The Great Cloud Gold Rush: An Adventure in Overspending
Pull up a chair, folks, because we’ve got a wild tale to share today. No, it’s not about cowboys, gold prospectors, or even fearless explorers conquering the unknown. Our story belongs to a different breed of pioneers—yeah, you got it right! We are talking about you and your fellow cloud residents! We journey together to […]
AWS Disaster Recovery Made Simple: Features, Benefits, and How They Solve Business Pain Points
Disasters can strike at any time and can cause significant damage to businesses, which means it’s important to have a disaster recovery and resiliency strategy in place to minimize downtime, data loss, and the impact of failures. Now, fortunately, Amazon Web Services (AWS) provides a range of features and benefits to help businesses design and […]
Mastering AWS Basics: Answers to the 5 Most Common Questions
1. What is AWS (Amazon Web Services)? Answer: Amazon Web Services (AWS) is a cloud computing platform provided by Amazon, offering a wide range of cloud-based services and tools such as computing power, storage, and databases, among others. These services enable businesses and developers to build, deploy, and scale applications, websites, and other IT solutions […]
Cloud Providers Compared: A Comprehensive Guide to AWS, Azure, and GCP
This is not “yet another cloud comparison video”. I’m not just going to be giving you a basic overview of each provider – instead, we’re going to be comparing Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud Platform (GCP) on a number of key factors and really diving into the details. So grab your […]
STAR vs DIGS Methods & Their Importance in Interviews
You’re probably aware of the STAR method (Situation, Task, Action, Result) and its importance in the Amazon interview, but I wanted to talk about a different method, my favourite, the DIGS method and why I think it’s way better than the STAR. Anyone who has ever sought a job has attended an interview, and let’s […]
Survive Your First Year As An AWS Solutions Architect
If you’re starting your journey at AWS, obviously and without a question: congratulations!! I’m positive this is going to be one of the most exciting opportunities you’ll ever have in your professional career.
But as you start your journey at AWS, I want to share some advice with you, some things that I went through myself to help
How I Landed A Solutions Architect Role at AWS
I’ve been working in the cloud for as long as the cloud existed – and I’ve been sharing my experience in the cloud world regularly with you for the past year or so on this channel – But it hit me recently that I’ve never really shared with you how I was able to land my job as a Sr Solutions Architect at AWS, the biggest cloud provider in the world.
Although life is chaotic and you can’t control much, I like to plan ahead, So getting into AWS back in 2019 wasn’t a stroke of luck, it was a goal I started working towards 4 years earlier – I still remember when I purchased the classic “Cracking the coding interview”