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Course Outline

A complete breakdown of all modules, topics, and practical exercises included in your Cloud Fundamentals journey.

Curriculum Overview

This mini-course is structured into 5 intensive days, each building your knowledge with focused lessons, clear objectives, and real-world practice. Whether you're new to cloud or consolidating your skills, this structure ensures learning that sticks.

Day 1: Cloud Fundamentals

Introduction to cloud, key concepts, service models (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS), and core deployment types.

Day 2: Cloud Architecture Patterns

Design principles for scalable, resilient systems. Explore multi-tier, microservices, and event-driven designs.

Day 3: Infrastructure as Code

Why IaC matters. Dive into declarative vs imperative tools, hands-on with configuration examples.

Day 4: Serverless & Events

Function-as-a-Service, triggers, events, and best practices for building event-driven, serverless solutions.

Day 5: Security & Optimization

Cloud security basics, resource management, cost controls, and essential techniques for monitoring and optimizing deployments.

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Detailed Course Structure

Day 1: Cloud Fundamentals
  • What is Cloud Computing?
  • Benefits and challenges
  • Public, Private, and Hybrid clouds
  • Overview of service models: IaaS, PaaS, SaaS
  • Cloud providers and their ecosystems
Practical: Identify service models in sample solutions
Day 2: Cloud Architecture Patterns
  • Core architecture principles
  • Design for scalability and resiliency
  • Multi-tier and microservices applications
  • Event-driven designs
  • Reference architectures
Exercise: Draw a cloud solution diagram
Day 3: Infrastructure as Code
  • Defining IaC & why it matters
  • Declarative vs imperative approaches
  • Popular tools (Terraform, CloudFormation intro)
  • Sample configuration walkthrough
  • Versioning and automation basics
Hands-On: Write your first IaC template
Day 4: Serverless & Event-Driven Apps
  • Serverless fundamentals
  • Function-as-a-Service (FaaS), common platforms
  • Setup and triggers
  • Real-world event-driven use cases
  • When serverless is (and isn't) a fit
Lab: Deploy a serverless function with a trigger
Day 5: Security & Optimization
  • Shared Responsibility Model
  • Identity & Access Management (IAM)
  • Cost management tips
  • Monitoring, logging, and alerting basics
  • Recommendations for further learning
Challenge: Spot and fix security risks in a sample config
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How You’ll Learn
  • Short, focused video lessons
  • Step-by-step practical labs
  • Clear diagrams and real-world scenarios
  • Quizzes and self-assessments
Course Outcome

By completing this 5-day course, you’ll gain a robust foundation for any cloud certification path or real-world cloud project — the perfect launchpad for your engineering ambitions.

Ready to Explore Cloud Engineering?

With this outline, you can be confident every day brings actionable skills, not just theory. You’ll walk away ready to build, secure, and optimize your cloud-powered solutions.

  • Daily hands-on practice and lab challenges
  • Realistic engineering scenarios covered throughout
  • Instructor support and resources provided
  • All content free and self-paced
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