Climbing Mont-Blanc (4810m) was something close to my heart since I did Tour du Mont-Blanc last summer. It is something that must be planned ahead as you must find a guide (highly recommended) and book refuges (highly demanded). Our guide was suggesting several summits for acclimatation but we picked Gran Paradiso (4061m) in Italy which look vertiginous with an airy ridge at the summit!
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One more GCP certification on the list! This one was by far the most interesting one in a while as it gave me a chance to review topics that I don’t work with every day: Machine learning and Big data.
Let’s dive right in, here is the preparation I followed.
Continue reading “Google Cloud Data Engineer Professional certified!”I have been watching a few Google Cloud Platform videos recently from Google Cloud Next and really enjoyed the demo in one of them: Machine learning APIs.
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Hiking the Tour du Mont Blanc was a great adventure! Not only for the beautiful alpine views but for the great people I met along the way. With a total of 170 km and about 10 kilometres of ascent/descent, it is better to be correctly prepared and equipped. This tour is usually done in 8 to 12 days between June and September.
Continue reading “Solo-hiking Tour du Mont Blanc”Taking the GCP Architect exam is quite a challenge as there is very little study material or practice questions available at the time of writing this post.
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I passed the AWS DevOps professional exam this week with success after a few weeks looking at the following services: CloudFormation, Autoscaling, Beanstalk, Opsworks and Cloudwatch.
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I recently had an issue with an encrypted 128-bit AES image/dmg that I created a long time ago. After copying and moving the file, the system alerted me with the following when trying to mount the dmg: “no mountable file systems“.
Continue reading “Repair a corrupted AES encrypted image”Getting ready for the AWS Solutions Architect Professional Exam is not an easy task! It is currently one of the most difficult AWS certification to get with the DevOps one due to the number of services it covers. Plan on studying for a few months, not only AWS services but a very wide range of concepts. The level required to pass this exam is very high, nothing compared to the Associate level certification. AWS even recommends 2 years of experience on the platform.
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After one year in Mexico City, I decided it was time to write about my experience and maybe give some advice about the best things you can do downtown and outside the city. Mexicans are welcoming, helpful and will even treat you like family if you behave yourself. If you have a decent Spanish you might even get their great sense of humour. Mexico has many things to offer across its 31 states, and each state is totally different. Mexico is a country rich in history, tradition and culture. Its bright colours, delicious food and natural beauty will take your breath away.
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They promised the best sunset you’ve ever seen and indeed Mexico delivered! Isla Blanca is a small paradise about twenty kilometers north of Cancun. It is a small stretch of land with narrow sand bank. The spot offers flat shallow water which is awesome to learn kitesurfing or practice some new tricks! Easy to plan over the weekend if you live in Mexico, the only thing you must consider is the wind as usual.
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