๐ซ AWS shenanigans ๐ฉ๏ธ | Public learner, mixing satire & cloud wisdom on the fly ๐พ #AWSCommunityBuilder #CiscoChamp #CloudPolyamorous ๐ฌ hello@giftedlane.com
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๐ Hi, Iโm @GiftedLane
๐ Iโm interested in AWS & DevOps Tools
๐ฑ Iโm currently learning all things #AWS
๐๏ธI will collab on AWS projects & speaking opps
๐ซ How to reach me, hello@giftedlane.com
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๐ผ๐๐ 29: land first IT role as a Lead Network Engineer
๐ผ๐๐ 33โ36: Desktop Support
๐๐ค๐ก๐ ๐จ: aren't you going backward?
๐๐: no, b/c this is my journey
๐ผ๐๐ 37: fall in love w/AWS, map out a Cloud career
โthere's no "I started late" you start when you start
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๐๐ค๐ฌ ๐'๐ข ๐ก๐๐๐ง๐ฃ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐ง๐ง๐๐๐ค๐ง๐ข:
1. Hashicorp's Get Started - AWS
developer.hashicorp.com/terrโฆ
2. What is CI/CD?
infoworld.com/article/327112โฆ
3. TF vs. CloudFormation
developer.hashicorp.com/terrโฆ
4. Terraform Bootcamp - @andrewbrown @mistwire
terraform.cloudprojectbootcaโฆ
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๐๐ค๐ฌ ๐'๐ข ๐ก๐๐๐ง๐ฃ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐ง๐ง๐๐๐ค๐ง๐ข:
1. Hashicorp's Get Started - AWS
developer.hashicorp.com/terrโฆ
2. What is CI/CD?
infoworld.com/article/327112โฆ
3. Terraform vs. CloudFormation
developer.hashicorp.com/terrโฆ
4. Terraform Associate - @andrewbrown
exampro.co/terraform
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Ya, friendly neighborhood Cloud Whispererโhas officially dropped "ASSOCIATE" from her title ๐
๐พ I am now a "Cloud Solutions Architect"
(I'll create a video soon of how that transition happenedโwithout me even asking ๐ค)
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๐ฅฒ DevOps is wildโ
THURS:
Automate clearing Redshift queues
MON:
stand up Terraform for a project
(still) MON:
Run Docker containers / fix AWS permission issues
(still MON):
Create scripts for SQL databases
Every damn day I'm researching/learning something new ๐
โlevelUp
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(๐๐ ๐ก๐ ๐ก๐ฉ๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ก ๐๐๐)
โ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ฃ๐ฆ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ง๐ถ๐ด๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ธ๐ช๐ต๐ฉ ๐ค๐ฆ๐ณ๐ต ๐ค๐ฉ๐ข๐ด๐ช๐ฏ๐จ, ๐๐ช๐ฉ ๐ ๐ฃ๐ค๐ฌ๐ก๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐จ๐๐ฃ๐, ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐จ๐ค๐ฃ๐๐ก ๐ซ๐๐ก๐๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ, & ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ค/ ๐ ๐ก๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ฆ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ข๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ก๐
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NGLโthis DevOps course is filling in some knowledge gaps for my day-to-day (while getting my hair braided ๐)
It's lining up to a lot of the words/sentences the Devs say to me ๐
DevOps is starting to make sense ๐ฉ๏ธ
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๐ค When did you realize it was time to swap learning journeys? How'd you go about it?
