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About the Course

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....

Top reviews

BP

Oct 28, 2022

Great review for Cloud concepts that I needed. Probably would use it once I start studying for some AWS content since not many people use IBM but still a great way to get started in cloud computing.

RV

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.

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By Adeniyi A

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Nov 9, 2022

This is a most learn course for anyone trying to understand basic of cloud computing. The tutors are experienced, and the class is never boring

By Jonathon K

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Apr 26, 2021

Great course! I've done a few cloud computing fundamentals courses and this was easily the most informative... congrats on the perfect content!

By Amanda J

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Oct 20, 2023

Great course. I enjoyed every bit of it. Thank you, IBM and Coursera. I am very grateful for this opportunity to learn about cloud technology.

By Ariel N

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Dec 24, 2022

Thank you for the knowledge. This is a great course for anyone and everyone who wants to create projects and applications native on the cloud.

By Georguel

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Aug 9, 2020

Excelent course, all modules, videos are very good and contains full info about cloud computing to introduce and more the basics participants.

By Charles T

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Jul 20, 2022

Keren Habis, Udah Paham Cara Migrasi Baremetal Linux / Windows Server Ke Dalam Cloud Server IBM. Gokil Soal Teori dan Prakteknya. Sabi Habis.

By Daniele S

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Sep 12, 2022

Explanations are very clear, videos are well made and easy to follow, and the speaker is easy to understand. Interesting and useful course!

By Yebosola A

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Aug 16, 2022

Learning the course was straight forward enough, the picture samples on how to go about completing assignment were very helpul and explicit.

By 222_ADITYA S

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Jul 10, 2023

It gives great insights into the types of cloud features. And it also gives you a $200 free trial for IBM Cloud to work on small projects.

By Vishal C

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Dec 28, 2022

One of the best course offered by coursea for understanding the basic to advanced level concept of cloud computing wit an amazing project.

By Kinsley G

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Nov 4, 2022

The course content is well structured. The mode of teaching is superb. I understand the course content easily. Thanks, IBM skills network.

By Agustin M

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May 23, 2022

Nice introducction to the Cloud Computing world.

The contents, the instructors and tools used in this course are excellents.

It was amazing.

By Christian v S S

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Mar 8, 2021

Really good basic introduction to Cloud terminology and technology -- covers the bases and leaves you inspired for more learning on cloud.

By Kartik V

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Nov 9, 2021

Well guided course for those to get up to speed with cloud infrastructure. This is a basic skill that each one of us needs to have today.

By Anandmohan S B

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Jan 20, 2023

Very clear and concise. As a first course i expected it to be light but it cleared everything i wanted to know about Cloud Computing.

By Luciano F d A

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Apr 21, 2022

This course is a great beggining to learn cloud fundamentals, including key concepts such as containers, microservices and servless.

By Rhonda G

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Jul 7, 2021

Great Foundation! I would recommend this course to anyone looking to get started in Cloud Computing. The hands-on material was GREAT!

By Abdalla A

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Feb 3, 2024

it's great and sophisticated course. I think I will study it one more time to get a full understanding from it's huge information.

By OFEI D

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Oct 31, 2022

Thanks very much for the insightful knowledge gain looking forward to acheive more with the foundation laid. Thank you very much.

By gopi k

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Jun 9, 2022

I really loved this course.. This course not only provide knowledge i felt like it is a steping stone to the further of my dreams

By Jerry M

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May 28, 2022

Very informational. There is a lot of information to absorb. I would use a snipping tool to capture notes or paper and pen/pencil.

By Prashant G

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Jan 13, 2021

A very informative course with related examples makes this course a must for all who are looking for learning the basics of cloud.

By michael s

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Sep 14, 2022

Great course!!! I learned alot about working in the cloud!!! I even created my very first Cloud account . Highly recommmended!!

By Bence Z

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Sep 8, 2022

Excellent learning material! Be prepared for more theory and less practice though. Nevertheless, a great introduction to Cloud!

By Yash S

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Jun 22, 2022

This course is very informative and very beginer friendly. It imparts complete foundational knowledge regarding cloud computing.