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George B.
$60/hr
  • Trophy Icon Cloud Engineer
  • QuickBase
  • QlikView
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft Access Programming
  • Business Analysis
  • Cloud Computing
  • Zoho Creator
  • API Development
  • Tableau
  • Database Maintenance
  • Database Architecture
  • ETL
  • Database Design
  • Database Report
  • Database Testing

Do you have departmental workflow and/or business application project requirements. No project too small or too large. Is your organization ready for true information collaboration. I will help you define your business requirements and then build and test the application that meets your needs. With low code application development platforms like QuickBase, Caspio, Knack, AirTable, Zoho Creator or QlikView, there is no longer a need to buy an off the shelf solution that meets 80% of your needs where the 20% functionality sits on the shelf wasting away. I have been developing applications for my clients in the low code cloud based...

Yurii S.
$113/hr
  • Trophy Icon Cloud Engineer
  • DevOps
  • ETL Pipeline
  • Software Architecture & Design
  • API
  • Cloud Architecture
  • Cloud Computing
  • CI/CD
  • AWS Lambda
  • Google Cloud Platform
  • Solution Architecture Consultation
  • Cloud Engineering
  • Java
  • JavaScript
  • Python

Hello there! My name is Yurii and I am a certified Google Cloud Architect and Engineer passionate in Cloud development and Java. I have more than 10 years of commercial enterprise development experience in Java working as a Senior Java Developer and leading a small but efficient team. During my career, I had developed multiple services and applications from desktop apps to huge standalone web applications and micro-service-based platforms for image processing, studying, etc. A brief summary of my expertise could be found below. Programming Languages: Java, JavaScript, TypeScript, Python Main Technologies: Java SE, Java EE, Spring,...

Joydeep R.
$60/hr
  • Trophy Icon Cloud Engineer
  • Grafana
  • Kubernetes
  • Docker
  • GitLab
  • Prometheus
  • Amazon ECS
  • Microsoft Azure
  • DevOps
  • Azure DevOps
  • Google Cloud Platform
  • GitHub
  • Amazon SageMaker
  • Cloud Computing
  • CI/CD
  • Python

I have 10 years of industrial experience in handling dotnet development as lead and architect role. Also I have worked on various clouds on Kubernetes , Docker , Helm charts packaging and deployment , Creating infrastructure on Terraform and deploying workloads on Kubernetes . Implementing Istio as service mesh and NGINX Ingress routing configurations on kubernetes. On CICD pipelines I am proficient in working on Gitlab/Azure DevOPS as well . lease connect if you are interested . Services Provided - Cloud Infrastructure - ✔ Cloud VPC Multi cluster multi region and zonal resiliency design. ✔ Security Group and Routes audit. ✔ Subnet...

Aleksey P.
$100/hr
  • Trophy Icon Cloud Engineer
  • Linux System Administration
  • DevOps
  • Network Administration
  • Virtual Private Server
  • Virtualization
  • Ubuntu
  • Ansible
  • Automation
  • NGINX
  • MySQL
  • Docker
  • SSL
  • PostgreSQL
  • Kubernetes
  • GitLab

Hi there, I'm Canadian who lives in Lisbon, Portugal now. I have more than 15 years of professional experience in IT and business domain. My goal is to help people succeed in their businesses and learn new tricks for my own experience. I'm very passionate about new technologies and I always stay on top of my game. I'm research oriented, self motivated and I like new challenges. I have no problem to work under pressure, but I'd rather make sure to never have such situation by planning all possible scenarios in advance. Some smart words I know: * Linux: I've worked with almost every distribution out there, but prefer Debian/Ubuntu....

Ijaz A.
$40/hr
  • Trophy Icon Cloud Engineer
  • Terraform
  • CI/CD
  • GitHub
  • DevOps
  • Linux System Administration
  • Kubernetes
  • Elasticsearch
  • GitLab
  • Docker
  • Cloud Migration
  • AWS Fargate
  • Google Cloud Platform
  • Python

I am a DevOps Pro with more than 5 years of DevOps experience and overall 12 years of Linux admin experience. I love to automate things using Python, Bash, and Pulumi. I have been using Docker and Kubernetes in the cloud (AWS, GCP, Digitial Ocean) and on bare metal as well. I enjoy working with developers and taking care of the CI/CD pipelines. Top Skills: Linux System Administration ( Debian, Ubuntu, Centos, RedHat ) DevOps, CI/CD Pipelines, and Automation ( ArogoCd, Jenkins, GitlabCI, Github Actions, and all others ) AWS EKS Fargate , Pulumi, Terraform AWS ECS, Fargate, Pulumi/Python Google Kuberntes Engine ( GKE ) Digital Ocean...

