My cloud computing adventure

It’s been a while since my last post. I’ve taken on different projects since then but I took a pivot from what I tradionally work on and embarked on a mission to learn more about cloud computing. During that mission, I also worked on getting a certificate related to cloud computing which meant less time for working on JWeb Bytes. But I’m back on and wanted to share my experience.

Since last time…

Before I continue, I want to emphasize that this is not a post about cloud computing. This is just an update on what’s being planned for JWeb Bytes.

Last summer, I came out with a post about how I run my projects (including this one) using GitHub and Cloudflare. Here’s the link if you want to check it out: https://jwebbytes.com/running-on-github-cloudflare/

This has been my go to for a lot of things and still is. However there are limitations, especially for larger scale projects. Small hobbyist projects like mine can easily fit into Cloudflare’s ecosystem since the resources required are very minimal, but something larger, like a gaming server, won’t. Now my projects don’t need a cloud provider like Azure, but I have come across those that do. And it’s from here that I pivoted to a journey on learning about cloud computing.

A cloud computing update

My next series of posts will be focused on what I learned about Azure and cloud computing in general. I am still very much a novice but I did want to share what I picked up on. Azure covers a lot, and I won’t be talking about everything it does. Just a general overview on some areas. My main learning resource has been Microsoft Learn. I also utlized things like chatGPT, and YouTube to gain a better understanding on certian topics. My plan is to break up what I learned into the series of posts I’m planning. For example, there are main services that Azure provides like Compute, Storage and Databases. I’ll likely do a post that talks about one service and then make another involving a different service. This will all be general but in future posts I might go more in depth on certain areas as I’m learning.

During my time with Azure, I came across certifications involving it. I knew about these before but I didn’t look into them until now. The series of posts will follow the AZ-900 certification (Azure Fundamentals) learning material. I was looking into getting this certification, which is meant for an administrator role. This is someone who helps with managing and monitoring aspects of cloud computing as it relates to an organization’s infrastructure. However there is another certification that aligns more with what I like to do and usually learn about which is for developers, a more technical role. This is the certification I went for and will discuss in another post. I’ll also be working on a series of posts that align more with that.

Timeline

Something I haven’t been doing much of (even though I said I would!) is scheduling. It takes time for me to plan out my posts and I revise them quite a bit, which is why posts come out months apart. But admittedly, I do tend to jump from one project to the next which also contributes to these delays.

But for this series of posts (and in general), I will come up with a schedule that will allow me to better utilize the time I have to work on this. I have already started work on this and I’m aiming at a 1/week timeline for the first series of posts. After that I’ll take some extra time to get ready for the next round (which I will post about when it gets closer to that).

So what’s next for JWeb Bytes?

Quick version: I’m working on a series of posts involving my time learning about Azure and cloud computing. First post will be out sometime next week and 1 per week after. After that is completed, I’ll start releasing another series of posts involving my time learning and training for the developer certificate for Azure.

I don’t plan on having posts about other topics until this is complete. But if it’s something that I can easily and quickly work on, then I might.

Thanks for sticking around!