[magacloud]

yes, sounds feasible. AWS is the new operating system of cloud. Worth the shot. I would also recommend Openstack or a private cloud stack. Rationale is that AWS complexities will either be simplified or AWS would do the managed service quite well at least cost.

[boilerplate]

Thanks, will look into Openstack.

I'm also struggling with selecting the correct certification to start things off - Software Architect or Developer?

[magacloud]

Start with Developer and natural next step would be Architect.

[boilerplate]

Thanks again! That seems like the natural progression. In an article by LinuxAcademy or ACloudguru, I remember reading that as far as AWS was concerned, Software Architect Associate -> Developer -> DevOPS was the route to proceed and it somehow didn't add up in my mind.