Cloud & DevOps Accelerator

Gasman Po, this is your path into tech.

I built this 12-month guide to give you enough time to learn technology fundamentals, practice the skills repeatedly, and grow into Cloud and DevOps work without rushing. Stay consistent, complete the labs, build the projects, and use the extra time to strengthen your understanding before moving forward.

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12 MonthsStructured learning path
10–15 HoursRecommended weekly
6 CertificationsTarget credentials
10 ProjectsPortfolio objective
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Gasman Po, the goal is steady progress—not speed.

Work through one stage at a time and give yourself room to repeat difficult topics. Keep your notes and projects in GitHub, complete the assigned labs, and make sure you can explain what you built in your own words. This twelve-month schedule is intentionally paced so you can build a strong foundation instead of rushing from one exam to the next.

Your roadmap

The 12-month journey

Each phase builds on the one before it. This longer schedule gives you more time for repetition, hands-on labs, review, projects, and certification preparation.

MONTHS 1–2

Computer Foundations, Linux, Bash, and Git

Build confidence with computers, operating systems, the Linux command line, and version control.

  • Computer hardware, software, files, and operating systems
  • Linux navigation, users, permissions, processes, and services
  • Bash scripting, SSH, package management, and troubleshooting
  • Git commits, branches, pull requests, GitHub, and README files
Linux EssentialsGitHub Portfolio
MONTHS 3–4

Networking and Network+

Learn how devices communicate and spend extra time practicing subnetting and troubleshooting.

  • OSI and TCP/IP models
  • IP addressing, subnetting, DNS, DHCP, NAT, and VPNs
  • Routing, switching, ports, protocols, wireless, and firewalls
  • Wireshark, Packet Tracer, ping, curl, nslookup, and traceroute
Network+Troubleshooting
MONTH 5

AWS Cloud Foundations

Learn the cloud concepts and core AWS services that support every later architecture topic.

  • Cloud computing models and the AWS global infrastructure
  • IAM, EC2, S3, VPC, RDS, and CloudWatch
  • The shared responsibility model and foundational security
  • AWS billing, budgets, pricing, and support plans
AWS FoundationsHands-On Cloud Labs
MONTH 6

AI Fundamentals and AWS AI Practitioner

Study artificial intelligence, machine learning, generative AI, and AWS AI services.

  • Artificial intelligence, machine learning, and deep learning
  • Foundation models, prompt engineering, and generative AI
  • Amazon Bedrock, Amazon Q, and responsible AI
  • Use cases, security, governance, and certification review
AWS AI PractitionerGenerative AI
MONTHS 7–8

AWS Solutions Architecture

Design secure, scalable, resilient, and cost-aware AWS environments.

  • VPCs, subnets, load balancers, Auto Scaling, and Route 53
  • RDS, DynamoDB, Lambda, API Gateway, ECS, and EKS
  • High availability, backup, disaster recovery, and migration
  • Security, performance efficiency, and cost optimization
AWS SAAArchitecture
MONTH 9

Cybersecurity and Security+

Build a security mindset and learn to protect users, systems, networks, and cloud resources.

  • Threats, vulnerabilities, attacks, and risk
  • IAM, MFA, encryption, PKI, Zero Trust, and network security
  • Incident response, logging, recovery, and resilience
  • Governance, compliance, cloud security, and exam review
Security+Cloud Security
MONTH 10

Docker, Kubernetes, and CKA Preparation

Package applications into containers and begin administering Kubernetes workloads.

  • Docker images, containers, registries, volumes, and networking
  • Pods, Deployments, Services, Ingress, and storage
  • ConfigMaps, Secrets, RBAC, scaling, and upgrades
  • Cluster troubleshooting and CKA-style command-line practice
CKA PreparationContainers
MONTH 11

DevOps Tools and Automation

Connect development and operations through infrastructure automation and delivery pipelines.

  • Terraform, Infrastructure as Code, state, and reusable modules
  • GitHub Actions, GitLab CI/CD, or Jenkins
  • Automated testing, image builds, deployments, and rollback
  • Monitoring, logging, alerting, and incident response
TerraformCI/CD
MONTH 12

Capstone and Career Preparation

Bring everything together into a production-style project and prepare to explain your work.

  • Deploy an AWS application using Infrastructure as Code
  • Containerize it and deploy it to Kubernetes
  • Add CI/CD, monitoring, documentation, security, and recovery
  • Polish GitHub, resume, LinkedIn, interviews, and job applications
Capstone ProjectJob-Ready Portfolio
Detailed curriculum

Your PDF learning library

Select View PDF to open a guide in a new tab or Download to save it. Keep every PDF in the same Cloudflare folder as this index.html file.