Felipe P.
$150/hr
  • Trophy Icon Cloud Engineer
  • VPN
  • Network Engineering
  • Internet Protocol Security
  • Linux
  • Network Security
  • Ubuntu
  • Firewall
  • System Administration
  • Kernel-based Virtual Machine
  • Private Cloud
  • Computer Network
  • OpenVPN
  • Linux System Administration
  • Apache CloudStack
  • Internet of Things

Telecommunication and Systems engineer with a focus on Cloud, Networking and Linux, experience in Infrastructure management and deployment. Deployed Private Cloud infrastructure, Datacenter Network Design for Multi-tenancy, fault-tolerant design, NIC Bonding and VRRP for High Availability. *Full virtual networking with vSwitches and vRouters. *VLAN, VxLAN, GRE and Overlay tunnels *IPv6 *MP-BGP, EVPN *Firewalling *VPN/OpenVPN/IPSec/WireGuard/Site to Site and Client-Server *Advanced Linux management: IPTables, Kernel modules, Virtualization, Networking. *Traffic engineering *Advanced StrongSwan IPSec tunnels, XFRM *Cloudstack with Open...

Munish G.
$220/hr
  • Trophy Icon Cloud Engineer
  • DevOps
  • Jenkins
  • Terraform
  • Kubernetes
  • Ansible
  • Docker
  • Azure
  • CI/CD Pipelines
  • Google Cloud Platform
  • Containerization
  • Git
  • Cloud Computing

Mastered my trade after years of success at Google and Oracle, currently with Cloudwerx, a GCP Premier Partner helping you scale more efficiently and effectively in your cloud journey. My former company, ResourceBusy, has now merged with Cloudwerx to help accelerate the growth of our customers and level of service. **GCP certified Cloud Architect**, **GCP certified Network Engineer**,**GCP certified Security Engineer** and GCP certified Data Engineer**. Experience the difference working with a professional who understands the technology yet knows to keep it simple. 20+ years of experience with DevOps to deploy and manage automated,...

manmeet s.
$22/hr
  • Trophy Icon Cloud Engineer
  • Configuration Management
  • Amazon EC2
  • VMware Administration
  • Windows Administration
  • DevOps
  • Microsoft SQL Server Administration
  • Cloud Computing
  • Information Security Consultation
  • System Administration
  • Microsoft Azure

Leadership, learning and technical expertise. Put them together and you have me. Experienced IT professional with over twenty-two years of experience with infrastructure architecture development and implementation, network administration, sales engineering, network support, user support. Quick learner, unafraid to try new things. Client/customer-oriented. Driven by results. I am certified IT Professional with rich IT experience in AWS, Microsoft, Vmware, Freshworks, DevOps, OVHCloud and Google products. I have worked in various industries including Information Technology, Web Development, Financial and Stock Exchange Broker. More than...

Sanjay K.
$40/hr
  • Trophy Icon Cloud Engineer
  • VMware Administration
  • Microsoft Azure
  • Microsoft SCCM
  • Windows Server
  • Microsoft Sharepoint
  • Microsoft Hyper V
  • Microsoft Active Directory
  • Office 365
  • Active Directory Federation Services
  • Security Management
  • Business with 1000+ Employees
  • Group Policy

Experienced Information Technology Infrastructure Engineer with a demonstrated history of working in the IT industry. Skilled in Cloud Technologies (Microsoft Azure, INTUNE, Amazon Web Services, G Suit, and Office 365), SharePoint, Exchange Server 2010/2013/2016, Skykick, BitTitan, Codetwo, VMware, Hyper V, Active Directory, ADFS, SCCM, SCOM, OMS, Automation by using PowerShell/Orchestrator, EMC Storage, Enterprise Vault, ITIL, GoDaddy, SQL, SPX for the backup solution and Windows Servers. Strong information technology professional with a Master's Degree focused on Project Management. Skills: ⚡️ Windows Server:  Installing Configuring...

