Beginners often stall out trying to decide which cloud provider to learn first, as if picking wrong would waste months. In reality, the core concepts — virtual machines, storage, networking, identity management — transfer between all three with only naming differences.
Where Each Provider Tends to Dominate
AWS has the largest market share and the deepest service catalogue, making it a safe default for general cloud roles. Azure integrates tightly with enterprise Microsoft environments, so it's often the practical choice if you're targeting corporate IT roles. GCP tends to be favoured for data and machine learning-heavy workloads, thanks to tools like BigQuery.
A Reasonable Starting Point
If your target job postings mention a specific provider, start there. If not, AWS's broad adoption makes it a safe first choice, and the fundamentals you build will carry over quickly if you later need Azure or GCP on the job.
Our Cloud Computing (AWS, Azure, GCP) track is structured so core concepts are taught once, with provider-specific labs layered on top.
