I am a lifelong learner, I enjoy learning new skills and using hands-on-labs projects to practice what I learn. After having learned SEO theories, I have tried to apply this knowledge to real-life projects, and I found it was hard to do so. Alongside, I have learned how to build a functional WordPress website enabling visitors to upload and print their own designs. Then, I have migrated my website to a VPS, I learned how to set up a Web Server on a Linux instance. It enabled me to get experience using the CLI, I wasn't intimidated with scripts because I have started to use Linux for personal use in 2018. After this step, I wanted to update the pricing of my products according to the pricing of my suppliers, and I realised I could do so with Python. I wanted to do so because they didn't have an API enabling me to update thousands of variations. As a result, I learned the basics of Python and looked for codes from developers in communities such as Github.

Subsequently, I have deployed an application written in Bash and using Python scripts that enabled me to scrape the prices of the suppliers, apply a 2% discount to all the prices, and write each price discounted to the relevant variations in a CSV file. Then, I just had to send the CSV file to my Woocommerce Import tool, and all the prices were updated. It saved me hours of work and focus on something else.

After having learned how to set up and maintain a server onto a VPS, and how to use some automation tasks through Bash, and writing simple programs through Python, I have started to get interested in Cloud Computing. I realised the demand for Cloud Professionals is not going to shrink in the coming years. As a result, I wanted to learn Cloud Computing for personal use and/or become a Cloud Professional but I was worried about the costs that could occur using Cloud Services.

Then, I found a website called CloudGuru that teaches Cloud Computing, Linux, Kubernetes, Python, and more. Furthermore, the CloudGuru platform enables students to use AWS, GCP, and Azure sandboxes from the CloudGuru website, and they have hundreds of Hands-On-Labs projects based on real-world work scenarios. Overall, I realised that it is a safe and cost-effective way to start getting practical experience in Cloud environments.

At the moment, I am enhancing my Linux and Python skills, getting hands-on experience with building serverless solutions, containers in the Cloud, API interactions, and DevOps CI/CD pipelines.