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Cloud Computing Demystified for Aspiring Professionals

By : David Santana
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Book Image

Cloud Computing Demystified for Aspiring Professionals

5 (1)
By: David Santana

Overview of this book

If you want to upskill yourself in cloud computing domains to thrive in the IT industry, then you’ve come to the right place. Cloud Computing Demystified for Aspiring Professionals helps you to master cloud computing essentials and important technologies offered by cloud service providers needed to succeed in a cloud-centric job role. This book begins with an overview of transformation from traditional to modern-day cloud computing infrastructure, and various types and models of cloud computing. You’ll learn how to implement secure virtual networks, virtual machines, and data warehouse resources including data lake services used in big data analytics — as well as when to use SQL and NoSQL databases and how to build microservices using multi-cloud Kubernetes services across AWS, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud. You'll also get step-by-step demonstrations of infrastructure, platform, and software cloud services and optimization recommendations derived from certified industry experts using hands-on tutorials, self-assessment questions, and real-world case studies. By the end of this book, you'll be ready to successfully implement cloud computing standardized concepts, services, and best practices in your workplace.
Table of Contents (23 chapters)
1
Part 1: The Journey to Cloud Computing
5
Part 2: Implementing Cloud Deployment Models
9
Part 3: Cloud Infrastructure Services in Action
13
Part 4: Administrating Database and Security on the Cloud
18
Part 5: Roadmap for a Successful Journey in Cloud Engineering

Common scenarios by industry

Every industry uses cloud computing, and each organization has unique service requirements for optimizing data, agility, sustainability, or fiscal outcomes.

Health and sciences

Over the last several years, we have seen epidemics that have spread out of control to grow into pandemics such as COVID-19. Our world’s systems and processes were challenged and numerous limits in our traditional systems and processes were discovered. Organizations such as Amazon, Microsoft, Google, and Moderna were pivotal in helping the world find solutions. Breakthroughs are not feasible using traditional systems and processes.

Moderna was founded to deliver medicines for unmet patient needs. Their expertise included cardiometabolic diseases, infectious diseases, and more.

Like so many organizations in the health and science industry, it takes decades to bring new medicines to market. Moderna acknowledged the limitations of traditional drug development and...