Cloud Engineer Boot Camp (Vouchers Included)
The Cloud Engineer Boot Camp will prepare you to be a certified cloud engineer, one of the 15 highest-paying IT jobs, and earn well-respected certifications that demonstrate you possess the real-world skills employers look for.
The Linux Foundation's experts, who are leaders on their relevant open-source projects, have outlined the boot camp for students to succeed. This online boot camp starts with Linux at the operating system layer. It then moves up the stack, covering DevOps, cloud computing,...
Cloud Engineer Boot Camp (Vouchers Included)
Details + Objectives
Course code: GES3081
What you will learn
- Linux at the operating system layer, followed by moving up the stack, covering DevOps, cloud, containers, and more
- All the knowledge needed to work as a cloud administrator
- Key cloud-related fundamentals to prepare for the LFCS and CKA exams
How you will benefit
- Earn verifiable, respected badges for each certification exam and for completing the entire boot camp
- Become a certified cloud engineer
- Interact live with instructors, who are experts in the cloud industry
- Set the pace that's right for you, with input from the experts
- Learn from the host of the Cloud Native Computing Foundation, which oversees the most important cloud technologies
- Launch a new, successful career as a cloud engineer, with average salaries exceeding $100,000
How the course is taught
- Self-paced, online course
- 6 Months to complete
- Open enrollment, begin anytime
- 220 course hours
Instructors & Support
Luis Eduardo Vivero
Luis Eduardo Vivero is an Electronic engineer with vast experience in Linux and open source as a senior support engineer and project engineer. Luis has worked in large, distributed, and multicultural organizations.
Tim Serewicz
In addition to being a senior instructor for the Linux Foundation, Tim Serewicz creates content in various forms to optimize learning and retention, including audio, video, motion graphics, and traditional course books. He currently helps develop courses in Kubernetes administration and development, service mesh, software-defined networking, and virtualization for The Linux Foundation.
Chris Pokorni
Chris Pokorni is the founder of NQB8 Cloud Tech Consulting and an independent instructor for The Linux Foundation. Chris holds CKA and CKAD certificates and teaches Kubernetes courses for Administrators and Application Developers. As a consultant for small and global enterprises, Chris led workshops and designed HA Middleware/ESB, Datacenter Monitoring, and Hybrid Cloud Architecture solutions.
Requirements
Prerequisites:
Before starting this course, you should be familiar with:
- Linux concepts and command line
- Package managers
- Git and GitHub
Requirements:
Hardware Requirements:
- This course can be taken on either a PC or Mac. Chromebooks are not compatible.
For Required Lab Exercises:
- Access to a Linux server or Linux desktop/laptop is required for hands-on lab exercises. Access to a public cloud provider or VirtualBox on your machine is also needed. Lab exercises in this course have been tested in a GCP environment.
- If using a cloud provider like GCP or AWS, you should be able to complete the lab exercises using the free tier or credits provided to you. However, you may incur charges if you exceed the credits initially allocated by the cloud provider.
Software Requirements:
- PC: Windows 7 or later.
- Mac: macOS 10.7 or later.
- Browser: The latest version of Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox is preferred. Microsoft Edge and Safari are also compatible.
- Microsoft Word Online.
- Adobe Acrobat Reader.
- Software must be installed and fully operational before the course begins.
Other:
- Email capabilities and access to a personal email account.
Exam Requirements
- Exams are delivered online, and Candidates must provide their computer with:
- Current version of Chrome or Chromium.
- Reliable internet access.
- Microphone.
- Webcam.
- All technical exam requirements should be tested and working prior to starting the exam.
- Candidates are not allowed to have other applications or browser windows running except the one on which the Exam is being shown.
- Candidates should run the compatibility check tool to verify that their hardware meets the minimum requirements.
Instructional Material Requirements:
The instructional materials required for this course are included in enrollment and will be available online.
Certification Requirements:
There are no requirements to take the Linux Foundation Certified System Administrator Exam (LFCS) or Certified Kubernetes Administrator Exam (CKA) other than the skills needed to pass the certifications exams.