Why I Started to Learn AWS
Published: 2023-03-07 03:56:37

Hello everyone, welcome to my blog. Today I want to share with you my story of how and why I decided to learn AWS and cloud computing as a woman who studied food engineering.

First of all, let me introduce myself. My name is Zsuzsanna and I graduated from Szent István University with a degree in food engineering. Food engineering is a field that applies engineering principles to food manufacturing and operations. It involves topics such as food physics, chemistry, microbiology, processing, packaging and distribution.

I chose food engineering because I was interested in how food is produced and new solutions of inventing food due to growing consumer demands.  During my studies as an intern, I gained experience in food marketing at leading food manufacturers (i.e. Nestlé, Danone). Hence, I combined the knowledge of food production in theory and food marketing in practice. 

After graduating, I got a job as a junior brand manager at Danone, which is one of the leading fermented milk product manufacturers. My role was to design, develop and optimize and support new food products and their market launch. I worked on projects such as organizing country-wide integrated marketing campaigns and customer specific offers.

I liked my job because it was challenging and interesting. I learned a lot about the food industry and its trends, customer and consumer demands, principles of sales and marketing and food regulations. 

However, soon enough due to a reorganization and downsizing I lost my job, unfortunately. I was very disappointed and desperate, that’s why I started looking around for new opportunities to learn something rewarding and unique.  

That's when I decided to learn AWS and cloud computing. AWS stands for Amazon Web Services, which is the world's most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform. Cloud computing is the delivery of IT resources over the internet with pay-as-you-go pricing.

I chose AWS and cloud computing because they offer many benefits for businesses and individuals such as:

•	Scalability and flexibility: AWS allows you to easily adjust your IT resources according to your needs without worrying about capacity or performance issues.
•	Cost savings: AWS helps you reduce your IT costs by only paying for what you use without any upfront or long-term commitments.
•	Security: AWS provides high levels of security for your data and applications by using encryption, firewalls and access control mechanisms.
•	Innovation and speed: AWS enables you to launch new products and services faster by using ready-made tools and services that simplify development and deployment processes.
•	Global reach: AWS allows you to access customers and markets around the world by using its global network of data centers and regions.

By learning AWS and cloud computing, I hope to expand my knowledge and skills in IT and apply them to solve real-world problems in various domains such as healthcare, education or agriculture. 

I also hope to inspire other women who are interested in STEM (science, technology, engineering or mathematics) fields but face challenges such as gender stereotypes, discrimination or lack of opportunities.

I believe that learning AWS and cloud computing can open up new possibilities for women who want to pursue their passions or careers in STEM fields.

That's why I choose to learn AWS and cloud computing as a woman who studied food engineering.

Thank you for reading my blog post. If you have any questions or comments, please feel free to contact me.