# Cloud Platforms (AWS, GCP)

## **Cloud Platforms (AWS, GCP) Mastery Roadmap**

This **detailed roadmap** will take you from **beginner to expert** in **cloud computing**, covering **AWS, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), cloud architecture, security, automation, DevOps integration, and real-world deployments**.

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### **Phase 1: Cloud Computing Fundamentals**

✅ **Introduction to Cloud Computing**

* What is Cloud Computing? **(IaaS, PaaS, SaaS)**
* **On-Premise vs. Cloud vs. Hybrid Cloud**
* Overview of **AWS & GCP**
* **Cloud Deployment Models** (Public, Private, Hybrid, Multi-Cloud)

✅ **Core Cloud Concepts**

* Virtualization & Containers in Cloud
* Elasticity & Scalability
* Pay-as-You-Go Pricing Models

📌 **Mini Projects:**

* **Deploy a Virtual Machine in AWS & GCP**
* **Compare AWS EC2 vs. GCP Compute Engine**

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### **Phase 2: AWS & GCP Core Services**

✅ **AWS Core Services**

* **Compute:** EC2, Lambda, ECS, EKS
* **Storage:** S3, EBS, EFS, Glacier
* **Databases:** RDS, DynamoDB, Aurora
* **Networking:** VPC, Route 53, ELB, CloudFront

✅ **GCP Core Services**

* **Compute:** Compute Engine, Cloud Functions, GKE
* **Storage:** Cloud Storage, Filestore, Persistent Disks
* **Databases:** Cloud SQL, Firestore, BigQuery
* **Networking:** VPC, Cloud DNS, Cloud Load Balancing

📌 **Mini Projects:**

* **Host a Static Website on AWS S3 & GCP Cloud Storage**
* **Deploy a Scalable Web App on AWS EC2 & GCP Compute Engine**

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### **Phase 3: Cloud Security & IAM**

✅ **Identity & Access Management (IAM)**

* **AWS IAM:** Users, Groups, Roles, Policies
* **GCP IAM:** Service Accounts, Roles, Policies
* Least Privilege Access & MFA

✅ **Cloud Security Best Practices**

* Securing Cloud Storage (Encryption, Access Controls)
* Network Security (Security Groups, VPC Firewalls)
* AWS Security Tools: **AWS Shield, AWS WAF, GuardDuty**
* GCP Security Tools: **Cloud Armor, Security Command Center**

📌 **Mini Projects:**

* **Configure IAM Roles & Policies for Secure Access**
* **Set Up AWS WAF & GCP Cloud Armor for DDoS Protection**

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### **Phase 4: Serverless & Cloud Automation**

✅ **Serverless Computing**

* AWS Lambda vs. GCP Cloud Functions
* Event-Driven Architectures (S3, SNS, Pub/Sub)

✅ **Infrastructure as Code (IaC)**

* **AWS CloudFormation & Terraform**
* **GCP Deployment Manager & Terraform**
* Automating Cloud Infrastructure

📌 **Mini Projects:**

* **Deploy a Serverless API Using AWS Lambda & GCP Cloud Functions**
* **Use Terraform to Provision AWS & GCP Resources**

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### **Phase 5: Cloud Networking & Load Balancing**

✅ **Networking Essentials**

* VPCs, Subnets, Security Groups
* Load Balancers & Auto Scaling
* AWS Route 53 vs. GCP Cloud DNS

✅ **Hybrid & Multi-Cloud Networking**

* AWS Direct Connect & GCP Interconnect
* Multi-Region & Multi-Cloud Deployments

📌 **Mini Projects:**

* **Set Up a Load Balancer on AWS & GCP**
* **Create a Secure Multi-Cloud VPN Connection**

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### **Phase 6: Cloud DevOps & CI/CD Pipelines**

✅ **DevOps in Cloud**

* **AWS CodePipeline, CodeBuild, CodeDeploy**
* **GCP Cloud Build, Cloud Deploy**
* Kubernetes & Container Orchestration

✅ **CI/CD & Monitoring**

* Logging & Monitoring (AWS CloudWatch, GCP Stackdriver)
* Incident Response & Cloud Alerts

📌 **Mini Projects:**

* **Deploy a CI/CD Pipeline in AWS & GCP**
* **Monitor Cloud Resources with AWS CloudWatch & GCP Ops Suite**

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### **Phase 7: Big Data, AI/ML & Cloud Optimization**

✅ **Big Data & Analytics**

* AWS Redshift, Glue, Athena
* GCP BigQuery, Dataflow, Pub/Sub

✅ **AI/ML in Cloud**

* AWS SageMaker, GCP AI Platform
* Training & Deploying ML Models in Cloud

✅ **Cost Optimization & Best Practices**

* Right-Sizing & Spot Instances
* Cloud Billing & Cost Alerts

📌 **Final Projects:**

* **Analyze Big Data with AWS Athena & GCP BigQuery**
* **Deploy a Machine Learning Model Using AWS SageMaker & GCP AI Platform**

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### **Final Step: Real-World Practice & Skill Testing**

🔥 **Platforms to Test & Improve Skills:**

* [AWS Free Tier](https://aws.amazon.com/free/)
* [Google Cloud Free Tier](https://cloud.google.com/free/)
* [AWS Well-Architected Framework](https://aws.amazon.com/architecture/well-architected/)
* [GCP Best Practices](https://cloud.google.com/docs/best-practices/)
* [Terraform for Cloud Automation](https://www.terraform.io/)

🚀 **By mastering this roadmap, you’ll be able to:**\
✅ **Deploy & Manage Secure Cloud Infrastructures**\
✅ **Automate Cloud Deployments with IaC & DevOps Tools**\
✅ **Optimize Cloud Performance & Cost Efficiency**\
✅ **Work with Cloud AI, Big Data, & Networking Solutions**

🔥 **Start building on AWS & GCP today!**
