Welcome to our weekly review of some of what’s new, interesting, and upcoming at Cloud Academy.
New course:
Cloud Academy just released another course in its LPIC-1 Linux certification series. This one covers Linux display managers and desktop environments…but it also works through the process of building an actual GUI desktop on top of an Amazon EC2 virtual machine. Admit it: you’ve always wanted to do that, haven’t you?
And keep your eyes open for the upcoming release of new courses, including one on using Amazon Machine Learning to convert big data to business intelligence.
Cloud Academy Quizzes:
Sometimes it does pay to mess with success. As powerful as Cloud Academy’s quizzes were in the past, they’ve just become a whole lot better. Now, not only can you control exactly which cloud platform, topic, and skill level you’d like to work on, but you can also choose the quiz style…optimizing for either careful study or exam simulation. Check it out for yourself.
Cloud Academy Blog:
CloudFormation and AWS deployment automation is a post that’s a bit longer and deeper than most. Besides providing some CloudFormation how-to goodness, the article also explores some of the philosophy and mindset that should accompany successful cloud automation. It’s worth a look.
That’s all for now, folks.
Related Posts
The Positive Side of 2020: People — and Their Tech Skills — Are Everyone’s Priority
I am starting to write this while reading my message last year, and it definitely feels a bit weird considering what 2020 turned out to be for all of us. It’s been a very strange year for all of us — Cloud Academy customers, colleagues, and friends have been impacted in different way...
Which Certifications Should I Get?
The old AWS slogan, “Cloud is the new normal” is indeed a reality today. Really, cloud has been the new normal for a while now and getting credentials has become an increasingly effective way to quickly showcase your abilities to recruiters and companies. With all that in mind, the s...
Web Hosting vs. Cloud Hosting: What’s the Difference?
A growing number of businesses go online annually. This is not surprising because the future is in online sales. According to forecasts, only in the U.S., the number of online shoppers will increase to 300 million by 2023, which is 91% of the total population of the country. The begi...
10 Benefits of Using Cloud Storage
It’s 2020, and now cloud storage has become one of the most convenient and efficient methods to store data online. There are many storage service providers on the internet, and this area is so vast now every big tech company owns a separate storage facility, which helps to generate a si...
Learn Cloud Computing: Prerequisites
What are the prerequisites and requirements to learn cloud computing? This is the first article in a series to introduce our members to the prerequisites to learning cloud computing. This was a question I was emailed countless times from our users, and while we have Learning Paths, AWS...
8 Financial Benefits of Cloud Migration
Companies that have long migrated to the cloud many times have confirmed the effectiveness of this solution from a practical point of view. This gives you more flexibility to perform tasks, work with data is organized more quickly and efficiently, and the data itself is stored under rel...
10 Reasons Digital Marketing Is More Successful With Cloud Computing
Cloud computing and digital marketing Cloud computing is a technology that serves extensive benefits to businesses. It empowers them to operate more effectively and improve their productivity as well. This is because the tools and applications that are integrated into the cloud can be ...
Cloud Computing: Can It Be a Solution for Your Marketing Strategy?
The competition in the business landscape is daunting and you need to go the extra mile to establish your presence in the market. Besides just ensuring that the products you offer are of the best quality, your marketing strategy should also be better than the rest. Basically, it is all ...
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. Today it is a part of everyday life – 96% of businesses use the cloud in one form or another, and this number only looks set to grow. Whether ...
8 Surprising Ways Cloud Computing Is Changing Education
Cloud computing: Empowering the education industry Over the years, the education industry has come a long way. Teaching and learning are no longer confined to textbooks and classrooms and now reaches computers and mobile devices. Today, learners are always connected — whether they are ...
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 ...
Disadvantages of Cloud Computing
If you want to deliver digital services of any kind, you’ll need to estimate all types of resources, not the least of which are CPU, memory, storage, and network connectivity. Which resources you choose for your delivery — cloud-based or local — is up to you. But you’ll definitely want...