Passion is key - I was never good at school (more of a hands on problem solver). Still not got a cert to my name (working on them now though) However im paid well, and a solutions architect on a £bn contract. I started when I was 13 on Windows 98, curiosity took me to building and breaking computers, messing around with visual basic, flash, dreamweaver etc, spending hours doing network config to set up a lan party with friends to play CS. Without realizing was setting my self up for the future. Looking for my first job at the hight of the 2008 financial crisis, i couldn't even get a helpdesk job even though i could run rings around most people with IT at the time. Ended up working for free for a local charity with a small server rack setup and about 30 win xp workstations. Became sys admin for the whole thing and after that rest was history.
I've had my AZ-900 and my AZ-104 for over a year now and I've yet to land any kind of job with them. So those going for these certifications, just know they are not some kind of magic get a job certification. Edit: I just want to preface I do not have a degree, but I do have over 3 years of IT experience. I just wanted to put that out there as everyone's situation is different.
@@BJCyberCloud not "fundamentals" in that sense, but it's a BROAD and BASIC certification asking for a good basic understanding of give or take 40 services. It's good and the exam itself is more difficult than people think. But, it doesn't go deep in any direction, doesn't go deeper into Vnetworking, doesn't go deep into security, doesn't go into designing/architecture. That's where an AZ-305 comes in, or AZ-204 and then towards the Devops one, or AZ-500 and then SC300/SC200/SC100 for deep azure security. (AZ500 for general "cybersec in azure", SC300 for a deepdive into IAM, SC200 for SOC analyst IN AZURE and SC100 as the "design/architecture" part of azure security. 👍🏻
I’m currently a Jr Sys Admin, working towards a Bachelors in Cloud Computing with a focus on Azure. My goal is to become an Azure Architect in the future. And I mainly deal with Windows so hopefully this works out for me 😂
Hey, Bearded IT Dad thanks for making this informative video with the Big Bald Azure Guy. What a fantastic fact filled video about learning Azure Cloud computing. I’m going to subscribe to the Big Bald Azure Guy’s TH-cam channel. Well done to both of you guys.
This is a really good video not only the content but the transition between both speakers. Subscribing and looking forward to learning as I transition from help desk to cloud
@@792slayerIt's really not... have you ever seen a non-technical person try to build an app using just chatgpt? It's laughable how fast the hallucinations pile up in layers. The market is down due to a recession, not AI.
It's not that easy. Getting into Cloud can be a very steep learning curve esp with so many skill sets that must know that's never talked about esp DevOps automation tools like Ansible, packer, Terraform, Jenkins, docker and Kubernetes. Every thing in thr cloud is automated through what is called Iac (Infrastructure as Code). Rarely there is any manual work being down esp mid to large companies. You need a strong background in Networking, programming, Databases, Security, Linux and building CI/CD pipelines.. most Cloud roles combines the skillsets of a Developer and Sysadmin.
@@Terabyte1244 Yes. You are expected to be proficient in powershell, Bash Scripting and Python. Those are three main Scripting languages used in DevOps.
607 on my first try on AZ-104... If I didn't get a case study (can't skip it) involving questions like calculating what the smallest subnet that is able to fit 50 VMs adequately, at the very start of my next try then I know I'll pass. Screw you Pearson/MS!!!!!!!!!!! Fair exam right there
Wish you all the best for your next attempt Bro!! Don't underestimate the AZ-104 😅 It's "only a multiple choice exam" but I honestly believe that you have to have done real "hands-on fiddling around" plus have done some course or exam prep(not dumps!!!) to have a feeling for the scenarios! You can do it!! 💪🏻
Bearded IT Dad - can you comment on something? What about those hold-outs that want to stand firm on networking, but add only enough experience with cloud to satisfy cloud connectivity objectives. Azure has a networking centric certification (even though it's largely administrative working on their networking abstractions in their cloud). Do you think that someone can still add value and be marketable this way while maintaining distance from being a systems focused IaaS person?
I’m currently a systems engineeer but I’m not growing. Should I take a systems admin job that’s kind of not an upgrade (hybrid instead of remote and pays the same) please help me
@@cosmosprincess20 focus on DevOps and Automation. That will get you far. The cloud is nothing but automation known as (IaC) Infrastructure as Code. Learn Linux if you aren't already managing Linux systems. Also get familiar with Generative AI tools and machine learning.
"Futureproof" with Azure lol??? Azure products keep changing all the time with the certifications not having long time holding power like the Comptia, CCNA, etc.
