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To The Cloud We Go!
Hi, my name is Du’An Lightfoot I am an Air Force Veteran and a Sr. Cloud Networking Developer Advocate at AWS. Welcome to my Cloud, DevOps, Network Automation, and the list of things I am learning blog. This site will document my cloud journey. While also sharing my struggles, frustrations, and successes.

Now it may appear that I have things figured out. But don't be fooled. I have no idea what I am doing! Maybe you feel the same way. And if you do, then we are in the same tribe. Lets take this journey together!

"To the cloud we go!" #LabEveryday

Back to the Basics #LabEveryday

People play day trader with their life. And expect long term gains. How do I know this? Because I have been there. Lately I have been working on learning a new job, losing weight, raising my kids, and spending time with my wife. Everything I listed it important. But has made it challenging to prepare for the AWS Solutions Architect certification. So, rather than complain. I thought back to my core principle on how to be successful in anything #LabEveryday....

How I Passed the AWS Cloud Practitioner Exam in a Week

Over the pass 4 years I have used certifications to elevate my career and skills. They have helped me to get opportunities that I use to only dream about. Not only that, but they have boosted my income to levels that I never thought that I could reach in tech. But don’t get it twisted! Not every certification journey I have had has not been all roses and Hennessey. Yo boy has failed A LOT!...

Static Sites Have Changed My Life

Over the last few years I have moved all my notes from OneNote to markdown files in git repositories. This allows me to have version control and a centralized location for my all notes and projects. Which leads me to the second reason. GitHub This allows me to host my git repositories on the GitHub platform for free. By doing this I have a centralize location that I can access my files from anywhere and at anytime....

First Post

I titled this post “First Post” because sometimes you just have to start. Now you may start slow. Or you may start fast. Either way to get to your destination, you have to start. This is my start! Let the cloud journey begin! ...