Cloud Computing Short Course

Understand AWS, Azure, and the cloud. Master cloud computing through bite-sized, swipeable learning tiles — designed for busy people who want to learn on the go.

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About This Cloud Computing Course

This Cloud Computing short course on SkillTiles breaks down everything you need to know into 10 structured milestones, each packed with bite-sized learning tiles you can swipe through in under 15 seconds each.

Whether you're a complete beginner or looking to refresh your knowledge, this online cloud computing course uses AI-powered content to adapt to your learning pace. Each tile delivers a focused concept, example, or quiz — making it perfect for commutes, coffee breaks, or quick study sessions.

Covering 70 key topics across 10 milestones, this course takes you from foundations to practical application. Earn badges as you complete each milestone and track your progress on your learning dashboard.

Course Curriculum

Cloud Fundamentals

What the cloud is and why it matters

what is cloud computingIaaS vs PaaS vs SaaSAWS/Azure/GCP overviewvirtual machines vs containersserverless computingcloud storage (S3, Blob)basic pricing models

Cloud Service Models

IaaS, PaaS, SaaS and beyond

IaaS explained (EC2, VMs)PaaS explained (Heroku, App Engine)SaaS landscapeFaaS / serverless computingcloud vs on-premise comparisonmulti-cloud strategiescloud cost models

AWS Essentials

The most popular cloud platform

AWS account setup and IAMEC2 instances and typesS3 storage basicsRDS and DynamoDBLambda functionsVPC networkingAWS pricing and free tier

Cloud Infrastructure

Design and manage cloud architecture

virtual networks and subnetsload balancingauto-scaling groupsCDN and edge computingDNS management (Route 53)infrastructure as code introhigh availability design

Containers & Kubernetes

Package and orchestrate applications

Docker fundamentalscontainer images and registriesDocker ComposeKubernetes architecturepods, services, and deploymentscontainer networkingmanaged Kubernetes (EKS, GKE)

Serverless Computing

Build without managing servers

Lambda/Cloud Functions basicsevent-driven architectureAPI Gateway integrationstep functions and workflowsserverless databasescold start optimizationserverless framework tools

Cloud DevOps

CI/CD and automation in the cloud

CI/CD pipeline designGitHub Actions or GitLab CIinfrastructure as code (Terraform)configuration managementmonitoring and loggingblue-green deploymentsGitOps workflow

Cloud Security

Secure your cloud environment

shared responsibility modelIAM best practicesencryption at rest and in transitsecurity groups and NACLscompliance in the cloudsecrets managementcloud security monitoring

Cloud Data Services

Store, process, and analyze data

object storage patternsdata warehouse solutionsreal-time data streamingETL/ELT in the cloudbig data services overviewdata lake architectureanalytics and BI services

Cloud Career & Certs

Build your cloud career

AWS certification pathAzure and GCP certificationsbuilding cloud portfolio projectscloud architect rolecost optimization expertisemulti-cloud skillsstaying current with cloud tech