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Continuous Learning in Cloud Computing: Embracing Basics, Choosing Platforms, and Community Engagement

Key Takeaways

Cloud computing delivers services like data storage, servers, databases, networking, and software through the internet.
Users and companies don’t need to manage physical servers or run software applications on their own machines with cloud computing.
Choosing the right cloud provider is crucial, with popular options including AWS, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
Follow a step-by-step learning path that includes assessing your current knowledge, learning fundamentals, choosing a platform, taking online courses, advancing your skills, practicing, and getting certified.
Popular cloud platforms include AWS (comprehensive and evolving), Microsoft Azure (enterprise-friendly), and Google Cloud Platform (specializes in Big Data, analytics, and machine learning).
Engaging with the cloud computing community through forums, webinars, and connections can provide valuable support and collaboration opportunities.
Cloud computing is a journey of continuous learning and practice. Stay curious and keep exploring!

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You Start Here

Understanding the Basics of Cloud Computing
Before diving into the world of cloud computing, it’s essential to grasp the fundamentals. Cloud computing is the delivery of various services through the Internet, including data storage, servers, databases, networking, and software. With cloud computing, users and companies don’t have to manage physical servers themselves or run software applications on their own machines.

Choosing the Right Cloud Provider
For beginners, selecting the right cloud provider is a crucial step. Some of the most popular providers include Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud Platform (GCP). Each provider has its strengths and caters to different needs. AWS is renowned for its vast array of services and global reach. Azure integrates seamlessly with other Microsoft services, making it ideal for those already within the Microsoft ecosystem. GCP is known for its strong data analytics and machine learning services.

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Step-by-Step Learning Path

Assess Your Current Knowledge: Identify your existing skills and knowledge gaps.
Learn the Fundamentals: Understand the types of clouds, service models, and deployment models.
Choose a Cloud Platform: Pick one platform to start with, such as AWS, Azure, or GCP.
Take Online Courses: Enroll in courses that teach the basics of your chosen platform.
Advance Your Skills: Learn about cloud architecture, security, data storage, and more.
Practice: Apply your knowledge through hands-on practice.
Get Certified: Consider obtaining certifications from your chosen cloud provider to validate your expertise.

Starting with AWS
AWS offers a comprehensive and evolving cloud computing platform provided by Amazon. It has a mixture of infrastructure as a service (IaaS), platform as a service (PaaS), and packaged software as a service (SaaS) offerings. For beginners, AWS provides a free tier to start experimenting with cloud services.

Exploring Azure
Microsoft Azure is another excellent choice for those starting their cloud journey. It offers a wide range of services and is known for its enterprise-friendly tools. Azure also provides a free tier, and Microsoft offers various learning paths and certifications to help beginners.

Discovering GCP
Google Cloud Platform specializes in high compute offerings like Big Data, analytics, and machine learning. It also provides a generous free tier and ongoing free trials of various products.

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Engaging with the Community
Join forums, attend webinars, and connect with other cloud enthusiasts. Engaging with the community can provide support, insights, and opportunities for collaboration.

Conclusion
Learning cloud computing is a journey of continuous education and practice. By starting with the basics, choosing the right platform, and engaging with the community, you can build a strong foundation in cloud computing. Remember, the cloud is vast, and there’s always something new to learn, so stay curious and keep exploring!

We invite you to share your thoughts and questions in the comments section. What are your experiences with learning cloud computing? Which platform did you choose and why? Let’s learn and grow together in the cloud computing space!

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Cloud Talk, Tech

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Clouds Among Us

Have you ever gone to the local park, set up a picnic with your family, and when one of your members looks up at the clouds, asks you the following with a look of curiosity, “Hey, up there, is that where all the pictures of Gam-gam and us go?”

If your answer was “no”, then you would be correct in your answer both knowingly and unknowingly. How, might you ask?

Simple, one way would be that it’s 2022, and very few people go on picnics with their families anymore since the thought of meeting someone in person (especially in a public setting) has become a bit of “um gross”. The other way you are correct is any information that is sent to the cloud does not go into an actual cloud.

If you said “yes”, there’s nothing wrong with you aside from the answer. You’re just hopeful and currently, that’s a hard thing to be.

Now, would you believe me if I told you those lovely photos you uploaded of Gam-gam, your spouse, kids, the first home you ever bought, and the person you’re having that affair with whom you hope does not turn out to be anything like Glenn Close’s character from the movie Fatal Attraction are digital items stored in a data center somewhere in a region near you?

