Free Cloud Guru Courses July 2021 Offer learners a unique opportunity to learn from their improved course of AWS Cloud Practioner along with many other free courses.
Learn new cloud skills with free AWS certification courses, free Microsoft Azure training, and free content around 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.
This July month, you can be among the first to try out the new-and-improved AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner course!
July’s free course line-up includes the following new and notable additions, including:
- AZ-104 Microsoft Azure Administrator
- Deployment pipelines using GitHub Actions
- Introduction to Kubernetes
- Cloud Computing Foundations
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Free Amazon Web Services (AWS) courses
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AWS skills are among the top-paying skills in the 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.
- AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
Our CCP course is one of our most popular courses, and it just got a massive refresh with more hands-on learning and interactivity than ever! This cert prep course is perfect for cloud/AWS newcomers. Learn about key AWS technologies, their use cases, and the costs and benefits of working with AWS. - 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 courses
Azure skills are in high demand, and the top-paying Microsoft Azure certifications can even give AWS certs a run for their money.
- AZ-104 Microsoft Azure Administrator
Working on your Azure certification path? This rapid-track Azure certification course will prepare you for the Azure Administrator Associate AZ-104 exam. - Serverless Computing with Azure Functions
Take a deep dive into the use of Azure Functions. Prerequisites for this course include: a basic understanding of Azure, software development, Windows virtual machines, and fundamental knowledge of C#, Azure CLI, and PowerShell. - Azure Concepts
Get up to speed on the basics of Azure and cloud services in this Azure concepts crash course.
Free Google Cloud (GCP) courses
Plotting your Google Cloud career path can be tricky. These free GCP courses offer something for beginners and practitioners alike.
- Hands-on IoT with GCP
This course will help you understand hardware purpose, writing software to control hardware, and configuring devices to securely send data captured to GCP. - 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 courses
- Hands-on with Podman Containers on Linux
Move over Docker! Meet Podman: the default container engine used by Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) that’s designed to be a drop-in Docker replacement. Learn what containers are and why we use them; how to manage containers, pods, and images using Podman; how Podman interoperates with Kubernetes and systemd; and how to manage Podman containers using Cockpit. - 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.
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Free DevOps and serverless courses
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). - Deployment pipelines using GitHub Actions
GitHub Actions makes it easy to automate the developer workflow. This course shows examples and use cases for building, testing, and deploying your code from GitHub. - 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. - Network Routing Fundamentals
Build a basic understanding of how network routing works and how networking decisions are made.
Free cloud courses 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 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.” - Reliability Engineering Concepts
Learn all about that SRE life, including breaking down the role, what DevOps and an SRE have in common, and the terminology and fundamentals you need to know: from SLI, SLO, and SLA to measuring reliability to the tools used by SREs. - Data Science Basics
It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to understand data science thanks to this no-experience-needed intro for absolute beginners.
Happy Learning!!