Episode description

SHOW: Season 1, Show 1

OVERVIEW: From the creators of the Internet's #1 Cloud Computing podcast, The Cloudcast, Aaron Delp (@aarondelp) and Brian Gracely (@bgracely) introduce this new podcast,  Cloudcast Basics.  

• What does compute mean in the cloud? CPU, Memory, Operating System (Linux/Windows), local Storage, GPUs, basic networking (I/O)
• How is compute allocated? Bare Metal, Virtual Machine, Container - the concept of “slicing” up a computer into various sizes. 
• How was compute allocated before cloud computing? IT tickets, rack & stack, install software, etc.
• What does the cloud computing provider do with compute  (responsibilities vs. customer responsibilities)?
• Why are there so many variations of compute? Do some applications require specific compute?
• Does it matter where the compute is located? How do clouds organize the compute (availability zones, regions, etc.)?
• How much does compute cost in the cloud? What are the various ways you can buy compute (or have it be billed - on demand, reserved instances, spot instances, usage credits)? 

Examples:

• AWS - https://aws.amazon.com/products/compute/
• Azure - https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/product-categories/compute/
• Google Cloud - https://cloud.google.com/compute
• Oracle Cloud - https://www.oracle.com/cloud/compute/
• IBM Cloud - https://www.ibm.com/cloud/compute
• Digital Ocean - https://www.digitalocean.com/products/droplets/

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LEARNING CLOUD COMPUTING:
Here are some great places to begin your cloud journey, if you're interested in getting hands-on experience with the technology, or you'd like to build your skills towards a certification. 

• CBT Nuggets - Training and Certifications
• A Cloud Guru - Training and Certifications
• Cloud Academy - Training and Certifications
• Katakoda - Self-Paced, Interactive Learning
• GitHub - Code Samples and Collaboration

FEEDBACK?

• Web: Cloudcast Basics 
• Email: show at cloudcastbasics dot net
• Twitter: @cloudcastbasics