I'm ditching my AWS SysOps studies for a Terraform deep-dive
For me, the DevOps whispers are louder than the cloud's thunder right now ๐ฉ๏ธ
How I'm starting: developer.hashicorp.com/terrโฆ
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๐ผ๐๐ 37: Cloud Network Engineer
๐ผ๐๐ 38: Cloud Associate Architect (๐ค๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ข๐๐ก๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ข๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ก๐ )
โ DevOps Engineer
โ Partnership Manager
โ Cloud Security
โ Cloud Network Engineer
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๐๐ค๐ฌ ๐ ๐ฃ๐๐๐ก๐๐ ๐พ๐ก๐ค๐ช๐๐๐ค๐ง๐ข๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ ๐ฉ๐๐๐จ ๐ฌ๐๐๐ :
1. AWS CF User Guide
docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudโฆ
2. AWS DevOps Blog
aws.amazon.com/blogs/devops/โฆ
3. Practice Practice Practice
A sandbox account for risk-free trials & errors is how I got comfortable w/ JSON & YAML
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๐ฅ HUGE NEWS, fam!๐ฅ
I just got the golden ticket to Seoul, Korea for an EXCLUSIVE peek at how @awscloud and @riotgames power the League of Legends World Championship! ๐คฏ
๐ฅฐ BIG shout out to AWS Community Builders ๐ฅน
#AWSxLoLWorlds2023 #EsportsMagic
๐
I keep re-looking at my email inbox at some exciting news I just recievedโlike "this is happening fr fr?!" ๐ฅน๐ฅฐ
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I'm starting to feel like a real Cloud Personโthis week:
๐ซ my cloud training wheels fell off & I stepped into a lead DevOps position
๐ฅนmy team supports me & has my back
๐ I automated some stuff
๐studying so I can implement Terraform for this work project
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Also learned:
๐ Prioritization Skills
๐ Researching Skills
๐ Troubleshooting Skills
๐ Handling high-pressure situations
๐ ๐๐ค๐ฌ ๐จ๐ฉ๐ง๐ค๐ฃ๐ ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช ๐๐ง๐
#CloudCamp ๐ @andrewbrown
Things we learn in the FREE AWS Cloud Project Bootcamp:
โ๏ธ Fargate
โ๏ธ S3
โ๏ธ DynamoDB
โ๏ธ Honeycomb
โ๏ธ Rollbar
โ๏ธ Momento
โ๏ธ RDS
โ๏ธ CloudFormation
โ๏ธ CDK
โ๏ธ Lambda
โ๏ธ Docker
โ๏ธ AppSync
โ๏ธ CodePipeline
โ๏ธ Lucid Charts
โ๏ธ Cognito
โ๏ธ Route53
โ๏ธ ALB
โ๏ธ Bash scripting
โ๏ธ AWS CLI
etc...
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๐ค I've been running around re:inventโbut y'allโ๐ฅฐ big shout out to @andrewbrownโ๐ฅน my vids are part of the packaged @freeCodeCamp course
Be sure to check out the course, it legit aligned with my Year One Cloud Architect/DevOps Eng experience (for FREE)
piped.video/zA8guDqfv40?si=OXYuโฆ
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OMGโI just legit DevOps(ed) my first AWS CloudFormation template...for PROD
Having a work sandbox account is so clutch
(I do all my screws up there, and look awesome when it's go live time ๐คญ)
AWE, I'm building my first AWS solution for an actual client ๐๐
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๐ข๐ฐ๐๐ผ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ธ๐ถ๐ป๐ด โ "๐๐ผ๐น๐ $#!@, ๐'๐บ ๐ฎ ๐๐น๐ผ๐๐ฑ ๐๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ต๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐"
{ ๐๐๐ ๐ก๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ผ ๐ ๐ก๐ข๐๐ฆ ๐๐ฆ @$$ ๐๐๐ ๐ }
๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐ฎ๐จ๐๐ฅ๐จ, ๐ก๐๐ฉ'๐จ ๐๐ค!
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What's often not seen...the amount of hours I spend outside of work...
...studying to be better than yesterday and master my craft
(DevOps Sunday)
I can't speak DevOps w/o understanding a Dev's line of work #Python ๐
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ALRIGHTโget ready for vids and whatnot
I have officially touched down in Seoul for #AWSxLoLWorlds2023
(Let's Go!)
