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SkillsDescriptionRecommended ResourcesEstimated TimingYour Progress
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Architecture FundamentalsUnderstand the different software architecture concepts including non-functional requirements, architecture decisions, documenting architectures, diagrams and other important skills required for the architect role.Books:
- Fundamentals of Software Architecture: An Engineering Approach (Chapters: 1, 2, 4, 19, 20, 21)
- Software Architecture in Practice, 4th Edition (Chapters: 1, 3)

Articles:
- Documenting Architecture Decisions
- The Clean Architecture
- Think Like an Architect

Videos:
- The elephant in the architecture
- The Architect Elevator: Connecting Penthouse and Engine
- Fundamentals of Software Architecture
- Five Things Every Developer Should Know about Software Architecture		8-12 hours
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Architectural PatternsUnderstand the architecture patterns and select which architecture patterns and styles fit the problem domain.Book:
- Fundamentals of Software Architecture: An Engineering Approach (Chapters: 9, 14, 16, 18)

Articles:
- 14 software architecture design patterns to know
- Catalog of Patterns of Enterprise Application Architecture
- 5 Major Software Architecture Patterns

Videos:
- Classifying Architecture Patterns		6-8 hours
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MicroservicesWhen to use microservices vs. monolith, how to design and create microservices and the different types of communication between microservices.Book:
- Building Microservices: Designing Fine-Grained Systems (Chapters: 1, 2, 5)

Articles:
- REST API Design - Resource Modeling
- Pattern: Microservice Architecture
- OpenAPI Specification
- Microsoft REST API Guidelines
- Google API Design Guide

Videos:
- When To Use Microservices (And When Not To!)
- Microservices Patterns		6-8 hours
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DatabasesIt is important to understand when to use SQL vs. NOSQL databases, Disaster Recovery strategies, Data replication, …etc.Book:
- Designing Data-Intensive Applications (Chapters: 1, 5, 6, 7)

Articles:
- Refactoring Databases: Evolutionary Database
- Understanding open-source databases

Videos:
- Introduction to NoSQL
- But I Need a Database that _Scales_
- Introduction to Data Mesh		6-8 hours
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SecurityThe security is important in the architecture including securing the communication channels, single sign-on in your applications, OAuth, and how to manage your credentials securely.Videos:
- Making Sense of Application Security
- Introduction to OAuth and OpenID Connect
- Transport Layer Security (TLS)
- What are Digital Signatures?		2-4 hours
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Cloud and InfrastructureUnderstand the core concepts of networking, the difference between public, private and hybrid clouds and what is IaaS, PaaS and SaaS.Articles:
- what-is-the-cloud?
- IaaS versus PaaS versus SaaS
- Load balancer types
- Subnet Mask Cheat Sheet

Videos:
- Introduction to Cloud Computing - the Basics SaaS, PaaS, IaaS
- TCP/IP Model
- What DHCP is all About?
- Getting Started with Domain Name System (DNS)		4-6 hours
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DevOps and CI/CDWhat is DevOps and the Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment.Books:
- Cloud Native (Chapters: 5)
- Building Microservices: Designing Fine-Grained Systems (Chapters: 7)

Articles:
- CI/CD: The what, why and how
- What is DevOps?

Videos:
- What is DevOps?		4-6 hours
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Containers and KubernetesLearn how the containers and Kubernetes work and why to use them. Understand what Cloud Native is.Books:
- Cloud Native (Chapters: 1, 2, 3)

Videos:
- Docker Tutorial for Beginners
- Containerization Explained
- Kubernetes Crash Course for Absolute Beginners
- Kubernetes Explained		6-8 hours
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