Introduction to Cloud Computing

This course is a part of Key Technologies for Business, a 1-course Specialization series from Coursera.

Get started in Cloud Computing with this beginner friendly, self-paced course! You will gain the foundational knowledge required for understanding cloud computing from a business perspective and also as a cloud practitioner. In this course, you’ll be introduced to some of the prominent cloud 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’ll also be introduced to Cloud Adoption, and some related technologies such as Blockchain & Analytics and AI. You will 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. You will also learn the basics of cloud security, monitoring, as well as different job roles in the cloud industry. By the end of the course you will have gained some hands-on experience working with cloud services, and deployed an application on IBM Cloud. This project will be a great addition to your portfolio! This course is suitable for a 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, full stack developer, devops engineer, SRE, cybersecurity analyst, etc.