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Knowledge and practice of Cloud Native methodologies and tools is a must for modern software development lifecycle whether you are starting your career in Cloud Development or upskilling your programming knowledge.

In this course you will get and overview and grounding in Cloud Native application development and DevOps practices. You will become familiar with tools and services for continuous delivery and deployment of applications on Cloud.

This course contains several hands-on labs that will enable you to practice what you learn with Cloud based tools and services in a no-charge IBM Cloud account.

You will also understand how REST APIs work and their JSON data format. Moreover, you’ll interact with examples of using REST APIs with IBM Watson AI services. And as a modern developer, you will utilize a Web IDE and Git to create and manage your code.

Furthermore, you will create and deploy a Node.js application on public cloud, that uses REST APIs to store and access data in a NoSQL Cloudant database.

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Institution: IBM
Subject: Computer Science
Level: Intermediate
Prerequisites:
- Familiarity with Cloud concepts and terminology
- Basic literacy in Cloud Application Development
- Basic knowledge of HTML and Javascript

Language: English
Video Transcript: English
Associated programs:
- Professional Certificate in Cloud Application Development Foundations
- Professional Certificate in Full Stack Cloud Developer

What you'll learn

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Describe Cloud Native and DevOps concepts and methodologies
Understand how containers and kubernetes drive cloud native application development
Build and Deploy code to IBM Cloud using DevOps tools and services
Create a Node.js application on Cloud
Utilize REST APIs in your app to store and retrieve data in a NoSQL Cloudant Database
Create a Git repository to manage your source code
Describe the characteristics of REST APIs
Explain the advantages of the JSON data format
View and edit code using a Web IDE
Access your IBM Cloud account and services using CLI and Web UI
Identify and navigate DevOps, AI, and Database services in IBM Cloud

Syllabus

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Module 1: Introduction to Cloud Native

Cloud Native Overview

Module 2: Getting Started with IBM Cloud

IBM Cloud Overview
Building in the IBM Cloud
Creating and Managing an IBM Cloud Application
Managing Your IBM Cloud Users and Resources

Module 3: IBM Cloud CLI and Tools

Introduction to Node.js
Using the Command Line Interface (CLI)
IBM Cloud Developer Tools for Visual Studio Code

Module 4: DevOps on IBM Cloud

Overview of IBM Cloud Continuous Delivery
Web IDE (Edit Code)
Source Code Management (Git Repo) and Issue Tracker
Build and Deploy Automated Delivery Pipeline

Module 5: REST Architecture and Watson APIs

Introduction to Representational State Transfer (REST)
JavaScript Object Notation (JSON)
Using REST APIs with Watson AI Services

Module 6: Introduction to Data Services in IBM Cloud

Overview of Database Services in IBM Cloud
Getting Started with IBM Cloudant

Module 7: Final Project

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