Cloud Fundamentals on AWS and Azure
Why colleges run this
Delivered on AWS Academy and Microsoft Learn Sandbox, so your students learn on vendor-authored content in live consoles rather than on slides.
Course outcomes
CO1
Explain the shared-responsibility model and how cloud pricing is incurred
K2CO2
Deploy and connect to virtual machines in live AWS and Azure consoles
K3CO3
Configure object storage to host and serve a static site
K3CO4
Design a two-tier virtual network with security groups enforcing isolation
K5CO5
Apply least-privilege IAM roles and policies to a working deployment
K3Modules tap a module for its theory & lab
Hours shown are the recommended 3-day format — module time scales to the duration you pick.
01Cloud from first principles4 h
Theory
Regions, availability zones, shared responsibility, pricing models
Lab
Console orientation in AWS and Azure sandboxes
Output
Annotated console tour notes
02Compute4 h
Theory
Virtual machines, images, sizing, start/stop economics
Lab
Launch, connect to and resize a VM in each cloud
Output
Running VM with a served page
03Storage4 h
Theory
Object vs block vs file storage, buckets, lifecycle rules
Lab
Host a static site from object storage
Output
Public static site
04Networking4 h
Theory
Virtual networks, subnets, security groups, public and private access
Lab
Build a two-tier network and prove isolation
Output
Network diagram + working rules
05Identity and access4 h
Theory
Users, roles, policies, least privilege, keys and their dangers
Lab
Author least-privilege roles for a scenario
Output
Working IAM policy set
06Deploying an application4 h
Theory
Putting compute, storage, networking and IAM together; capstone
Lab
Capstone: deploy a small application end to end
Output
Deployed application URL
Every participant receives
Certificate of completion Course material LMS access Interview question bank Mock interview & viva practice Optional nasscom NSQF assessment