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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

NP

Feb 4, 2025

Nice introduction to cloud computing, give it 5 stars because there is a section about emerging trends such as microservices and SaaS. Totally recommended to grasp a general idea in cloud computing.

SB

May 20, 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.

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By Ganesh K

Aug 13, 2020

Excellent course. I never realized so much of knowledge can be packed in a 5-week course. The assessment really evaluated the understanding. The lab was interesting.

By IamSRayhan

Sep 4, 2020

A very effective capture to learn hoe cloud infrastructure work. There are so many things to learn from this course. I have cleared my concept of cloud computing.

By Gangone R

Jun 4, 2020

very useful course

By maneesha j

Jun 6, 2020

EXCELLENT

By Mariana C

Mar 9, 2021

I liked the introduction course. The classes with the human beings presenting are great. The only critic that I have is that the classes that don't have people seem more like if you are in a selling presentation of the service, with only benefits of using the technology been said by a mechanical voice, whether than with the intention to make you understand the subject itself. If it is possible, I think you should considerer making more classes with the teachers.

By Nathan M

Aug 29, 2022

This course was not nearly as engaging as the first one in the IBM DevOps and Software Engineering Professional Certificate, Introduction to DevOps. The first course has a very engaging speaker (live person) the whole time. I was disappointed that this course was devliered 95% of the time by an automated-sounding recording with text-heavy slides. It makes the content more difficult to retain. I appreciated the few times there were live presenters.

By Ivan S V

Nov 29, 2021

Excellent overview in Cloud computing. Very high level comprehensive material to initiate the path to cloud developer or architect. After this course there are other courses in the specialization that dive deeper into the intricate details of cloud computing, devops and cloud architecture. This course is the best place to start, and I have taken courses from Oracle OCI and AWS, but this is less marketing and more general knowledge applycable to any cloud platform.

By imtiaz u

Mar 7, 2021

I can't express my felling right now . for a quite a long time i was preparing myself for this course . As all the course in coursera are well design . This course are also keep the same top stranded . If you want to learn from industry expert you much take this IBM special course . I am going for my next course .

By Hemashree.S

Oct 24, 2020

Very Informative and helpful indeed. I have understood the concepts clearly and also able to confidently move forward in the cloud computing career. I would recommend this key specialization course to all upcoming and interested individuals who would like to be a part of the cloud. Thank you.

By Vinod K

Mar 13, 2021

I thoroughly enjoyed this course. It has lot of visuals and will not get bored while taking this course. Very well designed course. Also, the practice tests are very helpful to gauge the knowledge we gained in the lectures. Thank you for this course

By oyewole s

Mar 20, 2021

In my honest opinion, this course has helped me understand the cloud concept better and I really can't wait to move on to the next stage. The instructors took their time to explain each concept in ways that anyone can easily grasp.

By David A

Mar 15, 2021

Good overview of cloud computing. Tutorial for setting up IBM Cloud account and easy $200 credit. Cloud storage lab exercise lets you create a cloud bucket and share a file via unique link. Especially good for trial users.

By Saeed A

Sep 1, 2020

it's an informative course I have learned a lot about cloud computing. I really recommend it for those who want to learn about cloud computing and it's benefits.

By chethi v

Jun 6, 2020

It is very useful

By sarithanakkala

Jun 5, 2020

Very much helpful

By Peter G

Dec 23, 2020

Very easy to understand fundamentals training..... definitely a recommendation! The final exam could have been more challenging, going deeper into the subject... let student experiment more in IBM cloud....

By info i

Nov 22, 2023

For the vast majority of the course I was listening to robotic-sounding recitations of poorly-written texts. A ton of jargon is thrown at you at once without proper explanation. Any knowledge gained by someone like me, who has no experience in business or in the cloud, is vague and superficial. Too few concrete examples and too many abstract concepts explained in theory leave the innocent participant frustrated and helpless. There are not enough words to describe the pedagogical catastrophe that most of this course was. However, when actual professionals presented a topic, everything was so much clearer and more interesting. I appreciated those parts, but they were only a small fraction of the content.

By Alessandro P

Nov 18, 2024

This course looks written by a low-tier AI which prompt was to sell IBM cloud services. Most of it is filled with nonsense, incorrect informations, incoherence, and the quiz are solvable from a 3 yrs old kid that never watched the lessons, because the questions are either obvious or nonsense. I reccomend to speed run this section and skip it as much as possible, and focus on other courses if you are following some of IBM certifications courses

By Christopher J S

Jun 14, 2022

Its basically a commercial for cloud computing, and they don't actually teach you much. The peer reviewed assignment is the only time you ever actually work with anything on the cloud which is good, but the other students will fail you for no reason at all.

By Alec

Jul 28, 2022

this is so bad how you have to sign up and if you trying to get the proffesional ticket before the trial ends not gonna happen also on this course beware they make you use your credit card absoloutly foul

By Mohamed R

Feb 13, 2022

i wanna cancel bcs there is nothing i've to learn about in this courses inclouding the web development thank you

By Mario D

May 11, 2022

when coming to the handds on experiance . notes are poor

By Mary C

Jun 5, 2022

doesn't fully work

By Eniola O A

Sep 7, 2022

So stupid

By Ayush T

Jan 29, 2024

I really liked this course! it is a self-paced online course that covers the basic concepts and terminology of cloud computing. It also introduces the prominent cloud service providers, such as AWS, Google, IBM, and Microsoft, and their offerings. The course also explores the different cloud service and deployment models, such as IaaS, PaaS, SaaS, public, private, and hybrid. The course also discusses the emerging trends and technologies in cloud computing, such as serverless, microservices, DevOps, cloud native, and application modernization. The course also includes a hands-on project to deploy an application on IBM Cloud, as well as an optional case study and quiz based on a cloud architecture design scenario. The course is suitable for anyone who wants to learn the fundamentals of cloud computing and become a cloud practitioner. The course is easy to follow, engaging, and informative. It also provides a certificate and a digital badge upon completion.