Career advice- catching the next wave 2019 edition

[water]

All,

Been a while but still got love for everyone.

Wanted to put cats up on the net wave, catch it early and spring board your career or pivot what you are doing right now.

Tech skills
- docker containers
- kubernetes
- Serverless
- Streaming architecture
- Devops
- DevOpSec
A good resource is https://aws.amazon.com/architecture/well-architected/

Industries:
IoT- A lot of companies are enabling new revenue streams by enabling connectivity in devices. 5G is going to enable even more connectivity.

Retail/E-commerce- evolving to include Machine Learning (recommender systems etc)
AI as a Service is growing
Google Cloud Platform is building a marketplace of AI vendors
Google acquired Looker, they are trying to push into the enterprise

AWS is also moving more aggressively to grow the next generation of $billion companies.
They are growing out their Professional Services team to enable this

Training
Udacity has several relevant nanodegrees.
ACloud Guru
Linux Academy
Youtube

Jobs
https://angel.co/
https://hired.com/
https://www.glassdoor.com/index.htm
https://www.indeed.com/
Facebook & Google can hie fast enough, don't ignore them, check out their career page

Linkedin
Update your profile
Be active, posting relevant articles, commenting etc
Connect with recruiters
A good place to be found.


Summary
A lot of companies are going through a technology transition and there is an acute shortage of talent.
Re-skill and get paid now.


Don't get caught up on news, they get paid by the amount of engagement they generate.
Movies? The cast already got paid.

Invest 1-2hrs a day on preparing for the future you.


Peace.

 

[dasmybikepunk]

 

[water]

To the other posters

Liking the thread doesn't keep it on the front page.

Comment etc or have a mod pin it.

Will check in time to time over the next few days and then disappear again for a while.


Peace.

 

[p5ych3]

Spot on about spending and hr or two a day on some kind of self improvement. My father and uncles were career men. Stuck with one job from their 20s thru retirement or earlier death.

I'm in my 40s, but I'm tires of the waking up and dealing with ppls issues lol, scheduling vacation around availability, etc. Although this job Ive been in for 2yrs have sweet incentives if I stay past 10, Im ready to do my own thing.

I wouldn't mind a 6-12mth contract here and there and then go to some nice place to relax for a few weeks.

Let's do this.

 

[DC_Dude]

Thanks for posting OP
I am thinking about enrolling in this program that I discovered as an alumni of GW. What's your thoughts?
Graduate Certificate in Artificial Intelligence


The Graduate Certificate in Artificial Intelligence prepares business leaders for the vast opportunities that innovations in Artificial Intelligence (AI) affords. AI is the next evolution of technology in business, driven by advancements in machine learning. Students will acquire foundational knowledge and hands-on skills in machine learning, deep learning, and embedded systems, and apply them to AI’s business applications including the Internet of Things (IoT).

Students must complete all of the required and elective credits from the course options below and are expected to maintain a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or above. Courses completed as a non-degree student are not eligible for application towards the certificate requirements.

Required Courses • 9 credits

• ISTM 6214 | Foundations of Artificial Intelligence
• ISTM 6290 | Special Topics: Business Applications of AI
• ISTM 6290 | Special Topics: IoT Management

Electives • 3 credits

• DNSC 6279 | Data Mining (prerequisites: DNSC 6203 and DNSC 6206)
• ISTM 6225 | Cloud Foundations
• ISTM 6290 | Special Topics: Mobile Computing
• ISTM 6203 | Managing the Cloud Security

 

[water]

Thanks for posting OP
I am thinking about enrolling in this program that I discovered as an alumni of GW. What's your thoughts?
Graduate Certificate in Artificial Intelligence


The Graduate Certificate in Artificial Intelligence prepares business leaders for the vast opportunities that innovations in Artificial Intelligence (AI) affords. AI is the next evolution of technology in business, driven by advancements in machine learning. Students will acquire foundational knowledge and hands-on skills in machine learning, deep learning, and embedded systems, and apply them to AI’s business applications including the Internet of Things (IoT).

Students must complete all of the required and elective credits from the course options below and are expected to maintain a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or above. Courses completed as a non-degree student are not eligible for application towards the certificate requirements.

