Cloud Computing & DevOps

GSFEN Tutor

January 10, 2026

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Technology & IT

Master the technologies that power modern software development and deployment. This course provides a comprehensive overview of Cloud Computing (focusing on AWS) and DevOps principles. You will learn how to provision and manage cloud infrastructure, implement Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) pipelines, and use containerization technologies like Docker and Kubernetes. This is a hands-on course designed to prepare you for high-demand roles in the tech industry.

What Will I Learn?

Module 1: Introduction to Cloud Computing with AWS
Module 2: Infrastructure as Code (IaC) with Terraform
Module 3: Containerization with Docker & Kubernetes

Course Content

Module 1: Introduction to Cloud Computing with AWS

Lesson 1: The Cloud Revolution: Core Concepts
Lesson 1.1 What is Cloud Computing?
Lesson 1.2 Key Characteristics and Business Benefits
Lesson 1 Quiz: The Cloud Revolution: Core Concepts
Lesson 2: Understanding Cloud Service Models
Lesson 2.1 Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)
Lesson 2.2 Platform as a Service (PaaS)
Lesson 2.3 Software as a Service (SaaS)
Lesson 2.4 The “As-a-Service” Comparison
Lesson 2 Quiz: Understanding Cloud Service Models
Lesson 3: Exploring Cloud Deployment Models
Lesson 3.1 Public Cloud
Lesson 3.2 Private Cloud
Lesson 3.3 Hybrid Cloud
Lesson 3.4 Introduction to Multicloud
Lesson 3 Quiz: Exploring Cloud Deployment Models
Lesson 4: Introduction to Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Lesson 4.1 The Origins and Dominance of AWS
Lesson 4.2 Navigating the AWS Global Infrastructure
Lesson 4.3 The AWS Management Console
Lesson 4.4 The Shared Responsibility Model
Lesson 4 Quiz: Introduction to Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Lesson 5: A Tour of Core AWS Services
Lesson 5.1 Compute Services (Amazon EC2)
Lesson 5.2 Storage Services (Amazon S3 & EBS)
Lesson 5.3 Database Services (Amazon RDS & DynamoDB)
Lesson 5.4 Networking Services (Amazon VPC)
Lesson 5 Quiz: A Tour of Core AWS Services
Works cited

Module 2: Infrastructure as Code (IaC) with Terraform

Lesson 1: The Philosophy of Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
Lesson 1.1 From Manual Operations to Codified Infrastructure: The Problem of Environment Drift
Lesson 1.2 The Core Principles of IaC: Idempotence and Immutability
Lesson 1.3 Declarative vs. Imperative: A Foundational Dichotomy
Lesson 1.4 The Transformative Benefits of IaC
Lesson 1 Quiz
Lesson 2: Introduction to Terraform: Core Concepts and Architecture
Lesson 2.1 Terraform’s Role in the IaC Landscape
Lesson 2.2 The Building Blocks: Resources and Providers
Lesson 2.3 The Language of Terraform: An Introduction to HCL
Lesson 2.4 The Source of Truth: Understanding Terraform State
Lesson 2 Quiz
Lesson 3: The Core Terraform Workflow in Practice
Lesson 3.1 Initialization (terraform init)
Lesson 3.2 Planning (terraform plan)
Lesson 3.3 Application (terraform apply)
Lesson 3.4 Destruction (terraform destroy)
Lesson 3 Quiz
Lesson 4: Advanced Terraform: Building Scalable and Reusable Infrastructure
Lesson 4.1 Achieving Reusability with Modules
Lesson 4.2 Managing Environments with Workspaces
Lesson 4.3 Mastering State Management: Remote Backends and State Locking
Lesson 4 Quiz
Lesson 5: Integrating Terraform into a Secure DevOps Lifecycle
Lesson 5.1 Provisioners: The “Last Resort”
Lesson 5.2 Terraform Security Best Practices
Lesson 5.3 Terraform in the Broader IaC Ecosystem: A Comparative Analysis
Lesson 5 Quiz
Works cited

Module 3: Containerization with Docker & Kubernetes

Lesson 3: Containerization with Docker & Kubernetes
Lesson 1: The Foundations of Containerization
Lesson 1.1 What is Containerization? Solving the “It Works on My Machine” Problem
Lesson 1.2 Core Benefits of Containerization
Lesson 1.3 Containers vs. Virtual Machines (VMs): A Definitive Comparison
Lesson 1 Quiz
Lesson 2: Getting Hands-On with Docker
Lesson 2.1 Introduction to the Docker Platform
Lesson 2.2 The Building Blocks: Images, Containers, and Dockerfiles
Lesson 2.3 The Essential Docker Workflow: Build, Run, Push
Lesson 2.4 Managing Containers and Data
Lesson 2 Quiz
Lesson 3: Introduction to Kubernetes and Container Orchestration
Lesson 3.1 The Need for Orchestration: Beyond a Single Container
Lesson 3.2 What is Kubernetes?
Lesson 3.3 The Kubernetes Architecture: A High-Level View
Lesson 3.4 Core Kubernetes Objects Explained with Analogies
Lesson 3 Quiz
Lesson 4: Practical Kubernetes Deployments
Lesson 4.1 Communicating with the Cluster: An Introduction to kubectl
Lesson 4.2 Declarative Management with YAML
Lesson 4.3 Your First Deployment: A Practical Walkthrough
Lesson 4.4 Exposing Your Application with a Service
Lesson 4.5 Managing the Application Lifecycle
Lesson 4 Quiz
Works cited

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