What’s free at ACG: June 2021

Editor's note: June 2021 was a hands-on month. Sadly, we can't say the same of this article, which is now out of date. You can however, always stay ahead of the latest free courses at ACG by heading over here and bookmarking this article instead.

What courses are free at A Cloud Guru? This month, you can get your hands cloudy with 25 premium picks from our super-sized stash of cloud learning. 

June’s free course line-up includes a few new and notable additions, including:

• AZ-204: Developing Solutions for Microsoft Azure

• Hands-on IoT with GCP

• Hands-on with Podman Containers on Linux

This trio of courses joins 22 other courses to boost your cloud learning around the hottest skills, including IoT, containers, and DevOps — plus free AWS, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud Platform courses. 

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AWS skills are among the top-paying skills in cloud. Whether you’re already on an AWS certification path or you’re looking to master some of the most in-demand AWS skills, these free courses can get you where you want to go.

• How to Properly Secure an S3 Bucket
  Learn how to secure S3 buckets and remediate security issues.

• Choosing the Right Database Service on AWS
  Explore the AWS database options and learn about the benefits of each.

• Amazon DynamoDB Deep Dive
  Build scalable, high-performance applications using DynamoDB in this course for all skill levels.

• AWS Essentials
  This no-AWS-experience-required course gives an in-depth introduction to all things AWS through real-world scenarios and hands-on activities.

• Introduction to AWS
  This quickie course for AWS newcomers will quickly cover the basics of AWS.

• EKS Basics
  Unlock the power of Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service.

The top-paying Microsoft Azure certifications can even give AWS certs a run for their money. New for June, you can prepare for the AZ-204 Microsoft Certified: Azure Developer Associate for free.

• AZ-204: Developing Solutions for Microsoft Azure
  Gain the knowledge and skills needed to sit the AZ-204 Developing Solutions for Microsoft Azure exam and earn your Azure Developer Associate cert. This 17-hour course will give you hands-on experience designing, building, testing, and maintaining cloud applications on Microsoft Azure.

• Serverless Computing with Azure Functions
  Take a deep dive into the use of Azure Functions. Prerequisites for this course include: a basic understanding of Azure, software development, Windows virtual machines, and fundamental knowledge of C#, Azure CLI, and PowerShell.

• Azure Concepts
  Get up to speed on the basics of Azure and cloud services in this Azure concepts crash course.

• Using Microsoft Azure Database Services
  Discover Azure’s database services, how to use them, and how to select the right one for your unique needs.

Plotting your Google Cloud career path can be tricky. These free GCP courses offer something for beginners and practitioners alike.

• Hands-on IoT with GCP
  This course will help you understand hardware purpose, writing software to control hardware, and configuring devices to securely send data captured to GCP.

• Google Cloud Concepts
  Get an intro to the basics of Google Cloud Platform.

• Google Cloud Security Essentials
  Learn how to secure your Google Cloud environment.

• GKE Basics
  Learn about Kubernetes and Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE).

• Hands-on with Podman Containers on Linux
  Move over Docker! Meet Podman: the default container engine used by Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) that’s designed to be a drop-in Docker replacement. Podman allows you. Learn what containers are and why we use them; how to manage containers, pods, and images using Podman; how Podman interoperates with Kubernetes and systemd; and how to manage Podman containers using Cockpit.

• How to Get a Linux Job
  Listen closely as we share the secrets to landing your first Linux job.

• Linux Operating System Fundamentals
  Get schooled on the rich history of Linux and the open-source movement.

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Whether you’re looking to learn more about the basics of DevOps and agile or the different serverless options between AWS, Azure, and GCP, A Cloud Guru can help you level up your DevOps game.

• DevOps Concepts
  See how DevOps transforms software development.

• Serverless Concepts
  Get a high-level overview of serverless, including the basic vocab and concepts.

• Big Data Fundamentals
  Learn about Big Data, cluster computing, distributed storage, and cluster management.

• Machine Learning for Absolute Beginners
  What is machine learning? Learn the basics in this free intro-level course.

• Network Routing Fundamentals
  Build a basic understanding of how network routing works and how networking decisions are made.

ACG's intro and conceptual courses are perfect for newcomers to cloud and tech or non-technical roles who want to have a better understanding of the tech that powers modern organizations.

• Reliability Engineering Concepts
  Learn all about that SRE life, including breaking down the role, what DevOps and an SRE have in common, and the terminology and fundamentals you need to know: from SLI, SLO, and SLA to measuring reliability to the tools used by SREs.

• Introduction to Cloud Computing
  Our explain-it-like-I’m-five (but I’m a five-year-old who is interested in tech) intro to cloud computing breaks down the basics and decodes the jargon that can make cloud feel impenetrable.

• Data Science Basics
  It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to understand data science thanks to our no-experience needed intro.

Master modern tech skills, get certified, and level up your career. Whether you’re starting out or a seasoned pro, you can learn by doing and advance your career in cloud with ACG.