
Explore public, private, hybrid, and community clouds, each defined by access, control, and usage models. See how scalability, cost effectiveness, security, and shared resources determine their fit for different enterprises.
Explore Microsoft Azure’s services, from virtual machines to bots and mixed reality, manage your subscription via Azure portal and command-line tools, and get $200 credit in the first 30 days.
Explore IBM Cloud's secure public cloud platform and its next generation hybrid multi-cloud architecture, with access to 40 free products and support for internet of things.
Explore Google Cloud basics, using the Google Cloud console to manage projects and resources through a graphical interface and access over 90 IT services for businesses, IT professionals, and developers.
Welcome to the course Cloud Computing Essentials.
cloud computing is a concept where information is placed on servers and sent over the Internet to other devices, such as computers, laptops, handhelds, and sensors. The cloud computing infrastructure majority consists of reliable servers. It is delivered through data centers, that are built on computer and storage virtualization technologies. Robust data encryptions within cloud-based systems reduced the possibilities f data breaches. Cloud storage architecture is loosely coupled where metadata operations are centralized enabling the data nodes to scale into the hundreds, each independently delivering data to the applications or users.
In this course, you'll learn the
fundamentals of Cloud computing
know about the companies offering cloud services
gain knowledge about the evolution of cloud computing and its characteristics
Types of cloud computing services availability
Cloud computing models
Many major technology companies offer cloud services: Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud, Alibaba Cloud, IBM Cloud, Oracle, Salesforce, SAP.
Top books to read on cloud computing are listed below:
Cloud Computing: From Beginning to End by Ray Rafaels
Cloud Computing: Concepts, Technology & Architecture by Thomas Erl
Ahead in the Cloud: Best Practices for Navigating the Future of Enterprise IT by Stephen Orban
The Cloud Adoption Playbook: Proven Strategies for Transforming Your Organization with the Cloud by Moe Abdula, Ingo Averdunk, Roland Barcia, Kyle Brown, and Ndu Emuchay.
Cloud Computing Principles and Paradigms by Rajkumar Buyya