Weekly report week 31/32 (2025)

04.08 - 15.08

Planning phase

This week, my focus will revolve around several parallel efforts that span cloud automation and technical upskilling. The AWS presentation project is my top priority, as I need to prepare a hands-on demonstration for a more advanced audience. Additionally, I’m beginning the AWS CDK course using TypeScript, starting the Nutanix Kubernetes Automation (NKPA) course, and initiating testing efforts for Certicopter (if I have the time to).

Concrete Goals for the Week:

AWS presentation project
- Set up and build a hands-on demo project
- Create and structure the presentation for the meeting
CDK with TypeScript course
- Begin the course and familiarize myself with AWS CDK fundamentals
NKPA cousre
- Continue the NKPA course content as preparation

Time

3 working days

Relevance (Priority ranking)

AWS presentation project
CDK Typescript course
NKPA
Certicopter
Transfer work

Task specification

AWS presentation project:
- Set up hands-on project
- Prepare presentation
CDK Typescript course:
- Start the course
NKPA:
- Do the Nutanix specified course
Certicopter:
- Have a look at testing coverages
- Have a look at pytests
- Implement tests
Transfer work:
- New methodic approach
- Rewrite some text passages
- Comparison of concepts and why we choose what

Measurements

AWS presentation project:
- Environment correctly and fully set up?
- Does it work out?
- Presentation done?
NKPA:
- Course completed?
- Additonal practice done?
Certicopter:
- Testing coverage concept understood?
- Understanding of pytests?
- Any tests implemented?
Transfer work:
- New methodic approach written down?
- Was the comparison made?
- Is everything well-founded and deducible?

Achieved goals

This week, I successfully completed my AWS presentation on serverless and IAM. While I’m pleased with the PowerPoint design and overall structure, I feel the hands-on portion could have been better integrated into the main narrative. Alongside preparing for the presentation, I worked through sections of the official JavaScript guide, reinforcing my foundational skills. I also explored TypeScript through a series of videos, which helped me understand its benefits and where it can improve development workflows. Additionally, I briefly examined AWS CDK, gaining a general sense of its structure and constructs, though I didn’t yet dive into practical implementation.

Final Thoughts

Looking back, this week was less about ticking off every planned milestone and more about building a foundation for upcoming work. Completing the presentation was an important achievement, but it also revealed areas where I can improve—particularly in connecting hands-on demonstrations to the overarching narrative and refining my speaking techniques. My JavaScript and TypeScript learning sessions felt productive. However, I didn’t progress as far as intended with AWS CDK and NKPA, which signals that I may need to adjust my pacing or narrow my focus to ensure deeper progress in fewer areas rather than shallow progress across many. Overall, I’m ending the week with a sense of forward movement, even if some steps were smaller than planned. The curiosity-driven learning I engaged in this week should pay off in the long term, but next week I want to strike a better balance between exploration and execution.

Thoughts

I notice I sometimes prioritize exploring new concepts over completing structured goals. That curiosity is valuable, but I’ll need to balance it with disciplined follow-through so my practical skills keep pace with my theoretical understanding.