning about the cloud for over a year and that ish is hard broski & brosket. The grind is TOUGH.

Had a conversation similar to this with a good friend about certs. I started my AWS cert journey 2 years ago and quickly learned it is not easy and you have to be obsessed with learning it + years of IT experience helps!

My IAM role gave me my experience in Cloud! Your videos inspired me to get Linux Essentials & now working on AZ-104. Cloud Engineer loading 😤

I finally got into a role and she ain’t lying. This material ain’t no joke. Social media can be misleading as heck 😅

After 9 months in L1 support, 6 months in L2, and 16 months in L3, I’m excited to say I’m now a Cloud Operations Administrator! It’s been quite the journey and definitely not easy, but I made it! I was fortunate that the opportunity was internal, and chatting with the team manager about my interest really helped. Always good to get your name in the brain!

Your content is real. I am doing RHCSA right now to get the Linux stuff and my G, it is different playing around a bit and installing a distro and learning stuff that really helps businesses. But it is awesome, you get real knowledge. Knowledge that a lot of people just don't have, and you can do real work. So it feels awesome. I have no issue spending 4000 hours to get good at something

I got my first AWS certification in 2019 but haven't managed to get into a cloud role yet. I never really had any clue what other skills I needed to learn and spent the first few years waiting for an AWS role. I slowly figured things out in the last few years, and it's been so difficult to get any interviews. I have almost given up and feel sad thinking about the years I lost. I worked as a sysadmin before, I've moved to a different country, and I'm doing helpdesk work at the moment. I'm not sure if I can come out of this, but your videos are still giving me some hope.

I agree its very difficult. I started an AWS cloud internship in May and there's so much information to learn.

What they really need to know is that it is not supposed to be easy. If it was everyone would be doing it. If it was we would not be paid as well as we do.

I really want to tell you that I think you give great advice, and I have recommended you to team members to expand their cloud knowledge and/or get into cloud.

Wow this is amazing and speaks so much to me. I been struggling lately with my career and figuring how I should be approaching my next steps, this video hit the nail on the head and im really glad I ran into it. Thank you so much for this. I'm currently working on Az-500 and want to migrate to a more cloud based/Azure role. I am currently at an MSP working as a Systems Engineer. Despite me being a bit further along my career I feel that I'm spread out too thinly into too many directions. I want a more focused career instead of being a Jack of all trades. Anyway thanks again!

Thanks for sharing your experiences & guiding us through learning Cloud stuff. It always inspiring watching your cloud contents

You are one of the best, if not the best, thing i've found in the internet in a looooong time. Thanks for puting the time to pass all these knowledge and experience.

I know I’m bending rule #2 a bit, but hontey you are SLAYINGGGG with that new fresh cut 💇🏽‍♀️!!! Get it sis!!! Love the encouragement you give to us and hopefully we can return some of that positive energy back your way! Much love GPS ♥️

Looking great GPS!

thank you , thank you , thank you ! my mind was literally a mess , i coming to an aws cloud practitioner exam and i am prepare but i did not know where to go after getting it and what to do until i found your blog today , thank you !

God bless you. You have no idea the impact you have on the community. I wish you more success and thank you for making this work. I know it's not easy to work in cloud, balance social media, while navigating the kooks online. Sigue pa'lante!

This channel is a Gold mine

Solid advice. And not just for the cloud. This could be applied to cyber, networking, etc. For cloud newbies, I'd also recommend learning Terraform after learning the basics. Get comfortable on that command line!

0:56 glad you open with this. I've have heard time after time locally (Not social media). "Get this certs and you'll get a 60k, 80k, 100k position." Or even worse entitlement "I took this training/certs and I deserve that 100k position" It doesnt work that way and you dont deserve anything(or anybody owes you anything for that matter). You have to put time and effort and earn it. It may take you 6 months or 2 years to finally get in the direction you want end up at. But nevertheless it takes time.

This such a great advice, and you are such an inspiring human being 😊🚀🌟

This is real top stuff. Thank you so much. I’ve been in telecommunication systems for about a decade and just ventured into cloud late last year and I quickly realized how deceitful the internet has become about cloud. It’s really neck breaking and not as easy as they make it seem. I’m pretty good with Linux as it’s the base platform for almost all telecom equipment. Thanks for all this great advice. I’m going to look into preparing for AZ-104. Thanks again. You earned a subscriber 🙂

Really GREAT content here , all the advice is sound and worth following!

What a great vid, I've had a very similar career path, I'm also an azure cloud engineer and I couldn't agree more with all these points, especially learning how to study which was a lot of trial and error for me. those fundamentals are the things that actually make you good at the job.

love this video so much i cant even tell you. youtube is full to the brim with people promising the easy route with high paying jobs in a few months of light studying. no one wants to tell people that its going to be hard, going to take a lot of work, and going to take a fair amount of time. they are all snake oil salesmen that dont care about their audience, just farming ad revenue. its been so challenging finding someone with your message. thanks for this. would love to see a video on other jobs/roles in the data space that you might think would be a good idea to aim for as well

Gwyne, this new look suits you 👌Gangsta 😎

hi gps i love the new look and thankyou for the advice!

I am a network person by my degree, but I love server management, I actually thought about an AWS or Azure cert but not real sure right at this moment. I agree with learning things thoroughly it does help later down the road and keeps one from becoming lazy. Great video and you have a new Subscriber!

Never disappoint the Cloud Queen 💪🏾😎

woah you got a different look! looking fresh there GPS!

