A cloud service model decision framework comparing IaaS / PaaS / SaaS trade-offs for three production workloads

manny300 — Thu, 14 May 2026 10:27:54 +0000

From Geology to Cloud Computing: My First Project 🌍

Diving into the world of cloud computing as an applied geology graduate,
having moved from frontend development with React and Next.js to backend
development with Node.js.

This is not just another tech skill to learn. This season could be the
beginning of a career transition for me. Because of that, I paid a
subsidised price to join the TechCrush bootcamp. But I know that is not
enough. If I want to finish with the outcome I desire, I must put in
extra work.

How I Planned the Work

The first thing I did was prompt Claude with some considerations that
included 10 job posting requirements in cloud computing and DevOps, the
course modules that would be covered during the bootcamp, and a sample
task by Forrest Brazeal called the #CloudResumeChallenge. Here is the
prompt I used:

"I'm transitioning my career into cloud engineering, and I feel the
3-month training covers the majority of these opportunities. I want to
have projects for each milestone, in the same order that I would be
doing them in the training. Create a similar guide to the one by
Forrest Brazeal's #CloudResumeChallenge. Juxtapose my learning and job
requirements to map out the projects."

This mapped out 9 projects to work on by the end of my bootcamp.

The first project is what this post is about.

The Humbling Part

I had one introductory class and one main class with my tutor. I
actually started working on the first project before my classes began.
I had studied on my own, watched about 6 YouTube videos, and was
feeling pretty confident.

Then, to my great amusement, I did not seem to understand the task at
all, let alone know where to get started. It was one of the strangest
feelings, and I remember thinking to myself:

"I don't understand what is expected of me."

So I gave AI this prompt:

"I'm just starting out in this career, I don't want the answer
handed out to me, but I need resources that can help me better
understand the question, and information on what to learn in order to
complete the task."

With some targeted reading and research, I was able to complete the
project. 🎉

Read the Full Project

You can read about my findings by clicking the link below:

emmanuelajibokun.github.io

If you would like to follow along on the learn-by-doing journey,
comment "github" and I will send you the project guide link. Kindly
star the project and follow me on GitHub.

DEV Community: manny300

A cloud service model decision framework comparing IaaS / PaaS / SaaS trade-offs for three production workloads

From Geology to Cloud Computing: My First Project 🌍

How I Planned the Work

The Humbling Part

Read the Full Project