Alibaba Cloud Academy
Cloud Computing Fundamentals on Alibaba Cloud

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Alibaba Cloud Academy

Cloud Computing Fundamentals on Alibaba Cloud

Steve Xue

Instructor: Steve Xue

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Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.
4.7

(96 reviews)

Beginner level

Recommended experience

12 hours to complete
3 weeks at 4 hours a week
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

  • Learn how to use the core Alibaba Cloud products

  • Build cloud-based architectures on Alibaba Cloud platforms

  • Learn to secure your cloud architecture with a range of cloud security solutions

  • Manage a Relational Database that can analyze large sets of data

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6 assignments

Taught in English

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There are 8 modules in this course

Understand the advantages of a cloud server. Learn how to purchase an ECS on Alibaba Cloud, manage the server on our console, backup critical data and ensure your system can adjust according to your business needs.

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7 videos5 readings1 assignment

This module teaches you about the basic concepts of RDS, the benefits of using it (compared to conventional database solutions) and understand its key features. It also includes demos that further introduce database/account management, security settings, read-only instances, database backups, and third-party tool integration.

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8 videos4 readings1 assignment

This module explains the basic concepts of OSS. It also includes demos such as bucket management, object storage operations, image processing, website hosting and monitoring and introduces the OSS related security features.

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9 videos7 readings1 assignment

Increased traffic, often results in a delayed response from web servers or even a halt in service. Load balancing lies in "sharing." When massive traffic is detected, the traffic is distributed to multiple servers to improve the external service capability of the website and avoid the impact of a single point failure. In this online course, we teach the basics of load balancing, principles and scenarios, and master cloud platform load balancing features and usage.

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5 videos4 readings1 assignment

This module helps students familiarize themselves with the basic functions and characteristics of Alibaba cloud auto-scaling, learn the basic operations and how to use auto-scaling to achieve the flexible architecture design of the platform, and how to automatically adjust the flexible computing resources according to business needs and strategies.

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9 videos8 readings1 assignment

In this module, you will understand where data should be secured on Alibaba Cloud, such as storage technology, backup, recovery solutions, how to transmit data securely, which encryption algorithm to choose, and so on. You will also master the core skills of data security protection on Alibaba Cloud platform, including how to implement automatic remote backup of data, how to implement encrypted storage in a cloud environment, and how to generate SSL certificate.

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5 videos5 readings1 assignment

This module explains the tools Alibaba Cloud provides to users looking to connect their network or business to China through leased line connections and private networks.

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2 videos2 readings

This final module is made to help you to prepare for the Alibaba Cloud ACP Certification Exam which validates and demonstrates your technical expertise in Cloud Computing.

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1 video1 reading

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Steve Xue
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