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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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Free

$0.00

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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
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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brothers Sam and Ryan Kroonenburg who recognized cloud learning through traditional training providers was expensive, outdated, and a pain to consume.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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My experience using A Cloud Guru

Rating: 10 out of 10
June 09, 2022
SS
Vetted Review
Verified User
A Cloud Guru (Linux Academy)
2 years of experience
I currently use A Cloud Guru as an admin in my organization. My role requires me to enable ACG access to employees who wants to take up cloud courses through the platform. The role also requires to continue reviewing employees who have been provided access but were not able to access the platform yet. So I will have to reach out to them, and if no response is received, I will have to de-authorize their access. The platform is very easy to use, which makes me happy to manage my organization's work on it. With the help of reporting stuff in A Cloud Guru, it is very easy for me to make the statistics for my organization every month. I also manage to take some courses through A Cloud Guru, and it is very helpful. With my background in non-IT, it was a little difficult for me to start with the training material, but the content was very easy to understand. We can create study groups in ACG so that we can easily track their progress. We can create multiple groups with the same individuals or different individuals. Also, we can reuse the licenses.
  • Reports in A Cloud Guru is quite easy. We can simply track progress of individuals.
  • Wide range of materials in A Cloud Guru helps individuals to prepare for different certifications.
  • When Linux Academy was acquired by A Cloud Guru, it was mentioned that all the courses would be migrated to ACG from Linux. However, for a long time, it has not happened. So users from Linux were not aware and happy about this migration.
Cons
  • I don't think there are any features which are hard to use.
  • A Cloud Guru is just perfect.
  • Easy to use.
If your organization is technical-based and offers its employees different online courses to enhance their knowledge, then A Cloud Guru will be perfect for you. There are multiple courses available from different cloud platforms. The platform is easy to use and navigate and does not require much knowledge. Even if you do not have basic technical knowledge, the courses available in A Cloud Guru are designed in such a manner that a non-technical person will understand the concept easily.

The last stop for all the cloud training content your organization needs.

Rating: 8 out of 10
May 19, 2021
Vetted Review
Verified User
A Cloud Guru (Linux Academy)
3 years of experience
We use A Cloud Guru to train new employees in customer-facing roles on the cloud basics to ensure that they are speaking the language of the customer and understand their specific, cloud-based, needs. Technical roles utilize the platform to achieve additional focused training in their assigned work roles. By using certification as a check on learning, we not only ensure a higher level of knowledge it also helps address the constant battle of certified employees required by cloud vendors for the higher tier partnerships.
  • The guided learning tracks helped keep teams on track.
  • Lab setup and execution makes it really easy for employees to try out new skills.
  • Linux content is an added bonus.
Cons
  • Some gaps in knowledge for certification.
  • UI is slow and unpredictable at times.
  • More reporting for users would make the platform more attractive as an LMS.
ACG is a fantastic resource if you need to get new users up to speed on the latest in cloud technologies in a short amount of time without having to create your own learning tracks. ACG is also a great fit for companies looking to maintain partner certification levels by giving the employees a solid platform to learn, test skills in a lab, determine preparedness via practice exams and solid dashboard to track progress.

Great resources for upskilling teams with cloud tech

Rating: 9 out of 10
May 19, 2021
Vetted Review
Verified User
Our business had strategic goals which needed us to upskill a lot of employees on emerging technologies and we wanted to do so in an engaging and efficient manner. I was particularly interested in providers with courses which aligned to certifications so that we could give the team qualifications valuable to their careers whilst having a way to give other departments and customers confidence of our capabilities.
  • Hands-on labs and cloud playgrounds to learn by trying.
  • Really engaging courses with knowledgeable presenters.
  • East to track progress of the team and see who may need more encouragement.
Cons
  • Some courses can reference acquired company resources that I'm not immediately able to find.
  • Learning paths were originally limited to very specific areas which didn't suit my business case.
  • Licenses are fairly expensive compared to some alternatives.
I think it's really well suited for training up a team from beginner level to competence with new technologies. It looks to align well to certifications which can provide confidence in the skill level of the team.

I'm not sure how it will play out long-term once we have people who come in with a high skill level in an area as it can be difficult to figure out how to plug gaps in general knowledge with the platform.

It doesn't work as well for those learners who prefer to just read the man pages and get hands on with a home lab (apart from the cloud playgrounds, but the platform is expensive if that's all a learner will use).

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

ACG is a great platform to increase your team's cloud adoption

Rating: 10 out of 10
May 10, 2021
AA
Vetted Review
Verified User
A Cloud Guru (Linux Academy)
1 year of experience
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.
Cons
  • 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.
  • ACG is very good to assign, track and complete learning.
  • The learning & certifications paths are great.
  • The learning schedule with suggested daily topics is very useful.
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