Learn cloud technologies for free: A guide to useful resources.
Cloud computing is one of the trending skills to have. If you have a solid knowledge of cloud computing, you will remain ahead of the others in the competitive job market. But to learn and practice cloud computing the first thing to have is an account on a cloud platform, which requires a credit card. I will try to explain how to learn the cloud without a credit card.
Cloud Platforms
In the market, you can find numerous cloud computing platforms. But I will talk about three cloud platforms, that are the most popular. They are-
- Amazon Web Service (AWS)
- Microsoft Azure
- Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
Amazon Web Service (AWS)
Amazon Web Service (AWS) is the most popular cloud computing platform. According to the Stack Overflow Developer Survey 2024, 52.2% of professional developers use AWS.
You can take the following resources to learn AWS for free.
- AWS Educate: AWS Educate is a free program of AWS to gain cloud computing skills through hands-on learning and practice. You can also achieve official badges from AWS. You need to have an account with an email to learn from AWS Educate.
- AWS Skill Builder: AWS Skill Builder is a platform that provides courses and learning paths to learn AWS. There are a lot of free courses you can find on this platform. You can earn free badges by completing learning paths.
Microsoft Azure
Microsoft Azure is the second biggest cloud after AWS. According to the Stack Overflow Developer Survey 2024, 29.7% of professional developers use Microsoft Azure. To learn Azure Cloud the biggest free resource is the Microsoft Learn platform. You can gain hands-on practice with technologies like Azure, ASP.NET, Databases, and more on this platform.
Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
Google Cloud Platforms (GCP) provides learning paths, courses, and labs on Google Cloud Skills Boost. There are numerous courses and labs on GCP, Kubernetes, Terraform, CI/CD, and more on this platform. The resources are provided by Quiklabs. You can also get free credit every month to take paid courses and labs.
Visit Google Cloud Skills Boost
Final Thoughts
I have mentioned more resource links for AWS. But Microsoft Learn and Google Cloud Skills Boost provide more free labs. As you can see, according to the Stack Overflow Developer Survey 2024, GCP is the most popular cloud platform who are learning to code. You should consider your needs and requirements while learning any cloud platform.
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