Learn new cloud skills with free AWS training, free Microsoft Azure certification courses, and free content around Terraform, Google Cloud (GCP), DevOps, Kubernetes, Linux, and beyond. (Did we mention it’s free?) Here’s what’s free this month at A Cloud Guru.
It’s September. And you know what that means. “How is it September already?” will pop up in 90% of small talk. And there’s a fresh batch of cloud-learning courses available to you courtesy of the A Cloud Guru crew.
Notable new additions this month include a trio of Terraform courses and a just-released new course to prepare you for the AZ-400 and Microsoft’s DevOps Engineer Expert certification.
- AZ-400: Designing and Implementing Microsoft DevOps Solutions
- Deploying to AWS with Terraform and Ansible
- Managing Azure Apps & Infrastructure with Terraform
- Deploying Resources to GCP with Terraform
Whatever your skill level, ACG has you covered with the essentials you need to master AWS, Azure, GCP, Linux, and beyond.
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WATCH: Solving The “No Experience” Cloud Hiring Problem
You can’t get experience without a job. But who’ll hire you without experience? Conundrum! Watch this free, on-demand webinar featuring a panel discussion on cloud career development and getting your first cloud job.
Free Amazon Web Services (AWS) Training
AWS skills are among the top-paying salary careers in cloud. Whether you’re already on an AWS certification path or you’re looking to master some of the most in-demand AWS skills, these free courses can get you where you want to go.
- Deploying to AWS with Terraform and Ansible
Learn how to create alchemy using Terraform, AWS, and Ansible.
- AWS Security Essentials
Prepare for a more security-minded architecture within AWS and get hands-on experience with various AWS services dealing with encryption, monitoring, and auditing.
- How to Properly Secure an S3 Bucket
Learn how to secure S3 buckets and remediate security issues.
- Choosing the Right Database Service on AWS
Explore the AWS database options and learn about the benefits of each.
- Amazon DynamoDB Deep Dive
Build scalable, high-performance applications using DynamoDB in this course for all skill levels.
- AWS Essentials
This no-AWS-experience-required course gives an in-depth introduction to all things AWS through real-world scenarios and hands-on activities.
- Introduction to AWS
This quickie course for AWS newcomers will quickly cover the basics of AWS.
- EKS Basics
Unlock the power of Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service.
Free Microsoft Azure Training
Azure skills are in high demand, and the top-paying Microsoft Azure certifications can even give AWS certs a run for their money. Whether you’re working on your Azure certification path or just looking to pick up some basics, our free Azure courses have you covered.
- AZ-400: Designing and Implementing Microsoft DevOps Solutions
Prepare for the AZ-400 in this brand-new ACG course. You’ll get the hands-on training needed to help you achieve the Microsoft Certified: DevOps Engineer Expert certification. (Note: You’ll need your Azure Administrator Associate or Azure Developer Associate certifciation as a prerequisite for this cert.)
- Managing Azure Apps & Infrastructure with Terraform
Cloud administrators are being pushed to deploy resources with shorter time constraints — all while maintaining formats and standards for environment configurations. As a result, admins turn to products like Ansible, Puppet, SCCM, and Terraform. This course focuses on using Terraform for deploying Azure infrastructure elements and best practices around protection and resiliency of your Terraformed Azure environment.
- Microsoft Azure Security Essentials
Gain high-level knowledge on some of the important capabilities when securing the Azure platform, including Azure security concepts, terminology, and architecture. We’ll also look at security as it relates to identity, compute, networking, and other Azure resources.
- Azure Concepts
Get up to speed on the basics of Azure and cloud services in this Azure concepts crash course.
Free Google Cloud (GCP) Training
Plotting your Google Cloud career path can be tricky. These free GCP courses offer something for beginners and practitioners alike.
- Deploying Resources to GCP with Terraform
Learn to create and manage projects and resources on Google Cloud Platform with Terraform. With Terraform, many of your resources can be managed, versioned, and easily recreated for your organization or teams. The state that Terraform generates is saved to Google Cloud Storage for persistence.
- Google Cloud Security Essentials
Pick up the core fundamentals needed to properly secure your Google Cloud environment and manage who has access to what resources. The concepts introduced in this course are crucial for any security considerations on Google Cloud.
- Google Cloud Concepts
Get an intro to the basics of Google Cloud Platform.
- GKE Basics
Learn about Kubernetes and Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE).
Free Linux Training
- How to Get a Linux Job
Listen closely as we reveal the secrets to landing your first Linux job.
- Linux Operating System Fundamentals
Get schooled on the rich history of Linux and the open-source movement.
WATCH: Post-COVID DevOps: Accelerating the Future
How has COVID affected — or even accelerated — DevOps best practices for engineering teams? Watch this free, on-demand panel discussion with DevOps leaders as we explore DevOps in a post-COVID world.
Free DevOps and Serverless Training
Whether you’re looking to learn more about the basics of DevOps and agile or the different serverless options between AWS, Azure, and GCP, A Cloud Guru can help you level up your DevOps game.
- Introduction to Kubernetes
Get a basic intro to Kubernetes. This course covers the basics of what containers are and what Kubernetes does. You’ll build your own Kubernetes cluster and use it to run containers. Completely new to Kubernetes? This course can get you ready to move on to more advanced Kubernetes courses, like the Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA).
- DevOps Concepts
See how DevOps transforms software development.
- Serverless Concepts
Get a high-level overview of serverless, including the basic vocab and concepts.
- Big Data Fundamentals
Learn about Big Data, cluster computing, distributed storage, and cluster management.
- Machine Learning for Absolute Beginners
What is machine learning? Learn the basics in this free intro-level course.
Free Cloud Training for Beginners
ACG’s intro and conceptual courses are perfect for newcomers to cloud and tech or non-technical roles who want to have a better understanding of the tech that powers modern organizations.
- Cloud Computing Foundations
Our explain-it-like-I’m-five (but I’m a super-smart five-year-old interested in tech) intro to the basics of cloud computing breaks down the basics and decodes the jargon that can make cloud feel impenetrable. This new course replaces our Intro to Cloud Computing course on the free course roster. You’ll learn the difference between PaaS and SaaS faster than you can figure out how to pronounce “IaaS.”
- Data Science Basics
It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to understand data science thanks to this no-experience-needed intro for absolute beginners.
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