Mahmoud A.
$65/hr
  • Trophy Icon Cloud Engineer
  • Microsoft Office 365
  • Microsoft Teams
  • Windows Server
  • Azure
  • Microsoft Azure
  • Microsoft Active Directory
  • Microsoft Windows Powershell
  • Microsoft Exchange Online
  • Exchange Server
  • Cloud Computing

Microsoft MVP & MCT | Azure Service Delivery Lead with over 12 years of experience in Microsoft solutions and Professional services, Leading the Azure team to help our customers to build successful Azure practices, Delivering high-quality architecture to meet business and IT needs that improve overall productivity and increases efficiency, Applying technical knowledge and customer insights to create a modernization roadmap. Collaborating with the Presales team to introduce innovative cost-effective technology solutions using cloud services including consultation, design, scoping, planning, and technical documentation. 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦...

David Z.
$125/hr
  • Trophy Icon Cloud Engineer
  • Technical Writing
  • SNMP
  • Computer Network
  • Electronics
  • TCP/IP
  • Economics
  • Scaled Agile Framework
  • Technical Support
  • Hardware Troubleshooting
  • Agile Software Development
  • Zendesk
  • Linux System Administration
  • Virtualization
  • Blog Content
  • Tech & IT

Documentation can make or break the user experience, let's work together to make yours coherent and usable. Users stick with good products they are comfortable with using, and I create documentation that helps build that level of comfort and understanding. I work on the software team in a technical product owner/SAFe product owner at large enterprise in the power and electrical space. In my spare time, I am a the Director of Operations for a non-profit, overseeing the IT ops team. I am a bit of a jack of all trades when it comes to technology. I can hold my own on topics from Google Workspace to cybersecurity to UPS systems and DCIM, and...

Alexandru R.
$160/hr
  • Trophy Icon Cloud Engineer
  • Mobile App Development
  • Android App Development
  • iOS Development
  • Rapid Prototyping
  • Product Management
  • Xamarin
  • Machine Learning
  • .NET Framework
  • C#
  • SQL
  • Blazor
  • iPhone App Development
  • iPhone UI Design
  • Review or Feedback Collection
  • User Profile Creation

You know it ain't easy running out of thrills \m/ How? I've got the answers for your whys & hows My focus on user pleasing started in 2005 after I modded Warcraft III assets into a successful free-to-play game. Meanwhile, I committed to connecting all the dots so an idea can be injected into a ready-to disrupt market using the latest Microsoft technologies. So if you have a concept of an app, I can make it real! Are you ready? I know I am. Alex

Phillip K.
$125/hr
  • Trophy Icon Cloud Engineer
  • Database Design
  • Microsoft Azure SQL Database
  • Private Cloud
  • DevOps
  • Database Administration
  • Elasticsearch
  • Business Intelligence
  • Enterprise Architecture
  • Software Architecture & Design
  • Database Design & Construction

I'm a semi-retired Information Technology Executive with 40+ years' experience in Global IT Management, Large-Scale Enterprise Data Technologies, and Data-Driven Architecture and Development. Data specialties include Microsoft SQL, MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Elasticsearch and other RDBMS and NoSQL products. I'm highly experienced in Large-Scale cloud, on-premise, and hybrid enterprise data architectures. While my primary expertise centers around Data Technologies, I also have considerable expertise and experience in DevOps practices and management, CloudOps, Microservice architectures, containerization, and multiple development standards...

Jack B.
$55/hr
  • Trophy Icon Cloud Engineer
  • MySQL
  • Python
  • Linux
  • CI/CD
  • PHP
  • Linux System Administration
  • Solution Architecture
  • Ansible
  • Terraform
  • Amazon Web Services
  • System Administration
  • DevOps
  • Docker
  • Web Service
  • Kubernetes

I am working: - 20+ years on IT - 10+ years on AWS Cloud projects I am a team leader of AWS Advanced Consulting in multiple projects. Self-starter who applies individual initiative to complete the job on time and provides operational and automation support with a 24/7 technical response team staffed by AWS.

