Cloud Engineering for Beginners E-Book

Nenne Adaora Nwodo

• Herausgeber: WS
• Kategorie: Wissenschaft und neue Technologien
• Sprache: Englisch
• Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2021

Seitenzahl: 48

Beschreibung

This is a foundational book for people that want a career in cloud engineering. To understand why some of these cloud engineering roles exist, we need to understand the concept of the cloud. The goal of this book is to introduce the reader to cloud computing, the different paths for cloud engineering and how to navigate a cloud engineering career. 

Once the reader is able to learn the concepts introduced in this book, they will be ready to take on more complicated cloud related technologies.

Leseprobe

Cloud Engineering

for Beginners

By Nenne Adaora Nwodo

'Cloud Engineering for Beginners'

Copyright © Nenne Adaora Nwodo

www.adoranwodo.com

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ISBN: 978-978-996-662-2 (Paperback)

ISBN: 978-978-996-663-9 (Hardcover)

ISBN: 978-978-996-664-6 (Ebook)

Cover and Internal Book Design by Tope Akintola

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Table of Contents

Acknowledgements

Foreword - Angie Jones

Foreword - Hoop Somuah

Foreword - Scott Hanselman

Preface

Brief history of computing and the internet

Cloud computing

Cloud service models

Cloud Engineering

Software Engineering on the Cloud

Security on the Cloud

DevOps

Cloud native applications

Getting ready for a Cloud Engineer interview

Long term career growth tips

Hello, Cloud!

Acknowledgments

Writing this book was not a one-person journey. There are multiple

people that have inspired me, contributed and supported me throughout

this journey.

Firstly, my eternal gratitude goes to God for his grace over my life and his

blessings in my career.

Thanks to Angie Jones, a principal engineer who I look up to. Thank you

for being an early reader and a contributor to my book. I truly love the

foreword you wrote for this book.

Thanks to Hoop Somuah, my engineering manager, who was an early

reader and a contributor to my book. Thank you for your feedback and

also for helping me put some things in perspective. Thanks for also

writing a foreword, I appreciate it.

Thanks to Obinna Nwodo for all the publishing advice and general

support.

Thanks to Scott Hanselman who is someone I look up to on so many

levels. Thank you for your contribution and agreeing to be a part of his

project. I wouldn’t trade it for anything.

Thanks to Vaibhav Gujral, a cloud architect I got introduced to when I

started writing this book. Thank you for offering to review this book, I

learned a lot more about the cloud during this process.

I’m grateful to all my family and friends for their words of encouragement

throughout the journey of writing this book, especially on the days when I

didn’t think I could write anything. Thank you.

It’s impossible to list everyone that supported or encouraged me

throughout this journey. The little you think you did, made this possible

and I appreciate you all for it. Without you, I wouldn’t have been able to

do this all by myself.

Foreword

By Angie Jones

Tech is hard and ever-changing. Concepts such as "the cloud" seem

abstract and difficult to define for beginners and experienced

technologists alike. Adora has done the industry a wonderful service by

explaining cloud computing in its simplest terms. When Adora told me

she'd written this book, I thought "of course she has!". She's just that type

of person - one who learns, masters, and then shares her newfound

knowledge with the greater engineering community so that we all advance

to her level.

"Cloud Engineering for Beginners" is a must-have handbook rich with all

you need to know about engineering in the cloud, complete with easy-to-

understand definitions, various types of cloud computing and their

usages, and viable career paths in cloud engineering.

What I love most about Adora's approach to writing this book is that it is

fresh and transparent. She is honest about concepts that she found

confusing as someone new to the industry, discusses her

misunderstandings, and uses this opportunity to debunk

misunderstandings and heighten the reader's knowledge on the topic.

As a principal-level engineer, I found this book refreshing and

enlightening. I wish I had it earlier, as it would have helped me

understand these concepts much sooner. I'm grateful to add it to my

bookshelf and have no doubt I'll reference it often.

Angie Jones

Senior Director of Developer Relations, Applitools

Foreword

By Hoop Somuah

“The Cloud” has become a central part of the world’s technology

infrastructure. Its ubiquity increases access to the power of compute, large

scale data processing and AI empowering us to transform the way we live,

work, play and learn.

I first met Adora near the beginning of her journey in cloud development.

In a short while since then, she has become someone I turn to for

questions about the latest developments in our own cloud infrastructure.

I’m excited that she has chosen to create this introduction for beginners

interested in this space and I look forward to seeing more people on their

journey to becoming experienced cloud engineers.

Hoop Somuah

Partner Software Engineering Manager, Microsoft Mesh

Foreword

By Scott Hanselman

Is “The Cloud” just a codename for other people’s computers? Yes and no.

As with all things in technology, it’s complex. Fortunately Adora breaks it

down in this easily digestible book that serves as a great starting point for

you if you’re interested in cloud computing. We are all standing on the

shoulders of giants as we forge forward towards a cloud-filled future.

Complex scaling programs have been solved and been hidden behind a

single checkbox or slider bar. But how did we get here?

Adora takes a historical approach and explains how we got here and

where we are headed. Once you have understood the concepts introduced

here, you’ll feel more comfortable to explore deeper texts and hopefully

get cloud certified!

Scott Hanselman

Partner Software Engineering Manager, Microsoft Mesh

hanselman.com

Preface