Introduction to Cloud
- Free
- Certificate included
- Beginner
- 6 hours
Introduction to Cloud, course code CC0101EN, gives the vocabulary of cloud computing from both a business and a practitioner point of view. The Cognitive Class page states an estimated effort of six hours at beginner level, in English, and describes it as self-paced. Six modules run in order: an overview of cloud computing, with its definition, essential characteristics, history and the main providers; cloud adoption and emerging technologies, including the business case and how cloud supports AI, the Internet of Things, blockchain and analytics; service and deployment models, comparing IaaS, PaaS and SaaS and public, private and hybrid clouds; the components of cloud computing, covering virtualisation, virtual machines, bare metal, secure networks and containers; cloud storage, from direct-attached and file storage to block and object storage and content delivery networks; and cloud-native and emergent trends such as hybrid multicloud, serverless, microservices and application modernisation.
The page says you need no cloud knowledge or extensive programming experience to take it. The course is free of charge and the page says a certificate is offered on completion at no cost.
What you’ll learn
- Define cloud computing, its essential characteristics and its history
- Make the business case for cloud and relate it to AI, IoT, blockchain and analytics
- Compare IaaS, PaaS and SaaS and public, private and hybrid deployment models
- Describe virtualisation, virtual machines, bare metal, networking and containers
- Choose between file, block and object storage and content delivery networks
- Explain hybrid multicloud, serverless, microservices and cloud-native trends
Who it’s for
Anyone who hears cloud terms at work and wants to understand them, including non-technical staff; practitioners who already deploy to a cloud will find it too introductory.
Syllabus
6 sections as listed on cognitiveclass.ai.
- Overview of Cloud Computing 3 lessons
- Cloud Adoption and Emerging Technologies 2 lessons
- Cloud Computing Service and Deployment Models 2 lessons
- Components of Cloud Computing 4 lessons
- Cloud Storage 5 lessons
- Cloud Native and Emergent Cloud Trends 5 lessons
Course details
- Skills covered
- Cloud Computing
- Includes
- 6 modules
On cognitiveclass.ai
Rated 4.7 out of 5 by 11,300 learners; 218,000 enrolled, as shown on the course page on 20 Oct 2026. These are cognitiveclass.ai’s own figures, not ours.
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