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When I tell you @cloudbart was one of my biggest championsโan ally for real
Like just going back over messages and convosโit makes me smile thru the sadness ๐
( Fundraiser for the Castle family: gofund.me/8d444c30 )
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๐จ NEW! Video
๐ Watch now for tips & tricks on setting up your free AWS account
piped.video/uZT8dA3G-S4
FREE AWS Cloud Project Bootcamp Prereq 4 #CloudCamp
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Experiencing my first AWS outage while working on a client project ๐ซ
(break time)
At first, I was like, "Oh sh!t, did I just break something?!"
I had just clicked 'Submit' for a CloudFormstion template ๐คญ
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๐พ I've been learning Terraform my own wayโby creating my own workshops ๐
I'm almost ready to share the first one:
๐ช๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ๐๐ต๐ผ๐ฝ ๐ง๐ถ๐๐น๐ฒ:
Los Santos Cloud Adventures - AWS & Terraform (GTA V edition)
{I've taken coursesโsave your suggestions}
( ๐งต ๐ข๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ก ๐ )
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Have you checked out the Official Playlist for the Terraform boot campโI'm back as the Student Advocate
Official Playlist: piped.video/playlist?list=PLโฆ
Pre-reg for the boot camp HERE
terraform.cloudprojectbootcaโฆ
We hit our first cap of pre-registration for the Terraform Beginner Bootcamp, and I've just extended it.
Get on this list while you can because it's filling up fast.
terraform.cloudprojectbootcaโฆ
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That time, I tried signing up for the Air Force to be a pilotโand learned I was an inch away from being legally classified as a dwarf ๐ซ
(I'm Too Shortโhe's too tallโand now we work in tech ๐คฃ)
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๐ง๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ถ๐บ๐ฒ @davidbombal ๐ฎ๐๐ธ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ถ๐ณ ๐'๐ฑ ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฏ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐๐น๐น ๐ฏ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ต๐ผ๐ฟ๐ป๐ ๐ฎ๐ด๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป โ ๐ ๐ฆ๐๐!
๐ซ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ {๐ข๐ฎ} ๐๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ข๐บ ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ฑ ๐ต๐ข๐ญ๐ฌ
๐๐๐๐๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ง ๐ฃ๐ค๐ฌ (how I got into cloud)
events.giftedlane.com/
#GiftedLaneComeback22
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Made my way thru Week 1: Docker #CloudCamp
๐๐ฎ ๐๐๐๐ฅ-๐๐๐ซ๐:
1 - @jamesspurin on YouTube
piped.video/@DiveIntoDurham
2 - @Docker's Docs
docs.docker.com/get-started/
3 - @vdespa on YouTube
piped.video/PGyhBwLyK2U
piped.video/playlist?list=PLโฆ
4 - Udemy
udemy.com/course/gitlab-cicdโฆ
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"How would I start my AWS journey knowing what I know now?"
1. Take an AWS SAA course & get certified
2. Take a Linux Basics course
3. Learn Regex basics
4. Do the #CloudResumeChallenge
5. Set up SSO for my AWS accounts ๐
6. Work thru tutorials on explore.skillbuilder.aws/leaโฆ
๐ป๐, ๐ผ'๐ ๐๐ ๐ถ๐๐๐ข๐ ๐ด๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ก๐ ๐ด๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ก๐๐๐ก & ๐ด๐๐ ๐๐๐ก๐ฉ๐ข๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ก ๐โ๐ฌ๐๐๐ฉ ๐ฆ๐ช๐๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ๐จ ๐ฎ'๐๐ก๐ก ๐๐ค๐ฉ ๐๐๐ค๐ช๐ฉ ๐ผ๐๐ & ๐พ๐ก๐ค๐ช๐?
