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Six series, sequenced so each one makes the next easier. Start with a free practice lab, so you can build and break things without ever opening a bill.
STEP 1 · FREE LAB
Set up a free local AWS lab on your laptop. Every later step can be practiced here.
Open the seriesSTEP 2 · FOUNDATIONS
Vendor-neutral basics: bare metal, virtualization, and how the cloud grew out of both.
Open the seriesSTEP 3 · THE PLATFORM
The deep dive that turns Cloud 101 concepts into a real platform you can actually use.
Open the seriesSTEP 4 · DESIGN
How the pieces fit together into systems that stay up, stay secure, and stay affordable.
Open the seriesSTEP 5 · TRAFFIC
VPCs, subnets, routing, and DNS: how traffic actually moves. (It's usually DNS.)
Open the seriesSTEP 6 · THE SUMMIT
Infrastructure as code: build all of the above from files, repeatably, and tear it down cleanly.
Open the seriesShort, plain-spoken emails with the next step in the path. Free, twice a week, and easy to leave.