Riccardo’s Cloud is a space for dreaming, experimenting, failing and succeeding.
“Anything that men can imagine is a possibility in reality.”
Willie Gallon
Welcome to my Cloud, make yourself at home.
Who?
Riccardo Buttini.
Born in Italy in 1993 and living in the UK.
I currently work as an IT administrator and I’m always busy studying something or working on my next project.
I am currently delving into full-stack development, and quite honestly I especially enjoy the challenge of back-end.
What else?
I just love my lil doggie.
Plus… I enjoy good banter, a game of poker with friends, a slow glass of scotch and the right manga read.
My qualifications
As a relatively late starter in the field, I have a very positive opinion on technical qualifications.
They allowed me to learn a great deal of new skills which I could then apply inside and outside of work.
2021
CompTIA A+
This was my very first IT cert, which I pursued while I still was working in an unrelated field.
It allowed me to present myself with credibility to employers and to ultimately land my first IT job.
2022
Microsoft Azure Fundamentals
I jumped at this one as the exam became available for free through the Microsoft Spring Skills Challenge.
It introduces to the fundamental concepts of Azure’s cloud services, which I then found easily transferable to other vendors too.
2022
CompTIA Network+
The objectives for this exam make up an incredibly solid learning experience.
It led me to realize that, even without going too deep into networking, a fundamental understanding of it can go a long way in any IT predicament.
2022
CompTIA Security+
Similarly to the Network+, I believe the concepts learnt for this exam make up great tools in anyone’s IT career, whichever direction it may go.
The idea is that security should be always be a primary concern, as much in technical roles as in managerial ones.
2023
Harvard's CS50x: Introduction to Computer Science
This course is absolutely phenomenal.
It provides engaging, relevant teaching, but also very challenging problem sets that force you to go out there and expand a great deal on the lesson you’ve just completed.
