Cloud Application Development Foundations Specialization

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Cloud Application Development Foundations Specialization

Kickstart Your Career as a Cloud Native Developer. Learn the foundational front-end and back-end skills for developing and deploying applications on Cloud.

Instructors: IBM Skills Network Team

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5 course series

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4.6

(466 reviews)

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2 months

at 10 hours a week

Flexible schedule

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5 course series

Get in-depth knowledge of a subject

4.6

(466 reviews)

Beginner level

Recommended experience

2 months

at 10 hours a week

Flexible schedule

Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

Define cloud computing and explain its essential characteristics, models, benefits, infrastructure, & emerging trends. Create a cloud account
Develop with front-end development languages and tools such as HTML, CSS, Javascript and React 
Program applications with back-end development languages and tools such as Node.js  and NoSQL databases
Build and deploy applications using Cloud Native methodologies and tools, CI/CD toolchains, and build your portfolio using GitHub

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Specialization - 5 course series

This program will equip you with all the key skills and technical know-how to kickstart your career as a full-stack Cloud Native Developer. Guided by experts at IBM, you will learn to build your own cloud-based applications and practice working with the technologies behind them.    The Cloud Application Development Foundations Specialization program will teach you the tools and technologies that successful software developers use to build, deploy, test, run, and manage Cloud Native applications – putting you in an advantageous position to begin a new career in a highly in-demand area.  You do not require any prior programming experience or Cloud background to start this program.  The courses in this program will help you develop skillsets in a variety of technologies including, Cloud foundations, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, GitHub, Node.js, React, Cloud Native practices, DevOps, CI/CD, and more.  After completing all the courses in the program, you will have developed and deployed several applications on a cloud platform and delivered Software as a Service (SaaS) solutions using Cloud Native methodologies. 

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The Cloud Application Development Foundations Specialization program will teach you the tools and technologies that successful software developers use to build, deploy, test, run, and manage Cloud Native applications – putting you in an advantageous position to begin a new career in a highly in-demand area.  You do not require any prior programming experience or Cloud background to start this program.  The courses in this program will help you develop skillsets in a variety of technologies including, Cloud foundations, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, GitHub, Node.js, React, Cloud Native practices, DevOps, CI/CD, and more.  After completing all the courses in the program, you will have developed and deployed several applications on a cloud platform and delivered Software as a Service (SaaS) solutions using Cloud Native methodologies. 

Introduction to Cloud Computing

Course 112 hours4.6 (6,717 ratings)

What you'll learn

Define cloud computing and explain essential characteristics, history, the business case for cloud, and the emerging technologies enabled by cloud
Describe the cloud service models- IaaS, PaaS, SaaS, and cloud deployment models- Public, Private, Hybrid; explain cloud infrastructure components
Explain emerging Cloud related trends including HybridMulticloud, Microservices, Serverless, Cloud Native, DevOps, and Application Modernization
List and describe services of popular cloud platforms including AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud, IBM Cloud, Alibaba Cloud, and others

Skills you'll gain

Category: React (Web Framework)

Category: Front-end Development

Category: Web Development

Category: JavaScript

Category: User Interface

Introduction to Web Development with HTML, CSS, JavaScript

Course 213 hours4.6 (2,198 ratings)

What you'll learn

Describe the Web Application Development Ecosystem and terminology like front-end developer, back-end, server-side, and full stack.
Identify the developer tools and integrated development environments (IDEs) used by web developers.
Create and structure basic web pages using HTML and style them with CSS.
Develop dynamic web pages with interactive features using JavaScript.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Git (Software)

Category: HTML

Category: Web Development

Category: JavaScript

Category: Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)

Get Started with Cloud Native, DevOps, Agile, and NoSQL

Course 313 hours4.6 (32 ratings)

What you'll learn

Explore cloud native applications concepts and methodologies, recognize CNCF’s impact, and analyse the benefits of CI/CD, Agile, and Scrum.
Recognize the DevOps culture, and its significance, differentiate between TDD and BDD, and explore the principles and characteristics of MongoDB.
Implement CI/CD practices and connect and integrate user stories using Zenhub to facilitate the Agile development process.
Enhance application functionality using tools and techniques, store, manage, and perform basic data operations using MongoDB and CRUD operations.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Continuous Integration

Category: Continuous Delivery

Category: Mongodb

Category: agile

Category: Devops

Developing Back-End Apps with Node.js and Express

Course 413 hours4.5 (458 ratings)

What you'll learn

Create server-side applications using the Node.js JavaScript run time.
Extend your Node.js applications with third-party packages and frameworks, including Express.
Use npm to manage Node.js packages in your Node.js application.
Develop asynchronous callback functions and promises to complete asynchronous operations.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Server-side JavaScript

Category: back-end development

Category: Computer Science

Category: Web Development

Category: express

Developing Front-End Apps with React

Course 514 hours4.3 (560 ratings)

What you'll learn

Develop interactive user interfaces (UIs) and web applications using JavaScript technologies including React, JSX, and ES6.
Build dynamic front-end applications quickly and easily with reusable React components.
Employ various React concepts and features, including props, states, hooks, forms, and Redux.
Demonstrate your React skills by building several front-end applications such as a shopping cart.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Cloud Computing

Category: Hybrid Multicloud

Category: Devops

Category: Iaas PaaS Saas

Category: Cloud Native

Instructors

IBM Skills Network Team

IBM

58 Courses1,003,170 learners

Michelle Saltoun

IBM

2 Courses190,222 learners

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Cloud Application Development Foundations Specialization

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