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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

SB

May 19, 2020

It was so so grateful being here , I loved it course so much , as it provided all the concepts very clearly , I would also recommend all other to have this course and gain knowledge provided by IBM.

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.

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By Nick S

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Oct 8, 2023

Things that I liked: + Content nicely explained + High quality presentation - graphics and audio. + Summary notes at the end of each topic are useful for revision. + Practice tests are useful, a lot of questions from there will appear in graded tests. Things that I think could be improved: - Videos where a person draws on an invisibility board and where experts talk to the camera feel redundant - the same content has already been covered in the presentation, so feels like repetition.

By Pejman R

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Sep 16, 2023

This course provides comprehensive knowledge and practical skills related to cloud computing, including its architecture, services, and deployment models. Additionally, the course covers various cloud platforms and their features, such as Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud Platform. With the help of this course, learners will be able to understand the fundamental concepts of cloud computing and how it can be used to enhance business operations.

Thank you guys

By Emin G

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Dec 19, 2021

what I think is that everything is more memorable via a story thing. if someone could tell the story about something it is better. and an example for each. If something has a benefit, what is the example, and what had led to this benefit what deflect there was so the companies has forced to cover so the benefit came out.

although hole course was so unknown to me and I learned a lot about it and I'm glad that financial aid made this for me. thanks.

By Michael R

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Apr 21, 2024

Adequate introduction to the basics of the cloud computing environment. VERY basic. A lot of material could have been skipped to be honest. Probably 2 hours worth of the course was just repeating that Cloud saves money. We get it. It saves money. The demo project wasn't set up with the correct authorizations to allow you to actually deploy your code to the cloud, but it gave a nice introduction to Docker which was nice.

By Sandeep N

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Jun 20, 2024

This course provides a solid foundation for beginners. It covers essential concepts like cloud service models and deployment models with clear and concise explanations. The course includes engaging content with practical examples, making it easy to grasp. However, it lacks depth and interactivity, which would enhance the learning experience. Overall, it's an excellent starting point for those new to cloud computing.

By Esteban S

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Dec 11, 2024

Module 6 was hard to navigate. Some links would take you to pages unrelated to the topics. I love learning by doing research but in this instance, it was not easy, ended up googling for answers. The ungraded plugging with Kai, is okay. It would be nice to know what all the copy-and-paste code actually means. The tutorial how-to is great, but the explanation of why the code works/how it works was not given.

By Soumalya P

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Jul 7, 2021

The course is great. Instructions and video content are very good. But I really have an issue with the community reviewed exam process. If the person reviewing my work does not understand the question properly, I get wrongly marked (and I did get wrongly marked!) and my grades get affected even if I understand the questions and answer everything correctly. And there is also no scope to negotiate.

By Anushri R

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Oct 30, 2023

Being a 1st year engineering student, I thought this course would have some topics that I would need help understanding. But that wasn't the case at all, everything was explained in simple terms. It didn't take up much time each week either. The practice quizzes were very helpful too, because we had multiple attempts so I could go rewatch videos in order to get the concept well-understood.

By Travis L

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Jul 21, 2022

A glossary would be helpful for beginners, as some of the videos use terms and phrases that can be confusing to beginners. For example, I finally had to Google "Kubernetes" 3/4 of the way through the course because it kept coming up without any definition (at least, not any that I noticed/remember). Overall, this course was very helpful in increasing my understanding of Cloud Computing.

By Brendon L

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Jun 25, 2023

Very informative. It covered general cloud knowledge and foundations rather than just a select one. However there were some presentation mistakes where text was off screen/missing and some of the English or descriptions did not make sense. I believe that one of them was in Week 5 with the Target and Roles in access policies part.

By Nabil D

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Jun 7, 2024

From the point of view of a beginner in the cloud world, this course offers a lot of information about the cloud, how it works, and how it is used in the real world. I see that the course lacks real practices, but I guess as the name suggests, it's just an introduction to the world of cloud computing. So, it's good!

By BARDSLEY, I J

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Jun 16, 2023

I felt for an introductory course to start the IBM Full stack course for someone with little experience there were a lot of terms used throughout the material that I was not familiar with and it made me feel way behind the curve. The material was good for what was presented and I learned a lot.

By Hrishikesh C

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Jul 29, 2022

This course obviously provides immence knowledge of cloud basics, but I feel language rate of videos is pretty fast and videos are just powerpoint presentations. I think you need to give the course little human touch (like: letting a teacher to explain things not just showing slides.

By Cesar S

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Aug 2, 2022

Very well paced content x tests! Congratulations to the team! What I think can be improved is that it helps to have a human face speaking while info is showing up on screen and the times where people showed up I guess some of them lacked a little bit of "on camera" experience.

By Ammar A B

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Jul 18, 2021

This course was very informative as an introduction to cloud computing. But this course can be improved according to my opinion. The presentation slides contain concepts that are somewhat repetitive and lack energy. The instructor led lectures on the contrary are very good.

By Adnan K

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May 1, 2020

It is little difficult to understand everything by seeing the power point presentation and listening to it. It would be great if the key concept would be explained by using a real time example. Overall it was a really good to understand and learn about the Cloud basic.

By Minh L

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Jan 16, 2024

Although it provides complete information, the course is simply a voice reading a lot of dry concepts from slides, making it difficult to grasp the main ideas or visualize how those concepts actually work in real life. It's no different than reading an article online.

By Josh M

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Jul 22, 2023

The course does a good job introducing Cloud Computing and reinforces each section via quizzes. The peer review of assignment at the end is a bit irritating.. I got a 9/10 even though there's nothing wrong with my submission, but there is no way to follow-up on that.

By Amber E

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Apr 2, 2023

Good basic overview class. I really wish there was a way to slow down the speed of talking. I do a lot of pausing and going back and because of that, the class takes longer than the minutes listed. Overall, a good intro course and would recommend.

By Francisco G

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Jun 10, 2021

Overall really good course. Little mistakes in traduction to spanish and some things weren't present during the explaining of the subjects. I had to search some things before taking the exam because they were not included or briefly explained.

By Daniel L

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Dec 10, 2021

The only thing I can say negatively about this course is the flow. You really have to read ahead to get what you are supposed to do. It is also difficult to complete when you are supposed to review peers assignments and none are available.

By Adrian S

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Nov 14, 2022

I do not like the peer review requirement of the course. I received a lower grade than I deserved. In addition, this is a self-paced course and I should not have to wait for someone to grade my submission before I can move forward.

By Derek A

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Aug 21, 2023

This is a great foundational cloud computing course to understand the key consideration in a cloud environment. This will provide a solid grounding for deeper learning of specific cloud provider offerings. ex. IBM Cloud, AWS, Azure

By Eric R S

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Nov 10, 2022

The IBM people who appeared on the materials were superb, easy to understand.

The materials were a little compact for me, however i think they were prepared just as properly as they should.

All in all it is good. I learned a lot.

By Cristina C

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Mar 18, 2022

The course is clear and interesting. I am a bit concerned about the use cases, where IBM cloud exploitation performed by sono companis is told: they are too many and in some cases they provide details that are a bit out of scope