Required Courses • 9 credits

• ISTM 6214 | Foundations of Artificial Intelligence
• ISTM 6290 | Special Topics: Business Applications of AI
• ISTM 6290 | Special Topics: IoT Management

Electives • 3 credits

• DNSC 6279 | Data Mining (prerequisites: DNSC 6203 and DNSC 6206)
• ISTM 6225 | Cloud Foundations
• ISTM 6290 | Special Topics: Mobile Computing
• ISTM 6203 | Managing the Cloud Security

Think about what you want to do within the field of AI

Go to glassdoor and Indeed and search jobs

Notice jobs are specialized within AI

That program is all over the place.

remember education is a business.

The Udacity Nanodegree is way more focused on specific domains

If you were to do that program, think about what someone would hire you to do.

 

[slewdem100]

All,

Been a while but still got love for everyone.

Wanted to put cats up on the net wave, catch it early and spring board your career or pivot what you are doing right now.

Tech skills
- docker containers
- kubernetes
- Serverless
- Streaming architecture
- Devops
- DevOpSec
A good resource is https://aws.amazon.com/architecture/well-architected/

Industries:
IoT- A lot of companies are enabling new revenue streams by enabling connectivity in devices. 5G is going to enable even more connectivity.

Retail/E-commerce- evolving to include Machine Learning (recommender systems etc)
AI as a Service is growing
Google Cloud Platform is building a marketplace of AI vendors
Google acquired Looker, they are trying to push into the enterprise

AWS is also moving more aggressively to grow the next generation of $billion companies.
They are growing out their Professional Services team to enable this

Training
Udacity has several relevant nanodegrees.
ACloud Guru
Linux Academy
Youtube

Jobs
https://angel.co/
https://hired.com/
https://www.glassdoor.com/index.htm
https://www.indeed.com/
Facebook & Google can hie fast enough, don't ignore them, check out their career page

Linkedin
Update your profile
Be active, posting relevant articles, commenting etc
Connect with recruiters
A good place to be found.


Summary
A lot of companies are going through a technology transition and there is an acute shortage of talent.
Re-skill and get paid now.


Don't get caught up on news, they get paid by the amount of engagement they generate.
Movies? The cast already got paid.

Invest 1-2hrs a day on preparing for the future you.


Peace.

Respect

 

[DC_Dude]

Think about what you want to do within the field of AI

Go to glassdoor and Indeed and search jobs

Notice jobs are specialized within AI

That program is all over the place.

remember education is a business.

The Udacity Nanodegree is way more focused on specific domains

If you were to do that program, think about what someone would hire you to do.

Gotcha. Thanks!

 

[DingoMan]

All,

Been a while but still got love for everyone.

Wanted to put cats up on the net wave, catch it early and spring board your career or pivot what you are doing right now.

Tech skills
- docker containers
- kubernetes
- Serverless
- Streaming architecture
- Devops
- DevOpSec
A good resource is https://aws.amazon.com/architecture/well-architected/

Industries:
IoT- A lot of companies are enabling new revenue streams by enabling connectivity in devices. 5G is going to enable even more connectivity.

Retail/E-commerce- evolving to include Machine Learning (recommender systems etc)
AI as a Service is growing
Google Cloud Platform is building a marketplace of AI vendors
Google acquired Looker, they are trying to push into the enterprise

AWS is also moving more aggressively to grow the next generation of $billion companies.
They are growing out their Professional Services team to enable this

Training
Udacity has several relevant nanodegrees.
ACloud Guru
Linux Academy
Youtube

Jobs
https://angel.co/
https://hired.com/
https://www.glassdoor.com/index.htm
https://www.indeed.com/
Facebook & Google can hie fast enough, don't ignore them, check out their career page

Linkedin
Update your profile
Be active, posting relevant articles, commenting etc
Connect with recruiters
A good place to be found.


Summary
A lot of companies are going through a technology transition and there is an acute shortage of talent.
Re-skill and get paid now.


Don't get caught up on news, they get paid by the amount of engagement they generate.
Movies? The cast already got paid.

Invest 1-2hrs a day on preparing for the future you.


Peace.

