My name is Cassandra Anton. I am a former Bellevue graduate of Human and Social Services, but have worked in Information Technology for several years. I decided it was time to advance my career in computers, and so I am coming back to Bellevue to finish my Information Technology degree. This is my first IT class with Bellevue, and first experience with Blackboard, so I am excited and nervous all at the same time!
Opening up my Cloud Essentials book felt very overwhelming, simply because there is so much more to know about the cloud then I imagined. Something I found very interesting in this first week is how cloud infrastructures incorporate flexible resource assignment. I felt it very helpful when the book compared the service consumption of the cloud to how a power company charges customers based on their individual usage. Paying only for what you need would be a very helpful option for smaller businesses, or as a failover option.
Another idea discussed this week that I found interesting
was sustainability. Many organizations are trying to make their companies more
eco-friendly. Because cloud providers can determine how many resources are
needed at any given time, this helps reduce the power and cooling that are
required to operate computers when less resources are needed. There is also the
option of moving data center activity based on weather to save resources.
Turns out there is a lot to learn about the cloud infrastructure.
I am interested to see where this class takes me!
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