A Cloud Guru 4+

The title says it all for me. The videos are great, links to relevant forum/online content, they cover the three big public providers in-depth, and provide weekly updates on what the big cloud players are doing in the market. Content is updated regularly to adjust for certification exams and new services coming online. The annual cost is MORE than worth it to keep your cloud knowledge current and relevant.

The only recommendation I could provide to improve the service is to work on the mobile app a little more. I’ve had it not function as expected at times; such as deleting my downloaded videos with no notification, requiring network logins while I’m offline, and not updating the website with my progression through course content. I have seen improvements over the last year and is kore stable than originally, so the five star stands as long as they are working to improve service delivery.

HI @Brianjacobpage! Thank you for the time to give your detailed feedback. We are happy to hear you are enjoying the content. We agree on improving the mobile app. In fact, we have a team of developers solely working on improving the mobile app experience! It's a big push for us right now and appreciate you sticking with us while we improve. We try to put out updates constantly so keep an eye out for those updates. As far as needing to login while offline, usually this means the cache was cleared by either manually doing it, logging out, or force closing the app. Be sure to be logged in prior to going offline and it should work! If it doesn't please send us feedback in your app settings and we can help troubleshoot with you. Happy learning! - Kristal, Support Manager

First, I will review A Cloud Guru as an educational service. I am a big fan of a cloud guru to start with. The content is top-notch, well presented, and constantly updated. Content creators obviously put tons of resources into keeping the courses current which is very important for a sector like cloud computing, with its rapidly emerging services and changes up features/functionality.

As for the app, it has a very robust feature set with a modern intuitive and predictable UI. Content is available to download for offline use which is a big plus. My only criticism is the inability to search and sign up for new courses directly in the app. You have to do that on the website. I assume this is an Apple-imposed restriction due to policies regarding access to subscription based content purchased outside of the App Store or in-app transactions.

Hi @Futurezero thank you for the detailed feedback! We do work extremely hard to keep content fun and relevant. The other great news is that being able to browse and start a course from the app is coming very soon! Be on the lookout for app updates and let us know what you think. Happy learning! - Kristal, Support Manager

Update 5: While I did cancel my subscription the app has gotten so much better recently. Audio comes through phone like Netflix, doesn't ask me to sign in every time I use it. Video downloads work much better. Really good job on improving the app. Couldn't be happier.

Update 4: 3 to 1 star. Videos won't play. I'm cancelling my subscription. This is ridiculous.

Update 3: from 1 star to 3. uninstalled and installed again and it seems to work. Pushing the"download all" button broke it again. Then had to uninstall and reinstall again. If you avoid the download all button is a good app.

Update 2: From 2 to 1 star. Won't get past the initial loading screen.

Update: From 4 to 2 stars. it's slow AF to load anything. I'm convinced the download video portion is fake because of how slow everything is to load.

Love the app. Will give five stars when the audio comes through the iPhone music player like Netflix or Udemy so I can listen when phone is locked.

Hi @SeniorSUS Let me personally thank you for sticking with us while we were constantly working to improve the app - I know that wasn't always easy! We appreciate the detailed and informative feedback, it's really what we need to improve and is much appreciated! I hope you'll consider us in the future for your Cloud needs and please don't hesitate to reach out to us directly at support@acloud.guru in the future if you need anything at all. - Kristal, Support Manager