(this is the closest I'll do to "ask me anything" ๐)
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#CloudCamp Andrew has a vid on recreating the Cruddur Arcitecture in Lucidchart ๐คฉ
piped.video/K6FDrI_tz0k
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I officially left my ๐ in Seoulโso many locals telling me they respect & appreciate me for taking time to learn their culture & languageโeven randomly in line at the airport
(๐ซ I don't get this love in the StatesโSeoul hit WAY different ๐ฅฐ)
Alsoโcute guys EVERYWHERE ๐๐คญ
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Yay! I created my first Lambda ever...
That gets triggered by AWS API Gateway...
๐ And it returned a payload ๐ฅณ
Want to get shook & learn stuff daily at a rapid pace? DevOps.
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๐ I see I crossed that 5k follower mark...
...i suppose a giveaway is in order
Stay tuned...
...I'm thinking about giving away my iMac ๐ซ
(you know, for studying)
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All I want to do is work thru a Terraform workshop I created for myself (using ChatGPT)โand that feels awesome ๐พ
GTA V x Terraform is happening (stay tuned)๐ฉ๏ธ
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Quick pauseโin all seriousness
How are y'all? How's your day? How's life?
โI took a hit this week, and my heart still hurts. I'm still processing and coming to terms with a close friend who...๐
So just checking in ๐ค
Bart was a real one; I'm going to miss talking to him
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๐ฅBOOM๐ฅPrereqs 6, 8, 9 uploaded!
#5 Momento will be completed after I go knock out this aerial yoga for the day ๐ง๐ฟโโ๏ธ
๐ค I will do a bonus vid for custom domains a bit later
piped.video/playlist?list=PLโฆ
#CloudCamp (let's go!)
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Ooo weekend projectโset up ๐ผ๐๐ ๐พ๐ก๐๐๐ฃ๐ฉ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ฃ๐๐ฅ๐ค๐๐ฃ๐ฉ
๐ค WHAT IS IT:
docs.aws.amazon.com/vpn/lateโฆ
โจ FREE TUTORIAL:
docs.aws.amazon.com/vpn/lateโฆ
โ WHY
Easier, secure way to connect to databases versus using bastion hosts / jump boxes
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Jury Duty waiting room == Terraform Study Time ๐คญ
I love how courses are like, "4.5 hours worth of videos"
4 days later I'm still not done with the course ๐
(I'm hungry)
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My latest podcast appearance ๐ค
- why cloud
- how cloud
- and shenanigans ๐
Thanks, @cables2clouds, for having me on the show. I had a blast ๐ค
On today's episode, we're joined by the magnificent @GiftedLane! We dive into her journey from a traditional network engineering role into a Cloud Associate Architect role. We were delighted to have Shala on the podcast to share her perspective on the transition.
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๐ GIFTED LANEยฎ Giveaway! ๐I'm giving away $25 AWS credits! ๐
How to enter:
1๏ธโฃ Follow me (if you aren't already)
2๏ธโฃ Like this post
3๏ธโฃ Comment on why you'd benefit from AWS credits
๐
Giveaway ends AUG 23!
#GiftedLaneGiveaway
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Why cloud?
Cuz I was once woken up at 2 AM during an on-call week because {wait for it}
Someone ran out of legal printing paper
First, the team I was on didn't handle that sort of thing
Second, what am I supposed to do about it at 2 AM??
{it was time for a career pivot}
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This exact moment an epiphany while workingโDevOps??
DevOps:
โข Is a culture
DevOps Engineer
โข I'm part Developer
โข I'm heavy Operations
For my role to work, I have to understand coding & the software dev cycleโand how AWS works ๐ ๐ฉ๏ธ
I have to speak both Dev & AWS ๐
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๐คฉ Have y'all checked out @TechWithLucy's YouTube channel? ๐ท๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ข๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ & ๐๐ฉ๐๐๐ ๐๐ก ๐๐ข๐ก.
{ 1 of my newest faves ๐ }
piped.video/c/TechwithLucy
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DAY 4 of #awsreinvent2023 โ I'm in full zombie mode
(how am I even awake right now?!)