Nagesh R.
$60/hr
  • Trophy Icon Cloud Engineer
  • Marketing Data Analytics
  • Data Engineering
  • Data Ingestion
  • Data Management
  • Data Privacy
  • Cloud Security
  • Cloud Migration
  • Apache Spark
  • Cloud Computing
  • Microsoft Azure
  • scikit-learn
  • Google Cloud Platform
  • CI/CD Platform
  • Amazon Web Services
  • Apache Superset

Togaf 9 Certified Enterprise Architect with around 9 yrs of IT service experience in the areas of solution architecting, Innovation, consulting, leading projects, and offshore outsourcing spanning enterprise applications and legacy systems. With my strong IT service background, I can use skills in Consulting, Architecture and Software development. Now eager to pursue these acquired skills through the right opportunity. A thorough learner, I have the zeal to learn and explore new and complex technologies. Specialties: Data Science (ML/AL) Cloud Architecting Enterprise Architecting Big Data: Apache Hadoop, Spark, Cloudera CDH, Horton Works,...

Neeraj G.
$40/hr
  • Trophy Icon Cloud Engineer
  • Microsoft Dynamics CRM
  • Microsoft Dynamics ERP
  • Microsoft Dynamics 365
  • Microsoft Dynamics Development
  • Microsoft Power Automate
  • Microsoft PowerApps
  • Microsoft Dynamics
  • Business with 10-99 Employees
  • Business with 100-999 Employees
  • Business with 1000+ Employees
  • System Configuration
  • Training
  • Microsoft Azure
  • Cloud Services
  • Microsoft Azure SQL Database

✅ $600K+ revenue on Upwork ✅~5,000 hours on Upwork ☑️ MCSE – Dynamics 365 ☑️ MCSA – Azure Cloud ☑️ Dynamics CRM ☑️ Dynamics Portal ☑️ Dynamics 365 Business Central ☑️ Dynamics NAV ☑️ Power Automate/Microsoft Flow ☑️ Power BI ☑️ Power Apps ☑️ Scribe ☑️ Azure Functions/Logic Apps ☑️ Dynamics 365 Portal Liquid ☑️ Power Portal ☑️ Chatbot ☑️ Zendesk ☑️ Adobe Sign ☑️ Salesforce ☑️ Sharepoint ☑️ Teams ☑️ oData ☑️ Restful ☑️ Canvas Apps ☑️ Model Driven Apps ☑️ Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT) in Power Platform and Dynamics 365 PMP certified professional with 20 years experience in IT services. Worked extensively on various solutions in Microsoft...

Awais T.
$100/hr
  • Trophy Icon Cloud Engineer
  • AWS CloudFormation
  • AWS Fargate
  • Microservice
  • DevOps
  • Spring Boot
  • Solution Architecture Consultation
  • Serverless Stack
  • React
  • NoSQL Database
  • Data Engineering
  • Spring Framework
  • Cloud Computing
  • WordPress
  • Database
  • Apache Spark
  • Containerization
  • Amazon ECS
  • CI/CD
  • Java

— TOP RATED PLUS Freelancer on UPWORK — EXPERT VETTED Freelancer (Among the Top 1% of Upwork Freelancers) — Full Stack Engineer — Data Engineer ✅ AWS Infrastructure, DevOps, AWS Architect, AWS Services (EC2, ECS, Fargate, S3, Lambda, DynamoDB, RDS, Elastic Beanstalk, AWS CDK, AWS Cloudformation etc.), Serverless application development, AWS Glue, AWS EMR Frontend Development: ✅ HTML, CSS, Bootstrap, Javascript, React, Angular Backend Development: ✅ JAVA, Spring Boot, Hibernate, JPA, Microservices, Express.js, Node.js Content Management: ✅ Wordpress, WIX, Squarespace Big Data: ✅ Apache Spark, ETL, Big data, MapReduce, Scala, HDFS, Hive,...

Gareth S.
$110/hr
  • Trophy Icon Cloud Engineer
  • Microsoft Azure
  • Amazon Web Services
  • Cloud Security
  • Cloud Computing
  • Google Cloud Platform
  • Cloud Engineering
  • Network Administration
  • Solution Architecture
  • Cloud Architecture
  • DevOps Engineering
  • System Administration
  • Deployment Automation
  • Virtualization
  • Information Security
  • Network Security

⭐️⭐️ I AM A TOP RATED PLUS FREELANCER on Upwork ⭐️⭐️ I have extensive experience as a Senior Cloud & Solutions Architect with expertise in Security & Infrastructure in both the Public and Private cloud as well as traditional networking, with over 20+ years in the IT & Telecoms industry, demonstrating a consistent track record in delivering successful global projects and have led the design and delivery of complex cloud-based infrastructure servicing millions of users. I have worked with many well-established international companies and fortune 500 companies in my career. ✅ Mozilla (Firefox) ✅ Druva ✅ Walmart ✅ Vodafone ✅ Deloitte ✅...

