Free Cloud Computing Course for Students India | AWS, Azure, GCP

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TL;DR: Learn cloud platforms — AWS, Azure, GCP. Deploy apps, understand cloud services, and get cloud-certified. Free for Class 8–12 students.

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Free Cloud Computing course: 49 lessons, from the basics through to the advanced topics interviewers actually ask about. Every lesson is free, needs no sign-up, and runs in your browser with an editor and instant AI feedback.

Cloud Computing Course Syllabus — 49 Lessons

Work through them in order, or jump to the topic you need. 49 lessons include worked explanations and runnable examples.

Cloud Fundamentals

• What is Cloud Computing? — Cloud computing is the delivery of computing resources (servers, storage, databases, software) over the internet ("the cloud") instead of owning and maintaining physical hardware locally.
• History of Cloud Computing — 1960s: Mainframe computing with time-sharing.
• Cloud vs On-Premise Infrastructure — On-Premise: Company owns and manages all servers, storage, networking hardware in their office/data center.
• Benefits and Risks of Cloud Computing — Benefits: Cost-efficiency (OPEX vs CAPEX), scalability (auto-scale on demand), reliability (99.99% uptime SLA), security (enterprise-grade), global reach (data centers worldwide), automatic updates, disaster recovery built-in.
• Cloud Service Models: IaaS, PaaS, SaaS — IaaS (Infrastructure-as-a-Service): You get bare metal—virtual servers, storage, networking.
• Cloud Deployment Models: Public, Private, Hybrid — Public Cloud: Infrastructure shared among multiple organizations.
• Cloud Providers Overview: AWS, Azure, GCP — AWS (Amazon Web Services): Market leader, 35% market share.
• Virtualization Basics — Virtualization allows one physical server to run multiple virtual servers (VMs) using a hypervisor (software layer).
• Introduction to Containers and Docker — Containers are lightweight, isolated environments bundling application code, libraries, and dependencies.
• Cloud in India: AWS Mumbai, Azure Pune, GCP Delhi — India has massive cloud presence. AWS has 2 regions: Mumbai (ap-south-1, largest) and Hyderabad (ap-south-2, new).

AWS Basics

• AWS Overview and Key Services — AWS (Amazon Web Services) is the market leader with 200+ services.
• EC2: Virtual Servers on AWS — EC2 (Elastic Compute Cloud) is AWS's virtual server service.
• S3: Object Storage on AWS — S3 (Simple Storage Service) is AWS's object storage.
• RDS: Managed Databases on AWS — RDS (Relational Database Service) is AWS's managed database.
• Lambda: Serverless Computing on AWS — Lambda is serverless computing. Upload code (zip), AWS manages servers, OS, scaling, deployment.
• IAM: Identity and Access Management — IAM controls who has access to AWS resources and what they can do.
• VPC: Virtual Private Cloud Networking — VPC is your isolated network in AWS. Contains subnets (public/private), security groups (firewall), network ACLs, route tables, gateways.
• Route53: DNS and Domain Management — Route53 is AWS's DNS (Domain Name Service).
• CloudFront: CDN for Global Content Delivery — CloudFront is AWS's CDN (Content Delivery Network).
• AWS Free Tier: Getting Started — AWS Free Tier offers free access to services for 12 months for new accounts.

Azure Basics

• Azure Overview and Key Services — Microsoft Azure is the 2nd largest cloud platform.
• Azure Virtual Machines (VMs) — Azure VMs are similar to AWS EC2. Choose OS (Linux, Windows), VM size (Standard_B1s for small, Standard_D2s for general).
• Azure Blob Storage — Azure Blob Storage is object storage (equivalent to AWS S3).
• Azure Functions: Serverless on Azure — Azure Functions = serverless (equivalent to AWS Lambda).
• Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) — Azure AD (now Entra ID) is identity management.
• Azure SQL Database — Azure SQL Database = managed SQL Server/PostgreSQL/MySQL.
• Azure DevOps: CI/CD and Project Management — Azure DevOps = suite of tools for development.

GCP Basics

• GCP Overview and Key Services — Google Cloud Platform (GCP) is 3rd largest cloud.
• GCP Compute Engine: Virtual Machines — Compute Engine = VMs on GCP. Choose machine type (e2-micro for small, n2-standard for general).
• GCP Cloud Storage — Cloud Storage = object storage (S3 equivalent).
• GCP Cloud Functions: Serverless — Cloud Functions = serverless (Lambda equivalent).
• BigQuery: Data Warehouse & Analytics — BigQuery = serverless data warehouse. Query petabytes in seconds.
• Firebase: Backend-as-a-Service on GCP — Firebase = backend-as-a-service built on GCP.
• GCP Free Tier and Trial — GCP Free Trial: ₹21,500 ($300) credit for 90 days.

DevOps & Cloud

• What is DevOps? — DevOps = Development + Operations. Breaks silos between developers (who build features) and operations (who run servers).
• CI/CD Pipelines: Continuous Integration & Deployment — CI (Continuous Integration): Every code push triggers automated tests.
• Docker: Containerization Basics — Docker packages application + dependencies in container.
• Kubernetes: Orchestrating Containers — Kubernetes (K8s) = container orchestration.
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC) — Infrastructure as Code = define servers, networks, storage in code (like Dockerfile for apps).
• Terraform: Infrastructure as Code Tool — Terraform = IaC tool by HashiCorp. Write .tf files in HCL (HashiCorp Configuration Language).
• Monitoring and Observability in Cloud — Monitoring = track metrics (CPU, memory, latency, errors).
• Cloud Cost Optimization Strategies — Cloud costs grow fast without discipline.

Security & Compliance

• Cloud Security Basics — Cloud security responsibility: Provider (infrastructure), Customer (application, data, access).
• Shared Responsibility Model — Shared Responsibility = divide security between cloud provider & customer.
• Data Privacy: DPDP Act in India — DPDP Act (Digital Personal Data Protection Act) = India's data privacy law (effective 2023).
• Compliance Basics in Cloud — Compliance = meeting regulatory requirements.

Cloud Career Path

• Cloud Certifications: AWS, Azure, GCP — AWS Certifications: Cloud Practitioner (entry), Solutions Architect (associate/pro), Developer, SysOps Admin.
• Cloud Jobs in India: Salaries, Companies, Skills — Cloud roles exploding in India (Ola, Swiggy, Zomato, Razorpay, PharmEasy, Byju's, ShareChat).
• Cloud Learning Roadmap for Beginners — Recommended path: Cloud fundamentals → Choose 1 cloud provider (AWS recommended) → IaC + DevOps → Specialization (Kubernetes, Security, Data).

Who this Cloud Computing course is for

School and college students in India starting from zero, and anyone revising Cloud Computing for placements, board practicals or a project. There is no prerequisite beyond being able to type — the first lessons assume no programming background at all.

How to study this course

1. Read the lesson, then run the example in the built-in editor before moving on — reading code is not the same as writing it.
2. Try the practice task at the end of each lesson. Getting it wrong and fixing it is where the learning happens.
3. When you are stuck, ask the free AI Tutor to explain that specific line rather than skipping ahead.

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