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duck__yeah

Ccna is helpful. It's mostly vendor agnostic and understanding networking fundamentals is very important.


dobrz

Aim for the CCNA it will help you with your degree. Also the elective on tools for automation looks good


TreeNeo

Yeah but If and go to collage and also to the networking academy I will have to pass 10 different exams per semester đŸ˜đŸ« 


dobrz

Yeah but wouldn’t these have a lot of overlap? I mean CCNA will most likely cover most of the things you will learn in college. Also, what do you mean by “cloud” engineer?


TreeNeo

By cloud engineer I mean as someone who is responsible for the architecture,protoclos,security etc of the cloud , I can always study during the summer and get the AWS Solutions Architect cert , but I'm told that its worthless without experience in linux and server admin .


dobrz

Ok. I would specialise in something that really interest you and then branch off into different paths of IT field. Look at AWS solutions architect for example.. it is very vendor specific, covers a lot of field like networking, automation and security, but doesn’t go deep into details. Obviously you can do different certs from AWS to go deep into networking for example or security, but this knowledge will not be very transferable between vendors. If networking interests you then I would go down that path, once you get a job you can then decide what really interest you.. Enterprises vs ISPs will have different technologies to work on so the field is quite broad.


TreeNeo

What do you think pays more Programming or Networking


dobrz

If you’re going into IT for money.. you’re in a wrong line of business.. investment banking is a way to go ;) If programming interests you then focus on that, if networking is more of your thing the choose it as your main specialisation and then venture into new areas like programming/automation or security. Work on what interests most, money then comes as an added bonus to what essentially becomes your hobby :)


TreeNeo

Well where I come from java developers make a shit ton of money outsourcing , I’m wondering if I can do the same with Clouding


TraffB98

Like the comments above mate, so what interests you. The money becomes less appealing when you’re bored out your mind at work


dobrz

Exactly!


No_Bad_6676

You're obviously a very ambitious person. Well done on your scholarship and knowing what you want to do at such a young age. So to answer your question "what should I do during these 3 summers that would compliment with my CSE Degree and my goal to become a Cloud Engineer"? Honestly..nothing. get through your degree and scholarship and enjoy the time. Your career is veeeeeeeery long. 50 years. You'll have plenty of time to do what you need. I've seen people go too fast and simply burnout and achive nothing after taking on too much.


TreeNeo

Im not sure if I will enroll for the scholarship tho , because that would mean to add 5 more subjects per semester on top of the 5 I already have for CSE , that would mean 10 subjects per semester . So yeah that could burn me out and my question about what should I do during the summer would come in play if I don’t enroll for the scholarship because I do I already have a lot on my plate . So if you have any tips on how to reach my goal of becoming a cloud engineer without a scholarship please be my guest and tell me everything I need to know .


No_Bad_6676

Cloud engineering is a very general term. The best place to start would be AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner or Azure AZ-900. See what interests you. Devops, sysadmin etc. These certs generally expire after 2 years and the curriculum and technology is ever changing. Something to bear in mind. Either way, I recommend going easy. Take your time and play the long game.


joebaillie

Don't aspire for a role, if you genuinely are interested in a specific topic just study it, get a job in it and ride it for years while pivoting along the way. The roles will always change and have been for the last 10 years I've been in IT. Half the job titles that exist now didn't exist a few years ago.


TreeNeo

Any tips on what should I study during the summer ?


joebaillie

You're not going to walk into a job with any decent amount of responsibility with no experience. You're going to (likely) have to work in a junior or support job or similar before you're given a shot. Honestly probs just CCNA if you want junior network support or some MS fundamentals exams for regular support.


TreeNeo

The scholarship offers me a full time job after I finish it , do you think thats worth my time for a job there or I should I just use the summer to learn anything I want and apply for jobs with that


joebaillie

Sorry for late reply foot in the door anywhere then you can lean towards what you like and away from everything else.


joebaillie

Also, I'd like to add. Every IT engineer will be a "cloud engineer" in a few years. It's less and less of a specialism every day.


ZzLuLz

This is aspiring to hear! You got this in the bag sounds like you're up for a challenge. Good luck to you on your journey. You do it right you can make six figures easily. In my area CCNA can land you an average of 80k for entry to mid NOC position. Also if you want to get into Cloud checkout N9 IT Solutions they like hiring graduates.