Cloud Application Development Foundations

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.

Do you want to learn about developing applications that are cloud native right from conception to implementation? In this course, you’ll begin with some crucial cloud concepts such as Cloud Native Applications, CNCF and Hybrid Cloud. You will dive into specific tools and techniques for developing cloud native apps. You’ll then learn how to use CLI to develop, test and deploy applications for IBM Cloud with the use of Node.js . You will further use DevOps to maintain application development using Web IDE features, Git repository and Delivery Pipeline. You will familiarize yourself with concepts like REST Architecture, JSON and Watson API. You will also look at two key areas of cloud thinking: modernization and continuous integration/continuous delivery. Throughout this course you will practice with hands-on labs and gain skills with tools used by professionals! Lastly you will complete a final project where you will build your own CI/CD enabled application with a NoSQL database and have a great addition to your portfolio.

Note: This course has been replaced by the following two IBM courses: - Developing Front-End Apps with React - Developing Back-End Apps with Node.js and Express Are you ready to learn about some of the most in-demand libraries in back-end and front-end development? This is the course for you! In a recent Stack Overflow survey, JavaScript was ranked as the most commonly used programming language. Node.js and React.js were voted as the most popular web frameworks and technologies. In this course, you will learn how to develop applications using Node.js, Express and React. Specifically, you will: - Explore how Node.js works by using callback functions and extend your Node.js applications by importing external modules - develop applications using asynchronous callbacks and promises - Use routing, middleware, and template rendering to extend the Node.js framework and handle dynamic content - create REST APIs and perform CRUD operations - Extend features of Node.js applications using the Express web application framework - Build a rich front-end application using REACT & ES6 Throughout the course, you will complete numerous hands-on labs to gain practical experience. At the end of the course, you will demonstrate your Node and React skills with a final project to build your portfolio. This course will help you succeed as a full-stack developer. It suits those in IT looking to step up in their careers or new graduates seeking to establish their server-side skills. This course suits those who need to manage cloud-centric projects.