Cloud Computing

Cloud computing guides covering the major providers, core services, and architectural patterns. From getting started with AWS to advanced Kubernetes and infrastructure-as-code.

Learning Path — 18 articles

1 Cloud Computing Fundamentals Guide Learn cloud computing basics, IaaS vs PaaS vs SaaS, public vs hybrid vs multi-cloud, and how to choose the right … 9 min Start Here 2 AWS Getting Started: Account Setup to First Deployment Create an AWS account, configure IAM securely, launch EC2 instances, store objects in S3, build serverless APIs with … 8 min Start Here 3 Google Cloud Platform: Setup and Quick Start Create a GCP account, organize resources with projects, deploy containers on Cloud Run, analyze data in BigQuery, and … 8 min Start Here 4 Microsoft Azure: Setup and First Steps Create an Azure subscription, organize resources with resource groups, deploy VMs and web apps, configure Azure AD, and … 8 min 5 Serverless Computing: Architecture and Best Practices Build serverless applications with AWS Lambda, Azure Functions, and Google Cloud Run. Learn event-driven patterns, cold … 8 min 6 Docker Containers: Build, Ship, and Run Anywhere Master Docker — images, containers, Dockerfiles, volumes, networks, Docker Compose, multi-stage builds, registries, and … 8 min 7 Kubernetes: Production Container Orchestration Deploy and manage containers at scale with Kubernetes — pods, Deployments, Services, Ingress, Helm, persistent volumes, … 8 min 8 Terraform: Infrastructure as Code for Cloud Automation Automate cloud infrastructure with Terraform — HCL syntax, providers, state management, modules, workspaces, and IaC … 8 min 9 Cloud Security: Shared Responsibility and Defense in Depth Secure your cloud infrastructure — IAM least privilege, data encryption, network segmentation, compliance frameworks, … 7 min 10 Cloud Storage: Object, Block, and File Options Compared Compare cloud storage types — S3 object storage, EBS block storage, EFS file storage, and Glacier cold storage. Learn … 7 min 11 Cloud Networking: VPC Design, CDN, and DNS Explained Design secure and high-performance cloud networks — VPC architecture, subnets, load balancers, CDN, DNS routing, VPN … 8 min 12 CI/CD Pipelines: Automate Build, Test, and Deploy Build automated CI/CD pipelines with GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, and Jenkins. Learn testing strategies, deployment … 8 min 13 Cloud Monitoring and Observability: Metrics, Logs, Traces Build an observability stack with Prometheus, Grafana, and OpenTelemetry. Learn metrics collection, structured logging, … 8 min 14 Cloud Cost Optimization: Cut Your Bill Without Cutting Performance Reduce cloud costs with FinOps practices, right-sizing, reserved instances, auto-scaling, storage lifecycle management, … 7 min 15 Cloud Architecture Patterns: Microservices, Events, and Beyond Master cloud architecture patterns — microservices, event-driven, CQRS, saga, strangler fig, circuit breaker, … 8 min 16 Cloud Migration: Strategies and Execution Guide Migrate workloads to the cloud using the 6 Rs strategy — rehost, replatform, refactor, repurchase, retire, retain. … 8 min Advanced 17 Cloud Databases: Choose the Right Managed Database Service Compare cloud database options — RDS relational, DynamoDB NoSQL, Cosmos DB multi-model, Aurora Serverless, scaling … 7 min Advanced 18 Cloud-Native Development: Build Applications for the Cloud Design and build cloud-native applications with microservices, containers, Kubernetes, serverless, DevOps, and … 7 min Advanced