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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...
An Overview of Azure Storage (Part 2)
Archive Storage Archive Storage offers the lowest storage costs of all Azure storage. Its retrieval costs, however, are higher when compared to Ho...
An Overview of Azure Storage (Part 1)
Welcome to part one of our series on Azure Storage. Stay tuned for the second part. An Overview of Azure Storage Microsoft Azure Storage is a cl...
Understanding Object Storage and Block Storage Use Cases
Cloud Computing, like any computing, is a combination of CPU, memory, networking, and storage. Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) platforms allow y...
Inside the Cloud – Episode 3: Security, Migration, and Storage on Azure Cloud
Our third episode of Inside the Cloud is all about Microsoft Azure. In this episode, we’ll be focusing on the host of new services and updates on A...
Amazon Storage Options
Amazon storage: navigating through the wealth of services As new users quickly discover, Amazon storage comes in many flavors. We're going to desc...
Elastic File System: What You Need to Know
New AWS service: Elastic File System During the keynote address at this year's Amazon Web Services Summit in San Francisco, Andy Jassy officially ...
Architecting on AWS: Optimizing the Application Design
In our practice, we hear a variety of misconceptions and misinterpretations in relation to the benefits of moving workloads 'into the cloud'. You s...
10 Courses to Master Amazon Web Services
(Update) We've improved our cloud computing plans to cater to both enterprise teams and individuals training needs. You can see our updated pricing...
Storage on AWS: a New Course to Learn Everything About Storing Data
A few days ago we launched a brand new course: Storage Fundamentals for AWS that I liked very much and I would like to briefly talk about here. As ...
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The 11 AWS Certifications: Which is Right for You and Your Team?
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AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate: A Study Guide
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Prerequisites to Learn Cloud Computing – Introduction
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What Exactly is a Cloud Architect and How do You Become One?
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How DNS Works – the Domain Name System (Part One)
Before migrating domains to Amazon's Route53, we should first make sure we properly understand how DNS works While we'll get to AWS's Route53 Domain Name System (DNS) service in the second part of this series, I thought it would be helpful to first make sure that we properly understand...
How to Use AWS CLI
What is AWS CLI? | The AWS Command Line Interface (CLI) is for managing your AWS services from a terminal session on your own client, allowing you to control and configure multiple AWS services. If you’ve been using AWS for awhile and finally feel comfortable clicking your way thro...
How I Prepared for the 70-533 Azure Exam
I have been an IT Professional for over two decades. In that time, I have seen and experienced many changes in the IT landscape. Such changes included the move away from Novell to a fledgling company called Microsoft, the shift to something called Active Directory, and the explosion of...
Amazon DynamoDB: 10 Things You Should Know
Amazon DynamoDB is a managed NoSQL service with strong consistency and predictable performance that shields users from the complexities of manual setup. Whether or not you've actually used a NoSQL data store yourself, it's probably a good idea to make sure you fully understand the key ...