IBM: Introduction to Cloud Computing

Name: IBM: Introduction to Cloud Computing
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Jumpstart your cloud expertise and explore offerings of AWS, Google, and IBM; delve into IaaS, PaaS, SaaS models, and cloud security. Experience IBM Cloud app deployment. Perfect for executives, students, and budding professionals.

★★★★★4.6(431 reviews) 👥 0 learners 🌐 English

Course highlights

Provider	edX
Duration	3 weeks
Level	Beginner
Mode	Self-paced
Language	English
Certificate	Yes — shareable certificate
Rating	4.6★ (431 reviews)
Price	Free Free

What you’ll learn

✅ Define cloud computing and explain essential characteristics, history, the business case for Cloud, and the emerging technologies enabled by Cloud.

✅ Describe Cloud service models, including IaaS, PaaS, SaaS

✅ Describe Public, Private, and Hybrid Cloud deployment models.

✅ Explain Cloud infrastructure components.

✅ Explain emerging cloud-related trends, including Hybrid, Multicloud, Microservices, Serverless, Cloud Native, DevOps, and Application Modernization.

✅ List and describe services of popular cloud platforms, including AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud, IBM Cloud, Alibaba Cloud, and others.

What learners rate it

4.6

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431 ratings

Rated 4.6/5 by 431 learners on edX (checked 8 Aug 2026).

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