Category: Cloud

Cloud Productivity

Getting the Job you Want Without a Degree

JD Allen

In all the time that I have been working in the IT industry, I have struggled to get noticed at companies that have the jobs I really wanted, and it’s all because I have no college degree. Most larger employers have some sort of Candidate Information System, or CIS, that they turn to when looking for people to hire. They advertise an available job, take in all the applications and resumes, put them in the CIS system, then have it produce a list of the top ten candidates. The problem…

Read More
Cloud MIcroServices Productivity

Pick a Programming Language….ANY Language…

JD Allen,

Now that Cloud Computing and Containers are starting to come to the forefront, the decision of what programming language that I should study in order to be more ’employable’ is becoming less important. Just about any programming language can be used to create Docker Containers….some more so that others. Here’s an Article I wrote about this over on my LinkedIn profile: Pick a Programming Language…Any Language…

Read More