Category Archives: Cloud

2019 review – wait what?

Posted on January 5, 2020 by mauriciorpp

Thoughts on goal settings and 2019 vs 2020 predictions for Cloud Computing. Continue reading →

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When to pull the plug on legacy technology

Posted on February 28, 2019 by mauriciorpp

Ok, so I realized my first goal mentioned in the last post was not particularly clear. Let’s iterate and improve, agile, sprint, and all that jazz. First adjustment is: I will easily post at least one interesting piece every month … Continue reading →

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2018 Training and Development goodies

Posted on July 9, 2018 by mauriciorpp

Quick post on some portuguese training resources this time: 10 cursos online e gratuitos do Google em português (about Design, Performance, Deep Learning & more) Machine Learning with TensorFlow on Google Cloud Platform (already started, hurry up!) 15 funções para se … Continue reading →

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Microsoft and Google – free courses

Posted on April 23, 2018 by mauriciorpp

This post has content in Portuguese language, but most of courses are in english. Aniway, it’s always good to learn. Why not learn another language? Microsoft free courses in IA, DevOps and Cloud: https://news.microsoft.com/pt-br/microsoft-abre-ao-publico-cursos-de-treinamento-em-inteligencia-artificial/ & https://academy.microsoft.com Google training at Brasil: http://idgnow.com.br/carreira/2018/04/23/google-oferece-treinamento-gratuito-para-4-mil-profissionais-de-ti-em-sp/ … Continue reading →

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Kicking off 2018: thoughts on Cloud databases

Posted on January 8, 2018 by mauriciorpp

It has been a while since I posted articles here, with a whopping 2 posts over the entire 2017 year (pun intended). To kick-start 2018, firstly I would like to wish happy new year to all dear readers. And secondly … Continue reading →

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To the cloud: Amazon AWS free access

Posted on July 19, 2016 by mauriciorpp

Ok, so let’s be fair to everyone: AWS also has a “free level” for you to create a few VMs and learn how to manage things there. I highly reccomend that you get to learn both AWS and Azure. https://aws.amazon.com/free/ Happy … Continue reading →

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Get a taste on the cloud: MS Azure Free Trial

Posted on June 14, 2016 by mauriciorpp

Continuing with the inevitable move to the sky, and trying to self-quote myself here (well, self-post actually), I’m back to tell you that you can have one month of free experimentation with all Azure platform for free. You can set-up … Continue reading →

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Tips for Exam 70-462: make your labs using Azure trial

Posted on August 26, 2015 by mauriciorpp

The complexity of certification exams is climbing up lately – up to the clouds. Gone are the days where a simple 3 VM lab was enough to try out every new tech release to newer versions of some product – … Continue reading →

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Virtualizing your databases guide

Posted on August 6, 2014 by mauriciorpp

Recently the guys at SQLServerCentral published a great article about SQL Server virtualization. But it is usefull for SQL Server, Oracle or any other DB technology that must run “on the cloud”. So here is the link to it: http://www.sqlservercentral.com/articles/Stairway+Series/112555/ … Continue reading →

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