01

Foundations, Linux, Bash, and Git

Your starting point for computer fundamentals, Linux administration, Bash scripting, troubleshooting, Git, GitHub, and Linux Essentials preparation.

Months 1–2BeginnerLinux Essentials
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02

Networking and Network+

Learn networking concepts, subnetting, DNS, DHCP, routing, switching, firewalls, Wireshark, Packet Tracer, and practical troubleshooting.

Months 3–4NetworkingNetwork+
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03

AWS Foundations and AI Practitioner

Introduces AWS, cloud services, identity and access, monitoring, generative AI, foundation models, Amazon Bedrock, and responsible AI.

Months 5–6AWS & AIAI Practitioner
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04

AWS Solutions Architect

Build architecture skills across networking, compute, storage, databases, serverless, high availability, security, and cost optimization.

Months 7–8ArchitectureAWS SAA
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05

Security and Security+

Covers access control, encryption, PKI, network security, risk management, incident response, cloud security, and certification review.

Month 9CybersecuritySecurity+
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06

Docker, Kubernetes, and CKA

Learn container fundamentals, Dockerfiles, Compose, Kubernetes workloads, networking, storage, RBAC, cluster operations, and troubleshooting.

Month 10ContainersCKA Preparation
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07

DevOps Integration and Capstone

Your final guide combines Terraform, CI/CD, AWS, Docker, Kubernetes, monitoring, security, documentation, and a production-style capstone project.

Months 11–12DevOpsCapstone
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Video learning library

Watch the course alongside the PDFs

These hand-picked videos reinforce each phase of the roadmap. Gasman Po can select any thumbnail or the Watch on YouTube link to open the lesson in a new tab.

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What is DevOps? REALLY understand it

TechWorld with Nana explains what DevOps is and how it differs from SRE.

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Cloud Engineer Roadmap

A practical overview of the skills and stages involved in becoming a cloud engineer.

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MONTHS 1–2

Introduction to Linux — Full Course

A beginner-friendly Linux course covering the interface, command line, and core administration tools.

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MONTHS 1–2

Git and GitHub for Beginners

Learn repositories, commits, branches, GitHub, SSH keys, and the basic development workflow.

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MONTHS 3–4

Computer Networking Course

A college-level networking course that also supports preparation for CompTIA Network+.

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MONTHS 5–6

AWS AI Practitioner — Full Course

A complete certification course covering artificial intelligence, machine learning, generative AI, and AWS services.

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MONTHS 5–6

Amazon Bedrock for Beginners

Build from a first prompt toward practical generative-AI applications using Amazon Bedrock.

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MONTHS 7–8

AWS Solutions Architect Associate

A full SAA-C03 preparation course focused on secure, resilient, high-performing AWS architecture.

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MONTH 9

Security+ SY0-701 Full Course

A structured beginner course aligned to the current CompTIA Security+ exam objectives.

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MONTH 10

Docker Tutorial for Beginners

Learn images, containers, registries, networking, volumes, Docker Compose, and practical workflows.

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MONTH 10

Complete Kubernetes Course

Move from Kubernetes fundamentals to deploying and operating real application workloads.

Watch on YouTube →
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MONTH 11

Complete Terraform Course

Learn Terraform by building and automating AWS infrastructure from beginner to advanced concepts.

Watch on YouTube →
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MONTH 11

GitHub Actions CI/CD Tutorial

Learn the core GitHub Actions concepts and create a CI/CD pipeline that works with Docker.

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MONTH 11

CI/CD Explained

Understand continuous integration and deployment through practical, real-world examples.

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Recommended approach: open the matching PDF first, watch the assigned video, take notes, and then complete the lab or project before moving to the next topic.
Weekly rhythm

How you should study each week

MondayLearn concepts
TuesdayContinue lessons
WednesdayComplete labs
ThursdayRepeat and troubleshoot
FridayBuild projects
SaturdayReview and practice exams
SundayRest or catch up
Definition of success

What completion should look like

Maintain an active GitHub portfolio
Complete at least eight strong projects
Earn certifications at a sustainable pace
Explain Linux and networking fundamentals
Design secure and resilient AWS environments
Deploy and troubleshoot Kubernetes workloads
Create infrastructure with Terraform
Build a working CI/CD pipeline
Monitor systems and respond to failures
Create a job-ready resume and LinkedIn profile
Practice technical and behavioral interviews
Apply for Cloud, Support, Operations, and DevOps-adjacent roles
This twelve-month timeline is designed to be challenging without being rushed. Use the extra time to repeat labs, strengthen weak areas, and build projects you can explain confidently.