Cloud Computing Fundamentals: AWS, Azure & Google Cloud

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Academy lesson outline

1. What Is Cloud Computing? · 15 min
2. Cloud Service Models: IaaS, PaaS, SaaS Explained · 15 min
3. Deployment Models: Public, Private, and Hybrid Clouds · 15 min
4. Major Cloud Providers: AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud · 15 min
5. The Business Case for Cloud in Africa · 15 min
6. Setting Up Your First AWS Free Tier Account · 15 min
7. Setting Up Your Azure Free Account · 15 min
8. Setting Up Your Google Cloud Free Trial · 15 min
9. Navigating Cloud Consoles and Setting Budget Alerts · 15 min
10. Cloud Security Basics: Shared Responsibility Model · 15 min
11. Introduction to Compute: Virtual Machines, Containers, Serverless · 15 min
12. Launching an EC2 Instance on AWS · 15 min
13. Launching a Virtual Machine on Azure · 15 min
14. Launching a Compute Engine VM on Google Cloud · 15 min
15. Connecting to Your Cloud VM via SSH and RDP · 15 min
16. Installing a Web Server on Your Cloud VM · 15 min
17. Understanding Linux Basics for Cloud VMs · 15 min
18. Using Marketplace Images and Pre-configured Solutions · 15 min
19. Auto Scaling and Load Balancing Concepts · 15 min
20. Managing Compute Costs and Using Spot/Interruptible Instances · 15 min
21. Introduction to Cloud Storage · 15 min
22. Object Storage Deep Dive: Amazon S3, Azure Blob, Google Cloud Storage · 15 min
23. Hosting a Static Website on Object Storage · 15 min
24. Content Delivery Networks (CDNs) and Caching Basics · 15 min
25. Setting Up a Simple File Sharing Service with Object Storage · 15 min
26. Block Storage in Practice: EBS, Managed Disks, Persistent Disks · 15 min
27. File Storage and Shared Access: EFS, Azure Files, Filestore · 15 min
28. Data Backup and Disaster Recovery Strategies · 15 min
29. Managing Storage Costs and Lifecycle Policies · 15 min
30. Introduction to Cloud Databases · 15 min
31. Amazon RDS: Your First Managed Database · 15 min
32. Azure SQL Database and Cloud SQL on GCP · 15 min
33. NoSQL in the Cloud: DynamoDB, Cosmos DB, Firestore · 15 min
34. Connecting Applications to Cloud Databases · 15 min
35. Database Backup, Snapshots, and Point-in-Time Recovery · 15 min
36. Database Performance and Monitoring · 15 min
37. Introduction to Cloud Networking: VPC and Virtual Networks · 15 min
38. Security Groups, NSGs, and Firewall Rules · 15 min
39. Connecting On-Premises to Cloud: VPN and Hybrid Networking · 15 min
40. Domain Names and DNS in the Cloud (Route 53, Azure DNS, Cloud DNS) · 15 min
41. Introduction to Identity and Access Management (IAM) · 15 min
42. Encryption and Key Management · 15 min
43. Compliance and Data Residency in Africa · 15 min
44. Introduction to Serverless Computing · 15 min
45. Building a Serverless API · 15 min
46. File Processing with Serverless · 15 min
47. Container Basics: Docker and Orchestration Intro · 15 min
48. Introduction to DevOps and CI/CD in the Cloud · 15 min
49. Monitoring and Logging: Keeping Your Cloud Healthy · 15 min
50. Infrastructure as Code: Intro to CloudFormation and Terraform · 15 min
51. Advanced Serverless Patterns: Step Functions and Workflows · 15 min
52. Message Queues and Event-Driven Architecture · 15 min
53. Container Orchestration with ECS and Fargate · 15 min
54. Kubernetes on AWS (EKS) Basics · 15 min
55. Kubernetes on Azure (AKS) and GCP (GKE) Overview · 15 min
56. Logging and Tracing in Microservices · 15 min
57. API Management and Throttling · 15 min
58. Cloud Cost Management and Savings Plans Deep Dive · 15 min
59. Big Data and Analytics Introduction: Redshift, BigQuery, Synapse · 15 min
60. Hands-On Querying Data with BigQuery and Athena · 15 min
61. Machine Learning in the Cloud: SageMaker, Azure ML, Vertex AI · 15 min
62. Building a Simple ML Model with SageMaker · 15 min
63. IoT Services in the Cloud · 15 min
64. Serverless Real-Time Data with Kinesis, Event Hubs, Pub/Sub · 15 min
65. Cloud Migration Strategies (The 6 R's) · 15 min
66. High Availability and Disaster Recovery Architectures · 15 min
67. Content Delivery and Edge Computing (CloudFront, Lambda@Edge) · 15 min
68. Multi-Cloud and Hybrid Strategies · 15 min
69. Career Paths and Certifications in Cloud Computing · 15 min
70. Building Your Cloud Portfolio Project – Part 1 (Planning) · 15 min
71. Building Your Cloud Portfolio Project – Part 2 (Backend) · 15 min
72. Building Your Cloud Portfolio Project – Part 3 (Frontend & CI/CD) · 15 min
73. Cloud Governance and Landing Zones · 15 min
74. The Well-Architected Framework · 15 min
75. Course Review, Next Steps, and Final Project Submission · 15 min
76. Advanced VPC Design: Transit Gateway, VPC Peering, and PrivateLink · 15 min
77. AWS WAF, Shield, and DDoS Protection · 15 min
78. Azure and GCP Advanced Security Services · 15 min
79. Cloud Compliance Auditing with AWS Config and Azure Policy · 15 min
80. Centralised Logging and Security Analytics · 15 min
81. Building Data Lakes on AWS · 15 min
82. Real-Time Analytics with Kinesis Data Analytics and Apache Flink · 15 min
83. Introduction to Data Governance with AWS Lake Formation · 15 min
84. Building ML Models with Amazon SageMaker Studio · 15 min
85. IoT Analytics and Edge Machine Learning · 15 min
86. Capstone Project: Advanced Backend Features · 15 min
87. Capstone Project: Security Hardening and Penetration Testing · 15 min
88. Capstone Project: Performance Testing and Optimization · 15 min
89. Capstone Project: Cost Analysis and Optimisation · 15 min
90. Capstone Project: Documentation and Presentation · 15 min
91. Writing Your Cloud Resume and LinkedIn Profile · 15 min
92. Cloud Job Interview Preparation · 15 min
93. Freelancing and Consulting in the Cloud · 15 min
94. Cloud Ethics, Sustainability, and Social Impact · 15 min
95. The Future of Cloud Computing · 15 min
96. Building Your Personal Cloud Lab for Continuous Learning · 15 min
97. Advanced Networking Lab: Global Accelerator and Multi-Region Architectures · 15 min
98. Cloud Incident Response and Forensics · 15 min
99. The Cloud Professional's Code of Ethics and Lifelong Learning Commitment · 15 min
100. Graduation, Final Project Showcase, and Your Cloud Journey Ahead · 15 min

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