Cloud computing basics
The cloud is someone else's computers, rented by the hour, with the operations work partly done for you. This course covers what you actually get, what it costs and where the sharp edges are.
What you'll learn
10 chapters, then the quiz
- 01What the cloud isRented capacity, on demand.
- 02Service modelsHow much is managed for you.
- 03ComputeMachines, containers and functions.
- 04Storage and dataObjects, disks and databases.
- 05Regions and zonesWhere your servers physically are.
- 06Cloud networkingPrivate networks and who can reach what.
- 07Identity and accessWho may do what.
- 08CostWhere the bill comes from.
- 09Infrastructure as codeClicking is not repeatable.
- 10Running thingsDeployment, monitoring and lock-in.
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