Damn I needed this. Much appreciated. Any advice on someone changing careers to the Tech field/IT? Any advice is appreciated

 

[West Endian]

Fire posts as usual!

 

[water]

Damn I needed this. Much appreciated. Any advice on someone changing careers to the Tech field/IT? Any advice is appreciated

What field are you coming from?

There is always a way to leverage your knowledge of a domain.

Tech is impacting all industries and so people who understand the problems to be solved are valuable.

You can also pivot into a career being a Product Manager, check out ProductSchool.com

 

[jamiemelo]

Thanks

 

[Dota]

All,

Been a while but still got love for everyone.

Wanted to put cats up on the net wave, catch it early and spring board your career or pivot what you are doing right now.

Tech skills
- docker containers
- kubernetes
- Serverless
- Streaming architecture
- Devops
- DevOpSec
A good resource is https://aws.amazon.com/architecture/well-architected/


Peace.

I worked with Red Hat OpenShift this year on an internal project and found it much more easier to manage Kubernetes as the software rides on top of Kubernetes. Kubernetes CLI is powerful and can be destructive at the same time without the proper controls in place.

So is it DevOpSec or DevSecOps? I'm always seeing one or the other.

Also Amazon is going on a hiring spree for their 2nd HQ in Arlington, VA. I will say the Amazon hiring process is a bitch though.

 

[water]

I worked with Red Hat OpenShift this year on an internal project and found it much more easier to manage Kubernetes as the software rides on top of Kubernetes. Kubernetes CLI is powerful and can be destructive at the same time without the proper controls in place.

So is it DevOpSec or DevSecOps? I'm always seeing one or the other.

Also Amazon is going on a hiring spree for their 2nd HQ in Arlington, VA. I will say the Amazon hiring process is a bitch though.

orchestration and management of K8 is evolving rapidly, many options out there

We had DevOps- Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery, CI/CD

then we had a movement to build in security into DevOps

So it is really DevOpSec

lol

 

[water]

Fire posts as usual!

Bless.

 

[phAsE3]

Appreciate it. Any info on switching from a medical career?

Thanks

 

[water]

Appreciate it. Any info on switching from a medical career?

Thanks

what part of the medical field are you in?

 

[mailboxpimp]

All,

Been a while but still got love for everyone.

Wanted to put cats up on the net wave, catch it early and spring board your career or pivot what you are doing right now.

Tech skills
- docker containers
- kubernetes
- Serverless
- Streaming architecture
- Devops
- DevOpSec
A good resource is https://aws.amazon.com/architecture/well-architected/

Industries:
IoT- A lot of companies are enabling new revenue streams by enabling connectivity in devices. 5G is going to enable even more connectivity.

Retail/E-commerce- evolving to include Machine Learning (recommender systems etc)
AI as a Service is growing
Google Cloud Platform is building a marketplace of AI vendors
Google acquired Looker, they are trying to push into the enterprise

AWS is also moving more aggressively to grow the next generation of $billion companies.
They are growing out their Professional Services team to enable this

Training
Udacity has several relevant nanodegrees.
ACloud Guru
Linux Academy
Youtube

Jobs
https://angel.co/
https://hired.com/
https://www.glassdoor.com/index.htm
https://www.indeed.com/
Facebook & Google can hie fast enough, don't ignore them, check out their career page

Linkedin
Update your profile
Be active, posting relevant articles, commenting etc
Connect with recruiters
A good place to be found.


Summary
A lot of companies are going through a technology transition and there is an acute shortage of talent.
Re-skill and get paid now.


Don't get caught up on news, they get paid by the amount of engagement they generate.
Movies? The cast already got paid.

Invest 1-2hrs a day on preparing for the future you.


Peace.

Yo..... if you dnt mind im gonna copy this & add it to my side hustle theme of threads.

 

[water]

Yo..... if you dnt mind im gonna copy this & add it to my side hustle theme of threads.

yeah cool

 

[DingoMan]

What field are you coming from?

There is always a way to leverage your knowledge of a domain.

Tech is impacting all industries and so people who understand the problems to be solved are valuable.

