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Should I learn AWS after completing CCNA?

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I have completed CCNA and have one year of networking experience. I want to move into Cloud. Should I learn AWS first or CCNP?

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NKAI

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Your situation CCNA plus one year of networking experience is a good base, and cloud is a realistic next move.

Recommendation: if your goal is cloud, go to AWS (or Azure) next - not CCNP. CCNP is the right choice only if you want to stay deep in enterprise routing and switching.

Learning path (about 4-6 months)

  1. Linux fundamentals + basic Python.
  2. Cloud core: compute, storage, IAM.
  3. Cloud networking in depth: VPC/VNet, subnets, route tables, security groups, NAT, load balancers, VPN, Direct Connect/ExpressRoute.
  4. Terraform for infrastructure as code.
  5. One certification: AWS Solutions Architect Associate or AZ-104/AZ-700.

Hands-on projects

  • Multi-tier VPC with public/private subnets and a NAT gateway.
  • Site-to-site VPN between two clouds or between cloud and a lab router.
  • Terraform module that rebuilds your whole topology from scratch.

Experience expectations With 1 year of networking plus solid cloud labs, Cloud Support and Cloud Network Engineer (L1) roles are realistic.

Next step: start with cloud networking, because it maps directly onto what you already know.

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