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Cloud Computing Basics

A free cloud computing course for beginners: the NIST definition, IaaS, PaaS and SaaS, shared responsibility, and data residency in Canada. Five short lessons and a quiz, with a certificate of completion.

60minutes
5lessons
1final quiz
Freecertificate of completion

What you’ll be able to do

  • Explain cloud computing using the NIST definition and its five essential characteristics
  • Tell IaaS, PaaS and SaaS apart and say who manages each layer
  • Describe the shared responsibility model and the account habits that prevent common cloud mistakes
  • Separate data residency, data sovereignty and data protection, and name the main privacy laws that can apply in Alberta
  • Ask a cloud provider the right questions about location, access, keys and exit
  • Compare owning a server with renting cloud capacity using a simple full-cost method

Curriculum

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Course lessons

5 lessons · module quiz
  1. 01What cloud computing is: the NIST definitionLesson
  2. 02IaaS, PaaS, SaaS and deployment modelsLesson
  3. 03Shared responsibility and cloud securityLesson
  4. 04Data residency and privacy in CanadaLesson
  5. 05Cost, backup and choosing a cloud serviceLesson
  6. 06QUIZCloud Computing Basics: final quizQuiz