Cloud Engineering Foundations

What you will be able to do

• You will be able to choose the right compute model (virtual machines, containers, or serverless) for a workload and defend the trade-offs.
• You will be able to select and configure object, block, and file storage against durability, performance, and cost requirements.
• You will be able to design a virtual network with subnets, route tables, security groups, and load balancing that isolates and protects workloads.
• You will be able to build least-privilege access using IAM users, groups, roles, and policies.
• You will be able to place workloads across regions and availability zones to meet resilience and latency goals.
• You will be able to apply the shared responsibility model to map which controls you own and which the provider owns.
• You will be able to review an architecture against the Well-Architected Framework pillars and find reliability, security, and cost gaps.
• You will be able to estimate and compare the cost of common design choices before you build them.

What is inside

4 modules, 8 lessons. Each module ends in a graded quiz and most carry an assignment.

1. 01

   Cloud Foundations and Global Infrastructure

   Every cloud decision rests on a clear picture of how a provider's global infrastructure is laid out and who secures what. This module maps regions, Availability Zones, and edge locations, then draws the line between what the provider secures and what you own across the IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS service models. You leave with the mental model and vocabulary the rest of the course builds on.

   2 lessons · 5 quiz questions

2. 02

   Compute and Storage in Depth

   Compute and storage are the workhorses of every cloud system. This module compares virtual machines, containers, and serverless functions, then object, block, and file storage, always tying the choice back to the concrete workload requirements of cost, control, and scaling.

   2 lessons · 5 quiz questions · assignment

3. 03

   Cloud Networking

   A workload is only useful once traffic can reach it safely, and networking is where many designs quietly break. This module builds a virtual network from the ground up: subnets, route tables, security groups, and gateways, then adds load balancing, DNS, and connections back to on-premises. You will trace a request from user to workload and back.

   2 lessons · 5 quiz questions

4. 04

   Identity and Well-Architected Design

   Two concerns cut across every AWS service: who is allowed to do what, and whether the whole design holds up under real conditions. This module builds least-privilege access with IAM users, groups, roles, and policies, then reviews a complete architecture against the six Well-Architected pillars. By the end you can defend both the permissions and the shape of a design, not just assemble the parts.

   2 lessons · 5 quiz questions · assignment