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Tech Talks DailyRethinking Tech Education in the AI Era with PluralsightHow can businesses bridge the growing tech skills gap and build a future-ready workforce? Today on Tech Talks Daily, I'm joined by Drew Firment, Cloud Strategist at Pluralsight, to explore how organizations can address this challenge head-on. As technology evolves, the need for upskilling and continuous learning has never been more urgent. Drew shares insights from Pluralsight's 2024 Technical Research Report, revealing that while cloud computing and cybersecurity remain in high demand, many organizations are still struggling to provide the right skills to their teams. Drew explains how Pluralsight’s platform is helping to close this ga...2024-10-1531 min
The Stack Overflow PodcastCloudy with a chance of… the state of cloud in 2022SPONSORED BY PLURALSIGHTEarly in the days of high-traffic web pages and apps, any engineer operating the infrastructure would have a server room where one or more machines served that app to the world. They named their servers lovingly, took pictures, and watched them grow. The servers were pets. But since the rise of public cloud and infrastructure as code, servers have become cattle—you have as many as you need at any given time and don’t feel personally attached to any given one. And as more and more organizations find their way to the cloud, more...2022-11-2128 min
Perspectives In LeadershipLeading a cloud transformation with Drew FirmentOn this episode, Adam's coworkers Raphi and Ned, who are Cloud Strategy Architects, interview Drew Firment about how to drive a success cloud transformation. Drew is a wealth of knowledge as he was previously he was the Director of Cloud Engineering at Capital One where he led enterprise cloud operations within their Cloud Center of Excellence and migrated the early adopters of Amazon Web Services (AWS) into production. Drew is recognized by Amazon as an AWS Community Hero for his ongoing efforts to build inclusive and sustainable learning communities. In this discussion, Drew talks through key considerations fro...2022-03-3133 min
Software Defined TalkDrew Firment on teaching the world to cloudBrandon interviews Drew Firment from A Cloud Guru. They discuss Drew's career, how Capital One embraced the cloud and A Cloud Guru's mission to teach the world to cloud. Plus, Drew offers advice on deciding which cloud certifications to get first.
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Photo CreditSpecial Guest: Drew Firment.2020-11-0356 min
Voices in CloudVoices in Cloud – Episode 24: A Conversation with Drew Firment
Dave Linthicum speaks with Drew Firment, Senior VP at A Cloud Guru.
Voices in Cloud – Episode 24: A Conversation with Drew Firment2020-03-3100 min
AWS re:Invent 2018DVC203: ProTips for Scaling AWS Training to Accelerate AdoptionLearn the tips, techniques, and tricks for accelerating your team's cloud transformation with an education framework that scales. As director of cloud engineering at Capital One, Drew Firment founded a cloud engineering college that was integrated within a Cloud Center of Excellence. As the Dean of Cloud Computing, Drew earned a patent for measuring cloud maturity and demonstrated how cloud education program can accelerate adoption. Come to this session to hear key lessons from his experience, and learn how to apply the framework to your organization's cloud transformation journey. This session is part of re:Invent Developer Community Day, a...2018-12-0100 min