Core cloud architecture training videos

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The following videos, or playlists, can help ensure consistent knowledge amongst all core team members and help make customer support easier.

• CS fundamentals - 12-min videos (9 hr)

  • Learn about computer origins, transistors, logic gates, and computer architecture

  • Learn about binary, bits, and bytes (bits, bytes, and octets key in networking)

  • Computer architecture, programming, languages, ML, robotics

• Networking - beginner to advanced (5 hr)

  • Learn layers of TCP network model (5 layers vs 7-layer OSI)

  • Learn switching, routing, subnetting, ARP, DNS

  • Learn about packets, data frames, and what's included in headers/payloads (why knowing bits / binary is helpful from prior course)

  • Troubleshooting

• Linux file system / folders (16 min)

  • Understand where to find and put things in the Linux file system

• Bash / terminal basics (1.2 hr)

  • Shell commands to interact with Linux via CLI

• Linux system administration (6.7 hr)

  • Deeper dive into systems administration and troubleshooting in Linux

  • Builds upon the earlier foundational knowledge, but how to admin in Linux

• Network troubleshooting on Linux

  • Layer-by-layer tips on how to diagnose networking

  • Tools: ethtool, ip, ping, traceroute, nslookup, ss or netstat, telnet, nc or netcat, nmap, tcpdump, wireshark

  • More info

• SRE vs DevOps - 5 pillars of DevOps (44 min)

  • Understand 5 pillars of DevOps and how SRE implements them

  • SRE is to DevOps as Scrum is to Agile (one concrete implementation)

• NIST Cyber Security Framework CSF breaking kill chain (13 min)

  • Overview of how attacks are conducted and how to address at each stage

• Network security 101 - understand exploits (1 hr)

  • Understand risks to better advise clients on best practices

• Web app pen testing - understand exploits (2.5 hr)

  • Understand risks to better advise clients on best practices

• OAuth and OIDC

  • Understand how customer apps are assembled

After a solid understanding of these, then pursuing knowledge of any cloud-based solutions and engaging with customers will be much easier, and confident.