IBM
Cloud Application Development Foundations Specialization
IBM

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.

IBM Skills Network Team
Michelle Saltoun
Sachin Jambur

Instructors: IBM Skills Network Team +6 more

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Get in-depth knowledge of a subject
4.6

(500 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

Skills you'll gain

  • Category: React Redux
  • Category: Cloud Services
  • Category: Cloud-Native Computing
  • Category: React.js
  • Category: MongoDB
  • Category: Agile Methodology
  • Category: Cloud Computing Architecture
  • Category: Front-End Web Development
  • Category: Restful API
  • Category: Back-End Web Development
  • Category: NoSQL
  • Category: Hypertext Markup Language (HTML)

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Specialization - 5 course series

Introduction to Cloud Computing

Course 112 hours4.6 (7,216 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: React Redux
Category: User Interface (UI)
Category: Git (Version Control System)
Category: UI Components
Category: Web Applications
Category: Full-Stack Web Development
Category: User Interface
Category: JavaScript
Category: Event-Driven Programming
Category: Web Development Tools
Category: React.js
Category: Data Structures
Category: Web Development
Category: Front-End Web Development
Category: Front-end Development
Category: JavaScript Frameworks

Introduction to Web Development with HTML, CSS, JavaScript

Course 214 hours4.6 (2,291 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: Hypertext Markup Language (HTML)
Category: Web Applications
Category: Web Design
Category: Full-Stack Web Development
Category: JavaScript
Category: Web Development Tools
Category: Interactive Design
Category: Back-End Web Development
Category: Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)
Category: Git (Software)
Category: Web Development
Category: HTML
Category: Front-End Web Development
Category: HTML and CSS

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

Course 313 hours4.5 (40 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: Scrum (Software Development)
Category: Software Development
Category: Cloud-Native Computing
Category: Behavior-Driven Development
Category: CI/CD
Category: NoSQL
Category: Continuous Delivery
Category: User Story
Category: Cloud Applications
Category: Devops
Category: Software Development Methodologies
Category: Continuous Deployment
Category: agile
Category: Agile Software Development
Category: Test Driven Development (TDD)
Category: Mongodb
Category: Agile Methodology

Developing Back-End Apps with Node.js and Express

Course 413 hours4.5 (515 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: Web Servers
Category: Server Side
Category: Server-side JavaScript
Category: express
Category: Web Applications
Category: Full-Stack Web Development
Category: Javascript
Category: Authentications
Category: Node.JS
Category: Back-End Web Development
Category: Computer Science
Category: Cloud Applications
Category: Package and Software Management
Category: Restful API
Category: JSON
Category: Web Development
Category: back-end development
Category: JavaScript Frameworks

Developing Front-End Apps with React

Course 514 hours4.3 (663 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: Emerging Technologies
Category: Serverless Computing
Category: Cloud Services
Category: Cloud Security
Category: Virtualization
Category: IBM Cloud
Category: Cloud Computing Architecture
Category: Cloud Platforms
Category: Iaas PaaS Saas
Category: Cloud Native
Category: Microservices
Category: Hybrid Cloud Computing
Category: Containerization
Category: Devops
Category: Infrastructure As A Service (IaaS)
Category: Cloud Storage
Category: Cloud Infrastructure
Category: Cloud Computing
Category: Hybrid Multicloud

Instructors

IBM Skills Network Team
IBM Skills Network Team
IBM
67 Courses1,256,293 learners
Michelle Saltoun
Michelle Saltoun
IBM
2 Courses223,689 learners

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