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With time, the complexity of computational models has significantly increased. Practically, it doesn’t seem convenient to perform all computationally expensive tasks on individual computers. It results in increased dependence and demand for cloud services. This course introduces and navigates through possible career choices in cloud computing.

The course will introduce you to various cloud computing services and different service models. Next, you’ll navigate through different career choices in the field of cloud computing and conclude with the requirements of each career choice. 

By the end of this course, you’ll understand the basics of cloud engineering and the responsibilities of a cloud engineer—planning, designing, monitoring, and managing cloud applications within an organization. This working knowledge will enable you to become a specialized cloud engineer in cloud software engineering and cloud security.

Navigating Cloud Engineering as a Career Path

## Overview
People say that **cloud computing** is essentially computing services being offered on the cloud when they want to give a basic definition of the concept. As true as that is, if the concept of the cloud isn’t clear, then the definition isn’t clear.

Let’s imagine we’re logged in to Twitter, Instagram, or Facebook on our mobile phones. If we get a new phone and we log in, all our direct messages, pictures, videos, tweets, and other content still exist as if we never switched phones giving us the same experience across devices. This is possible because we have the cloud. We can use the same application on multiple devices and have the same experience across all devices because most computing and storage takes place in the cloud.

## What is the cloud?
The **cloud** is a set of servers we can access over the Internet. Cloud servers are located in data centers all over the world. These servers are used to store and manage data, run applications and perform computationally intensive tasks. Instead of accessing data locally, we can access our data online from any device that can connect to the Internet.

An interesting thing about the cloud is that it primarily works on a pay-as-you-go model. This means we pay for what we want for as long as we’re interested without a lifelong commitment to a provider or plan. Renting cloud computing resources is similar to renting an apartment instead of buying a house. We pay rent for a particular duration, and on expiration, we can choose to renew our rent, move to a bigger apartment in the same building or move to a different building.

## Technologies used to build the cloud

The cloud is built on technologies that enable users to manage and configure resources.

### Portals
Management **portals** make it easy for administrators to manage resources for the applications that run on the cloud.

### Virtualization
**Virtualization** creates a layer of abstraction over hardware with software programs. This allows the hardware components of a computer—CPU, memory, storage, and others —to be partitioned into numerous virtual computers, referred to as virtual machines (VMs). This maximizes hardware utilization on the cloud as multiple users can use multiple partitions.


### Automation
This helps reduce (or eradicate) manual intervention for tasks such as server provisioning and integration.

# Overview
People say that **cloud computing** is essentially computing services being offered on the cloud when they want to give a basic definition of the concept. As true as that is, if the concept of the cloud isn’t clear, then the definition isn’t clear.

Let’s imagine we’re logged in to Twitter, Instagram, or Facebook on our mobile phones. If we get a new phone and we log in, all our direct messages, pictures, videos, tweets, and other content still exist as if we never switched phones giving us the same experience across devices. This is possible because we have the cloud. We can use the same application on multiple devices and have the same experience across all devices because most computing and storage takes place in the cloud.

# What is the cloud?
The **cloud** is a set of servers we can access over the Internet. Cloud servers are located in data centers all over the world. These servers are used to store and manage data, run applications and perform computationally intensive tasks. Instead of accessing data locally, we can access our data online from any device that can connect to the Internet.

An interesting thing about the cloud is that it primarily works on a pay-as-you-go model. This means we pay for what we want for as long as we’re interested without a lifelong commitment to a provider or plan. Renting cloud computing resources is similar to renting an apartment instead of buying a house. We pay rent for a particular duration, and on expiration, we can choose to renew our rent, move to a bigger apartment in the same building or move to a different building.

# Technologies used to build the cloud

The cloud is built on technologies that enable users to manage and configure resources.

## Portals
Management **portals** make it easy for administrators to manage resources for the applications that run on the cloud.

## Virtualization
**Virtualization** creates a layer of abstraction over hardware with software programs. This allows the hardware components of a computer—CPU, memory, storage, and others —to be partitioned into numerous virtual computers, referred to as virtual machines (VMs). This maximizes hardware utilization on the cloud as multiple users can use multiple partitions.


## Automation
This helps reduce (or eradicate) manual intervention for tasks such as server provisioning and integration.

Get to know about the cloud and the technologies used to build a cloud.

Brief History of Computing and the Internet

Cloud Computing

Cloud Service Models

Cloud Engineering Career Paths

Requirements for Cloud Engineering Career Paths

Cloud-native Applications

Conclusion

Introduction to the Cloud

Overview

What is the cloud?

Technologies used to build the cloud

Portals

Virtualization

Automation