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

Aug 8, 2022

The learning materials and method are designed to be very comprehensible. I am confident with the skills and knowledge i've acquired knowing that I can build on this and be job ready in little time.

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 Fabio

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Oct 5, 2021

Very well designed course. You will enjoy every second of it.

By Mohammed A

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Sep 1, 2021

Very much in details, easy to understand and nicely designed.

By Florian F

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Jan 25, 2021

Really good videos, well explained and structured. Thank you!

By Daniel H

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Dec 16, 2020

"Excellent course illustrating the technology of the future."

By Etimbuk S

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Feb 15, 2024

It was great learning Introduction to Cloud Computing by IBM

By ISIYAK S

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Aug 29, 2023

Best course for those who want to know about cloud computing

By Zina D S

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Feb 28, 2023

Very detailed and easily understood!

Thanks IBM and Coursera.

By Michel C

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Dec 2, 2022

It ´s a great introduction for a gigantic and complex world

By Martinz N J

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Nov 18, 2022

Great teachers, simple and easy to understand for a beginner

By Hulin B T T

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Jul 28, 2022

Really good course for someone beginging in cloud computing.

By Mahmood B

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Feb 13, 2022

Perfect course to get familiar with Cloud Computing concepts

By Ariel C

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Aug 5, 2024

I like this course. I just found boring reading long texts.

By Stepan

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Jan 17, 2024

Good pace, good content – really enjoyable and informative.

By Héctor G

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Mar 10, 2022

Very good introduction to many aspects of cloud computing.

By ZEEL P

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Jun 14, 2025

It's a great course for beginners to learn cloud computing

By Ricardo E

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Aug 23, 2024

This is an interesting course introducing cloud computing.

By Ashish m

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Apr 11, 2023

excellent course for beginners and for frontend developers

By Victor M

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Feb 11, 2023

Thanks a lot for course "Introduction to Cloud Computing".

By Ciaran T

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Sep 15, 2022

Excellent overview of the fundamentals of Cloud computing

By vassudevan r

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Jul 16, 2022

Very good explanation to know the basic of cloud computing

By Damilare S

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Jun 24, 2022

This is a very great course , i enjoyed every part of it .

By Luis R

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May 4, 2022

Is a excellent start to this wonderful world of computing

By John Y

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Apr 21, 2022

Excelent course for introduction to Cloud Computing on IBM

By Mitch M

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Apr 16, 2022

Exceptional material for a holistic overview of the cloud.

By Maximilian D

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Jun 13, 2021

good overview and introduction to all parts of the "cloud"