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AWS Cloud Practitioner Essentials is Amazon's free introductory course on AWS, the largest cloud provider. You learn EC2 (servers), S3 (storage), databases, pricing, security, and AWS's core services. The course is available free through Coursera (audit mode) and AWS's training portal. After finishing, you're prepared for the AWS Cloud Practitioner (CLF-C01) certification and understand cloud fundamentals. AWS holds the largest share of the infrastructure-as-a-service market and is the most in-demand cloud platform. The main limitation: this is foundational. For real AWS work, you need deeper courses and hands-on practice.
The worldwide infrastructure-as-a-service market grew 22.5% in 2024 to $171.8 billion, and AWS took the largest slice of it at 37.7% (source: gartner.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/2025-08-06-gartner-says-worldwide-iaas-public-cloud-services-market-grew-22-point-5-percent-in-2024).
AWS's official free training preparing you for the Cloud Practitioner certification. Covers core AWS services, pricing, security, and cloud fundamentals. The standard on-ramp into the AWS ecosystem.
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Microsoft Learn's first learning path for the AZ-900 Azure Fundamentals certification. Covers cloud computing concepts, deployment models, and shared responsibility in the cloud. Part one of a four-part Introduction to Cloud Infrastructure series that maps to the full AZ-900 exam.
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freeCodeCamp's full AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner exam prep course (second edition). 13 hours of structured content covering every domain of the CCP exam: cloud concepts, security, technology, and billing. Includes a free practice exam from ExamPro.