Job-Ready Series · Job-Ready Series, Job-Switch edition

Cloud Computing: The Job-Switch Guide

by Shreyash Tripathi · Full-Stack Developer & UI/UX Engineer

AWS-first and multi-cloud ready: every cloud service interviews ask about, in simple language, from IAM and VPCs to EC2, Lambda, S3 and DynamoDB, plus security, cost and architecture, with free-tier labs, real scenarios and projects.

AWS-first, with Azure and GCP for AWS engineers
Free-tier labs, real scenarios and architecture patterns
120+ interview questions with answers

Job-Switch edition · 345 pages · PDF

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Free preview: first 2 chapters (42 pages). Full book: free on request for now, sent by email.

What's inside

21 chapters and sections. The ones marked free are in the preview.

1. Cloud Computing and the Cloud Career Roadmapfree
2. Cloud Foundations: Regions, Pricing and the Well-Architected Frameworkfree
3. Identity and Access Management
4. Cloud Networking: VPC in Depth
5. Compute: EC2, Auto Scaling and Load Balancing
6. Storage: S3, EBS, EFS and Backup
7. Databases in the Cloud
8. Containers and Serverless
9. Messaging, Events and Integration
10. DNS, CDN and the Edge
11. Cloud Security and Compliance
12. Monitoring, Logging and Cost Optimization
13. Infrastructure as Code and Automation
14. High Availability, Disaster Recovery and Architecture Patterns
15. Azure and GCP for AWS Engineers
16. Cloud Projects and Real Scenarios
17. Cloud Interview Question Bank
Appendix A: AWS CLI and Service Cheat Sheet
Appendix B: Architecture and Policy Templates
Appendix C: Glossary
Appendix D: Job Switch Toolkit

Who this book is for

Developers, sysadmins and support engineers switching into cloud engineer or architect roles
Students preparing for AWS, Azure or GCP interviews and certifications who want one practical guide
Engineers who know AWS and need to map their skills to Azure and GCP

Study plan for placements

01 Steady pace: one chapter a day takes about 21 days.
02 Revision pace: two chapters a day takes about 11 days.
03 Read the worked examples, then answer the interview questions without looking before checking the answers.

Cloud (AWS): questions students ask

Is Cloud Computing: The Job-Switch Guide good for switching to a cloud job?

Yes, it was written for developers and IT professionals moving into cloud roles and students targeting AWS jobs. It starts from the basics (Cloud Computing and the Cloud Career Roadmap, Cloud Foundations: Regions, Pricing and the Well-Architected Framework, Identity and Access Management) and goes all the way to Cloud Projects and Real Scenarios, with 120+ interview questions with answers.

Is there a free PDF of Cloud Computing: The Job-Switch Guide?

Yes. The free preview PDF on this page has the first 2 chapters (42 pages). The full book is free on request for now: use the "request full book" button and it's sent to you by email.

How long does it take to finish Cloud (AWS)?

Steady pace: one chapter a day takes about 21 days. Revision pace: two chapters a day takes about 11 days.

Who wrote Cloud Computing: The Job-Switch Guide?

Shreyash Tripathi, a Full-Stack Developer and UI/UX Engineer from India. He wrote the Job-Ready Series after struggling with scattered study material before his own placements, to give students one clear resource per subject.

Why I wrote these books

Before placements, my problem wasn't a lack of material. It was too much of it. A playlist for DBMS, a PDF for OS, three websites for DSA, and a new "must-watch" video every day. I kept switching sources, kept getting distracted, and never knew if I had covered what interviews actually ask.

I wrote them for students and early-career developers who want a serious internship or job and are tired of jumping between ten sources. Start with the free preview. If it helps, ask me for the full book.

— Shreyash Tripathi