One of my fave things is the amount of calories I burned walking ๐คญ๐
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#CloudCamp ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ต๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐
The Architecture Diagram has been posted to the Student Portal ๐ฅณ
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Okโthis gaming rig is a beast ๐คฉ
โ Intel Core i7 12th Gen
โ NVIDIA 3070
โ 32 GB RAM
Opens Premiere pro & Photoshop in seconds (not minutes)
Video editing has been a dream on it
๐๐๐ฅ๐ก, ๐ผ'๐๐ ๐ก๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ก
(not my strong suit)
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Let's see how productive I am working in 25 min intervals today
- 25 min Zelda
- 5 min break
- 25 min YT vids
- 10 min chess break
(rinse & repeat)
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๐ป๐, ๐ผ'๐ ๐๐ ๐ถ๐๐๐ข๐ ๐ด๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ก๐ ๐ด๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ก๐๐๐ก & ๐ด๐๐ ๐๐๐ก๐ฉ๐ข๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ก ๐โ๐ฌ๐๐๐ฉ ๐ฆ๐ช๐๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ๐จ ๐ฎ'๐๐ก๐ก ๐๐ค๐ฉ ๐๐๐ค๐ช๐ฉ ๐ผ๐๐ & ๐พ๐ก๐ค๐ช๐?
(this is the closest I'll do to "ask me anything" ๐)
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Alright, you can now download a ๐๐๐๐ copy of my Cloud Career Mind Map gl.fyi/CloudMindMap and edit it for your personal use ๐ค
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My latest ChatGPT created workshop for my selfโ๐ช๐จ๐๐ฃ๐ AWS ๐พ๐ก๐ค๐ช๐๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐๐ง๐๐๐ฉ๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐ก๐ฉ๐ ๐ฟ๐๐จ๐๐๐ค๐๐ง๐ (Zelda: BOTW theme)
๐พ For more ideas, subscribe to my YouTube channel: YouTube.com/@giftedlane ๐ฉ๏ธ
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๐ฅด Today's DevOps Adventure: looking thru 2500+ lines in an AWS CloudFormation template to understand what the hell it's doing & why
(who did this ๐ฅฒ modules, please)
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Shout out to @andrewbrown for stopping by and hanging out with the @vBrownBag crew! ๐ฅฐ
๐๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐จ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐ฎ๐ค๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ฃ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐ช๐๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ค ๐จ๐ฉ๐ค๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐ ๐๐ฎ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐จ๐ ๐๐ ๐ฆ๐ช๐๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ๐จ ๐ค
S/O to @labeveryday for pulling up ๐พ
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Ever accidentally turned off the Internet for an entire skyscraper? ๐ข๐ฅ I have! Tune in to see how a network newbie (yours truly) became a tech legend by taking down 44 floors! ๐ ๏ธ๐ป
The full vid finally drops tomorrow!
piped.video/@giftedlane
#DevOops #EpicFailTurnedWin
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The ๐๐๐๐๐ reason I'm having so much fun working DevOps (outta my comfort zone)โI ๐๐๐
been feeling like the `dumbest person in the room` every day
๐๐ฉ๏ธ day-by-day that feeling is going away
(I'm starting to know my sh!t)
it's Sunday, and back to lab(ing)
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๐ถโ๐ซ๏ธ๐๐๐ฅ ๐ค๐ฃ ๐๐ค๐ฌ ๐ ๐ก๐๐ฃ๐๐๐ ๐ข๐ฎ ๐๐๐ง๐จ๐ฉ ๐พ๐ก๐ค๐ช๐ ๐ง๐ค๐ก๐: I first sat down and mapped out the career I wanted. Then I took that map and created actionable goals.
Create your own Mind-Map: gl.fyi/cloudmindmap
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๐ฉ๏ธ I'm updating my Cloud Career Mind Map on the next live stream! ๐ค It's been a year & some change since I started my Cloud journey.
