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This is the TechLeague pillar page for AWS: 58 hand-curated guides, blueprints and roadmaps, grouped by sub-topic so you can go from zero to production fast. Start anywhere β every article is independent and links back to its cluster.
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AWS Advanced Networking Specialty: the highest-paying shortcut for network engineers in 2026
Why AWS Advanced Networking Specialty is the best cloud path for Cisco engineers: official blueprint, study order and real salary ROI.
Read article βAWS AI Practitioner roadmap
Practical, blueprint-driven walk-through with design choices, pitfalls and a fast learning path.
Read article βAWS Cloud Practitioner: 2-week roadmap
Practical, blueprint-driven walk-through with design choices, pitfalls and a fast learning path.
Read article βAWS Data Engineer Associate roadmap
Practical, blueprint-driven walk-through with design choices, pitfalls and a fast learning path.
Read article βAWS Database Specialty: what to study
Practical, blueprint-driven walk-through with design choices, pitfalls and a fast learning path.
Read article βAWS Developer Associate (DVA-C02) roadmap
Practical, blueprint-driven walk-through with design choices, pitfalls and a fast learning path.
Read article βAWS DevOps Engineer Professional roadmap
Practical, blueprint-driven walk-through with design choices, pitfalls and a fast learning path.
Read article βAWS ML Specialty for network engineers
Practical, blueprint-driven walk-through with design choices, pitfalls and a fast learning path.
Read article βAWS Solutions Architect Associate (SAA-C03) roadmap
Practical, blueprint-driven walk-through with design choices, pitfalls and a fast learning path.
Read article βAWS Solutions Architect Professional (SAP-C02) roadmap
Practical, blueprint-driven walk-through with design choices, pitfalls and a fast learning path.
Read article βAWS Security Specialty (SCS-C02) roadmap
Practical, blueprint-driven walk-through with design choices, pitfalls and a fast learning path.
Read article βAWS SysOps Administrator Associate roadmap
Practical, blueprint-driven walk-through with design choices, pitfalls and a fast learning path.
Read article βNetworking & Edge24
AWS Cloud WAN vs Transit Gateway: The Honest 2026 Comparison for Engineers
A deep technical comparison of AWS Cloud WAN and Transit Gateway for 2026. Explore core policies, multi-region costs, segmentation, and real-world sizing.
Read article βAWS CloudFront vs Cloudflare: The 2026 Enterprise CDN Battleground
An in-depth 2026 engineering comparison between AWS CloudFront and Cloudflare. Real-world analysis of Lambda@Edge vs Workers, egress costs, and backbone performance.
Read article βAWS EKS Networking in 2026: Why You Should Probably Dump VPC CNI for Cilium
An in-depth technical analysis comparing AWS VPC CNI, Cilium, and Calico for EKS in 2026. Learn why eBPF is winning the networking wars and how to choose based on scale, security, and IP density.
Read article βAWS Network Firewall vs. GWLB: Why Palo Alto/Fortinet Decimate Suricata at Scale
An engineering deep-dive comparing AWS Network Firewall (Suricata-based) versus GWLB with third-party vendors like Palo Alto and Fortinet. We analyze throughput, latency tiers, and the massive cost discrepancy in 2026.
Read article βAWS Transit Gateway: High-Scale Multi-Account Design Patterns for 2026
Deep dive into AWS Transit Gateway (TGW) multi-account design for 2026. Learn about RAM sharing, GWLB inspection VPCs, routing automation, and scaling to 1000+ VPCs.
Read article βAWS Verified Access vs Client VPN: The 2026 Guide to ZTNA Design
An in-depth technical comparison of AWS Verified Access vs Client VPN, analyzing ZTNA design patterns, Cedar policy enforcement, and 2026 cost-efficiency for enterprise security.
Read article βAWS Cloud WAN: global network policy and segments
Practical, blueprint-driven walk-through with design choices, pitfalls and a fast learning path.
Read article βCloudFront edge strategy: caching, OAC and Lambda@Edge
Practical, blueprint-driven walk-through with design choices, pitfalls and a fast learning path.
Read article βAWS Direct Connect: dedicated, hosted and SiteLink
Practical, blueprint-driven walk-through with design choices, pitfalls and a fast learning path.
Read article βGlobal Accelerator: anycast IPs and traffic dials
Practical, blueprint-driven walk-through with design choices, pitfalls and a fast learning path.
Read article βAWS IPAM: planning IP space across organizations
Practical, blueprint-driven walk-through with design choices, pitfalls and a fast learning path.
Read article βIPv6 in AWS VPC: dual-stack, egress-only and BYOIP
Practical, blueprint-driven walk-through with design choices, pitfalls and a fast learning path.
Read article βLambda inside VPC: ENIs, cold starts, NAT cost
Practical, blueprint-driven walk-through with design choices, pitfalls and a fast learning path.
Read article βAWS Network Firewall: stateful inspection at scale
Practical, blueprint-driven walk-through with design choices, pitfalls and a fast learning path.
Read article βNLB vs ALB: choosing the right load balancer in 2026
Practical, blueprint-driven walk-through with design choices, pitfalls and a fast learning path.
