Will I earn university credit for completing the Specialization?

You will receive a certification from the Alibaba Cloud Academy and Coursera

What will I be able to do upon completing the Specialization?

Change the way you work through the use of Cloud technology

Is this course really 100% online? Do I need to attend any classes in person?

This course is completely online, so there’s no need to show up to a classroom in person. You can access your lectures, readings and assignments anytime and anywhere via the web or your mobile device.

Can I just enroll in a single course?

Yes! To get started, click the course card that interests you and enroll. You can enroll and complete the course to earn a shareable certificate. When you subscribe to a course that is part of a Specialization, you’re automatically subscribed to the full Specialization. Visit your learner dashboard to track your progress.

Is financial aid available?

Yes. In select learning programs, you can apply for financial aid or a scholarship if you can’t afford the enrollment fee. If fin aid or scholarship is available for your learning program selection, you’ll find a link to apply on the description page.

Can I take the course for free?

No, you cannot take this course for free. When you enroll in the course, you get access to all of the courses in the Specialization, and you earn a certificate when you complete the work. If you cannot afford the fee, you can apply for financial aid.

Development and Operation on Alibaba Cloud Specialization

Upskill your career as Alibaba Cloud engineers. Practice Alibaba Cloud products and manage them well

Instructors: Steve Xue

Included with Coursera Plus

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3 course series

Get in-depth knowledge of a subject

4.9

(6 reviews)

Beginner level

Recommended experience

1 month at 10 hours a week

Flexible schedule

Earn a career credential

Share your expertise with employers

3 course series

Get in-depth knowledge of a subject

4.9

(6 reviews)

Beginner level

Recommended experience

1 month at 10 hours a week

Flexible schedule

Earn a career credential

Share your expertise with employers

What you'll learn

Alibaba Cloud's Kubernetes Container Service (ACK), the ARMS Prometheus monitoring service, Log Service, ActionTrail, Container Registry, and more.
Application deployment on Alibaba Cloud, interaction between applications and services on Alibaba Cloud, application monitoring and tuning
Deployment, management, and operations on Alibaba Cloud

Overview

This specialization is intended for both students and businesses who aim to learn more about how Cloud technology can help them grow. With Developer, System Operator and Devops courses, users will be exposed to a series of products that combine to make architectures fit for any task.

This specialization will train the user on two levels: first, the basic specifications and functions of our principle product line, and secondly, evaluates a user's ability to use several different products together to create best practice solutions on Alibaba Cloud.

Users that pass this specialization will stand out among their peers as IT professionals that can not only build a cloud architecture on their own but administrate a larger network of cloud resources on Alibaba Cloud.

Taking this training offered by our official training partner, Coursera, will also prepare you to succeed on the ACP/ACA professional certification exam series (offered here: https://edu.alibabacloud.com/certification) and launch your next career as a Cloud professional.

What’s included

Shareable certificate

Add to your LinkedIn profile

Taught in English

7 practice exercises

Advance your subject-matter expertise

Learn in-demand skills from university and industry experts
Master a subject or tool with hands-on projects
Develop a deep understanding of key concepts
Earn a career certificate from Alibaba Cloud Academy

Specialization - 3 course series

Course material includes step-by-step demos that will take the theory into practice, showing users how to build solutions for their needs. The Alibaba Cloud DevOps course will help you understand and master Requirements analysis, continuous integration of DevOps, software testing and other related theories and basic application knowledge, mastering the core functions of using public cloud cloud-efficiency products, etc.

Deploy and Manage Your Application on Alibaba Cloud

Course 16 hoursView course

What you'll learn

Course description:

This course introduces how to manage and maintain applications deployed on Alibaba Cloud. The content of the course includes application deployment on Alibaba Cloud, interaction between applications and services on Alibaba Cloud, and application monitoring and tuning. It’s recommended for developers who are preparing for Alibaba Cloud developer certification. Alibaba Developer Certification is designed for individuals who hold development positions and use Alibaba Cloud products to manage and maintain Alibaba Cloud-based applications. The certification exam content covers Alibaba Cloud-related product features and solutions, including containers, application monitoring, debugging, optimization, Alibaba Cloud function computing, and Alibaba Cloud product access control. To earn an official Alibaba Cloud certificate please find the register portal on Academy's website: https://edu.alibabacloud.com/certification/aca_developer

Skills you'll gain

Middleware, Redis, Data Storage, Application Deployment, Cloud Services, Event Monitoring, Cloud Management, Application Performance Management, Cloud Applications, Cloud Platforms, and Performance Tuning

Operate Alibaba Cloud Systems and Services

Course 26 hoursView course

What you'll learn

Course description:

ACA System Operator Certification Preparation Course is intended for individuals who have technical expertise in deployment, management and operations on Alibaba Cloud. It’s recommended for System administrators with at least one year of experience in deployment, management, and operations on Alibaba Cloud. ACA System Operator Certification is intended for individuals who have technical expertise in deployment, management, and operations on Alibaba Cloud. Certificate holders are certified to be capable of deploying, managing and operating scalable, highly available systems on Alibaba Cloud, selecting appropriate services on Alibaba Cloud knowing how to monitor, debugging and troubleshooting those service, utilizing Alibaba Cloud's operational best practices, migrating on-premises workloads to Alibaba Cloud and managing IT governance on the Cloud. To earn an official Alibaba Cloud certificate please find the register portal on Academy's website: https://edu.alibabacloud.com/certification/aca_operator

Skills you'll gain

Cloud Storage, Cloud Management, Cloud Computing, Scalability, Data Security, Database Administration, Cloud Computing Architecture, Systems Administration, Infrastructure As A Service (IaaS), Database Management, System Monitoring, IT Management, and Network Troubleshooting

DevOps on Alibaba Cloud

Course 37 hoursView course

What you'll learn

Alibaba Cloud's Kubernetes Container Service (ACK)
Alibaba Cloud DevOps Best Practises

Skills you'll gain

DevOps, Performance Testing, Terraform, Docker (Software), Application Deployment, Event Monitoring, Kubernetes, Containerization, Cloud Services, System Monitoring, Application Performance Management, and Prometheus (Software)