Course summary

Congratulations on reaching the end of this activity and the entire course — well done! I trust you found this journey insightful and that it has captured your interest in pursuing a career in cloud computing.

If cloud computing has captured your curiosity, and you’re considering a career in this field, there are two more crucial steps in this course that are designed to set you on the path to kickstarting your cloud computing career.

In this activity, you looked into real-world stories showcasing how the cloud has empowered companies and clients to achieve their business objectives. Here’s a recap of what you explored:

• You examined the captivating story of Netflix’s migration to the cloud.
• You also explored the concept of Open Connect, highlighting that while cloud services are powerful, they may not always be the optimal choice for everyone. Companies sometimes find it necessary to build their services and manage their hardware.
• You heard from Mark at Amazon Web Services (AWS), who shared insights into his role in assisting small startups in building systems capable of handling millions of users.
• You learned from David at T5 Digital, who offered a glimpse into his experiences working in the cloud and his contributions to the development of highly scalable systems used by millions of users every week.

It’s important to reiterate that this course isn’t designed to teach technical expertise or serve as a comprehensive cloud computing tutorial. Instead, our aim has been to provide you with a glimpse into this dynamic industry and assist you in determining whether it aligns with your future aspirations. In the forthcoming steps, we will provide you with actionable guidance on how to take your first steps in the cloud computing realm.

Next, you’ll have the opportunity to watch a summary video of this course, which will be followed by clear instructions for your next steps on this journey.

How has this course supported you?

Now you have almost completed the course, it’s a good time to consider how your knowledge, confidence and aspirations have changed. Please answer this short end-of-course survey. It includes some prompts to help your reflection and will help us improve and evidence the impact of the course.

Note: this optional survey does not affect your completion of the course. Further detail on how we (University of Leeds) use survey responses is included at the start of the survey and in this Privacy Notice.