Cloud Computing

My colleague Paul Krill does a great job rounding up the highest-paid cloud computing certifications you can obtain these days. In other words, by passing these courses, you’ll likely have no problem finding a well-paying job.While there are a few non-brand-related certifications on his list, most are specific to a…

It’s that time of year when the PR people are after me to listen to their client’s predictions for next year. It’s always obvious and uninteresting stuff, but they keep trying.Remember that I’m not necessarily happy with the forecast of my own predictions. I’m not promoting anything in particular, to…

When it comes to the highest paid US jobs pertaining to IT certifications, two Google Cloud certifications took the top spot in a recent survey, with annual salaries in the $200,000 range.In IT trainer Skillsoft’s 20 top-paying IT certifications, published November 14, the Google Cloud – Professional Cloud Architect certification…

One of the recurring themes of recent developer platform and tool releases, especially around .NET, is developer productivity. That’s not surprising, considering the current economic climate and its impact on staffing levels. We’ve all been tasked to do more with less.Microsoft and the .NET Foundation recently released the latest version…

.NET 8, the latest version of Microsoft’s open-source, cross-platform, application development platform, has arrived, bringing with it thousands of performance, security, and stability improvements. Like .NET 7 before it, .NET 8 puts an emphasis on cloud-native development, the company said. Generative AI also is a focus.To read this article in full,…

The emergence of cloud-native architectures has dramatically changed the ways applications are developed, deployed, and managed. While cloud-native architectures offer significant benefits in terms of scalability, elasticity, and flexibility, they also introduce unique security challenges.These challenges often diverge from those associated with traditional, monolithic applications. Understanding these nuances is crucial…

Generative AI has emerged as the focus of this year’s KubeCon + CloudNativeCon. In most cloud computing conferences this year, GenAI has dominated keynote presentations and shed light on the evolution of cloud-native platforms.Most companies who took the stage at KubeCon announced that they already leverage cloud-native platforms to support…