"Mapping My Future: โ
Live Career & Coffee Chat โ"
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AUG 18th @ 9 PM EST
๐ GL.FYI/Twitch
(email alerts๐)
GL.FYI/twitch-alerts
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Remember those late-night Twitch streams, when it was just us, the AWS console, and those chill vibes...
...๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ข๐ฏ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ช๐ต๐บ ๐๐ถ๐ช๐ญ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ณ ๐จ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐ข ๐ต๐ณ๐ช๐ฑ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ญ, ๐๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ข #AWSxLoLWorlds2023
dev.to/aws-builders/aws-builโฆ
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How I make use of ChatGPT for learning
๐คญ๐๐
๐ ๐: ChatGPT teach me Terraform with a GTA V theme
๐๐ต๐ฎ๐๐๐ฃ๐ง:
(Trevor, the maverick tester ๐)
๐๐ค๐ฌ ๐'๐ข ๐ก๐๐๐ง๐ฃ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐ง๐ง๐๐๐ค๐ง๐ข:
1. Hashicorp's Get Started - AWS
developer.hashicorp.com/terrโฆ
2. What is CI/CD?
infoworld.com/article/327112โฆ
3. Terraform vs. CloudFormation
developer.hashicorp.com/terrโฆ
4. Terraform Associate - @andrewbrown
exampro.co/terraform
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๐ ๐จ๐ฌ๐๐๐ง 95% ๐ค๐ ๐ข๐ฎ ๐ฉ๐๐ข๐ ๐๐จ ๐ ๐พ๐ก๐ค๐ช๐ ๐ผ๐ง๐๐๐๐ฉ๐๐๐ฉ ๐๐จ ๐ง๐๐จ๐๐๐ง๐๐
Today I'm ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ฉ๐๐๐ Firebase Webhook Integration with Appflow
{still wearing the additional hat of Mobile Dev}
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This time last year, I was bored with my career and not sure what to do next
I started learning AWS, and it's been a fun ride
๐พ๐ก๐ค๐ช๐ ๐๐๐ฉ๐ฌ๐ค๐ง๐ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ก๐ ๐พ๐ก๐ค๐ช๐ ๐ผ๐จ๐จ๐ค๐๐๐๐ฉ๐ ๐ผ๐ง๐๐๐๐ฉ๐๐๐ฉ in 5 months ๐ (TF)
{ where it all started last September}
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Onwards! 25-minute sprint to knock out the 13 lessons/labs separating me from the preciousโ'Terraform with AWS' section ๐ซ
๐Picked up some TF gems along the way; 31 lessons completed so far
(๐๐ฉ๏ธI like having strong fundamentals)
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๐คญ๐คฃ
DEV:
Where do I find the Public IP for this AWS container?
ME (the DevOps Eng):
Uhh, well damn, the UI changed. I knew how to find it an hour ago ๐
(true story)
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AlrightโI'm awake
Time to do another battle with AWS Load Balancers and ECS
(literally the look on my face before work, I love Cloud ๐ฅฐ)
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1:35aโI just figured out a baller Lambda setup
โhow to automagically have Lambda1 'throttle' Lambda2 using AWS Eventbridge Scheduler (reducing Redshift costs)
(no more manual runs)
I'm getting better each day ๐
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My AWS-DevOps life this week:
๐ฆ๏ธ CloudFormation
๐ฆ๏ธ ECS
๐ฆ๏ธ RDS
๐ฆ๏ธ CodePipeline
๐ฆ๏ธ GitLab repo mirrors to CodeCommit
(and tons of IAM ๐)
There were good daysโand there were bad days, but I got that W in the end โจ
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Excited! Learned some #DevOps lingo while watching my best friend play Zelda: TOTK! ๐ฉ๏ธ This course is putting the pieces together and making what the devs say to me make sense. I finally understand what the hell NPM means! ๐๐ซ
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2023 (thus far)
โ I haven't f'd up my Cloud job
โ got a gaming PC
โ taking an in-person Korean language class
โ booked my first aerial yoga class
I'm focusing on my core values
(fun & curiosity)
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#CloudCamp, who's getting their Week 0 Homework in this morning? [ME! ๐
]
@andrewbrown is taking us thru our paces; feels like trying to make deadlines at my IRL job
Tomorrow live-stream class, we are getting hands-on experience using Docker to do App Containerization for the FREE #AWS Cloud Project Bootcamp with guest instructors @EdithPuclla and @jamesspurin
Are you coming?