Always dishing gold 👏

Great, thank you. The idea of having the same job in IT would be a dream. My experience has been every two years the smaller companies (who pay better) get bought out or loose their contract. I since then I gave up chasing high hourly (or salary) rates with small fast paced companies and have gone over to the dark side and now with with one of the giant monsters who swallow up the little companies. I get really great medical benefits and pretty steady work. But here I am just one of the thousands of fellow employees, that is the down side, nobody really notices your hard work (or it doesn't matter because the company is too big to keep track of me). My choice, take the good with the bad.

I usually hate these videos but the honesty here was just to good..

Love your new hairstyle

Gps flexing on us with the watch and necklace

Genuine video and solid advice. Thank you

Nice job .Thanks , finally some common sense content .. no wonder it's not getting tons of views like the other garbage

This was very insightful

I am enrolled in the AWA Cloud Institute. I pray it goes well. On my second class

Thank you :)

What about Data Engineer to Solutions architect/cloud engineer? I'm a Data Analyst studying to become a Data engineer. I would like start with A then go to CCNA but don't have the $$ to spend $250 + per certification with an entry level Data Analyst salary. Getting AWS certifications in solutions architect and associate Data engineer and increasing my salary with a data engineer role seems like the only way. The data engineer role would give me cloud experience and the certifications are cheaper. Would love to hear your honest thoughts

Appreciate the tips. Love the commitment to help others and keeping it real. There is a lot of bad content now for everything tbh. By the way, what keyboard is that? 😅

I went the CS degree route a few years ago when everyone was really pitching the cert then job thing , took lots of electives , graduate next year after 5 years . Interning right now as a network engineer, maybe would do it for a year or two as a jr engineer. But from ppl I talked to , since I’m good a programming and have good network understanding, (also other stuff like OS and Linux and Active Directory)that doing a few cloud centric projects should set me up pretty good to get a job after I graduate next year in cloud or devops . Yes I know their different 😅 My whole desire for cloud is to me it’s way more of a CS job than front end or back end development . Having to know not just programming , but IPs and memory , security , AI, command line etc , to me is like everything in CS rolled into one Also I’m in Chicago area , look of your condo looks Chicago to me because of radiator lol . If there’s any openings for freshers please let me know

Thank you for real advice.

I loved this, thank you!

Thank you 🎉🎉

It feels like have a casual talk with a friend,I went out for a midnight walk and put this video instead of the music. Thank you for explaining the whole process in a simple way step by step 🤍

Thank you Gwen

Im a mechanical engineer with 7 years of experience. That hardest thing for me to accept is the paycut. To go from making over 6 figures back to help desk is not doable. And I want to change careers because I did what I needed to do as an ME and I'm bored. I need a new challenge. I want to work remotely and have that freedom to live anywhere. I experimented with software and learned Java and C++ but I could not be paid to stare at code all day long. So I gave up on trying to be a software engineer. Then I was introduced into cloud and now I'm trying to learn as much as I can. Without having the guidance on what to focus on, its very easy to get overwhelmed. This is solid advice especially after seeing so many social media posts around breaking to cloud and breaking into tech. It's too much. I passed my AWS Practitioner and I found it's not enough to get in. Since then I've been trying to study for the Solutions Architect cert. It's a huge step up in difficulty but I was told it holds more weight. I guess my question is should I try to get that cert or should i just focus on projects even with the AWS Practitioner?

Thank you so much for sharing your experience. As a data scientist, I am looking to transition into Data Engineering to expand my skills in cloud computing, particularly in deploying AI on large ecosystems. Could you please give me an estimate of how much time you think I might need to become proficient with cloud technologies?

nice PRX!

I totally agree with you

Project project projects that’s right project

Thanks for the useful insights ! For someone who is aiming for cloud solution architect role, what would be your recommendation for projects as in no of projects and complexity of projects ?

liked the hair stye

Hi GPS, Can you share tips for how non-students can get an internship opportunity?

Going all out huh!?

Is it possible to skip the help desk role if you're already in tech? Say a network engineer with CCNP, AWS associate, advanced networking speciality and basic Python scripting. Ultimately want to transition to cloud eng, but want to try take a side step rather than step back.

Thanks for the heads up. I have over 18 years of IT support experience and now want to switch to a cloud career. Do you have any piece of advice from where to start with

How did your synology homelab go? It would be good to see a vid on it.

Great advice. now I am wondering if a Linux Essentials course is enough for entry level into cloud.

Hey GPS - weird question, but any thoughts with regard to VoIP or Communications and Cloud? Maybe as a niche/specialization etc?

Would moving to a major city like NYC (which is where I want to move to) be a good idea for my career?

cool hairstyle!

Anybody have advice for me on how to get cloud job I have 16 years of help desk or desktop support or end user support experience. I have my security + and md-102 cert and learned how to setup intune and endpoint? please advise help out please. I know a little about azure.

sweet video

Can I transition to a cloud job if I work in a QA position?

solid.

If there’s anyone who is at the start of their cloud journey and wants an accountability partner, let me know. I just got my AZ-900 and am currently working on getting my AZ-104 and AZ-204. I want to become a cloud architect in 6 years.

is it hard for freshers to get into this role ;-;

Help desk internship, one contract cloud role, passed two cert tests and a couple projects, associates degree in IT and I just can’t land an interview not even for help desk. It’s tough out here folks

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It's never been easy, and i've been always disgusted by the talk which claims that it's easy to some extent.

Hey what's up GPS! Great to see you! Thanks so much once again for sharing your wisdom with us! This is valuable info that will lead to success for sure! Please keep bringing us superb content and knowledge! as always, be well, be safe and cheers!!

I have 4 certificates in Azure and AWS and 10 projects portfolio. No job after 700 resume. Everyone looking 5-10 years experience. Don't waste your time on certifications.

geeps looking like a tik tok star

Too slow. I had to put you on 1.5