Kevin  W.
$40/hr
  • Trophy Icon Cloud Engineer
  • Git
  • DevOps
  • Cloud Computing
  • Linux System Administration
  • Amazon RDS
  • AWS Systems Manager
  • Linux
  • CI/CD
  • Amazon EC2
  • AWS CloudFormation
  • Amazon S3
  • AWS CloudFront
  • AWS CodeDeploy
  • GitLab
  • Docker

With over 5 years of experience in the IT industry, I am an accomplished Cloud Engineer, specializing in the design, development, and deployment of highly available, scalable, and secure infrastructure solutions utilizing the AWS platform. My proficiency in various AWS services enables me to optimize performance and reduce costs for clients, consistently delivering successful project outcomes. My experience spans various industries, including small startups and large enterprise companies, providing me with a diverse set of skills and a proven track record of success. I possess a strong aptitude for learning new technologies and best...

Abdul B.
$34/hr
  • Trophy Icon Cloud Engineer
  • PSD to HTML
  • Serverless Stack
  • AWS Lambda
  • Terraform
  • Amazon Cognito
  • Python
  • iOS Development
  • Kubernetes
  • WebRTC
  • MeteorJS
  • JavaScript
  • React Native
  • React
  • Mobile Development Framework
  • NodeJS Framework

"I interviewed 10 people for this job and Abdul was the best. He has great communication and problem solving skills. I'm an Ex-Apple software engineer, and have worked on many complicated applications. The app Abdul and I worked on is very complicated and Abdul was able to handle the complexity with ease. He is one of the best team members I've ever worked." Christian Asycue - Ex Apple Engineer I have 7+ years of development experience in multiple technologies including MernStack, React Native, angular, vuejs, nextjs on frontend, and nodejs, expressjs, loopback, nestjs, aws serverless, cognito, s3, sns etc. on backend. When it comes to...

Md S.
$50/hr
  • Trophy Icon Cloud Engineer
  • Microsoft Exchange Server
  • Technical Support
  • Microsoft Certified Professional
  • Autopilot
  • Microsoft Server
  • Microsoft Azure
  • Microsoft Endpoint Manager
  • Microsoft SCCM
  • Office 365
  • Windows Server
  • Virtual Desktop Infrastructure
  • Microsoft Active Directory
  • System Administration

🏆 𝟭𝟱 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗜𝗧 𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲, 𝗦𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺 𝗔𝗱𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗟𝟭, 𝗟𝟮, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗟𝟯 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 🏆 Delivering innovative solutions that help solve your business problems 🏆 Master of Microsoft® products, apps, and services for SMBs and Enterprise 🏆 𝗧𝗢𝗣-𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗘𝗗 𝗣𝗟𝗨𝗦 (𝟯% 𝗼𝗳 𝗧𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗻𝘁), $100K Earned, 4500 Hrs, and 100% JSS 🏆 Full-Time Freelancer, 𝗠𝗖𝗣, 𝗠𝗖𝗜𝗧𝗣, 𝗠𝗖𝗧𝗦, 𝗠𝗖𝗦𝗔, 𝗠𝗖𝗦𝗘, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗔𝘇𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗖𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗲𝗱 🏆 Soft Skills: Leadership, Time management, Communication, Teamwork, and Work Ethic 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄𝘀, 𝘄𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗵 𝗰𝗮𝗻...

Joseph K.
$100/hr
  • Trophy Icon Cloud Engineer
  • Microsoft Azure
  • Amazon Web Services
  • Cloud Architecture
  • Cloud Computing
  • Kubernetes
  • Containerization
  • Jenkins
  • CI/CD
  • Linux
  • Docker
  • Git
  • Terraform
  • Ubuntu
  • Amazon ECS
  • Deployment Automation

Services/Abilities - CI/CD - Cloud Architecture - Terraform - Azure - AWS - Networking - Bash Scripting - Docker and Containerization - Jenkins

Muhammad Hussan U.
$15/hr
  • Trophy Icon Cloud Engineer
  • Google Maps API
  • Album Cover Design
  • PSD to WordPress
  • HTML
  • MySQL
  • On-Page SEO
  • PHP
  • CSS
  • Image Processing
  • Stationery Design
  • Logo Design
  • Icon Design
  • WordPress
  • Ebook
  • Graphic Design

Hello, my name is Muhammad Hussan Ullah Khan, I have been a Top-Rated graphic designer, full stack developer, digital marketer and content writer for 10 plus years. I believe in quality, meeting deadlines, and great communication. I am devoted to delivering my clients the results they pay for. Recently I joined a company called Infoetiquette, with the backing of infoetiquette.com any project is achievable with high quality. Please feel free to reach out to discuss projects even if they are unique.

