Introduction to Cloud Computing

Start your cloud computing journey with this self-paced introductory course from IBM. You’ll learn the essential characteristics and history of cloud computing, the business case for cloud adoption, and the emerging technologies enabled by the cloud such as IoT, AI, blockchain, and analytics. The course covers core cloud service models (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS) and deployment models (العامة، الخاصة، الهجينة)، along with key components of cloud infrastructure and architecture including data centers, availability zones, virtual machines, containers, bare metal servers, networking, and storage options. You’ll explore major cloud providers like AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud, IBM Cloud, and Alibaba Cloud, and review real-world case studies. The course also introduces modern cloud practices and trends such as hybrid and multicloud, microservices, serverless computing, DevOps, cloud‑native development, application modernization, cloud security, and monitoring, as well as cloud job roles and career paths. Through quizzes, labs, and a final project deploying an application using a serverless architecture, you’ll gain foundational, job‑relevant skills in cloud computing.