# Cloud Edventures

> Cloud Edventures is a guided cloud learning platform where you build real AWS projects in safe sandboxes with automated validation and verified portfolio proof.

## What We Offer

- 15 Learning Paths across 3 certification tracks
- 75+ hands-on labs in isolated AWS sandbox environments
- 25 pro tutorials on trending tools (LangGraph, MCP, Pipecat, ArgoCD, etc.)
- Automated validators that check actual AWS resources
- Verified public portfolio with timestamps and badges
- Two sandbox types: Cloud (Lambda, S3, EC2, DynamoDB) and AI (Bedrock, SageMaker, Rekognition)

## Certification Tracks

### Track 1: Core AWS — Cloud Foundations to Platform Engineering (Paths 1-4)
4 paths, 24 missions, ~27 hours. From "what is Lambda?" to production platform engineering.
- Cloud Explorer (Beginner): Lambda, API Gateway, S3, IAM, presigned URLs
- Automation Captain (Intermediate): EC2, CloudWatch, DynamoDB, CloudFormation, CI/CD, Auto Scaling
- AI Navigator (Advanced): Bedrock, Claude, RAG, AI Agents, tool use, production monitoring
- Platform Forge (Advanced): Terraform, GitHub Actions OIDC, SNS/SQS fan-out, DynamoDB Streams CDC, Step Functions saga, KMS + GuardDuty

### Track 2: MLA-C01 — AWS Machine Learning Specialty Prep (Paths 5-10)
6 paths, 28 missions, ~49 hours. Every domain the MLA-C01 exam tests, built hands-on.
- Data Depths: S3 data lakes, Glue DataBrew, Athena EDA, Glue ETL, Kinesis streaming
- Vision Reef: Rekognition, Comprehend, Textract, Translate + Polly, document intelligence pipeline
- SageMaker Summit: Studio, XGBoost training, real-time endpoints, batch transform, Canvas no-code
- The Fairness Depths: Classification/regression metrics, Clarify bias detection, SHAP explainability, Debugger
- Pipeline Forge: SageMaker Pipelines, Model Registry, CloudFormation deployment, serverless inference, auto-retraining
- Sentinel Depths: Model Monitor, CloudWatch anomaly detection, VPC isolation, spot training + cost optimization

### Track 3: CCA-001 — Claude Certified Architect (Paths 11-15)
5 paths, 22 missions, ~40 hours. Production AI agent mastery with Claude and Amazon Bedrock.
- Architect's Atoll: Agentic loop (stopReason), tool sequencing, coordinator-subagent fleets, decision routing, Bedrock Guardrails
- Tool Master's Reef: Tool description quality, structured error responses (isError/isRetryable), MCP server (JSON-RPC), dynamic tool registry
- Navigator's Compass: CLAUDE.md hierarchy + glob rules, custom slash commands, plan-then-execute pipelines, headless Claude Code CI/CD
- Prompt Cartographer's Isle: Explicit criteria prompts, few-shot classifiers, tool_use structured output forcing, schema validation + retry, multi-pass review pipelines
- Lighthouse of Reliability: Token budgeting + sliding window, human escalation via SNS, error propagation pipelines, AI observability dashboards

### StackHawks — Pro Tutorials
25 tutorials, ~17 hours. Updated monthly. Trending tools developers are hiring for now.
- AI Agents: LangGraph, MCP Server, Pipecat Voice AI, Bedrock AgentCore, Strands SDK, CrewAI, OpenAI Agents SDK
- AI Models: Claude Extended Thinking, S3 Vectors RAG, Prompt Flows, Nova Pro, LangExtract
- Infrastructure: ArgoCD GitOps, Pulumi, CDK v2, Dagger, Kubernetes EKS
- Self-Hosted: bolt.diy, n8n, OpenClaw
- Operations: GuardDuty + Security Hub, Cost Optimization, Lambda Performance, Kinesis Streaming, App Runner

## Contact
- Email: hello@cloudedventures.com
- Twitter: @cloudedventures
- LinkedIn: /company/cloudedventures

## Key Links
- Website: https://www.cloudedventures.com
- App: https://app.cloudedventures.com
- Labs: https://www.cloudedventures.com/labs
- Articles: https://www.cloudedventures.com/articles
- Tools: https://www.cloudedventures.com/tools

## Last Updated
2026-03-20