Makes no sense. Someone "IS" maintaining On-Prem capital expenditures and that will reflect in the cost eventually. It's almost a scam in how it's presented and if you want someone to control your IT environment then good luck. No different then renting a home vs owning one. However, if you are in the industry you should absolutely know both because chances are it won't be your decision anyway.
I think someone should have some IT experience or at least A+ certified before Azure. You say IPv4 or DHCP to a common man and they will immediately get overwhelmed and won't know what you are talking about. If you do not know what dns or dhchp is then the lessons on these won't make any sense if you do not have a basic knowledge .... just one simple example
99% will not go from 0 to 100k after watching this. You might go from 0 to 40k. Think about that. You have no experience and some decently sized corp will give you the keys to their $ making workloads?
You getting the job based more off your soft skills could of be done on purpose. Maybe the person hiring you does not want to hire someone smarter or more qualified then them and get replaced. The last few interviews I did involved the co-workers interviewing me. Also you are only going to learn what they know. My past experience has helped me solve problems that others didn't know including the engineers using the servers.
going for my azure fundamentals 900 in 2 weeks
The Ms learn and exam cram video by John is about all you need. Took it 2 weeks ago and made a 890.
Did you pass?
Passion is key - I was never good at school (more of a hands on problem solver). Still not got a cert to my name (working on them now though) However im paid well, and a solutions architect on a £bn contract. I started when I was 13 on Windows 98, curiosity took me to building and breaking computers, messing around with visual basic, flash, dreamweaver etc, spending hours doing network config to set up a lan party with friends to play CS. Without realizing was setting my self up for the future. Looking for my first job at the hight of the 2008 financial crisis, i couldn't even get a helpdesk job even though i could run rings around most people with IT at the time. Ended up working for free for a local charity with a small server rack setup and about 30 win xp workstations. Became sys admin for the whole thing and after that rest was history.
I've had my AZ-900 and my AZ-104 for over a year now and I've yet to land any kind of job with them. So those going for these certifications, just know they are not some kind of magic get a job certification.
Edit: I just want to preface I do not have a degree, but I do have over 3 years of IT experience. I just wanted to put that out there as everyone's situation is different.
Same here, I'm now going for a Kubernetes, maybe later Linux and CCNA.
Work on some Azure projects and add them to your resume to show you can do the tasks in job descriptions.
why would you stop at 104? Get az-305 or go up to sc-100. 104 is literally fundamentals.
@@JacobFlaxman that's an associate certification. Az-900 is fundamentals
@@BJCyberCloud not "fundamentals" in that sense, but it's a BROAD and BASIC certification asking for a good basic understanding of give or take 40 services.
It's good and the exam itself is more difficult than people think. But, it doesn't go deep in any direction, doesn't go deeper into Vnetworking, doesn't go deep into security, doesn't go into designing/architecture.
That's where an AZ-305 comes in, or AZ-204 and then towards the Devops one, or AZ-500 and then SC300/SC200/SC100 for deep azure security. (AZ500 for general "cybersec in azure", SC300 for a deepdive into IAM, SC200 for SOC analyst IN AZURE and SC100 as the "design/architecture" part of azure security. 👍🏻
I’m currently a Jr Sys Admin, working towards a Bachelors in Cloud Computing with a focus on Azure. My goal is to become an Azure Architect in the future. And I mainly deal with Windows so hopefully this works out for me 😂
For unknown reasons most of the concepts you have discussed in this video will go over the head of 97% of the people trying to get into the field.
Fair assessment
I think it's because lots of people have trouble with intangible concepts and abstract reasoning.
@@792slayer a lot of people only want to hear what they want to hear.
Makes it easier for the rest of us.
Yeah. Maybe if they’re young. But us older people who are thinking about going this route are attracting just fine. Thank you for the information!
Hey, Bearded IT Dad thanks for making this informative video with the Big Bald Azure Guy. What a fantastic fact filled video about learning Azure Cloud computing.
I’m going to subscribe to the Big Bald Azure Guy’s TH-cam channel.
Well done to both of you guys.
What an answer he gave about "why azure; why cloud"...
So informative! You got a new sub. Just passed CCSP and about to start my Azure cert journey.
I'll be following your CCSP journey. Thank you for your videos as well. I'm a subscriber.
Doing the Sans cloud program, please keep doing these cloud videos!
This is a really good video not only the content but the transition between both speakers. Subscribing and looking forward to learning as I transition from help desk to cloud
this guy is awesome
Let's go!!!!
I'm working on AWS cloud certs, but the job hunt isn't going well.
Market is rough. Good time to focus on studying if possible.
@@zachharmer7801 that's kinda what I'm doing, yeah. I feel like AI has been an upset in the market.
