Development Time Thoughts [Sept. 2024]

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  I have a bit of time to think about my professional IT career development goals. And below are they:

  • *[Certification] NCIE MetroCluster (take in October)
  • *[Certification] NCP Cloud and Storage Services Engineer (take in October)
  • *Automation Lab-on-Demands
  • Automation Associate
  • Automation Professional
  • Cloud Professional
  • [Certification] Amazon FSxN
  • [Certification] Red Hat Ansible Automation.
I want to get 2 more NetApp certs done this year (after my NCIE-DP) and plan to do these in October. Then my main focus is Automation Lab-on-Demands.
Once I've done the Automation Lab-on-Demands, I'll get the Automation Associate curriculum out the way. I think it is a bit noddy but there might be something useful in there.
Then the Automation Professional.
Then the Cloud Professional.
And finally, aim for two more certifications - Amazon FSxN and Red Hat Ansible Automation.

I'll be happy to have completed up to the Automation Professional by mid-2025.

A. Appendix

A1. Automation LoDs

  • Numerous
Summary: Probably the best learning. Proper hands-on!

A2. Automation Associate

  • Programming Courses
    • Programming Foundations: Fundamentals
    • Python Quick Start
    • Learning PowerShell
    • Learning Bash Scripting
  • Automation Courses
    • Introduction to IT Automation
  • Ansible Courses
    • Learning Ansible
  • REST API Courses
    • Introduction to Web APIs
  • Terraform Courses
    • Learning Terraform
  • DevOps Courses
    • DevOps Foundations
    • Activity: Ansible Microservices Framework
  • Docker Courses
    • Learning Docker
Summary: A very basic course. Good for a skim.

A3. Automation Professional
  • Programming Courses
    • Intermediate Python for Non-Programmers
    • JSON Essential Training
  • Automation Courses
    • PowerShell: Automating IT Administration
    • Linux System Engineer: Bash Shell Scripting for Automation
  • Ansible Courses
    • Ansible Essential Training
  • REST API Courses
    • Automating ONTAP REST APIs with Python
  • Terraform Courses
    • Introduction to Terraform on Azure
    • Creating a Dev Environment in AWS with Terraform
    • Introduction to Terraform on Google Cloud Platform
  • DevOps Courses
    • DevOps Foundations: Infrastructure as Code
    • Activity: Ansible Microservices Framework
  • Postman Courses
    • Introducing Postman
  • Docker Courses
    • Docker Essential Training
  • Kubernetes Courses
    • Learning Kubernetes
Summary: Better than the associate curriculum, but still somewhat lacking.

A4. YouTube
  • Tech World with Nana
Summary: There are some good resources on YouTube, you just need to find them.

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