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Cloud Masterclass: Fundamentals, Digital Transformation, AI (Udemy.com)

A Complete Guide to Cloud, AI and How Businesses Modernise, Digitally Transform, Scale and Compete

Created by: Peter Alkema

Last updated April 2026

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What you will learn

  • Learn what is the cloud: Servers, Network, Storage, Security, Solutions, Support
  • Learn the differences between On-Premise and Cloud
  • Learn the adoption of digital technology by organization
  • Discuss sheer capacity, availability , security and options
  • Explain On-Premise Terms with an Organizsational Example
  • Discuss important Cloud Concepts & Fundamentals
  • Learn Cloud Fundamentals - Infrastructure As a Service (Iaas)
  • Learn Cloud Fundamentals - Platform As a Service
  • Learn Cloud Fundamentals - Software As a Service
  • Discuss Customer Expectations from Organization
  • Learn about Digital Transformations everywhere
  • How Cloud Meets Customer Expectations

How it compares

Against the other 848 rated Udemy courses in IT Certifications on CourseDuck:

  • Rating4.5 out of 5higher than 43% of them
  • Reviews666#363 of 849 by number of reviews
  • Length38.4 hourslonger than 96% of them
  • Last updatedApril 2026more recently than 63% of them

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Course Description

Cloud is everywhere. AI is everywhere. “Digital transformation” is everywhere. But what does it actually mean in the real world—and more importantly, how do all these pieces connect? This course cuts through the noise and gives you a clear, structured understanding of cloud, AI, and how modern businesses actually operate, scale, and compete.

You’ll start with the fundamentals—what the cloud really is, how it works, and why it has completely changed the way organizations build technology. But we don’t stop at definitions. As you progress, you’ll connect cloud to data, AI, customer expectations, and the bigger forces shaping today’s digital world. This is where things start to click.

By the end of this course, you won’t just recognize terms like IaaS, digital transformation, or AI—you’ll understand how they fit together as part of a much bigger system. Whether you’re aiming for certification, exploring a career in tech, or simply trying to make sense of the modern business landscape, this course gives you both the foundation and the perspective to move forward with confidence.

Get instant access to an extensive course workbook and worksheets for each lesson PLUS extensive Digital Transformation guides with additional insights on blockchain, beyond banking, self-disruption, talent density, Agile, customer experience, "super apps" and much more

Introduce yourself to our community of students in this course

Encouragement and celebration of your progress

Clear and concise step by step instructions, lessons and engagement

This course is designed for anyone who is interested in learning more about Cloud technologies. The course explores  why Cloud technology is revolutionizing business by unpacking concepts, technologies, data in the cloud and digital transformation; and the criticality of adopting modernization by comparing old VS new and learning about how the consumer model has changed.

What you will learn:

  • Learn what is the cloud: Servers, Network, Storage, Security, Solutions, Support

  • Discuss sheer capacity, availability , security and options

  • Learn the adoption of digital technology by organization

  • Know what is On-Premise

  • Explain On-Premise Terms with an Organization Example

  • Discuss important Cloud Concepts

  • Learn Cloud Fundamentals - Infrastructure As a Service(Iaas)

  • Learn Cloud Fundamentals - Platform As a Service

  • Learn Cloud Fundamentals - Software As a Service

  • Discuss Customer Expectations from Organization

  • Learn about Digital Transformations everywhere

  • How Cloud Meets Customer Expectations

  • ...and more!

Contents and Overview

You'll start with what is the cloud: Servers, Network, Storage, Security, Solutions, Support; What about my data - Sheer capacity, availability , security and options; Learn digital transformation- The adoption of digital technology by organization.

Then you will learn about What is On-Premise;  Explanation of On-Premise Terms with an Organization Example; Explanation of Cloud Concepts; Infrastructure As a Service(Iaas)-Fundamentals of Cloud; Platform As a Service-Fundamentals of Cloud; Software As a Service-Fundamentals of Cloud.

We will also cover Flexibility as a Customer Expectation from Organization; Instant Access; How Extra Topping is an Element of Customer Expectation from Organizations; Digital Transformation is Everywhere; New is Always Better in Digital World; How Cloud Meets Customer Expectations.

Then we will finish off the course with Some important points to remember before using Cloud.

Who are the Instructors?

