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AWS Cloud Roadmap

Master Amazon Web Services and cloud computing

Duration
8-10 months
Job Demand
very high
Phases
6
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About This Roadmap

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the world's most comprehensive and widely adopted cloud platform, offering over 200 services for compute, storage, databases, networking, machine learning, and more. As you master AWS, you will learn to design cloud architectures, deploy applications, manage infrastructure, implement security, optimize costs, and leverage various AWS services. This comprehensive roadmap covers AWS fundamentals, core services (EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda), networking (VPC, Route 53), security (IAM, KMS), serverless computing, containers (ECS, EKS), databases, monitoring, and AWS best practices. AWS skills are in extremely high demand as companies migrate to the cloud. AWS certifications (Solutions Architect, Developer, SysOps) are highly valued. Cloud engineers, DevOps engineers, and backend developers all benefit from AWS expertise.

Prerequisites

  • Linux basics
  • Networking fundamentals
  • Basic programming
  • Understanding of web applications

What You'll Learn

Master AWS services
Design cloud architecture
Deploy applications
Implement security
Optimize costs
Get AWS certified
Manage infrastructure

Complete Learning Path

6-8 weeks

1
Cloud Computing

IaaS, PaaS, SaaS, cloud benefits

2
AWS Global Infrastructure

Regions, AZs, edge locations

3
IAM

Users, groups, roles, policies, MFA

4
AWS Console

Navigation, billing, support

10-12 weeks

1
EC2

Instances, AMIs, security groups, key pairs

2
S3

Buckets, objects, versioning, lifecycle policies

3
VPC

Subnets, route tables, internet gateway, NAT

4
RDS

Databases, backups, read replicas, Multi-AZ

8-10 weeks

1
Lambda

Functions, triggers, layers, cold starts

2
API Gateway

REST APIs, WebSocket, authentication

3
ECS

Docker containers, task definitions, services

4
EKS

Kubernetes on AWS, node groups, add-ons

8-10 weeks

1
EBS

Block storage, volumes, snapshots

2
EFS

File storage, mounting, performance

3
DynamoDB

NoSQL, tables, indexes, streams

4
ElastiCache

Redis, Memcached, caching strategies

8-10 weeks

1
Route 53

DNS, routing policies, health checks

2
CloudFront

CDN, distributions, caching

3
Security

Security groups, NACLs, WAF, Shield

4
KMS

Encryption, key management, secrets

6-8 weeks

1
CloudWatch

Metrics, logs, alarms, dashboards

2
CloudFormation

IaC, stacks, templates, change sets

3
CI/CD

CodePipeline, CodeBuild, CodeDeploy

4
Certifications

Solutions Architect, Developer prep

Tools & Technologies

AWSEC2S3LambdaRDSVPCCloudFormationTerraformDockerKubernetes

Career Opportunities

  • Cloud Engineer
  • AWS Solutions Architect
  • DevOps Engineer
  • Cloud Developer
  • SRE
  • Cloud Consultant

Expected Salary (India)

₹6-12 LPA (Entry)
₹12-25 LPA (Mid)
₹25-45 LPA (Senior)
₹45L+ (Architect)

Companies Hiring

AmazonAll cloud-first companiesStartupsEnterprisesConsulting firmsEvery industry

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