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Recommendations
Based on my 1000's of hours of research, mentoring and coaching people in the cloud industry, I have found a couple of courses and books that have really made a difference to those I've helped learn cloud and break into tech in general.
Which cloud provider to start with? People always ask me: "Which cloud provider should I learn? AWS? GCP? Azure?". I have always recommended AWS. Why? In short because AWS is "the biggest" (source). To get started, I suggest you take the AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner and also the Jon Bonso Practice Exams For why I recommend both of these, check out this article: best resources for AWS Certifications.
How do you write a resume for cloud? It's not just certs that land you a job. You must understand the hiring process. From my research, the best resource I found to understand the tech hiring process is: The Tech Resume: Inside Out. I'm featured in the book and my recommendation is on the home page. Seriously, it's good! And very well researched.
Looking to get hands-on? 100's of people have landed jobs from completing the Cloud Resume Challenge. I love this community challenge so much that I did a 21 part series about it on YouTube! The author, Forrest, made an incredible book, The Cloud Resume Challenge Book, packed with insights on learning and landing a job in cloud. I highly recommend it.
Note: The links above do give a small commission, but I spend a ton of time researching, and I wholeheartedly recommend them. Also, all earnings are re-invested in the community and contribute The Open Up The Cloud Mission.
Find a full list of my recommendations on the recommended resources pages on the Open Up The Cloud website.