IBM Hybrid Cloud Architect

Start your cloud computing journey with this self-paced introductory course! Whether you need general cloud computing knowledge for school or business, or you are considering a career change, this beginner-friendly course is right for you. In this course you’ll learn about essential characteristics of cloud computing and emerging technologies supported by cloud. You’ll explore cloud service models, including Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS), Software as a Service (SaaS), and Public, Private, and Hybrid deployment models. Discover the offerings of prominent cloud service providers AWS, Google, IBM, Microsoft, and others, and review cloud computing case studies. Learn about cloud adoption, blockchain, analytics, and AI. You will learn about the many components of cloud computing architecture including datacenters, availability zones, virtual machines, containers, and bare metal servers. You will also familiarize yourself with different types of cloud storage options, such as Object Storage. You’ll gain foundational knowledge of emergent cloud trends and practices including Hybrid, Multicloud, Microservices, Serverless, DevOps, Cloud Native, Application Modernization, as well as learn about cloud security and monitoring. You’ll also explore cloud computing job roles and possible career paths and opportunities. You will complete a number of labs and quizzes throughout this course to increase your understanding of course content. At the end of the course, you will complete a final project where you will deploy an application to Cloud using a serverless architecture, a valuable addition to your portfolio. After this course, check out the related courses to help you towards your new career as a cloud engineer, full stack developer, DevOps engineer, cybersecurity analyst, and others.

Over 80% of enterprises now rely on cloud-native technologies to drive innovation and scale efficiently (CNCF). Professionals with cloud-native, microservices, and DevOps skills are highly sought after! This course equips both aspiring and experienced professionals with the practical, job-ready expertise employers are looking for. During the course, you’ll explore cloud-native fundamentals, including hybrid cloud infrastructures and modernization strategies. Plus, you'll gain hands-on experience mastering RESTful APIs, CI/CD pipelines, and Agile and Scrum practices that enhance collaboration and delivery. The course also covers essential containerization concepts for using Docker and Kubernetes, ensuring you can build scalable and resilient applications. Plus, through interactive labs and real-world projects, you'll develop the technical skills and confidence to apply these practices effectively in professional environments. By the end, you'll have the expertise to build scalable cloud-native applications, automate development workflows, and align technical solutions with business objectives. If you’re keen to open up exciting career opportunities in cloud, enroll today!

Prepare to get hands-on using tools and strategies to design, analyze, and evaluate IT systems with confidence! During this course, you’ll explore how to connect technology with business needs and dive into practical projects using techniques such as data flow diagrams, entity-relationship diagrams, and Unified Modeling Language (UML) to map and improve real-world systems. As you progress, you'll investigate how system architecture, technical workflows, and enterprise tools such as ERP and CRM shape business operations. You'll sharpen your ability to spot inefficiencies, evaluate solutions, and assess feasibility and risk to support smart decision-making. Plus, by combining structured and object-oriented design methods with business process modeling, you'll strengthen your skills to turn user needs into effective, workable solutions. Whether you're starting a career in systems analysis or enhancing your current IT expertise, this course will help you become a key contributor in delivering scalable, user-focused technology solutions. Enroll today and power up your resume with the IT systems design and analysis skills businesses are actively looking for!

Ready to fire up your project management, business communication, requirements elicitation, and stakeholder engagement skills? This course is ideal for non-project management professionals who need these skills to be successful in their jobs. It is beneficial for roles such as business managers, operations managers, team leads, business analysts, systems analysts, systems architects, solution architects, management consultants, and a variety of other business or IT professionals, or those aspiring to start careers in these fields. During the course, you’ll explore the essentials of project initiation, stakeholder engagement, and requirements gathering. Plus, you’ll dive into foundational tools such as stakeholder registers, RACI charts, Gantt charts, communication and engagement plans, Agile frameworks, user stories, and prioritization methods such as MoSCoW and weighted matrices. Additionally, you’ll look at how generative AI can support requirements elicitation, enhance collaboration, and improve project outcomes. And through videos, AI-powered dialogues and role plays, and labs, you’ll build confidence in identifying stakeholders, documenting and prioritizing requirements, planning projects, and using generative AI to enhance collaboration and project outcomes. If you’re keen to strengthen your project management skills and work more effectively, enroll today!