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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 Kerstin P N B

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Sep 17, 2022

Encountered problems getting the feature code in the laboratory section of the module. Week 2

By Adrian F

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Aug 15, 2022

Perfect video presentation but I you are not into consuming theory then this course not ideal

By Bryan P M

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Apr 18, 2024

If your going into an IBM env it may be good but as a whole not as good as other courses

By Jamal u a g

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Jun 5, 2023

This course was fully theoretical, with no practicals I felt like I am learning history.

By Libby B

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Feb 27, 2023

Good info but too broad for it to be useful. Definitely a sales piece for IBM Cloud

By Nawaraj K

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May 31, 2023

too fast, IBM advertises, not explaining perfectly. just like reading any book

By Syed Y K

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Sep 20, 2023

not very educational for ppl with basic knowledge of cloud

By Deleted A

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Jun 1, 2022

you takes lot of time to review our assignments.

By Adam T E

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Sep 23, 2023

Too many videos, not that many hands-on labs

By Walter L

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May 19, 2023

Commercial ad for IBM that I'm paying for.

By Eric Z

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Jan 10, 2023

Reads like a brochure on Cloud Computing.

By HARSH K S

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Sep 25, 2023

Too defult to understand as beginner

By Kunal D

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Oct 5, 2024

Good for basic knowledge

By Swetanshu P

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May 2, 2023

Only theory section

By Aikaterini N

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Jul 17, 2022

Very boring course

By Greg V

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Sep 10, 2023

This didn't feel very much like an intro course. The pacing of the (probably Watson-generated) videos didn't stop for a second to let students reflect on a lot of new information coming at them, the final exam was impossible to replicate outside the lab environment and didn't do much to ease new people into things at all, and the light board videos were neat, but it was hard to distill which information from them would appear in the quizzes. While previous modules in the IT support certification were pretty cut and dry, this one felt like the lyrics to "Mission Statement" by Weird Al Yankovic; just a hodgepodge of business buzzwords and jargon that get in the way of telling students what Cloud Computing is REALLY all about. It almost felt like a cult, actually. I get that it's the future, but chill, we're here to learn, not buy enterprise cloud solutions.

By Joshua M P

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Nov 20, 2022

The peer grading is complete and utter trash. I had to completely redo an assignment because my peer assessor could not be bothered to actually read my submission. What's worse is that there's no control for this at all. There's no way to contest a grade. There's no way to flag the reviewer as being abusive or lazy. All you can do is resubmit the work and hope the next person takes it seriously.

I have a full-time job and a part-time job. I have a family. I'm taking graduate courses. I don't have time to waste because a core part of the certificate requires me to trust other people that don't take what they do seriously. It's ridiculous. It actually has me reconsidering where I want to spend my money. I did not have this problem when I did my Google Certification on Coursera. It seems unique to IBM courses.

By Leon L

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Sep 2, 2024

Very theoretical. I was learning _about_ cloud computing, and I don't think I've gained any useful skills out of this. Around the middle of the course, there were so many terms that it was really hard to follow. I don't know what kind of pre-requisite knowledge is required to actually understand this stuff, but by the end it was liking watching videos in another language I didn't understand. I feel like the latter half of the course could only be understood by someone who already knew everything about the cloud and didn't need to learn it. I was able to retain disparate facts well enough to answer all the questions on the quizzes, but I know that all of those are gonna fall out of my head tomorrow, and I don't know how they would've been useful in the first place.

By Tarnisha M A

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Dec 13, 2022

i wish i could give 0 stars.progress is held up by a peer review assignment that is on material that is NOT taught. One is expected to automatically know how to use ibm without it being taught at all.The name is mentioned in the course and that literally is all that is covered ion ibm cloud and creating instances. This is unfair. This is not taught and there is no way to know what to do without it being taught. I did not enjoy this class at all.i feel that all of my hard work is wasted because we are required to do something that is not taught in any capacity. 0 stars.There is also no way to contact the instructor. It really is terrible.

By Laura B

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Aug 5, 2023

I can't create an IBM cloud account.

It sends me the verification code, so it has no issues with my email.

I've tried 4x, posted on the forum, talked to the bot to no avail for suggestions on what to do.

It just tells me that it's unable to create my account with no explanation as to why or how to resolve it.

I guess I'll have to cancel.

I can't believe that there is no one, no way to fix this!!! No one responds on Twitter, or on the forum here.

Wow. I can't finish the course, and will unlikely ever be taking any others on Coursera, and will be warning people not to take any from here.

By Tim L g

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Apr 1, 2023

To complete the course you need an IBM cloud account, which many students including myself were unable to sign up for due to an unidentified error with IBM. There is no course support for this, so you will be stuck waiting for it to be fixed, and the only advice given is to contact IBM support. It seemed like a good course, but until they can get a reliable, functioning cloud provider attached to the course it seems like some students won't be able to progress past the earliest stages.

By Pedro G

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Oct 25, 2022

They ask for an IBM Cloud Account and it was impossible for me to get it, the code they give you doesn't work, tried with 2 email addresses and tried with 2 different credit cards and nothing works, you only get a generic error message that says nothing. I've learnt 2 things: don't do this course or any course by IBM and don't use IBM Cloud in the future.

By Mehdi K

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Jan 21, 2023

The course is too wordy for non-native person , and it's unnecessary to use that kind of literature , It's hard enough to grasp the concept then I had to check the dictionary every 1 minute !

and grading system for the last assignment is just not right ! not everyone is honest about their doing and they just push 0 points for completely correct answer !

By Tyler B

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May 27, 2024

None of this added with coursera plus resulted in a job. Waste of my time and money. Have the background. 3 yeara Experience with gap. And skill set. This entire site didn't set anybody up for career prospects. Going to continue reviewing the rest of the courses in a similar manner until I receive recompense or justice.

By Benedict L

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Jun 23, 2024

Pls stop putting annoying music under videos that are meant to be studied. It is super distracting and wasn't done in the other courses from ibm! Also the audio level is sometimes really different and in some videos the intro and outro are so much louder than the lesson itself. Pls try to level your audio.