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A Cloud Guru (Linux Academy)

A Cloud Guru (Linux Academy)

Overview

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…

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Pricing

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Free

$0.00

Cloud
per month

Personal Basic

$31.59 ($379.00)

Cloud
per month (per year)

Personal Plus

$41.59 ($499.00)

Cloud
per month (per year)

Entry-level set up fee?

  • No setup fee
For the latest information on pricing, visithttps://acloudguru.com/pricing

Offerings

  • Free Trial
  • Free/Freemium Version
  • Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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Product Details

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brothers Sam and Ryan Kroonenburg who recognized cloud learning through traditional training providers was expensive, outdated, and a pain to consume.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.

in June 2021, Pluralsight announced they had entered into a definitive agreement to acquire A Cloud Guru. The acquisition is expected to close in late 2021.

A Cloud Guru (Linux Academy) Features

  • Supported: Unlimited Courses, Quizzes & Certification Practice Exams
  • Supported: Unlimited Hands-On Labs
  • Supported: Cloud Playground (Servers & Sandboxes)
  • Supported: Certification Accelerator Program
  • Supported: Weekly Cloud Roundups
  • Supported: Community Forums
  • Supported: ACG Mobile Apps
  • Supported: Records of Completion
  • Supported: Learning Paths
  • Supported: Skills Assessment
  • Supported: Study Groups
  • Supported: Management Portal

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A Cloud Guru (Linux Academy) Technical Details

Deployment TypesSoftware as a Service (SaaS), Cloud, or Web-Based
Operating SystemsUnspecified
Mobile ApplicationApple iOS, Android
Supported CountriesGlobal
Supported LanguagesEnglish

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Reviews From Top Reviewers

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Great learning resource

Rating: 10 out of 10
May 11, 2021
Vetted Review
Verified User
A Cloud Guru (Linux Academy)
2 years of experience
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
Cons
  • Site can feel a bit busy
I feel A Cloud Guru is well suited for anyone looking to learn about cloud related topics (on any of the main platforms). There is a lot of breadth and depth available. There are even study groups that can be used for getting individuals from your team together to study in a self-organized 'class'. Due to licensing limits, the only use case where A Cloud Guru would not be ideal is for company wide learning.

Great Cloud Learning Platform!

Rating: 10 out of 10
April 07, 2022
Vetted Review
Verified User
A Cloud Guru (Linux Academy)
3 years of experience
Getting trained on cloud technologies.
  • Great content.
  • Available labs.
  • Reasonable cost.
Cons
  • Better mobile app.
  • Group discounts.
  • Real-life scenario.
Learning new cloud technologies is much easier and faster on A Cloud Guru. Cloud is changing so fast and A Cloud Guru helps to keep up with new cloud technologies.

Fast-paced employee learning environment

Rating: 10 out of 10
May 16, 2021
Vetted Review
Verified User
A Cloud Guru (Linux Academy)
1 year of experience
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
Cons
  • The UI is very busy
Suited to companies that want a fast-paced environment for their employees to learn and find topics they are interested in and provides a great simple and direct pathway to certification exams with major cloud providers like AWS, Azure, GCP, and even more specific topics like Linux and databases.

A very efficient tool for self learning

Rating: 9 out of 10
May 10, 2021
Vetted Review
Verified User
A Cloud Guru (Linux Academy)
1 year of experience
We use A Cloud Guru in our IT department to help teammates improve their knowledge and skills in technology.
  • Practice labs.
  • Videos.
Cons
  • Search bar for courses.
A Cloud Guru is perfect to:
  • Help you pass a certification that is recognized by global tech community.
  • Help someone with no experience to learn about a tool and to start working with it in the real life.
It is less appropriate for working on employees' soft skills I think.

A great platform for learning the cloud and getting certified with hands on practice

Rating: 10 out of 10
December 27, 2021
Vetted Review
Verified User
A Cloud Guru (Linux Academy)
1 year of experience
it is very good to establish cloud learning development plans and then track them and manage them for the team The platform supports learning tracks, exams and sandboxes with all major cloud providers it guarantees that you don't get an accidental charge as a result of [the] testing and exploring the cloud
  • Learning tracks
  • certification tracks
  • sanbox
Cons
  • The user dashboard can be further improved
  • Dashboard customization flexibility
it is very good to establish cloud learning development plans and then track them and manage them for the team. The platform supports learning tracks, exams, and sandboxes with all major cloud providers guarantees that you don't get an accidental charge as a result of [the] testing and exploring the cloud
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