Barry B.
$170/hr
  • Trophy Icon Cloud Engineer
  • Incident Management
  • Solution Architecture
  • Cloud Engineering Consultation
  • Microsoft Azure SQL Database
  • Intranet Architecture
  • Docker
  • Microsoft Azure
  • Amazon ECS for Kubernetes
  • Troubleshooting
  • Kubernetes
  • Information Architecture
  • Oracle Cloud
  • Google Cloud Platform
  • Network Design
  • Video Stream
  • Azure App Service

I am a #Multicloud Certified Solutions Architect Expert/Professional on all three major clouds. I also hold a Google Professional Network Engineer certification and expert SASE certifications. Whether you are building something new or migrating your existing infrastructure to the cloud, I definitely recommend you at least explore all clouds and identify those which will give your business the most value in return. While every solution isn't a candidate for multi-cloud architecture, it should always at least be considered. If a single cloud will provide the best value for the business then I am happy to design your new architecture for...

Muhammad H.
$100/hr
  • Trophy Icon Cloud Engineer
  • Docker
  • Google Cloud Platform
  • DevOps
  • Cloud Computing
  • React
  • Node.js
  • Jenkins
  • HTML5
  • CI/CD
  • Kubernetes
  • CSS 3

- Over 40 satisfied clients with 97% job success rate and Top Rated Plus in Upwork - Certified Kubernetes Application Developer and AWS Certified Developer - Lead DevOps Engineer - 5 years of DevOps/Cloud experience - 7+ years of experience in IT - Conduct public webinars and workshops An enthusiastic DevOps and Cloud Engineer having extensive experience in Containerization, Continuous Integration, Continuous Deployment, Infrastructure As Code, and Monitoring Solutions. I am a Certified Kubernetes Application Developer and a Certified AWS Developer Associate with experience in implementing automation in different phases of the Software...

Anicet K.
$40/hr
  • Trophy Icon Cloud Engineer
  • Terraform
  • Network Administration
  • PostgreSQL Programming
  • AWS CodeDeploy
  • AWS Lambda
  • Oracle Database Administration
  • DevOps
  • MySQL Programming
  • Linux System Administration
  • Kubernetes
  • AWS Systems Manager
  • AWS CloudFormation
  • MySQL
  • Python
  • Cloud Computing
  • Oracle Cloud
  • Amazon Web Services

hi, My name is anicet kemedjio kenlefak. an Oracle-certified expert, in the real application cluster 11gR2 and grid infrastructure administration. Having worked with AWS-based applications for more than three years, I have managed migrations, streamlined workflows, and collaborated with engineering teams to ensure maximal business impact, but it was my bespoke on-premises and cloud solutions that made the most impact.. with Devops skill, and proficient level of Oracle and MYSQL database administration, PostgreSQL database administration. Has high aspirations to work for you as a DevOps engineer architect skill, with the objective to...

Mohammad H.
$25/hr
  • Trophy Icon Cloud Engineer
  • DevOps
  • Cloud Computing
  • CI/CD
  • OpenShift
  • Docker
  • Kubernetes
  • Amazon Web Services
  • Jenkins
  • System Administration
  • GitHub
  • Google Cloud Platform
  • Containerization
  • Linux System Administration

I work as a devops engineer at one of the financial technology companies, I take care of all infrastructure, deployment issues, applications that will go up to production or lifecycle application development, from being built by developers to going up to production

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Moving to the Cloud: What to Know & Who to Hire

What is “The Cloud”?

The cloud is synonymous with modern computing. A majority of businesses—from startups to massive corporations—use it in some capacity to augment or streamline their existing operations, data storage, hosting, and app deployment. So what is the cloud and how is it changing traditional server setups across the globe?

