# Cloud Month on DevCentral **URL:** \ **Category:** F5 Technical Articles\ **Tags:** cloud, big-ip, google-cloud, aws, azure, dccloud17\ **Created:** [June 30, 2017, 11:39am UTC](https://community.f5.com/t/cloud-month-on-devcentral/66619 "2017-06-30T11:39:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![PSilva](https://d1p9zq3aats0t8.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/community.f5.com/psilva/32/13901_2.png) [@PSilva](https://community.f5.com/u/PSilva)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2017, 11:39am UTC](https://community.f5.com/t/cloud-month-on-devcentral/66619/1 "2017-06-30T11:39:00Z")
_#dccloud17_ ![image_282553.jpg](https://d20hrnpixdzcsd.cloudfront.net/original/2X/6/62567be0a3d42e3b620a1bef9c59a2385f99e489.jpeg) The term ‘Cloud’ as in Cloud Computing has been [around for a while](http://www.infoworld.com/article/2608420/cloud-computing/pop-quiz--who-invented-cloud-computing-.html). Some insist [Western Union](http://cloudcomputing.sys-con.com/node/1202595) invented the phrase in the 1960s; others [point to a 1994 AT&T ad](https://www.wired.com/2014/05/tech-time-warp-cloud-is-born/) for the PersonaLink Services; and still others argue it was Amazon in 2006 or Google a few years later. And Gartner had cloud computing at the top of their [Hype Cycle in 2009](http://www.gartner.com/newsroom/id/1124212). No matter the birth year, cloud computing has become an integral part of an organization’s infrastructure and is not going away anytime soon. A [2017 SolarWinds IT Trends report](http://www.techrepublic.com/article/report-95-of-businesses-have-migrated-critical-applications-to-the-cloud/) says 95% of businesses have migrated critical applications to the cloud and [F5’s SOAD](https://f5.com/about-us/news/the-state-of-application-delivery) report notes that 20% of organizations will have over half their applications in the cloud this year. It is so critical that we’ve decided to dedicate the entire month of June to the Cloud. We’ve planned a cool cloud encounter for you this month. We’re lucky to have many of F5’s cloud experts offering their ‘how-to’ expertise with multiple 4-part series. The idea is to take you through a typical F5 deployment for various cloud vendors throughout the month. Mondays, we got [Suzanne Selhorn](https://devcentral.f5.com/s/users/237194) & Thomas Stanley covering [AWS](https://aws.amazon.com/); Wednesdays, [Greg Coward](https://devcentral.f5.com/s/users/14) will show how to deploy in [Azure](https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/); Thursdays, [Marty Scholes](https://devcentral.f5.com/s/users/215312) walks us through [Google Cloud](https://cloud.google.com/) deployments including [Kubernetes](https://devcentral.f5.com/s/articles/calico-kubernetes-and-big-ip-26850). But wait, there’s more! On Tuesdays, [Hitesh Patel](https://devcentral.f5.com/s/users/34788) is doing a series on the F5 Cloud/Automation Architectures and how F5 plays in the Service Model, Deployment Model and Operational Model - no matter the cloud and on F5 Friday #Flashback starting tomorrow, we’re excited to have [Lori MacVittie](https://devcentral.f5.com/s/users/38) revisit some 2008 #F5Friday cloud articles to see if anything has changed a decade later. Hint: It has…mostly. In addition, I’ll offer my weekly take on the tasks & highlights that week. Below is the calendar for DevCentral’s Cloud Month and we’ll be lighting up the links as they get published so bookmark this page and visit daily! Incidentally, I wrote my first [c](http://devcentral.f5.com/s/articles/remember-when-we-drew-big-clouds-on-whiteboardshellip)[loud tagged article](https://devcentral.f5.com/s/articles/remember-when-we-drew-big-clouds-on-whiteboardshellip) on DevCentral back in 2009. And if you missed it, [Cloud Computing won the 2017 Preakness](http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2710003-cloud-computing-wins-2017-preakness-always-dreamings-triple-crown-bid-fails). Cloudy Skies Ahead! ### June 2017 |   | **Monday** | **Tuesday** | **Wednesday** | **Thursday** | **Friday** |   | | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31​ | **1**** [Cloud Month on DevCentral Calendar](https://devcentral.f5.com/s/articles/cloud-month-on-devcentral-26971) **|** 2****[Flashback Friday: The Many Faces of Cloud](https://devcentral.f5.com/s/articles/flashback-friday-the-many-faces-of-cloud-26754)**_[Lori MacVittie](https://devcentral.f5.com/s/users/38)_ | 3 | | 