piped.video/watch?v=zJnNe5Nvโฆ
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I keep re-looking at my email inbox at some exciting news I just recievedโlike "this is happening fr fr?!" ๐ฅน๐ฅฐ
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๐ช๐ต๐ฒ๐ป ๐'๐บ ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด๐, ๐'๐บ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ผ๐ณ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฑ๐ผ๐ฐ๐ โ ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐๐ข๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ก ๐ฉ๐๐ค ๐ก๐ ๐๐ ๐ก๐ฉ๐ ๐๐จ๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ก๐ฉ๐ ๐๐๐๐ก๐๐๐
{ you want me to implement AWS CodePipeline? sure. }
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๐พ This was me getting ready for #AWSxLoLWorlds2023 in Seoul, Korea then flying to Vegas for #AWSreInvent
(round 3 was a bishโthen I had to do round 4 ๐ซ )
Shout out to @Certifiedcurls and @RealMamaEagle for keeping me motivated ๐ค
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Look at me submitting a service quota increase ๐ AWS, I must have more NAT Gateways ๐ฉ๏ธ
โfeeling like a real DevOps person over here ๐คญ using IaC to build out new environments & ish
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Something about these late nite hoursโI tend to figure sh!t out
(probably because it's quiet ๐คญ)
DevOps Out โ๏ธ
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I had a blast! The active chat was awesomeโbig shout out to the community for pulling up & having fun with us ๐ค
And yesโI got to chop it with my big bros ๐ฅณ
(3 of my biggest tech allies right here, y'all)
left-to-right: @mistwire @rogerkwhite1 @labeveryday
That was an *amazing* @vBrownBag episode, but my fav part was catching up with @labeveryday after we stopped recording ๐ฅฐ๐ฅณ๐คฃ๐ฅฐ
We will be posting "Using ChatGPT to earn an extra $20k a month" on our YouTube channel tomorrow: piped.video/@vBrownBag
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๐พ๐ก๐ค๐ช๐ ๐ผ๐ง๐๐๐๐ฉ๐๐๐ฉ ๐๐๐ฌ๐๐๐ ๐พ๐๐ง๐ค๐ฃ๐๐๐ก๐๐จ:
[sigh] I grabbed a free copy of Jira to figure out how to integrate it with GitLab w/o screwing up the production accounts ๐
#DevOps
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๐๐:
๐๐๐ก ๐๐ ๐๐ข๐๐๐๐๐ฆ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ก ๐กโ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ก 3 ๐ถ๐๐๐ข๐๐น๐๐๐๐ก ๐ฃ๐๐๐
๐๐:
๐ (19+ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ก๐ฉ๐ ๐๐ด๐น ๐ฃ๐๐๐๐)
#AWS SysOps Associate
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I think I know what the hell I'm doing in AWS ๐๐คญ (day-by-day)
โnothing makes me happier than breaking sh!t in a sandbox account, fixing said broken sh!t (in PROD) & the Devs I support as a DevOps engineer giving me ๐ ๐ฅณ early in the morn
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๐ฏ Typically others in the room are thinking the same dumb questions #CloudCamp
@andrewbrown @MargaretValtie @mistwire
piped.video/watch?v=SG8blanhโฆ
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๐๐ข๐๐ ๐๐๐ฆ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐โ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ข๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ @gitlab ๐ฃ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐
(๐๐ฆ) ๐พ๐ก๐ค๐ช๐ ๐ผ๐ง๐๐๐๐ฉ๐๐๐ฉ ๐ญ๐ช๐ง๐ฆ :
๐ค 10% meetings
๐ 80% researching how to do what's asked
๐ 20% break/fix trials in my home lab
๐ 10% hands-on-keyboard
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I always pictured this when I would see/hear that phrase
I'm like, OK, you break in & then what
{the tech space can be a lot}
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The goods have been acquired ๐คฉ
๐๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐'๐ก๐ก ๐๐ค ๐จ๐ฅ๐ก๐ช๐ง๐๐ ๐ค๐ฃ ๐ ๐๐๐ข๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐พ ๐ฉ๐ค๐๐๐ฎโ๐ ๐ข๐๐๐๐ ๐ก๐๐๐๐ ?
