Episode Notes
You may have heard about the Cloud and thought, what do the fluffy things in the sky have to do with computers? Today’s episode is all about what the cloud is, how you can use it, and common cloud services.
Show Notes
- 2:29 - What is the cloud?
- 14:09 - Benefits of cloud vs. physical servers
- 23:06 - Four types of cloud computing
- 28:42 - Cloud providers
- 32:39 - Gettings started with AWS
- 36:33 - Big services
Resources
- AWS Six Advantages of Cloud Computing - https://docs.aws.amazon.com/whitepapers/latest/aws-overview/six-advantages-of-cloud-computing.html (some phrasing from the benefits section is from this article)
- Pummelling the Platform–Performance Testing Shopify:
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https://shopify.engineering/performance-testing-shopify Explain the Cloud Like I'm 10: https://www.amazon.com/Explain-Cloud-Like-Im-10-ebook/dp/B0765C4SNR
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97 Things Every Cloud Engineer Should Know - https://www.amazon.com/Things-Every-Cloud-Engineer-Should/dp/1492076732
- A Cloud Guru - https://acloudguru.com/
- AWS Heroes - https://aws.amazon.com/developer/community/heroes/
Transcript
https://github.com/ladybug-podcast/ladybug-website/blob/master/transcripts/65-cloud-101.md