4 | **5**** [Successfully Deploy Your Application in the AWS Public Cloud](https://devcentral.f5.com/s/articles/moving-your-app-to-the-cloud-for-fun-and-profit-26763)**_[Suzanne Selhorn](https://devcentral.f5.com/s/users/237194)_ |**6**[**Cloud/Automated Systems need an Architecture**](https://devcentral.f5.com/s/articles/cloud-automated-systems-need-an-architecture-26975)_[Hitesh Patel](https://devcentral.f5.com/s/users/34788)_ |**7**[**The Hitchhiker’s Guide to BIG-IP in Azure**](https://devcentral.f5.com/s/articles/the-hitchhikers-guide-to-big-ip-in-azure-26852)[_Greg Coward_](https://devcentral.f5.com/s/users/14) |**8**[**Deploy an App into Kubernetes in less than 24 Minutes**](https://devcentral.f5.com/s/articles/deploy-an-app-into-kubernetes-in-less-than-24-minutes-26764)_[Marty Scholes](https://devcentral.f5.com/s/users/215312)_ |**9**[**Flashback Friday: The Death of SOA Has (Still) Been Greatly Exaggerated**](https://devcentral.f5.com/s/articles/flashback-friday-the-death-of-soa-has-still-been-greatly-exaggerated-26757)_-Lori_ | 10 | | 11 | **12** [**Secure Your New AWS Application with an F5 Web Application Firewall**](https://devcentral.f5.com/s/articles/secure-the-app-in-the-cloud-part-2-of-4-26792)_-Suzanne_ | **13** [**The Service Model for Cloud/Automated Systems Architecture**](https://devcentral.f5.com/s/articles/the-service-model-for-cloud-automated-systems-architectures-27129)_-Hitesh__DCCloud17 X-tra!_ **[BIG-IP deployments using Ansible in private and public cloud](https://devcentral.f5.com/s/articles/big-ip-deployments-using-ansible-in-private-and-public-cloud-27124)** | **14** [**The Hitchhiker’s Guide to BIG-IP in Azure – ‘Deployment Scenarios’**](https://devcentral.f5.com/s/articles/the-hitchhikers-guide-to-big-ip-in-azure-deployment-scenarios-26853)_-Greg__DCCloud17 X-tra!_ [**LBL Video:_ _BIG-IP in the Public Cloud **](https://devcentral.f5.com/s/articles/lightboard-lessons-big-ip-in-the-public-cloud-27141) | **15** [**Deploy an App into Kubernetes Even Faster (Than Last Week)**](https://devcentral.f5.com/s/articles/deploy-an-app-into-kubernetes-even-faster-26967)_-Marty_ | **16** [**Flashback Friday: Cloud and Technical Data Integration Challenges Waning**](https://devcentral.f5.com/s/articles/flashback-friday-cloud-and-technical-data-integration-challenges-waning-26941)_-Lori_ | 17 | | 18 | **19** [**Shed the Responsibility of WAF Management with F5 Cloud Interconnect**](https://devcentral.f5.com/s/articles/shed-the-responsibility-of-waf-management-with-f5-cloud-interconnect-part-3-of-4-26954)_-Suzanne_ | **20** [**The Deployment Model for Cloud/Automated Systems Architecture**](https://devcentral.f5.com/s/articles/the-deployment-model-for-cloud-automated-systems-architectures-27228)_-Hitesh_ | **21** [**The Hitchhiker’s Guide to BIG-IP in Azure – ‘High Availability’**](https://devcentral.f5.com/s/articles/the-hitchhikers-guide-to-big-ip-in-azure-high-availability-26962)_-Greg__DCCloud17 X-tra!_ [**LBL Video: BIG-IP in the Private Cloud**](https://devcentral.f5.com/s/articles/lightboard-lessons-big-ip-in-the-private-cloud-27230) | **22** [**Deploy an App into Kubernetes Using Advanced Application Services**](https://devcentral.f5.com/s/articles/deploy-an-app-into-kubernetes-using-advanced-application-services-27233)_-Marty_ | **23** [**Flashback Friday: Is Vertical Scalability Still Your Problem?**](https://devcentral.f5.com/s/articles/flashback-friday-is-vertical-scalability-still-your-problem-26973)_-Lori_ | 24 | | 25 | **26** [**Get Back Speed and Agility of App Development in the Cloud with F5 Application Connector**](https://devcentral.f5.com/s/articles/get-back-speed-and-agility-of-app-development-in-the-cloud-with-f5-application-connector-part-4-of-4-26957)_-Suzanne_ | **27** [**The Operational Model for Cloud/Automated Systems Architecture**](https://devcentral.f5.com/s/articles/the-operational-model-for-cloud-automated-systems-architectures-27254)_-Hitesh_ | **28** [**The Hitchhiker’s Guide to BIG-IP in Azure – ‘Life Cycle Management’**](https://devcentral.f5.com/s/articles/the-hitchhikers-guide-to-big-ip-in-azure-life-cycle-management-26988)_-Greg_ | **29**** [What’s Happening Inside My Kubernetes Cluster?](https://devcentral.f5.com/s/articles/whats-happening-inside-my-kubernetes-cluster-27277) **_-Marty_ |** 30**[**Cloud Month Wrap!**](https://devcentral.f5.com/s/articles/devcentral-cloud-month-wrap-27282) |   | _Titles subject to change…but not by much._ ps