Cloud Computing: Zero to Hero in Under 10 Years – A Decade of IT Trends, Part III

The shift to cloud platforms has been swift and impactful. The rapid rise and adoption by IT departments has been well documented in our annual IT Skills and Salary Report. In our 2017 report, cloud computing has the highest salary by functional area has emerged as a top tech interest area worldwide.

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Course Spotlight: Cloud Workload Planning

It’s inevitable that your company will migrate a workload to the cloud. Since there’s no escaping it, we have launched a new, exclusive course (Cloud Workload Planning) to help stakeholders understand the process of planning a workload migration and selecting a cloud provider. This vendor-neutral, non-technical course provides hands-on exercises and a case study to help you avoid unnecessary surprises as your company undergoes a cloud-based transformation.

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Microsoft Certifications Excel in Four Key Areas

Stop for a minute and consider the range of Microsoft’s offerings and the longevity of its creations. This is a company that has not only given the world what is perhaps the gold standard in desktop publishing and office productivity software (Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, etc.) but it’s also infiltrated our home lives as well through gaming and portability. (We’re looking at you, Xbox and Surface!) Microsoft is the foundation for an incredible number of businesses; eighty percent of the Fortune 500 is on the Microsoft Cloud. More than 400 million devices are running Windows 10. In short: Microsoft is everywhere.

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The 4-1-1 about Linux on Azure

The explosion in the capabilities of cloud infrastructures means we now have viable, cost-effective, easy solutions for hardware management, scaling and storage. Two other huge benefits are cost savings and new opportunities to develop, test or deploy solutions. It comes with a whole other layer for workflow and process automation.

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