Brendon is your lead instructor – a professional making a living from helping clients and teaching people like you. He has joined with content creator Peter Alkema to bring you this amazing new course.

You'll get premium support and feedback to help you become more confident with finance!

Our happiness guarantee...

We have a 30-day 100% money back guarantee, so if you aren't happy with your purchase, we will refund your course - no questions asked!

We can't wait to see you in the course!

Enroll now, and we'll help you become a Cloud Digital Leader!

Peter and Brendon

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Instructor Details

Peter Alkema

"What an amazing course! After finishing this course, I have confidence. Thank so much Dr Peter Alkema" ... "This is exactly the jump-start I needed. Very clear and concise"

I lead Digital Transformation & Architecture at ABB and I've been featured on CNBC Africa and won the Gartner CIO Of The Year in 2016. I founded and led the largest banking hackathon in South Africa which was published in 2019 as a case study by Harvard Business School.

I've taught over 100,000 students about technology, business, academics and self-development. In 2020 I completed my PhD at Wits University In Johannesburg. The study introduced a ground-breaking theory of Agile software development teams. My woodworking book was published in 2014 and has sold over 10,000 copies.

Olugbenga Gbadegesin: "Excellent delivery" / Lebogang Tswelapele: "This is what I have been longing for" / Paskalia Ndapandula: "Peter speaks with so much clarity" / Amantle Mangwedi: "It was straight to the point and the sections are cut into nice short segments which made it easier to go through" Kathy Bermudez: "Excellent material. Well organized..."

Werner van Wyk: "Thank you Peter, once again your lesson and course have given me so much knowledge and understanding" / Yvonne Rudolph "I really look forward to take everything i learned in action" / Josephine Mahlangu: "exactly what I needed to know, absolutely valuable and helpful for my personal growth"

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Reviews

4.5

666 ratings on Udemy

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By Dipak Naokar on 4/20/2024

Yes, This course very good. I am impressed with the last section (#17)( Teraflow videos). But I am disappointed with section 16 (AMA, feature store). See my observation. This entire series of "feature store" is impossible to understand. It is in "bits and pieces". There is no basic course before this series. The diagrams are also not making sense. What is the input? What is the outputs? What is the processing engine? You should have got the "basic course about feature store", before jumping into this direct Q&A. You are talking about ML and Models, you have not yet given any explanation (introduction) about the ML and models, not yet taught , what is a feature store? Why the feature store is needed?

By Joseph M. Yanicheck on 8/28/2023

I gave this five stars because I believe it will meet my expectations for why I am taking this course - to gain a broad understanding of the cloud.

By Anshuman Dash on 7/15/2023

Most of the portion is taken by the teraflow instructor. His accent, heaviness in voice and background echo made it difficult to follow him completely. I started losing interest.

By Anonymized User on 9/8/2022

Pretty Good intro course that didn't go too in-depth but gave sufficient information to allow a better understanding of Cloud and its correlation to the digital transformation

By Anonymized User on 8/17/2022

This course is absolutely fantastic for (non-technical) novices to the Cloud! Very easy to follow and understand. Speaker does a great job with real life examples that bring it all together. Thank you so much for providing a course at this level! One small recommendation would be to 'slow down' chapters 47 and especially 48, possibly diving a bit more into explaining containers specifically for the novice.

By Anonymized User on 8/12/2022

I had so many aha moments during this course. As a non-technical person, I feel like I finally understand what everyone is talking about. THANK YOU!

By Tshepiso Letta Radebe on 8/2/2022

Technology is changing how the world of business works ,so the course is very interesting it will help me to better understand how cloud works and how I can apply it.

By Sedutla Annah Mogale on 8/1/2022

This is amazing course, I enjoyed every minute of it I'm ready to apply the skills into my future projects.

By Shibu Subhanandan on 7/13/2022

The sessions were informative

By Luke Niedringhaus on 5/23/2022

Lots learned, lots to think about. Very good introduction to going digital and migrating to the cloud. Thank you! Would like to see a process, if available, starting with evaluating which applications and processes make the best choice for starting the digitization process. Also, interested in more information on Google Cloud Certification, it’s cost for the ‘Digital Leader’ level, any workbooks to help prepare for certification test and any coupon codes to defray the costs. Thank you.

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Overall Score : 90 / 100