Week 1 Posting - Introduction

My name is Dustin Pike, and the class I am doing this blog for marks the halfway point of my bachelor's degree! It has been a challenging time balancing life, work, and school - but also rewarding. I am looking forward to this class because it is a topic everyone is talking about. 

Cloud computing and doing more in the cloud is a hot topic, and at the same time needs to be evaluated based on the use case. I don't think the cloud is perfect for every use case, but for the cases it makes sense it can provide much-needed flexibility and accessibility to companies. I have a little bit of experience in this area from taking classes and getting my AWS foundations certification a few years ago. The cloud landscape is changing so much that I have no delusions that I have a lot to learn. I'm looking forward to gaining new knowledge, and hopefully being able to apply it to my work life as well.

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