Digital Cloud Training vs Simplilearn Cloud Computing

Digital Cloud Training is a web-based learning service offering self-paced cloud courses, practice exams, study resources, challenge labs, and bootcamps. Its catalog covers AWS, Microsoft Azure, Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform, Python on AWS, and other cloud subjects. On-demand videos pair theory with guided practical exercises, while subscribers receive new courses and updates. Practice exams provide training and simulation modes with topic-specific knowledge reviews. Downloadable PDF notes support offline study. Challenge Labs are scored, scenario-based exercises in hosted environments such as preconfigured AWS or Azure accounts. The All Challenge Labs plan includes over 1,000 labs, 365 days of access, and three attempts per challenge. Free AWS materials include videos, practice questions, cheat sheets, study plans, articles, and tutorials. Content ranges from beginner to advanced, and customized programs are available for teams and enterprises. A free plan is available; paid plans start at $24.99 per user per month.

Simplilearn Cloud Computing offers learning options from free fundamentals lessons to specialized certification training and master’s programs. Its Cloud Computing Fundamentals course is two hours of self-paced video, with 90 days of access. Lessons cover cloud service and deployment models, architecture, IaaS, PaaS and SaaS, and introduce AWS, Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud Platform. The syllabus also includes cloud security frameworks, identity and access management, and industry use cases. Learners who complete the free course receive a certificate they can share on LinkedIn. For more extensive study, the Cloud Computing and DevOps Certification Program combines on-demand videos, live virtual classes, simulated labs and peer collaboration. Listed elements include more than 30 projects, sandboxed labs, over 100 live learning hours and more than 50 hours of on-demand curriculum. The program covers the three cloud providers and tools including EC2, Lambda, IAM, CloudFormation, DynamoDB, Azure Security Center and Azure Cosmos DB. It is delivered with Virginia Tech and includes official AWS and Microsoft Azure courses. The free fundamentals plan costs nothing.