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May 11, 2021
We use A Cloud Guru in several departments, on the IT Group. We use it to review our infrastructure on AWS and get ready to obtain the certification on architecture. At the same time, we are lowering our costs on the cloud.
- The instructors are really good at explaining from a beginner lever to advanced.
- The courses are really well structured, and the labs really show you step by step the resources on the cloud.
- The business level gives well structured use reports of the ACG users.
May 10, 2021
It is being used across all technology departments. It is helping us upskilling the technology teams to be ready for our future cloud transformation.
- Short lessons, less than 20 min each.
- Learning paths & tracks.
- Cloud playground & labs.
- The landing dashboard can be improved.
- Completed courses & certificates can move out of the dashboard to something like completed courses tab.
- Learning paths visualization can be improved.
May 16, 2021
We have been using it for both individual self-guided studying as well as for structured study groups where a number of people are working towards a common certification. As far as I am aware, most people use it for working towards a certification rather than bite-sized learning. We have been using it in just our department however it is used in other pockets of the organisation. We find that it reduces the need for supervised or organisation led learning when individuals are new to the cloud.
- Clear content
- Wide variety of topics
- Content is fun in places
- Cloud playground reduces the need to manage training accounts
- Hands on labs help to reinforce learning
- The pace that instructors speak at can be quite variable
- Quite often, bad practice is taught so that topics can be covered quickly
- The exam questions are not as hard as the AWS exams or other online platforms
May 05, 2021
We are using A Cloud Guru to skill up our staff because we are moving our applications to the AWS cloud. We are also looking at other cloud providers and would be using the A Cloud Guru platform for its learning paths and sandboxes. We are also making use of the platform for certification preparation as well.
- The team at A Cloud Guru is excellent at responding to user feedback that is submitted through their website.
- The content created is well organized and aligns to certification paths.
- The content is accessible on mobile and web platforms, which is great for learning on the go.
- Not all content has closed captioning.
- There are technical issues at times that require me to log back into the platform to continue learning.
- I would have like more labs for the Azure based content.
- I feel that the Azure content could have gone deeper in learning. There are many areas that were glossed over such as the data warehousing section in AZ-304.
This is used by multiple teams. We use it to train our consultants in cloud to deliver a proper solution to our clients. It also provides a great way to test it with sandboxes. I'm using it for testing some cloud infrastructure for proving to our clients that we are able to deliver a real solution with real examples.
- Sandbox of each cloud provider
- Good explanation
- Good instructor
- Content
- Not agile for fixing error in the training.
- Old courses from Linux Academy are not easy to copy/paste.
- Not consistent format video format from Linux Academy and ACG.
A Cloud Guru is used by our company in several ways. It is a great foundational learning platform for new users and also a great spot for more expeirenced professionals to learn about new services/releases. New users can explore intro topics at their own pace and use Sandboxes to get hands on experience. There is so much in-depth content in the lectures I didn't feel the need for studying directly from AWS training. I've used the coursework and the practice quizzes to prepare for and pass an AWS certificate exam.
- Sandboxes
- Thorough Lectures
- Self-Paced
- Frequent Updates
- Site can feel a bit busy
May 16, 2021
We use it for learning at our company and find it very easy to use and a fun way of helping our people learn as quickly as possible, as we are very time poor here. That is why we love A Cloud Guru and Linux Academy's merger decision, as it helps us consolidate.
- Demo
- Sandbox environments
- Structure
- The UI is very busy
Used in my department primarily used for AWS training and support. This forms part of their CPD.
- Content is relevant.
- Up to date with cloud platform features and development.
- Great to track staff engagement and activity.
- Sales process was a bit of a faff at the start.
May 10, 2021
We use A Cloud Guru in our IT department to help teammates improve their knowledge and skills in technology.
- Practice labs.
- Videos.
- Search bar for courses.
March 24, 2021
Currently ACG is being used by individuals who chose to use the training to expand skills or develop new ones. It is available to the whole company and helps address a multitude of problems from sales to engineering solutions.
- Robust
- User Friendly
- Knowledgeable
- Up to date
- Streamlining
- Less Faye
November 12, 2020
There's always a need for continuing education in the IT world. Technology changed on a daily basis and it we didn't have a training solution in place, then our team would become stagnant and set in their ways. This can kill IT teams in many ways, certainly, but the two most important is passion and drive to continue innovating. By not fostering those, you'll more than likely lose good employees because they'll become bored and seek more interesting work elsewhere. With that, we tried a lot of training platforms but found Linux Academy to be the most robust and updated with the latest training programs to keep our employees on technology's cutting edge.
- The videos are short and easy to ingest. This is super important! Long videos get boring and people lose interest quickly
- New training videos for new technology are always being added regularly
- In addition to new videos, existing training videos are updated when software or technology changes, ensure that you always have current information while you're learning
- The merger with A Cloud Guru has confused things a bit. They're slowly replacing the Linux academy branded training with ACG training (which is fine) but if we found ourselves losing access to training videos while we were in the midst of watching them
- A more robust community would be nice. There's the Slack channel, but I wish there was more robust community features
- It would be nice to be able to download videos locally on desktops and laptops. This helps greatly with rewinding the video to reiterate key learning points
A Cloud Guru (Linux Academy) Scorecard Summary
What is A Cloud Guru (Linux Academy)?
A Cloud Guru (ACG) is a cloud learning provider that states they have helped 2,000,000+ people and more than 4,000 organizations level up their cloud skills.
Founded in 2015, ACG was started by brothers Sam and Ryan Kroonenburg who recognized cloud learning through traditional training providers was expensive, outdated, and a pain to consume. With the acquisition of Linux Academy in 2019, ACG combined the strengths and benefits of both companies to create A Cloud Guru platform for modern tech skills.
ACG's approach to learning modern technologies includes access to updated courses, labs, and learning paths, instructors that aim to keep learners motivated, hands-on learning in real cloud environments, and bite-sized lessons to fit into a busy workday.
With its hands-on multi-cloud content library, ACG aims to give businesses the edge by scaling cloud expertise across their organizations and charting an accelerated course to cloud maturity.
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A Cloud Guru (Linux Academy) Pricing
- Has featureFree Trial Available?Yes
- Has featureFree or Freemium Version Available?Yes
- Has featurePremium Consulting/Integration Services Available?Yes
- Entry-level set up fee?No
| Edition | Pricing Details | Terms |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0.00 | per month |
| Personal Basic | $31.59 ($379.00) | per month (per year) |
| Personal Plus | $41.59 ($499.00) | per month (per year) |
| Business Basic | $41.59 ($499.00) | per month (per year) |
| Business Plus | $58.25 ($699.00) | per month (per year) |
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A Cloud Guru (Linux Academy) Support Options
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A Cloud Guru (Linux Academy) Technical Details
| Deployment Types: | SaaS |
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| Operating Systems: | Unspecified |
| Mobile Application: | Apple iOS, Android |
| Supported Countries: | Global |
| Supported Languages: | English |