Learner Reviews & Feedback for Introduction to Cloud Computing by IBM

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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

Jan 13, 2024

The pleasure was all mine Coursera, I truly enjoyed this course it was engaging, and I had tons of fun with the hands on labs. I recommend this Introduction to Cloud Computing to anyone!

Apr 19, 2024

A bit fast paced narration given the relative complexity of the topic, especially for a beginner. I had to supplement it with other Youtube videos to clarify some concepts. Still great :)

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By Francis X G

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Nov 25, 2023

It is so friendly and instructive

By Anish K D 2

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Sep 15, 2023

Very important course

Very helpful

By Gerry A

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Mar 8, 2022

Very much informative. Thank you.

By Shubham S

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Jun 21, 2021

Its a great course for beginners.

By Ziad G

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Nov 8, 2025

good course i learned new things

By Mohammed M

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Feb 6, 2025

5 star for the worst course done

By Eliud L

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Oct 1, 2023

Very good introduction to cloud!

By Harsh S

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Mar 10, 2023

its was intresting and made easy

By Zanna L

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Mar 1, 2023

Thoroughly enjoyed the course :)

By Frasia K

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Oct 16, 2022

Challenging but intresting topic

By Shailaja S

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Sep 2, 2022

Very clear syllabus and lessons

By Václav Š

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May 3, 2022

Great materials, speed, content.

By Antonio L

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Apr 1, 2022

A learned a lot Cloud concepts !

By Bilal M

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Jan 10, 2022

Great introduction to the basics

By Danika D

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Jun 12, 2021

very informative for a beginner.

By Brian T

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Sep 9, 2020

very detailed and easy to learn.

By Olajumoke L

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Jul 24, 2020

This learning was very impactful

By Trọng D B

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Feb 17, 2024

Great course, compare to others

By Kunal P

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Feb 16, 2024

Best course for cloud computing

By Carlos G R

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Dec 25, 2023

Excelente curso, de gran ayuda.

By Dick H

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Dec 19, 2023

Great starting point for cloud!

By Manish R

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Nov 17, 2022

Best course on cloud computing.

By onyedikachi E

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Oct 26, 2022

The cloud was very informative

By Amar P S

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Aug 30, 2022

Study material is very perfect.

By Azmat Z

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Aug 16, 2022

Excellent course for Beginners.