What I have in mind:
โ Intel Core i7 12th Gen
โ NVIDIA 3070
โ 32 GB (or more) RAM
*๐๐๐๐๐๐s ๐ค๐ฉ๐๐ก'๐ ๐๐ ๐ ๐ก๐๐๐, ๐๐๐ ๐ ๐ค๐๐ out ๐
๐ด๐ ๐๐๐ก๐๐
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๐ค There's something nostalgic about reaching out to Desktop Support at workโI'll always have ๐ for that role
(Just a year & some change ago, I was Desktop Support)
And Help Desk contains the unsung heroes; I'm forever in awe of the folks holding that desk down ๐๐
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#CloudCamp
Y'all want to knock out Terraform Bootcamp prereqs with me during a livestream tonight, Sept. 8? (say I)
Official Bootcamp Playlist:
piped.video/playlist?list=PLโฆ
Cc: @andrewbrown @mistwire (Chris)
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So today I learned about AWS Console Dark Modeโ๐
I totally missed this announcement:
aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whaโฆ
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๐ผ ๐๐ก๐๐ฃ๐๐ ๐๐ฉ ๐ข๐ฎ ๐๐๐ฎ ๐๐จ ๐ ๐พ๐ก๐ค๐ช๐ ๐ผ๐ง๐๐๐๐ฉ๐๐๐ฉ (AWS)โI had to learn how to use/set up Cloudflare
[๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ถ๐๐๐ข๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ข๐๐๐ก๐๐๐ ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ข๐๐]
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Y'all, AWS CloudTrail is ๐๐ clutch...
๐๐๐?
It helped me figure out what actions were done 3 months agoโwhen there's no notes or documentation for said actions performed, not by me ๐
โจ Free CloudTrail Tutorialโจ
docs.aws.amazon.com/awscloudโฆ
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I got a cable tray and knocked it down to a single power strip cord hanging
I have to see how I want to manage it for this sit/stand situation
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๐'๐๐ก๐ก ๐ง๐๐๐๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ง??
terraform.cloudprojectbootcaโฆ
๐ค I'm happy to be participating as the Student Advocate. Got questions? I got answers.
Just a reminder folks the Terraform Beginner Bootcamp starts Sept 16th 2023. You haven't missed it. Save the date
Also have you been getting the emails?
We'll be sending one out today.
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Me on my Cloud Network Eng game this morn
๐ธ๐ฅ๐๐ ๐ก๐๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ ๐ก๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ก๐ข๐:
(dig thru)
- AWS CloudFront setup
- Cloudflare setup
- Deep research into what a CDN is
- Deep dive/hands-on use tools to discover what CDNs are touching the current application
Learn cloud faster and and better retention?
Use my learning technique called ๐Stacking๐
Research the theory behind a concept eg. CDNs
Then build a project in all major providers:
- CloudFront
- Azure CDNs
- Azure FrontDoor
- Fastly
- CloudFlare
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I'm building Terraform from the ground up for a high-priority work projectโso I created a GTA V-themed learning journey for myself
I'm shaping this into a 6-part series
And y'all get to participate ๐๐ฎ
Early sign-up: events.giftedlane.com/gta-teโฆ
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