091: How to Start Your Cloud Journey with Chirag Nayyar

<p>In this episode I catch up with Chirag Nayyar who is working towards helping businesses make that shift into the cloud. Chirag comes from a background in computer science and shares the experience of his journey into the cloud coming straight out of university.</p> <p>In this episode, we talk about…</p> <ul> <li>Chirag’s background and journey into the Cloud field</li> <li>Starting on the Azure platform gave Chirag a good foundation in the Cloud space</li> <li>Getting good at one platform allows one to make sense of other platforms</li> <li>The Google, AWS, and other Cloud communities have played a major part in (guest name) career</li> <li>People struggle with the intimidation that comes with having conversations and speaking</li> <li>Practice is always required no matter how much confidence you may have</li> <li>Thoughts on the Alibaba Cloud platform and it’s presence in Asia</li> <li>Great certification tips from the plethora of certificates that Chirag has under his belt (24)</li> <li>Understanding the implementation of certified knowledge is one of the biggest setbacks</li> <li>Challenges presented when coming from a background in computer science</li> <li>Leverage your existing experience rather than starting from scratch in a career switch</li> </ul> <p>Resources from this episode:</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/chiragnayyar">Chirag on Twitter</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/chiragnayyar">Chirag on LinkedIn</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChrh2T1B7-h0cnijAGUy7Cg">Chirag on YouTube</a></li> </ul> <p>If you'd like to read the full text transcript for this episode head over to <a href="https://cloudskills.io/blog/episode-091">cloudskills.io/blog/episode-091</a></p> <p>Don't forget to subscribe to our mailing list at <a href="https://cloudskills.io/subscribe">cloudskills.io/subscribe</a> for weekly updates, exclusive training, and advice on how to amplify your career.</p>