Cloud Computing Essentials
What the cloud is underneath the marketing - servers, storage, networking and cost - and how to put a real site on it.
What you'll learn
- What the cloud is, and what it replaced
- The providers, and how they actually differ
- Virtual machines: your first server
- Storage: object, block and when to use which
- Networking, regions and why latency matters here
- Databases you do not have to run yourself
- Putting a website online, properly
- Domains, DNS and certificates
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Video lessons
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What the cloud is, and what it replaced
40 min
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The providers, and how they actually differ
40 min
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Virtual machines: your first server
60 min
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Storage: object, block and when to use which
45 min
- Coming soon
Networking, regions and why latency matters here
45 min
- Coming soon
Databases you do not have to run yourself
45 min
- Coming soon
Putting a website online, properly
60 min
- Coming soon
Domains, DNS and certificates
45 min
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Backups, snapshots and disaster recovery
45 min
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Cost: the bill that surprises people
45 min
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Access, keys and not leaving the door open
45 min