You can also pivot into a career being a Product Manager, check out ProductSchool.com

I’m coming from the high performance polymer industry. The money is good but I have zero passion for it. Plus I see friends of mine being able to work remotely and I don’t have that option. I just like the work-life balance that tech/IT seems to afford people.

 

[Hey Julian!]

Next wave I’m catching is entrepreneurial. I made it my goal this year to bring my Amazon monthly earnings to match the 9-5 by the end of the year.

 

[West Endian]

Procrastination became my bestfriend.

 

[water]

Procrastination became my bestfriend.

unfriend him

and add

resilience and persistence

 

[water]

Next wave I’m catching is entrepreneurial. I made it my goal this year to bring my Amazon monthly earnings to match the 9-5 by the end of the year.

sweet!


congrats!

 

[water]

I’m coming from the high performance polymer industry. The money is good but I have zero passion for it. Plus I see friends of mine being able to work remotely and I don’t have that option. I just like the work-life balance that tech/IT seems to afford people.

so is it the manufacturing side?

If so is there an AI play?

https://www.chemengonline.com/artificial-intelligence-new-reality-chemical-engineers/

https://www.forbes.com/sites/insigh...how-ai-builds-a-better-manufacturing-process/

https://emerj.com/ai-sector-overviews/machine-learning-chemical-industry-basf-dow-shell/

https://www.asme.org/topics-resources/content/artificial-intelligence-transforms-manufacturing


Product management can be a good lane without having to get too deep into the technical implementation. Check out product school and tell me if this sounds interesting.......



.

 

[MadWun]

Nice!

 

[BlackGoku]

Water,

Great post man!!!! Eventually looking to be a project manager..I really liked Using Agile in my grad classes..I'm thinking I'm going to do Project+ and then beef up that with some technical certs..start off as a BA, then move to a PM if possible...

 

[West Endian]

unfriend him

and add

resilience and persistence

Yes, I agree.

 

[DingoMan]

so is it the manufacturing side?

If so is there an AI play?

https://www.chemengonline.com/artificial-intelligence-new-reality-chemical-engineers/

https://www.forbes.com/sites/insigh...how-ai-builds-a-better-manufacturing-process/

https://emerj.com/ai-sector-overviews/machine-learning-chemical-industry-basf-dow-shell/

https://www.asme.org/topics-resources/content/artificial-intelligence-transforms-manufacturing


Product management can be a good lane without having to get too deep into the technical implementation. Check out product school and tell me if this sounds interesting.......



.

Many thanks

 

[Kubrick]

We enabled AI in our Contact Center this past year. All of the on-prem SW ran on Docker Containers and connected to a cloud back-end.

 

[DC_Dude]

I worked with Red Hat OpenShift this year on an internal project and found it much more easier to manage Kubernetes as the software rides on top of Kubernetes. Kubernetes CLI is powerful and can be destructive at the same time without the proper controls in place.

So is it DevOpSec or DevSecOps? I'm always seeing one or the other.

Also Amazon is going on a hiring spree for their 2nd HQ in Arlington, VA. I will say the Amazon hiring process is a bitch though.

I am in the DC area. What jobs are they mainly hiring?

 

[Dota]

I am in the DC area. What jobs are they mainly hiring?

I'm in the D.C. metro area also. The 2nd HQ is 25,000 jobs alone. That doesn't even include if they win the DoD JEDI contract that will be worth $10 billion over 10 years.

I'm not an Amazon expert but I think most of the HQ2 jobs will relate to AWS. The categories are usually Professional service specialists like Water mentioned then they hire specialists for things like security then the AWS services itself like EC2 or S3 specialist. They already have a huge presence in the Dulles Toll road area with a building they do training at plus vacant land that they own which they can turn into whatever. That doesn't even include the multiple data centers they control throughout Northern VA.

 

[Mr.Chuckles]

Bump

 

[Camille]

I'm going to sticky this through the weekend just to make sure it doesn't get lost.

 

[Rembrandt Brown]

Don't get caught up on news, they get paid by the amount of engagement they generate.
Movies? The cast already got paid.

Invest 1-2hrs a day on preparing for the future you.

"Don't get caught up on news" is terrible advice. What the OP described is clickbait, not news.

Always be aware of your surroundings. Never forget-- or ignore-- your community.