The public cloud is tomorrow's IT backbone. As cloud vendors introduce new capabilities, the application-building process is going through a profound transformation. The cloud is based on the key tenets of commodity hardware, usage-based billing, scale-out, and automation—all on a global scale. So how does the cloud affect what you do as a developer every day? What do you need to do at the code level that aligns you with the aforementioned tenets? This session will go over tips and tricks designed to help you make more effective use of the cloud.

You will learn:

• About the cloud tenets: global scale, commodity hardware, usage-based billing, scale-out, and automation
• How the cloud impacts what you do as a programmer every day
• What you need to do at a program level that aligns you with those tenets