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Cloud Fundamentals

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Coursera
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Paid Course
Languages

English
Certificate

Certificate Available
Effort

4 weeks, 1 hour a week
Sessions

Self-Paced
Level

Beginner
Subtitles

English, Kazakh, German, Pashto, Korean, Italian, French, Spanish, Arabic, Japanese, Indonesian, Farsi

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AWS Cloud Practitioner Exam Prep

Overview

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Cloud is everywhere. But most beginner resources either overwhelm you with jargon or skip the foundations entirely. This course changes that. Here is what you will cover: • Networking for the Cloud You understand how TCP, UDP, ICMP, ISP, FTP, IP addressing, and encapsulation work, so you can explain how cloud systems communicate with confidence. • Client-Server Architecture and Virtual Infrastructure You see how client-server architecture and classic data centers evolved into the virtualized cloud infrastructure that powers AWS today. • Cloud Deployment Models in the Real World You compare public, private, hybrid, and community cloud environments and know which model fits which situation. • Cloud Service Models That Make Business Sense You distinguish between IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS and understand who manages what at each level across cloud providers like AWS. This course is ideal for beginners, career switchers, and professionals in any field ready to build real cloud knowledge. Part of the AWS Cloud Practitioner Exam Prep Specialization on Coursera. Rated 4.4 by 10,000+ learners. Start building your cloud foundation today. Disclaimer: This course is not affiliated with or endorsed by Amazon Web Services (AWS). ‘AWS’ and ‘Amazon Web Services’ are trademarks of Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates.

Syllabus

Introduction to Cloud Computing
- This module covers the fundamentals of cloud computing, its benefits, cloud service providers, and real-world applications, while exploring traditional data centers versus cloud computing and how companies like Netflix, Spotify, and Uber use the cloud.
Cloud Architecture Fundamentals
- This module covers cloud deployment models, service models, client-server architecture, and virtualization, using practical examples and analogies to explain how different cloud architectures are used.
Cloud Scalability, Availability, and Resilience
- This module covers scalability, elasticity, high availability, fault tolerance, and disaster recovery, including RTO and RPO through practical scenarios and real-world cloud examples.
Cloud Networking Fundamentals
- This module covers essential cloud networking concepts, including IP addresses, DNS, subnets, firewalls, VPNs, CIDR, and load balancers, along with TCP, UDP, ICMP, ISP, encapsulation, FTP, and port numbers.