I’m messing around with rehashing my old writing with AI… here is an example from a chapter I wrote several years ago. In the chapter, I described several projects in which we supported education in rural areas using open source technology. Rural educators and school leaders face an often-exacerbated set of challenges, including limited financial Read More
Author: Gary Ackerman
On the (Limited) Value of “Big Idea” People
A colleague recently arrived at my door with a “great idea.” I listened patiently and finally told him “sure, that sounds like a good idea. I think your first step would be to….” He interrupted me to say, “I thought you would do that. I’m more of a ‘big idea’ person. You know, I come Read More
Open Source Technology
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 and complement commercial products in both Read More
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 shifting content expectations, new discoveries from Read More
Supporting New Teachers with Open Source Technology
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
Gathering Organizational Intelligence for Network Security
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
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
AWS: Well-Architecured Framwork
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
AWS Cloud Practitioner: Databases
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
AWS Cloud Practitioner: Storage
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