Duke University
Cloud Virtualization, Containers and APIs
Duke University

Cloud Virtualization, Containers and APIs

This course is part of Building Cloud Computing Solutions at Scale Specialization

Taught in English

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Noah Gift

Instructor: Noah Gift

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Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals

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31 hours (approximately)
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Course

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals

4.4

(90 reviews)

Beginner level

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31 hours (approximately)
Flexible schedule
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There are 4 modules in this course

This week, you will learn how to access the free tiers of three Cloud environments. If you are joining after completing the first course in this Specialization, this will already be familiar to you. You will then have an opportunity to review the details of the final project in this course: Creating a containerized Flask application that is continuously deployed to a Cloud platform. Each week, you will learn and build upon key Cloud development skills to prepare you for this final course project.

What's included

5 videos4 readings1 discussion prompt

This week, you will learn to evaluate the correct workflows for virtual machines and containers and how to choose the appropriate solution for the task at end. You will also learn about the powerful container management service: Kubernetes. You will apply this knowledge to create a containerized web service and deploy it to a managed container service.

What's included

26 videos16 readings4 quizzes4 discussion prompts3 ungraded labs

This week, you will learn to build effective Microservices that comply with DevOps best practices. You will also learn to operationalize Microservices using Continuous Delivery. You will apply this knowledge to create an effective Microservice using AWS Lambda.

What's included

22 videos16 readings4 quizzes3 discussion prompts3 ungraded labs

This week, you will learn to effectively perform Operations. This involves mastering Monitoring and Alerts. A key question about Monitoring and Alerts is what to do when they occur. This question is handled in the following lesson. You will learn how load testing can prevent issues before they arise. Finally, the topic of Kaizen, or continuous improvement, is tackled. All of the topics this week are components of DevOps best practices.

What's included

13 videos13 readings4 quizzes3 discussion prompts4 ungraded labs

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4.4 (20 ratings)
Noah Gift
Duke University
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