Best ways to learn cloud computing   ☁☁

Companies are deploying cloud solutions at an ever increasing rate. And companies like Amazon (AWS), Google (Google Cloud), and Microsoft (Azure) have been capitalizing by offering some of the leading cloud solutions in the industry. And those are just a few of the available platforms. IBM, VMWare, Rackspace, and many others offer great solutions as well. So with all of these platforms, the need for qualified, educated employees is rapidly increasing as well.

There are many quality learning resources for the cloud professional. These resources are helpful for individuals just starting out, those that have been in the industry for a few years, or seasoned cloud veterans. The question is not your experience level, but ’what do you want to learn?’ Some of the courses are completely free and some paid. A few of them offer free trials so you can try the course before you buy it. A few of them also have courses with hands-on virtual labs.

Here are some of the best places to increase your cloud computing knowledge:

1. Amazon Web Services

Let’s first look at Amazon Web Services (AWS), Amazon’s popular cloud offering. Many of their online training courses are free and are a great place to start. In fact, they offer over 150 courses on AWS fundamentals. Their courses are short and packed with good information. Some of their interesting featured courses include:

  • AWS Cloud Practitioner Essentials
  • Introduction to AWS Secrets Manager
  • Big Data Technology Fundamentals
  • AWS Analytics Services Overview

You can also browse courses by role or content domain.

Once you’ve got the basics down, you can look into the paid classroom options if you want to gain more in-depth knowledge.

Amazon AWS Traininghttps:  https://aws.amazon.com/training/

2. Udemy

Udemy is a leading provider of online courses on various topics. They have quite a lot of content on cloud computing which can be helpful for interested learners.

Udemy works with leading professionals and educational organizations to deliver high quality educational content. You can filter based on paid or free courses as well as expertise level like beginner, intermediate, or expert. Many of the courses are available in multiple languages. Based on your available time, you can also choose courses based on duration.

The quality of a course is probably best identified by the star ratings provided by individuals who have taken the courses.

List of Udemy Cloud Computing Courses:  https://www.udemy.com/topic/cloud-computing/

More specifically , if you are just getting started in cloud computing, this 1.5 hour Udemy video course from Malaya Biswal titled Cloud Computing Basics is a great place to start.

One of the most popular and comprehensive cloud computing courses on Udemy is by Ryan Kroonenburg and Faye Ellis and is titled AWS Certified Solutions Architect. This course will teach you everything you need to know in order to pass the AWS Solutions Architect Associate Exam so that you can become Amazon Web Services Certified.

Another great course on Udemy is from Software Architect, Scott Duffy. The Azure Architect Technologies Certification Exam will prepare you for the new AZ-300 Azure Architect Technologies exam.

This Google Cloud Platform (GCP): Google Data Engineer and Cloud Architect Guide is a great Udemy course to learn about cloud architecture and data engineering on the Google Cloud Platform.

3. Coursera

This is a leading online education platform. Coursera partners with various leading universities such as Yale, Stanford, Penn State, Harvard, and many others. Their cloud computing training and certifications are extensive and they even offer Computer Science Masters Degrees from Arizona State University and University of Illinois.

List of Coursera Cloud Computing Courses:https:  https://www.coursera.org/browse/information-technology/cloud-computing

One of the most popular cloud courses on Coursera is this foundational course titled Essential Cloud Infrastructure. This course is a 1-week, accelerated on-demand course that introduces participants to the Google Cloud Platform through a combination of video lectures, demos, and hands-on labs.

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