{CodingArchitect.ca} - I am Heartin Jacob Kanikathottu, an award-winning author, multi-cloud architect, and tech evangelist, designing and building solutions from Canada while sharing knowledge globally.
My Study Notes to Speed Up Your IT Career for Free!
The SecDops Blog: Security + {Design | Dev | Data} + Ops
Sec{D}Ops is a framework where core disciplines across the software development lifecycle (Security, Design, Development, Data, and Operations) converge, empowering professionals to integrate security seamlessly into every layer of technology.
The Cloudericks Blog - Learn Cloud With Community
In the Cloudericks Blog, we will learn about cloud computing on various public cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure and GCP. You can also become part of the Cloudericks community to learn from live classes and get community support.
Coding Architect .ai Blog - Join my AI Learning Journey
CodingArchitect.ai is my AI blog, my dedicated space for AI exploration, where I document my AI journey, achievements in the field, share insights, and more importantly my study notes on AI including the ones involving AI on clouds such as Azure, AWS and GCP.
About Heartin Jacob Kanikathottu
Heartin Jacob Kanikathottu is an internationally published, award-winning author on cloud and cybersecurity; a multi-cloud architect specializing in security-focused Development, DevOps, Data, and AI; and a passionate tech evangelist leading learning communities and meetup groups with over 140,000 members.
He specializes in helping businesses design and build scalable, secure, and efficient systems and solutions, while empowering technology professionals with the knowledge and skills needed to excel in today’s rapidly evolving IT landscape.
Throughout his career, Heartin has served in leadership and technical roles including President at Communities Canada, Vice President at Morgan Stanley, Principal Architect at Société Générale, and Cloud Architect at VMware, along with earlier positions at IG Infotech, Software AG, SAP Ariba, American Express, and TCS.
Heartin is a Microsoft Certified Trainer and leads the Microsoft Azure Calgary Meetup Group and the Calgary AI Meetup group. He shares his knowledge through SecDops.com (this website), Cloudericks.com, and CodingArchitect.ai, as well as on his Cloudericks YouTube and CodingArchitect YouTube channels.
I come from an electronics background with limited programming knowledge, and despite securing a job in the software industry, I found myself in a support project. Struggling to clear development team interviews due to a lack of programming language expertise, I was fortunate to get guidance from my better half, Heartin.
Heartin took it upon himself to teach me Java from the ground up. His training and mentoring was invaluable as he patiently led me through the intricacies of programming, ensuring I understood each concept thoroughly. His teaching methodology, practical questions, and unwavering support played a pivotal role in shaping my career as a programmer.
I not only gained the necessary skills but also successfully cracked development team interviews. Today, I find myself leading a technical development team, a feat that seemed unattainable before.
Sneha Thomas
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Practice the latest edition of the AWS Security Cookbook alongside me for no additional cost!
The first edition of the AWS Security Cookbook was recognized as the 8th best cloud computing book of all time. The second edition was released in October 2024 with a lot of updates including the addition of Identity Center and its integration with Microsoft Entra ID. This cookbook discusses practical solutions to the most common problems related to safeguarding infrastructure on AWS cloud, covering services and features within AWS that can help you implement security models such as the CIA triad (confidentiality, integrity, and availability), and the AAA triad (authentication, authorization, and availability), along with non-repudiation.
If you buy the second edition of the cookbook from Amazon (make sure it is the second edition in black cover), you contact me over LinkedIn to practice the recipes alongside me.
Become a confident hands-on Azure cloud engineer in just 4 months (or less) with Live sessions and our unique 100+ lab cookbook!
I'm currently leading a specialized Azure Administrator (AZ-104) program. This 4-month course is designed to transform you into a skilled Azure Engineer confident of completing tasks at work and clearing interviewswith ease. It is more than just a certification preparation course; it's about gaining real and practical expertise learning from our unique lab cookbook which has over 300+ lab recipes compared to the standard Microsoft AZ-104 course which has around 40 labs. With a mix of engaging sessions, hands-on labs, and live Quiz & Talk sessions, you are sure to master every concept.
Concerned about the cost? If you're currently unemployed and unable to afford the fee, we provide an internship-based program where you can contribute your time to prepare more lab recipes in response to getting free training.
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Knowledge Exchange Study Groups (KESG)
I'm part of a unique study group that offers a distinctive membership model. You'll have the opportunity to learn from the experiences of many like-minded IT engineers. You can secure free membership renewals by conducting just one knowledge-sharing session per month. These sessions can include cloud/IT subjects you're familiar with, your work experiences, or even your interview experiences.
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