The Decline of Hardware Knowledge in the Era of Cloud-Native Compute

The Decline of Hardware Knowledge in the Era of Cloud Native Compute 🔗

In today's computing ecosystem, I would very much be considered a cloud-native engineer. My first job in the industry saw me deploying cloud hosted platforms on Rackspace and AWS infrastructure, and I have been specializing in AWS ever since. To me, highly available cloud deployments are the basics, the norm,

The text discusses the decline of hardware knowledge in the era of cloud-native compute. The author, a cloud-native engineer, reflects on their journey from deploying cloud hosted platforms to specializing in AWS. They highlight the lack of understanding of hardware and low-level coding among cloud engineers, leading to issues in troubleshooting and efficiency. The importance of 8-bit computing in education is emphasized to increase computer literacy. The author encourages cloud technicians to educate themselves on low-level computing concepts using 8-bit technologies.

The author reflects on their journey from deploying cloud hosted platforms to specializing in AWS
Highlights the lack of understanding of hardware and low-level coding among cloud engineers
Emphasizes the importance of 8-bit computing in education to increase computer literacy