Don’t believe me? Oh, I’ll explain how in due time. So, cloud computing, what is it, who and what uses it, how it shapes our world, and whether you can break in without a four-year degree from Harvard are questions we’re going to be answering today.

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Everyone gets Ice cream

Cloud computing, while it sounds edgy and sexy is not what the name states. Cloud is a term that refers to platforms for distributed computing. Don’t know what distributed computing is you say? Fret not, I got you.

Imagine you’re at your place of employment and your boss comes to you and says, “hey slave, I need you to work harder so I’m going to bequeath a monolith of paperwork for you to file and it has to be done within two hours from now.”

You look at your boss crazed and confused, there’s no way you’ll have all the paperwork filed in time, also you question… “did he really just address me as a slave”.

Now, let’s say instead of your boss coming up to just you, he holds a meeting with your fellow slaves and you, and delegates the paperwork that he expects to have within two hours. It’s more likely the work will be done within two hours since the workload was distributed.

Take this same example and picture a multitude of your co-workers, all with different job functions they can perform at various levels.

So, if we were to say you need storage space because you ran out of room on that external hard drive you’ve been hiding in your hollowed version of “Lord of the Flies” labeled “NoFap Challenge”, just dump it in the cloud. Need quick deployment and the ability to scale for the crazy demands of black Friday sales, the cloud has you on that as well.

Remember when I mentioned the information was not going into the cloud but into a data center somewhere near, well this is made possible because each Cloud Service Provider (CSP) has several regions they can operate. Within those regions are some availability zones that house the equipment.

The benefit of having a setup like this is let’s say an earthquake hits and takes out one of the availability zones, since the others in the area back up each other, there’s not a loss in storage, data, or speed and they can still operate without skipping a beat.

Ha, believe me now? Shun you for not believing. A crazy thing to note, you can request a timeframe for use of a satellite. Don’t know what you would do or why you would need it unless you’re trying to groin laser James Bond but that’s insane is all I’m saying.

Could you imagine if companies only hired a handful of people and expected a workload about the size of the state of Utah to get done? Oh no…I forgot they do.

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May not Hurt…may

This is buckshot but must be said. Plus, it’s not much of a surprise but wait for it (drum roll…and) … everyone uses the cloud. Cat’s out of the bag on that one, shocker, I know. There’s not one person (unless internet service is not a thing in your area) who does not use the cloud in some form or another.

The cellphone you use to text the “I’m about 6 and a half” followed by triple eggplant emoji to your date whom you met on tinder, connects to the cloud. Laptops, computers, video game consoles, and anything with a Wi-Fi connection use and store information in the cloud with or without your knowledge.

Literally, there are just too many use cases for the cloud to list. Just know, you use it every time you save or upload something that is not on a local drive. Plus, with technology consistently being improved upon the abilities are limitless.

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Our world in Cloud

As mentioned earlier, the cloud is pretty much in every aspect of our day-to-day. Cloud has shed some of the burdens of having to run out and purchase physical equipment and warehouse space. Enabling businesses to grow at a faster rate than they have before since (depending on their needs) everything tech-wise is handled for them.

Businesses can focus on getting to market quickly and not be bogged down with in-house issues. Families may be in silos at the dinner table, but people are connected now more than ever due to the placement of information in the cloud.

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With or Without

Well, like with trying to get into any field without a degree it’s going to be a bit of work, but you will be able to get there. What does it take to get into this field you might ask? That is up to you since mentioned earlier, there are just too many use cases for the cloud. This means there are a lot of jobs that you could work in the cloud. Just boils down to what tickles your fancy.

But to give a direction and this is according to ziprecruiter.com, an entry-level cloud engineer makes about $87,189.00.

The main things you are going to need to even think about the cloud are knowledge of a programming language is a must; Python is a good start and it’s used a lot.

A debit card because the cloud follows the pay-to-play method, so your card information is going to be required before you receive credits to do anything. Obtaining (you can but not really, it’s a gray area) a certification in cloud computing, especially one of the big three which are Amazon Web Services (AWS), Google Cloud, and Microsoft Azure. Getting one is good enough, getting more than one is better.

Finally, a portfolio of projects you have worked on either by yourself or with others. A funny thing I’ve heard about getting to work in the cloud is the old notion of “it’s not what you know but who you know”. Funny getting a job in networking deals with you being able to network.

