164: Open Source Technology | RSS.com I’m messing around with rehashing my old writing with AI… here is an example from a chapter I wrote several years ago Open-source technology is defined by its dimensions of transparency and freedom. This type of software is produced by a growing community and has begun to compete with Read More
148: The Challenges of Rural Education I’m messing around with rehashing my old writing with AI… here is an example from a chapter I wrote several years ago The challenges faced by rural educational communities are unique and often exacerbated by factors related to demographics, resources, and geography. School leaders in these areas must navigate Read More
I’m messing around with rehashing my old writing with AI… here is an example from a chapter I wrote several years ago Educational environments today demand that teachers constantly evolve their curriculum to reflect rapidly changing content expectations and new discoveries from the learning sciences. For educators who are developing previously untaught curricula or using Read More
a post for network security students At its core, intelligence gathering supports the broader objective of evaluating security risks. A robust cybersecurity program rests on a thorough understanding of the technology environment and the external threats it faces. Recall that risk exists only when both a threat and a corresponding vulnerability are present. Intelligence gathering Read More
AWS: Autoscaling and Monitoring For anyone preparing for the AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner exam, understanding the core benefits of cloud computing—namely elasticity, high availability, and cost optimization—is critical. Nothing embodies these principles more directly than AWS Auto Scaling and Amazon CloudWatch. Imagine running a popular e-commerce website. On a normal Tuesday, traffic is steady. On Read More
139: AWS Well-Architectured Framework Far from being a purely technical document, AWS Well-Architected Framework is a set of best practices and guiding principles, born from years of AWS’s experience with its millions of customers. For the Cloud Practitioner exam, you need to understand what it is, why it matters, and how the six core pillars Read More
137: AWS Databases For the Cloud Practitioner exam, you are not expected to be a database administrator or a SQL wizard. Your goal is to understand the value proposition of AWS database services—the why and the when to choose one over another. You need to know the basic categories, the key features, and how AWS Read More
136: AWS Storage Of course! Here is a comprehensive 2000-word blog post on the AWS Cloud Practitioner exam’s storage module. Your Data’s Home in the Cloud: Mastering the AWS Storage Module Hello again, aspiring cloud guru! As you continue your journey toward the AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner (CLF-C02) certification, you’ll quickly realize that after compute, Read More
138: AWS Compute Compute services are the engine of the AWS cloud. They are the virtualized servers, containers, and code execution environments that run your applications. A strong grasp of Amazon EC2, AWS Lambda, Elastic Load Balancing (ELB), and Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling is non-negotiable for passing this exam. This comprehensive guide will break down Read More
A post I have had in my “drafts” pile for some time… based on my readings of Stephen Jay Gould’s The Mismeasure of Man For centuries, there has been a recurring, politically expedient project in Western thought: the attempt to measure the immeasurable complexities of human ability, distill them into a single, quantifiable number, and Read More