Ready to demonstrate you can design and deliver a production-ready solution? In this capstone, you’ll create a portfolio-ready cloud computing project based on a realistic business scenario.
Hybrid Cloud Capstone Project
Hybrid Cloud Capstone Project
This course is part of IBM Hybrid Cloud Architect Professional Certificate
Instructors: IBM Skills Network Team
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Advanced level
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8 hours to complete
Flexible schedule
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What you'll learn
Analyze business requirements and processes to guide hybrid cloud architecture and application design decisions
Design cloud-native applications using microservices, APIs, containers, and CI/CD for hybrid and multi-cloud deployment
Design and develop resilient hybrid cloud solutions with secure networking, disaster recovery, high availability, and compliance controls
Operate and evaluate hybrid cloud systems using automation, monitoring, security practices, and coordinated rollback strategies
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12 assignments
Taught in English
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This course is part of the IBM Hybrid Cloud Architect Professional Certificate
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There are 6 modules in this course
In this module, you'll get oriented with the capstone project's structure, tools, and expectations. You'll explore how the project mirrors a real-world system architecture workflow, leading the early planning phases by creating foundational documents. You’ll identify key stakeholder groups across departments and define architectural goals in alignment with business objectives and regulatory mandates. Further, you'll collect and validate both functional and non-functional enterprise-level requirements, capturing critical factors. You will also analyze business processes and workflows to identify system needs and document requirements to support architecture decisions. This foundation for scalable architectural design prepares you to navigate current and future-state processes using tools such as business requirements documents (BRDs) and software requirements specifications (SRSs).
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In this module, you will learn about REST API design and microservices architecture, containerization essentials, and DevOps CI/CD practices that support scalable cloud-native application delivery. You will explore how microservices enable scalable solutions and how clearly defined service boundaries and APIs support communication between services. You will also examine how containers improve application portability and deployment consistency across environments. Finally, you will apply these concepts through containerization and CI/CD practices that automate application build, testing, and deployment in hybrid and multi-cloud environments.
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In this module, you will design and document a hybrid cloud architecture that spans on-premises infrastructure and cloud environments. You will explore networking and storage considerations that enable secure and reliable connectivity across distributed systems, while identifying common design risks and resilience strategies. The module also examines disaster recovery and high availability approaches that align with defined recovery objectives. In addition, you will consider how security controls and regulatory requirements influence architectural decisions in hybrid cloud deployments.
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In this module, you will focus on operating and sustaining a hybrid cloud system after deployment. You will examine infrastructure automation practices, design monitoring and observability strategies, and define operational metrics and thresholds for distributed environments. You will also plan secure and compliant operations and manage failure scenarios, including rollback and recovery strategies in cross-cloud deployments. Emphasis is placed on reliability, coordinated operations, and risk-aware decision-making rather than specific tools or platforms.
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In this module, you will consolidate all project artifacts into a single, professional final submission. You will validate alignment between business requirements, architecture decisions, and operational strategies, and present a cohesive hybrid cloud solution suitable for executive and technical review.
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Frequently asked questions
This capstone project gives you the opportunity to design and implement a complete hybrid cloud project aligned with real-world business requirements.
It integrates application design, hybrid cloud architecture, and operational planning into a unified capstone experience. And gives you hands-on examples of your skills you can talk about in interviews.
The course covers key domains including cloud infrastructure, cloud deployment, and distributed system design.
It also incorporates cloud security, cloud automation, and reliability practices such as cloud monitoring and recovery.
You will apply containerization and orchestration concepts through Docker Cloud project, and Kubernetes project implementations.
Additionally, you will work with CI/CD pipelines, APIs, and automation techniques relevant to a cloud computing project.
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