The Hybrid Cloud Capstone Project serves as the culminating course in the professional certificate program, enabling learners to apply and integrate hybrid and multi-cloud concepts in a real-world scenario. Designed for IT professionals aspiring to become Cloud Architects, Cloud Engineers, or Network Engineers, this intermediate-level capstone emphasizes practical application of strategic and technical cloud competencies. Over an estimated 6–8 hours of guided learning, participants synthesize skills in hybrid cloud architecture, global traffic management, data sharding, disaster recovery planning, cost modelling, and system resilience.
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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4 hours to complete
Flexible schedule
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10 assignments
Taught in English
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This course is part of the IBM Hybrid Cloud Architect Professional Certificate
When you enroll in this course, you'll also be enrolled in this Professional Certificate.
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There are 4 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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1 assignment
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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2 assignments
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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