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5 hours

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Online

Difficulty level

Beginner

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Introduction to Cloud Computing
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Highlights

  • Earn a Certificate of completion from IBM on successful course completion
  • Instructor - Rav Ahuja, AI and Data Science Program Director
  • Learn the core concepts of cloud computing
  • Become eligible to earn the Cloud Computing Core IBM digital badge
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Who should do this course?
  • This course is suitable for a large variety of audiences - whether you are an executive / manager / student who wants to become familiar with cloud computing terminology and concepts, or someone who wants foundational grounding in cloud computing to start a career in this field or become a cloud practitioner - such as a cloud engineer, developer, analyst, etc.
What are the course deliverables?
  • This Specialization covers 3 key technologies that are foundational and driving significant growth and innovation. These are Cloud Computing, Data Science, and Artificial Intelligence (AI). Technology is essential for the future of business. Almost any organization that wants to modernize or get ahead, and anyone working there, needs to understand and leverage these essential technologies. The courses in this Specialization provide foundational knowledge of Cloud, Data and AI, including business drivers behind their growth, the value they provide, their applications and use cases, and an understanding of how these technologies work. You will not only become familiar with the buzzwords associated with these technologies, but also experience them in action and develop hands-on skills to start working with them. This Specialization is suitable for a variety of learners who are beginners with these technologies, including managers and executives, professionals who want to upskill, and students getting ready to start a career. There is no special prior knowledge or hardware required. The only pre-requisites are basic computer literacy, device with a modern web browser with internet connectivity, and motivation to self-learn online.
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  • This course introduces you to the core concepts of cloud computing. You gain the foundational knowledge required for understanding cloud computing from a business perspective as also for becoming a cloud practitioner. You understand the definition and essential characteristics of cloud computing, its history, the business case for cloud computing, and emerging technology usecases enabled by cloud. We introduce you to some of the prominent service providers of our times (e.g. AWS, Google, IBM, Microsoft, etc.) the services they offer, and look at some case studies of cloud computing across industry verticals. You learn about the various cloud service models (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS) and deployment models (Public, Private, Hybrid) and the key components of a cloud infrastructure (VMs, Networking, Storage - File, Block, Object, CDN). We also cover emergent cloud trends and practices including - Hybrid Multicloud, Microservices, Serverless, DevOps, Cloud Native and Application Modernization. And we go over the basics of cloud security, monitoring, and different job roles in the cloud industry.
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Curriculum

WEEK 1 - Overview of Cloud Computing

WEEK 2 - Cloud Computing

WEEK 3 - Components of Cloud Computing

WEEK 4- Emergent Trends and Practices

WEEK 5 - Cloud Security and Monitoring, Case Studies, and Jobs

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    May 25, 2024
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    Paribrita Ghosh
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    5
    Learning Experience: There was 5 module in the total coursework and 5 assignment related to each module. Modules are organized very well that new learner can learn each n every details about it.
    Faculty: Faculty was really good. The lectures and all the study material was perfect. I like the way they set all the topics and give assignment related to each module so that everyone can get a clear concept.
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    Pranjul Kimothi
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    4
    Learning Experience: Very good content for introducing cloud computing almost understood everything they were trying to teach
    Faculty: Good faculty they were working in IBM After some presentation video there were some mentor video where they try to relate things u studied
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    Abhijeet Ankushrao Jogade
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    Learning Experience: Platform was very good and teaching style of course also top notch
    Faculty: Faculty was very good Course resources updated timely
    Course Support: It was supported very much
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    Usama Badrik
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    Learning Experience: Ill highly recommende this course to beginner and cloud computing enthusiastic as this badge will give you visibility and recognizarion for your effort
    Faculty: Rav ahuja has designed course structure so well it will be comprehensive to understand Yes its upto date and all content data is super useful
    Course Support: Yes required materials and guidance is given
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    Nishant
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    Learning Experience: Okayish course. It's just there. No significant thing to be learnt.
    Faculty: Boring. Very limited course curriculum.
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