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Cloud Computing Solutions: 7 Trends for the Future
The world of cloud computing is in a state of flux. Not long ago, the cloud was considered an emerging technology, known only to IT specialists. To...
AWS Security Groups: Instance Level Security
Instance security requires that you fully understand AWS security groups, along with patching responsibility, key pairs, and various tenancy option...
7 Key Cybersecurity Threats to Cloud Computing
When businesses consider cloud computing, one of the major advantages often cited is the fact that it can make your business more secure. In fact, ...
DevSecOps: How to Secure DevOps Environments
Security has been a friction point when discussing DevOps. This stems from the assumption that DevOps teams move too fast to handle security concer...
Top 10 Things Cybersecurity Professionals Need to Know
There has been an increase in data breaches over the recent years. With almost 143 million Americans who have had their data compromised in data br...
AWS Fundamentals: Understanding Compute, Storage, Database, Networking & Security
If you are just starting out on your journey toward mastering AWS cloud computing, then your first stop should be to understand the AWS fundamental...
The Convergence of DevOps
IT has changed over the past 10 years with the adoption of cloud computing, continuous delivery, and significantly better telemetry tools. These te...
How DevOps Increases System Security
The perception of DevOps and its role in the IT industry has changed over the last five years due to research, adoption, and experimentation. Accel...
New Security & Compliance Service: AWS Security Hub
This morning’s Andy Jassy keynote was followed by the announcement of over 20 new services across a spectrum of AWS categories, including those in ...
Interview: Q&A with John Visneski
Security is a top priority for organizations of all types, with research firm IDC projecting 10% spending growth to $91 billion dollars in 2018...
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S3 FTP: Build a Reliable and Inexpensive FTP Server Using Amazon’s S3
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What Exactly Is a Cloud Architect and How Do You Become One?
One of the buzzwords surrounding the cloud that I'm sure you've heard is "Cloud Architect." In this article, I will outline my understanding of what a cloud architect does and I'll analyze the skills and certifications necessary to become one. I will also list some of the types of jobs ...
AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate: A Study Guide
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How to Use & Install the AWS CLI
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Prerequisites to Learn Cloud Computing – Introduction
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Cloud Migration Risks & Benefits
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AWS Security: Bastion Hosts, NAT instances and VPC Peering
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