Cloud Mastery Build Deploy Scale #259011

Upon successful completion of this course, participants will be able to:

• Design and architect highly available, fault-tolerant, and scalable cloud infrastructures.

• Automate cloud provisioning and configuration using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools like Terraform.

• Build and implement a complete CI/CD pipeline to automate application testing, deployment, and delivery.

• Implement core cloud security best practices, including identity management, network security, and data encryption.

• Deploy and manage containerized applications using Kubernetes and serverless architectures.

• Analyze and optimize cloud costs using native budgeting and monitoring tools.

This course is designed for IT professionals who are involved in designing, deploying, or managing applications and infrastructure in the cloud.

• Cloud Engineers & Architects

• DevOps Engineers & Site Reliability Engineers (SREs)

• Software Developers looking to build cloud-native applications

• System Administrators & Network Engineers transitioning to the cloud

• Technical IT Managers overseeing cloud projects and teams

• Solutions Architects

Prerequisites: Foundational knowledge of cloud computing concepts (e.g., familiarity with IaaS, PaaS, SaaS) and basic command-line proficiency. Experience with any major cloud platform (AWS, Azure, GCP) is beneficial but not mandatory.

• Pre-assessment
• Live group instruction
• Use of real-world examples, case studies and exercises
• Interactive participation and discussion
• Power point presentation, LCD and flip chart
• Group activities and tests
• Each participant receives a binder containing a copy of the presentation
• slides and handouts
• Post-assessment

Day 1: Cloud Architecture & Design Principles

• Module 1: The Cloud Mindset: Well-Architected Frameworks

  • Overview of the AWS Well-Architected Framework, Microsoft Azure Well-Architected Framework, and Google Cloud’s Architecture Framework.

  • The pillars of operational excellence, security, reliability, performance efficiency, and cost optimization.

• Module 2: Global Infrastructure & Core Services

  • Designing with Regions, Availability Zones, and Edge Locations in mind.

  • Core services: Virtual Networks (VPC/VNet), Compute (EC2, VMs), and Storage (S3, Blob Storage).

• Hands-On Lab: Designing and deploying a multi-tier, highly available web application architecture in a cloud console.

Day 2: Automation with Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

• Module 3: The Principle of IaC

  • Benefits of automation: repeatability, consistency, and version control for infrastructure.

• Module 4: Mastering Terraform

  • Terraform syntax (HCL), providers, state management, and modules.

  • Planning and applying infrastructure changes.

• Hands-On Lab: Writing Terraform code to automate the deployment of Day 1’s architecture from scratch.

Day 3: Secure by Design & Identity Management

• Module 5: Cloud Security Fundamentals

  • The Shared Responsibility Model clarified.

• Module 6: Identity and Access Management (IAM)

  • Principle of least privilege. Managing users, groups, roles, and policies.

• Module 7: Network Security & hardening

  • Securing networks with Security Groups, NACLs, Firewalls, and Web Application Firewalls (WAF).

• Hands-On Lab: Hardening the deployed infrastructure: configuring IAM roles, security groups, and enabling security services.

Day 4: Application Deployment & Modernization

• Module 8: Containerization & Kubernetes Essentials

  • Packaging applications with Docker.

  • Introduction to Kubernetes: Pods, Deployments, and Services. Managed Kubernetes services (EKS, AKS, GKE).

• Module 9: Serverless Architectures

  • Building with Functions-as-a-Service (AWS Lambda, Azure Functions) and serverless databases.

• Hands-On Lab: Deploying a containerized application to a managed Kubernetes cluster and configuring a serverless function.

Day 5: CI/CD, Monitoring, and Cost Optimization

• Module 10: Building CI/CD Pipelines

  • Automating builds, tests, and deployments with tools like GitHub Actions, AWS CodePipeline, or Azure DevOps.

• Module 11: Monitoring, Logging, and Alerting

  • Implementing observability with cloud monitoring tools (CloudWatch, Azure Monitor).

  • Setting up dashboards and alerts for performance and billing.

• Module 12: Governing the Cloud: Cost Optimization

  • Strategies for reducing cost: right-sizing, spot instances, committed use discounts.

  • Implementing budgeting and alerting tools.

• Capstone Project: Participants will complete an end-to-end project: using IaC to build a secure environment, deploy an application via a CI/CD pipeline, and configure monitoring and cost alerts.