The U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) defines the cloud as “a model for enabling ubiquitous, convenient, on-demand network access to a shared pool of configurable computing resources (e.g., networks, servers, storage, applications, and services) that can be rapidly provisioned and released with minimal management effort or service provider interaction.”

In short, it’s allowing companies to reengineer their back-end architectures (servers, databases, application software, and more) and put them in virtual environments where they can be accessed remotely, without requiring physical server hardware of their own. Cloud services (also known as web services) are a blanket way to describe these computing capabilities.

The benefits of using cloud and web service providers

Adopting an infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) platform like Amazon Web Services (AWS) or a platform-as-a-service model (PaaS) from a provider like Heroku can take some of the responsibilities of hosting, maintaining, updating, and scaling up server operations off the hands of developers and IT managers. An IaaS will provide you with all the components you need to build a backend architecture, offering flexibility and plenty of scalability. Note that deploying a site or app’s back end to the cloud with an IaaS requires more configuration, while deploying with a PaaS doesn’t require as much configuration—just enable the services you need within the platform’s environment, push the code to it, and it handles the rest.

While their clients benefit from a virtual environment, cloud service providers themselves have massive data centers that are as big as multiple football fields. These servers are usually set up in a way that some can fail (or, even a majority of them), but not in a way that all of the services will be taken down. It’s important to know that it’s still possible for cloud computing to have a single point of failure, or to have certain services fail.

This has brought about the need for more engineers who know how to integrate, work with, and fix cloud-based operations. You may not need a full-time network engineer if you’re operating in the cloud, but you’ll definitely need a skilled development operations professional to ensure things run smoothly.

Here’s a look at a few of the top providers in the cloud services market:

  • Amazon Web Services (AWS): Popular with startups looking to get things going in the cloud for cheap, this platform is also powerful enough for large, enterprise operations.
  • Google Cloud Platform: This popular PaaS offers cloud computing, storage, big data and API services so you can build and launch sites or complex applications in the cloud. It offers things like SQL and NoSQL database services, analytics, virtual machines, all of which can be mixed and matched to suit your needs.
  • Microsoft Azure: An enterprise-level Paas and IaaS cloud provider, it offers mobile and web app deployment and scaling, database services, virtual machines, mobile back ends, machine learning, and more.
  • Heroku: A popular PaaS where applications can be completely built, deployed and run in the cloud.
  • Rackspace: This PaaS offers cloud computing through its infrastructure (either dedicated servers, public cloud, or private cloud, all of which can be mixed and matched for a hybrid environment), or their partnerships with Azure and AWS.
  • Cloud Foundry: This open-source PaaS written in Ruby and Go offers cloud computing services with an enterprise-grade option, Pivotal.
  • Xen Cloud Platform (XCP): This open source virtualization solution that provides cloud computing and back-end virtualization. XCP includes an enterprise-ready set of tools with the Xen Hypervisor, with the Xen API for cloud, storage and networking operations.
  • Oracle: This enterprise giant has made recent updates to its cloud capabilities, helping big businesses leverage the cloud, but also offering small- to medium-sized businesses cloud computing services.
  • Apache Cloudstack: a free, open-source cloud software for creating and deploying cloud services that has excellent support for virtualization and the AWS API.

Beyond data centers: making the move to the cloud

With the rise of the cloud, the server landscape is rapidly changing, with more server-side operations being pushed off-site. Small, medium, and enterprise-level companies can easily expand the size, storage, and processing power of their servers in a way that takes less time, and less money.

For startups in particular, these cloud-based platforms take server upkeep and support off their plates so they can focus on growing their businesses. They also offer flexibility and speed, with the ability to scale up quickly when needed. Scaling up can be hard to do in a physical data center: ordering new hardware, provisioning, and racking, and stacking can take anywhere from three to six weeks. In the cloud, you can provision capacity on the fly.

The key to moving to the cloud is striking the right balance for your organization—whether that’s a hybrid approach or all-in.

Adopting a hybrid cloud approach

A majority of businesses are finding that a hybrid approach works best, leaving some things on traditional, local servers and moving more resource-heavy applications to the cloud. This can be a permanent strategic solution, or a stop along the way to going 100% cloud-based. There are benefits to leaving certain portions of your back-end infrastructure on virtualized local servers or co-located data centers, while moving more resource-heavy applications to the cloud.

