Cloud

Master the hyperscalers that run your Kubernetes clusters.

Kubernetes doesn’t exist in a vacuum. It runs on AWS, GCP, or Azure — and you need to know the cloud platform underneath. This track takes you from cloud fundamentals to production-grade managed Kubernetes.

Learning Path

Rosetta Stone (cross-provider concepts)
        │
        ├─── AWS ──────────────────────────┐
        │    Essentials (12) → EKS (5)     │
        │                                  │
        ├─── Google Cloud ─────────────────┤
        │    Essentials (12) → GKE (5)     │
        │                                  │
        └─── Azure ────────────────────────┤
             Essentials (12) → AKS (4)     │
                                           │
                    ┌──────────────────────-┘
                    ▼
        Architecture & Enterprise
        ├── Architecture Patterns (4)
        ├── Advanced Operations (10)
        ├── Managed Services (10)
        └── Enterprise & Hybrid (10)

Pick your provider — you don’t need all three. Learn the essentials for the cloud you use, then go deep on its managed Kubernetes offering.

Sections

AWS (17 modules)

Section	Modules	Description
AWS Essentials	12	IAM, VPC, EC2, S3, Route53, ECR, ECS, Lambda, Secrets, CloudWatch, CI/CD, CloudFormation
EKS Deep Dive	5	EKS architecture, networking, identity, autoscaling, production

Google Cloud (17 modules)

Section	Modules	Description
GCP Essentials	12	IAM, VPC, Compute, Cloud Storage, DNS, Artifact Registry, Cloud Run, Functions, Secret Manager, Monitoring, Cloud Build, Deployment Manager
GKE Deep Dive	5	GKE architecture, networking, Workload Identity, Autopilot, Fleet

Azure (16 modules)

Section	Modules	Description
Azure Essentials	12	Entra ID, VNet, VMs, Blob Storage, Azure DNS, ACR, ACI, Functions, Key Vault, Monitor, DevOps, Bicep
AKS Deep Dive	4	AKS architecture, networking, identity, production

Architecture & Enterprise (34 modules)

Section	Modules	Description
Hyperscaler Rosetta Stone	1	Cross-provider concept mapping
Architecture Patterns	4	Managed vs self-managed, multi-cluster, cloud IAM, VPC topologies
Advanced Operations	10	Multi-account, transit hubs, cross-cluster networking, DR, active-active
Managed Services	10	Databases, caching, messaging, ML services, analytics
Enterprise & Hybrid	10	Landing zones, hybrid connectivity, compliance, migration, fleet management

84 modules total. Not everything goes into Kubernetes — the essentials tracks cover standalone containers, serverless, and when K8s is overkill.

Prerequisites

Fundamentals — Cloud Native 101, Docker, basic K8s
Linux — recommended for networking and security modules
Certifications — recommended (CKA/CKAD give hands-on K8s experience before cloud-specific deep dives)