Read article βAWS PrivateLink deep dive: endpoints, services and DNS
Practical, blueprint-driven walk-through with design choices, pitfalls and a fast learning path.
Read article βReachability Analyzer + Network Access Analyzer playbook
Practical, blueprint-driven walk-through with design choices, pitfalls and a fast learning path.
Read article βRoute 53 architecture: public, private and resolver endpoints
Practical, blueprint-driven walk-through with design choices, pitfalls and a fast learning path.
Read article βTransit Gateway Connect for SD-WAN appliances
Practical, blueprint-driven walk-through with design choices, pitfalls and a fast learning path.
Read article βAWS Transit Gateway deep dive: route tables, segmentation and scale
TGW route tables, propagation, association, multi-account with RAM, peering and the right segmentation patterns.
Read article βAWS Verified Access: ZTNA without VPN
Practical, blueprint-driven walk-through with design choices, pitfalls and a fast learning path.
Read article βAWS VPC design patterns: from single-account to multi-account
Practical, blueprint-driven walk-through with design choices, pitfalls and a fast learning path.
Read article βVPC endpoints: cost, performance and security trade-offs
Practical, blueprint-driven walk-through with design choices, pitfalls and a fast learning path.
Read article βVPC Lattice: application networking without sidecars
Practical, blueprint-driven walk-through with design choices, pitfalls and a fast learning path.
Read article βContainers & Compute5
ECS networking modes: awsvpc, bridge, host
Practical, blueprint-driven walk-through with design choices, pitfalls and a fast learning path.
Read article βEKS Fargate vs managed nodes: networking trade-offs
Practical, blueprint-driven walk-through with design choices, pitfalls and a fast learning path.
Read article βEKS networking: VPC CNI, prefixes, security groups for pods
Practical, blueprint-driven walk-through with design choices, pitfalls and a fast learning path.
Read article βENA, EFA and SR-IOV: high performance networking on EC2
Practical, blueprint-driven walk-through with design choices, pitfalls and a fast learning path.
Read article βOutposts, Local Zones and Wavelength: edge AWS
Practical, blueprint-driven walk-through with design choices, pitfalls and a fast learning path.
Read article βSecurity & Identity10
CloudTrail for security and ops: lake, organizations, advanced
Practical, blueprint-driven walk-through with design choices, pitfalls and a fast learning path.
Read article βAWS Config conformance packs and remediation
Practical, blueprint-driven walk-through with design choices, pitfalls and a fast learning path.
Read article βControl Tower landing zone: guardrails and accounts
Practical, blueprint-driven walk-through with design choices, pitfalls and a fast learning path.
Read article βGuardDuty for network engineers
Practical, blueprint-driven walk-through with design choices, pitfalls and a fast learning path.
Read article βIAM Identity Center: SSO and permission sets
Practical, blueprint-driven walk-through with design choices, pitfalls and a fast learning path.
Read article βKMS + Secrets Manager + Parameter Store: when to use what
Practical, blueprint-driven walk-through with design choices, pitfalls and a fast learning path.
Read article βAWS Organizations SCP design patterns
Practical, blueprint-driven walk-through with design choices, pitfalls and a fast learning path.
Read article βAWS Private CA + ACM: internal PKI on AWS
Practical, blueprint-driven walk-through with design choices, pitfalls and a fast learning path.
Read article βSecurity Hub: aggregation, ASFF and automation
Practical, blueprint-driven walk-through with design choices, pitfalls and a fast learning path.
Read article βAWS Shield + WAF blueprint for production workloads
Practical, blueprint-driven walk-through with design choices, pitfalls and a fast learning path.
Read article βService mesh on AWS: App Mesh, Istio on EKS, alternatives
Practical, blueprint-driven walk-through with design choices, pitfalls and a fast learning path.
Read article βGateway Load Balancer: insert any virtual appliance
Practical, blueprint-driven walk-through with design choices, pitfalls and a fast learning path.
Read article βAWS networking cost optimization 2026
Practical, blueprint-driven walk-through with design choices, pitfalls and a fast learning path.
Read article βAWS Network Manager: global view of TGW and Cloud WAN
Practical, blueprint-driven walk-through with design choices, pitfalls and a fast learning path.
Read article βRDS / Aurora Global networking and failover
Practical, blueprint-driven walk-through with design choices, pitfalls and a fast learning path.
Read article βRAM: sharing TGW, subnets and Lake Formation
Practical, blueprint-driven walk-through with design choices, pitfalls and a fast learning path.
Read article βS3 Access Points and Multi-Region Access Points
Practical, blueprint-driven walk-through with design choices, pitfalls and a fast learning path.
Read article βTechLeague Challenges
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Every guide on this page maps to a hands-on challenge with real ranking. Solve the lab, submit the config, climb the leaderboard.
Open the challenge arena βFAQ
- Where should I start with AWS?
- Open the "Certifications" or "Fundamentals" cluster above and read top-down β every guide is self-contained.
- Are these guides updated for 2026?
- Yes. Every post on this page is dated 2026 and follows current vendor blueprints.
- Do I need a lab to follow them?
- Recommended. Most guides include lab suggestions; for AWS a free trial or sandbox is usually enough.