Cloud, from zero
What the cloud is, what you rent, how it is priced and how to read your first invoice. For people who are new to the cloud.
- Beginner
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- None. Start here if you are new to the cloud.
6 modules. 24 lessons. 6 quizzes.
I.1 What the cloud actually is
Explain the cloud as renting someone else's computers by the hour, compare it with owning your own, and tell AWS, Google Cloud and Azure apart.
What the cloud actually is
Explain the cloud as renting someone else's computers by the hour, compare it with owning your own, and tell AWS, Google Cloud and Azure apart.
What the cloud actually is: module quiz
I.2 The four things you rent
Name the four things every cloud customer rents (compute, storage, network and databases), say what each one is, and say what each one is metered on.
The four things you rent
Name the four things every cloud customer rents (compute, storage, network and databases), say what each one is, and say what each one is metered on.
The four things you rent: module quiz
I.3 How renting is priced
Read a cloud price in its own units, explain why the meter keeps running when nobody is using something, and say why location changes the price.
How renting is priced
Read a cloud price in its own units, explain why the meter keeps running when nobody is using something, and say why location changes the price.
How renting is priced: module quiz
I.4 How teams actually use it
Explain why teams keep several copies of a system, how the providers organise resources into accounts, projects and subscriptions, who is allowed to create what, and why sprawl happens.
How teams actually use it
Explain why teams keep several copies of a system, how the providers organise resources into accounts, projects and subscriptions, who is allowed to create what, and why sprawl happens.
How teams actually use it: module quiz
I.5 How software gets onto it
Explain virtual machines, containers, Kubernetes and serverless in plain words, and say how each one shows up on a cloud bill.
How software gets onto it
Explain virtual machines, containers, Kubernetes and serverless in plain words, and say how each one shows up on a cloud bill.
How software gets onto it: module quiz
I.6 Your first invoice
Find the bill on AWS, Google Cloud or Azure, read how it is laid out, and name every line on it.
Your first invoice
Find the bill on AWS, Google Cloud or Azure, read how it is laid out, and name every line on it.