Skill · Cloud · Design a cloud environment without depending on the provider
Choose a workload's compute model and size it from measurements
Choose between virtual machine, managed container and function for a workload, size the instance from a load measurement, then choose how to buy the capacity: on demand, commitment or interruptible instances.
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Choose a workload's compute model and size it from measurements
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5 lessons · ~1 h 50
- 1Compute cloud : choisir, dimensionner et payer une machine (in French)· 15 min
- 2Choisir et dimensionner une machine cloud (in French)· 20 min
- 3Payer le calcul : engagement, autoscaling et instances interruptibles (in French)· 20 min
- 4Conteneurs managés (CaaS) : quels critères pour choisir ? (in French)· 25 min
- 5Serverless et FaaS : ce qui se cache derrière 'sans serveur' (in French)· 30 min
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- Choose a workload's storage family and class from access, measured performance, durability and cost
- Choose a data service, managed or self-managed, and connect it privately, replication and failover included
- Choose the interconnection and network pattern of a hybrid environment: VPN, dedicated link, BGP, DMZ and hub-spoke