[2] Chapter two - After CCNA

Having successfully completed the CCNA exam, I took a vacation for a week and visited family in Dallas, Texas. Now that I'm back, I'm eager to continue on to the next adventure.

The plan is to revisit the following technologies and have a blog post every day:

1. Linux operating system concepts,

2. Containerization technology, docker, & Kubernetes,

3. Revisit AWS cloud and learn concepts of Azure cloud.

4. Systems design.

5. Monitoring.

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