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Introduction to Cloud Computing

Start your cloud computing journey with this self-paced introductory course! Whether you need general cloud computing knowledge for school or business, or you are considering a career change, this beginner-friendly course is right for you. In this course you’ll learn about essential characteristics of cloud computing and emerging technologies supported by cloud. You’ll explore cloud service models, including Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS), Software as a Service (SaaS), and Public, Private, and Hybrid deployment models. Discover the offerings of prominent cloud service providers AWS, Google, IBM, Microsoft, and others, and review cloud computing case studies. Learn about cloud adoption, blockchain, analytics, and AI. You will learn about the many components of cloud computing architecture including datacenters, availability zones, virtual machines, containers, and bare metal servers. You will also familiarize yourself with different types of cloud storage options, such as Object Storage. You’ll gain foundational knowledge of emergent cloud trends and practices including Hybrid, Multicloud, Microservices, Serverless, DevOps, Cloud Native, Application Modernization, as well as learn about cloud security and monitoring. You’ll also explore cloud computing job roles and possible career paths and opportunities. You will complete a number of labs and quizzes throughout this course to increase your understanding of course content. At the end of the course, you will complete a final project where you will deploy an application to Cloud using a serverless architecture, a valuable addition to your portfolio. After this course, check out the related courses to help you towards your new career as a cloud engineer, full stack developer, DevOps engineer, cybersecurity analyst, and others.

Status: Microservices
Status: Cloud Security
BeginnerCourse12 hours

Featured reviews

TS

5.0Reviewed Aug 7, 2022

The learning materials and method are designed to be very comprehensible. I am confident with the skills and knowledge i've acquired knowing that I can build on this and be job ready in little time.

YS

4.0Reviewed Aug 9, 2024

Overall is a good course. But it is also suggested it would be better to provide PDF slides for review after the video and the subtitles shall be adjustable for its transparency and font size.

HA

5.0Reviewed Jul 13, 2022

E​asy to understand even with my zero knowledge of cloud. The learning and content are enjoyable, it makes me want to continue to next lesson after finishing the previous one. Overal, good course

NK

4.0Reviewed Sep 30, 2023

well this course is amazing overall but if the instructor was on the screen and use some animation in the video it will be great and second the playback speed of the instructor in little bit fast.

UP

5.0Reviewed Oct 6, 2022

G​reat content. Well structured and the instructors are also good and experienced. Overall a nice course, if you want to learn something new about cloud computing then this the course for you.

JS

4.0Reviewed Jul 2, 2023

I would have liked more assignments, one was not enough. Another thing that I disliked is that other learners grade my assignments. My assignment wasn't properly reviewed (lost point for no reason).

RL

5.0Reviewed Jul 2, 2021

Very good start to learning about Cloud Computing. It covers the wide range of topics involved with cloud computing and had many use cases and examples to help with understanding each subtopic.

AG

4.0Reviewed Jun 5, 2021

The course was quite informative and I had an excellent overall experience. But I feel that the peer assignment correction need to be cross checked as I am wrongly marked for correct answer.

RV

5.0Reviewed Nov 9, 2020

Amazing course by IBM. They teach the subject with simplicity and purpose, that makes you study with zeal. I recommend this course for all those who want a basic understanding of cloud computing.

MA

4.0Reviewed Mar 16, 2023

This course is amazing for beginners to learn about cloud computing. You will learn about public, private, and hybrid cloud computing. how to make your business efficient with cloud storage.

KK

4.0Reviewed Jun 10, 2020

This course gave me a clear picture of fundamentals of cloud and its services . The assignments like creating instance and buckets in the IBM cloud was really helpful.Cloud insights!!!!

GG

5.0Reviewed Dec 18, 2022

I learned lots of things related to cloud computing. This is really a great course for an Introduction to cloud computing because it offers Lab hands-on experience. Thank you very much!

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