Starting a Career with Microsoft Azure
by Nick Colyer
Wondering how to get started with a Cloud career leveraging Microsoft Azure? This course will teach you everything you need to know about your career options and how to get trained for your dream job in IT.
What you'll learn
The IT skills shortage is significant and there are many jobs opening up all over the IT landscape, especially in Cloud. In this course, Starting a Career with Microsoft Azure, you’ll learn what it takes to get ahead and land that dream job. First, you’ll explore the career journey and paths IT professionals take. Next, you’ll discover how to pursue your dream job and what certifications you can focus on to align with your career objectives. Finally, you’ll learn about the soft skills required as well as where to go next to pursue that dream job in Cloud. When you’re finished with this course, you’ll have the skills and knowledge of Azure careers and certifications needed to enhance your career in IT.
About the author
Nick Colyer has over 16 years of experience in the IT Industry and currently leads the Cloud Management and Automation Practice at Ahead LLC. At Ahead, Nick focuses on emerging technologies and methodologies for helping customers intelligently manage their workloads On-Premises and in the Public Cloud.
Prior to his current position, Nick spent six years as an enterprise automation lead for TransUnion and Catamaran, where he developed a team focused on standards and automated delivery of IT ser... morevices to drive a true self service experience.
Nick, also works with vendors to help them created pre-packaged automated workflows and code for customers to utilize. Nick often speaks at conferences including VMWorld (2013/2016), the Looking Ahead Tech Summit (2014-2016), VMware User Groups, as well as tailored briefings for large enterprise companies across the United States. Nick has been selected regularly as a vExpert since 2014 and holds many certifications from VMware, Microsoft, and 3rd parties. You can regularly find Nick at community events as well as writing articles on the blog 2ninjas1blog which focuses around Cloud and Automation.