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So you’re sat at your computer and it’s time to look and evaluate how your OnlyFans account has been doing but you dread the thought of having to log in, and crunch numbers, and the overshadowing thought of having to brainstorm new ideas begin to make you gag because… well frankly, you don’t like having to worry about this additional work on top of what you’re already managing.

You figure this would be better suited for a group who had a knack for handling this much information and coming up with possibilities for you to gloss over.

If you could find and hire a team like that would see yourself being the big boss and could even, make your life slightly easier and slightly less shameful.

Now the only thing is to find this special group to crunch your numbers so you can get to sleep at night. Sorry mom.

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Dumpster Diving Data

Who are these mad people who rummage through data like a crackhead rummaging through your trash in hopes to find anything that’s going to help them score some…well crack?

Look no further than Data Analyst. Creative name, again I know but Linda listen. Data Analyst is professionals who retrieve, organize, and analyzes information from various sources to help an organization achieve business goals.

They often use logic, statistical techniques, and computer programming to turn numbers into information that an organization can use to improve workflow and business processes. So if you ever wondered why your job strangely and suddenly came up with more tasks for you to do at work, yeah, it’s safe to assume these guys were the culprit.

An important goal of the analysis is to distinguish between what data is important and what data should be given less weight. They do this by using data analysis to produce accessible graph charts, tables, and reports.

This is information that’s exciting for them but boring to the average person who wants to upload a twerk video online. In any organization, data analysts are also responsible for data quality and preparing reports for internal and external stakeholders.

You can picture them being the boogeymen you would hide from when you’re having a bad third quarter and you don’t want to hear about how much your company is failing at it.

They’re a real “in your facts, not your feelings” type of people.

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Data Shakes

Do you want to know who in their right mind uses these data hounds? Get ready for this tall order, retail banks use data extensively to understand how their customers use their accounts and to help identify security risks. They’re also leveraging big data in location intelligence to determine how to manage their branch locations and set location-based performance goals most efficiently.

Farmers, not being the first people on your list that would use data analysis, are now using them for agriculture and they are posed to grow only more important as predicting the weather and squeezing maximum productivity out of the land. This wouldn’t be so much of a problem if Earth wasn’t trying to heal itself due to the need of feeding a growing population of humans.

Real estate firms and this is no surprise here, leverage big data for better property analysis, better trend analysis, and a better understanding of their customers and markets.

Data has long been crucial for doctors seeking to figure out, based on analysis of a larger number of data points collected from many patients, examples are findings in which blood pressure range is normal or how much sugar you should consume each day.

Now the healthcare industry is using data analytics to answer bigger, more complex questions. Like seeing how much they could charge you for treatment, I say you because insurance companies ensure they don’t pay all of the cost.

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Data Diagnosis

These data-horny-driven people, how important are they? Well, they can help an organization understand risk and take preventive measures if the organization chooses to listen.

As a result, data analysis helps companies make informed decisions, create a more effective marketing strategy, improve customer experience, and streamline operations, and that’s among many other things.

All of these are excuses used to squeeze that sweet work juice from employees in the name of performing what’s called “improvements”.

Implementing data analysis into business models means companies can help reduce costs by identifying more efficient ways of doing business and by storing large amounts of data.

Side effects of reducing cost are but are not limited to, getting rid of your favorite coffee machine in the office, moving Taco Tuesday to Wednesday, lack of proper working equipment or equipment, and can even cause job loss via company downsizing.

So yeah, these data fiends have a massive play and a mass amount of uses. Again, everything is data and it’s everywhere, so these people are always turned on.

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Only Data Abound Fans

You may be thinking “why would I hire someone to do all of this, I get aroused at the thought of crunching numbers. I could give this a shot. Do I need a degree?”

Here’s a degree not needed inbound however, you are going to need a structured and formal approach to learning the necessary skills. The best way to do so is through a project-based course. Data analysis is also not required to have advanced coding skills.

Instead, they should have experience using analytics software, data visualization software, and data management programs. Data analysts are required to have a strong grounding in mathematics to succeed.

Again, if you’re an advent reader of mine, you already know Z-Daddy is out. Computers do the math for me, that’s how it’s always been. Reviewing and if necessary, improving your math skills may be needed before learning to become a data analyst.

The field of data science is fast-paced, demanding, and challenging. Learning to perform your responsibilities correctly can take some time too and that can add to your stress.

However, keep in mind, you’re not a machine and that working is important but it’s not worth sacrificing your health, then again, no job is.

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