Online learning classes for cloud vendors
Online learning the three leading cloud providers. This is a collection of popular and effective resources, but UW licensing and policies means some elements of your UW account may differ from a commercial account. Contact the cloud team with any questions.
A Cloud Guru is a cloud agnostic training site, focused on learning specific services as well as certification exam preparation. UW does not have a license for A Cloud Guru, but it does have a free trial as well as a free tier for individuals.
EdX Classes - Open Source and free online MOOCs
- Azure: https://www.edx.org/learn/azure
- AWS: https://www.edx.org/learn/amazon-web-services-aws
- Cloud Computing: https://www.edx.org/learn/cloud-computing
- Free online classes: https://aws.amazon.com/training/course-descriptions/
- Free, more focused learning options: https://www.aws.training/LearningLibrary
- 2022 Amazon SI Funding Program
- GCP labs to learn: https://cloud.google.com/training/free-labs/
- To help those who know AWS to use GCP: https://cloud.google.com/docs/compare/aws/
- To help those who know Azure to use GCP: https://cloud.google.com/docs/compare/azure/
Microsoft classes and resources for Azure:
- Azure learning portal: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/learn/azure/
- Microsoft Enterprise Skills Initiative
Template Workshops for learning and practice:
These resources contain examples and workshops to learn and practice skills.
- AWS
- Azure
- GCP
- Terraform
Framework to develop your cloud skills
For those looking for a framework to jump start their team's cloud skills consider using the Gartner "Jump-Start Your Cloud Skills With These Objective-Driven Assignments" article as a guide.
- Log into Gartner first via https://gartner.wisc.edu
- Open this link https://www.gartner.com/document/3993825