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• How to start your cloud career

  As the IT field evolves, more professionals are pursuing cloud careers. To stand out in the crowd, you need proper training, skills and certifications. Continue Reading

• A primer on Alibaba Cloud for Western enterprises

  When Western cloud users think of major cloud providers, it's typically the top three: AWS, Google Cloud Platform and Microsoft Azure. But what about the world's fourth largest cloud provider? Continue Reading

• Get to know Microsoft Azure Cosmos DB use cases

  Organizations can deploy Cosmos DB for a range of important applications. Learn how to bolster Azure workloads with this Microsoft database service that is highly distributed and multi-model. Continue Reading

• Integrate applications with these 4 Azure integration tools

  Integration can ensure consistent and scalable workflows in cloud applications, even connected to on-premises resources. Evaluate tools and services Azure offers for the task. Continue Reading

• How Google Cloud Composer manages workflow orchestration

  Before users get started with Google Cloud Composer, a workflow orchestration service, they need to grasp key concepts of the Apache Airflow software that underpins it, including DAGs. Continue Reading

• Definitions to Get Started

  • Google Cloud Anthos
  • usage-based pricing
  • application migration
  • public cloud

  • Integration as a Service (IaaS)
  • multi-tenant cloud
  • cloud integration
  • cloud database

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• Google Cloud Anthos

  Google Cloud Anthos is a hybrid, cloud-agnostic container environment.Continue Reading

• Get up to speed on Azure's serverless functionality

  With so many serverless tools on the market, it can be difficult to pick the right one. Review some of the features of Azure serverless options to help you choose.Continue Reading

• Test your cloud automation and orchestration expertise

  Are you familiar with the tools and services available for cloud orchestration and automation? Take this quiz and see how you stack up.Continue Reading

• Get to know the top managed Kubernetes services in the cloud

  All managed Kubernetes providers address the pain points of deploying and maintaining the container orchestration platform, but they do so in different ways, as outlined in this brief cheat sheet.Continue Reading

• Watch this Google Cloud Console tutorial

  Get accustomed to the Google Cloud Console. Explore the management features the admin UI has to offer and learn how to customize it to meet your needs.Continue Reading

• Top 5 cloud architect interview questions and answers

  Job candidates need technical skills and much more to work in the cloud. Prepare for your cloud architect interview with these potential questions and answers to stand out from the crowd.Continue Reading

• 5 best practices for choosing cloud developer tools

  Enterprises are pushing cloud app development as a way to stay up to date on the latest IT trends. Find out how to pick the right cloud and tools for your apps and your staff.Continue Reading

• Learn the benefits and limits of a public cloud migration

  The public cloud is an attractive option for enterprises looking to optimize their workloads. However, not all apps are meant for cloud. Find out what drives adoption in this video.Continue Reading

• usage-based pricing

  Usage-based pricing is a consumption-based pricing model in which customers are only charged when they use a product or service. Typically, the customer is billed at the end of the billing cycle.Continue Reading

• Get started with this Azure cloud migration tool

  There are a lot of moving parts to a cloud migration, which leaves a lot of room for error. Follow Douglas Francis as he demonstrates how to seamlessly migrate to Microsoft Azure.Continue Reading