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Cloud Computing: From Discovery to Expertise

Master the fundamental concepts of Cloud Computing: service models (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS), deployment models, elasticity, and shared responsibility according to NIST standards.

6 chapters17 lessonsEN
At your pace, through practice.

By the end of this course you will be able to

  • Explain the 5 Cloud characteristics and the IaaS, PaaS, SaaS models
  • Choose a public, private or hybrid deployment model
  • Provision resources with the CLI and Terraform
  • Apply FinOps basics and the shared responsibility model

🎯 Level : Beginner👥 Who it is for : Anyone discovering the Cloud: CIOs, project managers, developers, students

LEARNING PATH

Course curriculum

0Course Overview1 lesson
  1. Assessment quizQuiz · ⏱ 10 min
1Introduction to Cloud3 lessons

History, NIST definition, and essential characteristics.

  1. What is Cloud Computing? The NIST definitionArticle · ⏱ 5 min
  2. Elasticity vs scalabilityArticle · ⏱ 5 min
  3. What is a cloud-native application?Article · ⏱ 5 min
2Service Models (SPI)3 lessons

Detailed analysis of IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS.

  1. IaaS, PaaS, SaaS: service modelsArticle · ⏱ 4 min
  2. The shared responsibility modelArticle · ⏱ 4 min
  3. Serverless computingArticle · ⏱ 6 min
3Deployment Models2 lessons

Public, Private, Hybrid, and Community Cloud.

  1. Deployment models: public, private, hybrid, multi-cloudArticle · ⏱ 6 min
  2. Edge computingArticle · ⏱ 5 min
4Migration, costs and practices5 lessons

Migrate, control costs and adopt good practices.

  1. The 6 Rs: migration strategiesArticle · ⏱ 5 min
  2. Introduction to FinOpsArticle · ⏱ 5 min
  3. Stop moving to the Cloud, to microservices...Article · ⏱ 4 min
  4. CaaS: state of the art and best practicesArticle · ⏱ 6 min
  5. Cloud best practicesArticle · ⏱ 7 min
5Hands-on labs3 lessons

Handle Cloud concepts hands-on.

  1. Lab: Provision cloud resources without an account (LocalStack)Hands-on lab · ⏱ 30 min · Level 1/5
  2. Lab: Infrastructure as Code with TerraformHands-on lab · ⏱ 40 min · Level 2/5
  3. Lab: Elasticity and high availability with Docker ComposeHands-on lab · ⏱ 35 min · Level 2/5

LEARN BY DOING

Use cases & applications

Hosting scalable web applications

Deploy websites capable of handling traffic peaks without manual intervention.

IT cost optimization

Transform capital expenditures (CapEx) into operational expenditures (OpEx).

Disaster Recovery Plan (DRP)

Use the Cloud to replicate data and restore services quickly after an incident.

What next?

Kubernetes: From Discovery to ExpertiseAnsible: from discovery to expertise

Frequently asked questions

What is Cloud Computing?

It is the on-demand access, via the Internet, to shared computing resources (servers, storage, applications) with a pay-as-you-go model.

What is the difference between IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS?

IaaS provides the core infrastructure, PaaS offers a platform for developers, and SaaS provides finished software accessible via a browser.

What is elasticity?

It is the ability of a Cloud infrastructure to automatically increase or decrease its resources to adapt to the load in real time.