Signing up for IBM Cloud

Now that you're ready, let's sign up for IBM Cloud. To begin with, you don't have to pay for IBM Cloud, or even provide your credit card information. Using the IBM Cloud Lite tier, you can use most services for free!

While it is quite self-explanatory, here's a list of steps to sign up for IBM Cloud:

1. Head over to https://www.ibm.com/cloud
2. Hit the Sign up for IBM Cloud button
3. Fill in all the required information
4. Verify your email address by clicking the link sent to your email
5. Once you're in IBM Cloud, give a name to your brand new space and organization

An organization is a set of spaces relevant to a certain company or entity, and a space is a set of services or applications relevant to a project.