Hello, and welcome! My name is Ben Lambert, and I’ll be your instructor for this course. 

A bit about me, I started developing software before the modern cloud existed. And during that time I’ve been fortunate enough to work on a wide variety of projects. Projects spanning programming languages, operating systems, and cloud platforms. 

Through this course, I’m hoping to share some of the lessons I’ve learned during that time. Should you want to ask me a specific question, you can do that with the contact details on screen. 

You can also reach support by using the email address: support@cloudacademy.com. And one of our cloud experts will reply. 

Working with data can be difficult. Different data problems can be solved in a wide variety of ways. Which is why so many different types of database exist. The goal for this course is to introduce you to some common types of databases. 

After learning about a few different types of databases you’ll be ready to further explore specific implementations.

Before taking this course there are some things you’ll want to already know:

• You should have at least a conceptual understanding of programming.

• It’s okay if you’re not yet developing complex software. 

• As long as you’re comfortable with the concept of data structures, data types, etc.

During this course, I’ll introduce you to:

• SQL databases

• Key-value databases

• Document-databases

• Graph databases

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Now, if you’re ready to begin, then I will see you in the next lesson!