For example, migrating a back-end architecture to Amazon Web Services (AWS) allows for automatic scaling, the ability to fail over multiple availability zones, its accommodations for peaky traffic and intensive operations (e.g., some of our machine learning models), and the ability to free up a team to focus on application-specific work rather than solving problems Amazon can address.

Public cloud vs. private cloud

A common approach is to divvy up a server’s workload with a mix of private (onsite) and public (cloud services) clouds. Larger, enterprise companies often opt for a private cloud/onsite server architecture. One reason? Protecting sensitive data.

For some organizations in regulated industries, like finance, there are restrictions on what information they can store in the cloud. Because of this, they have to strike a balance between storing sensitive information on-site while still making it available in the cloud, so they can take advantage of the agility and scalability the cloud offers.

Critical apps are often better suited for a private cloud for security and reliability reasons. The main concerns with critical apps are performance (speed, reliability, and no downtime) and security of your information. A privately hosted cloud is a good bet for these, giving you more control along with the flexibility you want.

Less critical apps like web servers, backup services, and infrastructures are safer in the public cloud. There, you’ll get servers that allow you to free up space on-site, plus the benefit of temporary scalability if you need it, with increased capacity just a click away. Also, a public cloud configuration can even be treated like software code and placed in a repository where developers can edit, adjust, and run tests against your current configuration, which is helpful for ensuring a successful deployment, and for getting the most out of the cloud.

Should you move to the cloud? What to consider before deploying to the cloud

For small businesses, there are some clear advantages to using the cloud—whether it’s going entirely to the cloud, or using a hybrid approach that breaks up your server workload between an on-site infrastructure and the cloud.

The benefits? It’s an invisible, offsite server that you can scale up when and how you want. If you have an application that requires a lot of space, data, or resources, you can shift that over to the cloud while freeing up space in your current setup.

Small businesses can strike a strategic balance between traditional on-site servers and cloud servers, so it’s important to ask yourself a few questions about your setup before choosing the one that’s right for you. And if you're not sure you can always seek the advice from cloud consulting specialists.

  1. Take a look at your existing back-end infrastructure. What are your requirements, and what are your end-user’s requirements? What will diversifying to the cloud do to help with these? Consider compatibility of your server-side software. While some businesses don’t move all of their server-side architecture to the cloud, it’s helpful to ensure cloud compatibility in the components they keep on-site.
  2. Decide what should go where. Plan how you’ll virtualize your back end. If you’re a small business, basic server functions like an email server or an app server could probably stay on-site. Or, apps that don’t require as much data storage could stay local, too. Be sure to prioritize your needs. You may opt to divvy up the workload with a hybrid cloud environment, keeping mini servers on-site to handle smaller workloads, like file sharing servers. These can even be designed to sync up with cloud drives.
  3. What’s your budget? This will help narrow down which cloud service is right for you. The great thing about the cloud? Flexibility. If you start out small and find you need more, you can easily upgrade subscriptions or buy more data—no need to switch out hard drives.
  4. Who should you hire or have on your team to help? Do you have a server professional available to help with maintenance or fixes? Because you don’t have to worry about hardware with cloud servers, it can be a more seamless integration for IT professionals, but it’s not without its quirks. Make sure you have a dev ops engineer who has plenty of experience integrating with the cloud and handling issues with network reliability that can arise.
  5. How scalable does it need to be? How much growth you anticipate in terms of traffic and data for your application or site’s server play a very important role in how you decide to set up your server. You’ll want to be able to expand your server space without having to totally replace it, whether that means starting with a setup that allows you to switch out hard drives for hard drives with more memory, or virtualizing your setup across numerous smaller servers.
  6. Security. Security is always a big concern—if you have very sensitive information being stored on your server, you may opt to keep that on-site while moving less sensitive information to the cloud. Or, go for a private cloud/hybrid cloud environment that allows you to maintain a more secure environment, and lets your IT professionals keep tighter control on what data is stored/shared where.

The need for cloud engineers

From a talent standpoint, running your server operations in the cloud means you won’t need the same network and storage engineers on hand to take care of day-to-day server issues—but maintenance and support won’t be totally off the table.

Look for a cloud server architect with plenty of experience deploying operations to the cloud. Some key skills and expertise to look for in a dev ops engineer are:

  • Configuration management skills: Chef, Puppet, Ansible, etc.
  • Virtualization experience: VMware, Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM), Xen, etc.
  • Public cloud experience: Amazon Web Services, Google, Rackspace
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