The Future of Cloud & Your Career

Focus: Industry relevance, certifications, and professional growth.

Key Notes

• Major certifications:
  • AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
  • Microsoft Azure Fundamentals (AZ-900)
  • Google Cloud Digital Leader
• Each validates understanding of:
  • Cloud architecture
  • Networking & storage fundamentals
  • Security & compliance
  • Cost optimization

Discussion & Wrap-Up

• How does cloud literacy appear on a résumé?
• Why is the concept of elasticity (auto-scaling) important for modern IT?
• What ethical or privacy considerations come with global data hosting?

Practical Tie-In

• Review local district systems: Google Workspace = SaaS, Infinite Campus = SaaS, district file servers = on-prem → migrating to cloud-hosted storage.

🧩 End-of-Week Takeaways

• The cloud is a network of networks, built on virtualization, distribution, and redundancy.
• VPNs and secure tunneling enable safe remote access.
• AWS, Azure, and Google dominate the cloud landscape, each with distinct ecosystems.
• Understanding cloud architecture connects directly to CompTIA Cloud+, Network+, and A+ Core 2 (Domain 2) certification objectives.