Grade 11-12 | 07 Courses
Computer and information technology (IT) jobs are in demand, and the cloud market is growing. The cloud is driving technological innovation and serving as the foundation for business innovation. Are you ready for this and the future ahead?
Learn the basics of cloud computing, service models, deployment models, software, and the many ways businesses benefit from cloud technology.
Get practice working with cloud computing in a series of simulations to build and deploy a Docker container and create and review the security settings for an IBM Cloudant database. Finish by gathering tips and resources that can help you launch a great career in cloud computing.
Chapter 1: Introduction to Cloud Computing
Chapter 2: Understanding Cloud Computing Services
Chapter 3: Understanding Cloud Deployment Models
Chapter 4: Virtualization in the Cloud
Chapter 5: Developing and Deploying Software in the Cloud
Chapter 6: Introduction to Data Management and Security in the Cloud
Chapter 7: Your Future in Cloud Computing - The Job Landscape
Chapter 1: 1 Hour 15 Minutes | Chapter 2: 1 Hour 30 Minutes | Chapter 3: 1 Hour 15 Minutes | Chapter 4: 2 Hours | Chapter 5: 1 Hour 10 Minutes | Chapter 6: 2 Hours Chapter | 7: 1 Hour.
Chapter 1: Introduction to Cloud Computing
After completing this course, you should be able to:
Describe how local servers and the internet enable computers to share information.
Define cloud computing and describe its characteristics.
Identify the problems that cloud computing solves.
Explain how technology advances impact the cloud.
Chapter 2: Understanding Cloud Computing Services
In this course, you’ll get an overview of how the cloud supports and powers new technologies like artificial intelligence (AI) and the Internet of Things (IoT). You’ll learn about the four main types of cloud service models and two types of software approaches when it comes to cloud solutions: proprietary and open source. You’ll get to explore the services offered by major cloud providers: IBM Cloud, Microsoft Azure, and Amazon Web Services. And finally, you’ll learn through some scenarios about the advantages and value businesses and individuals can expect when they use the various cloud service models.
Chapter 3: Understanding Cloud Deployment Models
In this course, you’ll learn about modern mainframe computers and how a business can host an infrastructure on premises or in the cloud. You’ll explore the steps businesses take to decide, plan, and make the move to the cloud. You’ll learn about different cloud deployment models and the advantages they bring to businesses. And finally, you’ll explore some scenarios to better understand when a public, private, or hybrid cloud deployment is appropriate for a business.
Chapter 4: Virtualization on the Cloud
In this course, you will learn about virtualization and the benefits it brings to cloud computing. You’ll explore different virtualization technologies and when to use them. You’ll discover the advantages that microservices offer to a cloud application and how microservices use APIs to communicate. In the final module, you’ll get a chance to put what you’ve learned into practice by using a simulation to create a container and run a web app inside it.
Chapter 5: Developing and Deploying Software in the Cloud
In this course, you will learn about developing and deploying software in the cloud. You’ll discover how cloud developers can use DevOps to quickly develop and deploy scalable, reliable, and cost-effective software. And you’ll explore different methods of cloud orchestration to manage and automate cloud applications. In the last module, you’ll get a chance to put what you’ve learned into practice by deploying a web app to the cloud in a simulation.
Chapter 6:
Enhance Technical Skills
After completing Cloud Computing Fundamentals, you should be able to:
Define cloud computing, describe its characteristics, explain how local servers and the internet enable computers to share information, and identify problems that cloud computing solves.
Identify the characteristics of various cloud service models, proprietary and open source cloud solutions, services offered by the major cloud providers, and the value of cloud services to businesses.
Describe on-premises hosting, cloud migration plans, and cloud deployment models, including public, private, and hybrid cloud solutions.
Describe virtual resources, containers in the cloud, microservices in the cloud, application programming interfaces (APIs), and best practices for virtualization in cloud computing.
Create, install an application, and test a Docker container.
Describe the process to develop software in the cloud and the benefits of cloud orchestration.
Build and deploy a Docker container to the cloud.
Identify the importance of cloud security, vulnerabilities in cloud data security, features of identity and access management (IAM), database as a service (DBaaS) and its benefits, and the ways cloud databases support data governance and compliance.
Create and review the security settings of an IBM Cloudant database.
Recognize the job market, responsibilities and skill sets of cloud computing professionals, and resources and learning opportunities to explore.
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