@@792slayerIt's really not... have you ever seen a non-technical person try to build an app using just chatgpt? It's laughable how fast the hallucinations pile up in layers. The market is down due to a recession, not AI.
@@792slayerit's not AI that much. It's high interest rate
@@792slayer Nah. It's the terrible economy by Bideomics. AI is the scapegoat in a lot of ways.
Excellent information, keep up with great work.
It's not that easy. Getting into Cloud can be a very steep learning curve esp with so many skill sets that must know that's never talked about esp DevOps automation tools like Ansible, packer, Terraform, Jenkins, docker and Kubernetes. Every thing in thr cloud is automated through what is called Iac (Infrastructure as Code). Rarely there is any manual work being down esp mid to large companies. You need a strong background in Networking, programming, Databases, Security, Linux and building CI/CD pipelines.. most Cloud roles combines the skillsets of a Developer and Sysadmin.
programming? python ok?
@@Terabyte1244 Yes. You are expected to be proficient in powershell, Bash Scripting and Python. Those are three main Scripting languages used in DevOps.
@@eman0828 thanks for replying!!!
WOW Tremendo !!!! Felicitaciones
YOU DIDN'T PUT HIS LINKS IN THE DESCRIPTION. 👍👍👌
my bad www.youtube.com/@BigBaldAzureGuy
For some reason I got nothing out of this video as someone specializing in azure
same
Am I blind or did you not add in your guest links to your description?
I'm glad I'm not the only one to NOT see it
607 on my first try on AZ-104... If I didn't get a case study (can't skip it) involving questions like calculating what the smallest subnet that is able to fit 50 VMs adequately, at the very start of my next try then I know I'll pass. Screw you Pearson/MS!!!!!!!!!!! Fair exam right there
Wish you all the best for your next attempt Bro!! Don't underestimate the AZ-104 😅 It's "only a multiple choice exam" but I honestly believe that you have to have done real "hands-on fiddling around" plus have done some course or exam prep(not dumps!!!) to have a feeling for the scenarios!
You can do it!! 💪🏻
I pass my AZ-900 and ccna , i work at a network envirmonent zero cloud what can i do i really wanna do hands on pratice on cloud.
Bearded IT Dad - can you comment on something? What about those hold-outs that want to stand firm on networking, but add only enough experience with cloud to satisfy cloud connectivity objectives. Azure has a networking centric certification (even though it's largely administrative working on their networking abstractions in their cloud). Do you think that someone can still add value and be marketable this way while maintaining distance from being a systems focused IaaS person?
Lol. I want in. This sounds amazing.
So where can I find/join his course community?
Can you add the big bald azure guys youtube links in the desciption please.
I want to make money being cloud engineer, let's go.
I’m currently a systems engineeer but I’m not growing. Should I take a systems admin job that’s kind of not an upgrade (hybrid instead of remote and pays the same) please help me
This doesn't make sense to me, how is sys admin is better than systems engineer?
@@cosmosprincess20 focus on DevOps and Automation. That will get you far. The cloud is nothing but automation known as (IaC) Infrastructure as Code. Learn Linux if you aren't already managing Linux systems. Also get familiar with Generative AI tools and machine learning.
Soft skills ! How to Sharpen them
15:50 - 16:01 he mentions Kev Tech's channel
Cool.
"Futureproof" with Azure lol???
Azure products keep changing all the time with the certifications not having long time holding power like the Comptia, CCNA, etc.
3:21 Find a new mentor he says. LOL Yeah go message some random person online and they'll want to mentor you, just because your special. LOL
Makes no sense. Someone "IS" maintaining On-Prem capital expenditures and that will reflect in the cost eventually. It's almost a scam in how it's presented and if you want someone to control your IT environment then good luck. No different then renting a home vs owning one. However, if you are in the industry you should absolutely know both because chances are it won't be your decision anyway.
I think someone should have some IT experience or at least A+ certified before Azure. You say IPv4 or DHCP to a common man and they will immediately get overwhelmed and won't know what you are talking about. If you do not know what dns or dhchp is then the lessons on these won't make any sense if you do not have a basic knowledge .... just one simple example
99% will not go from 0 to 100k after watching this. You might go from 0 to 40k. Think about that. You have no experience and some decently sized corp will give you the keys to their $ making workloads?
Didn't even finish the video, there was nothing valuable from this guest
You getting the job based more off your soft skills could of be done on purpose. Maybe the person hiring you does not want to hire someone smarter or more qualified then them and get replaced. The last few interviews I did involved the co-workers interviewing me. Also you are only going to learn what they know. My past experience has helped me solve problems that others didn't know including the engineers using the servers.