• Program duration

    8 months (6-8 hrs / week)

  • Learning Format

    Self-Paced Learning

Why Join this Program

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    E&ICT, IIT Kanpur Advantage

    Live masterclasses from IITK faculty and blockchain-verified program completion certificate 

    Live masterclasses from IITK faculty and blockchain-verified program completion certificate 

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    Industry Collaboration

    Official self-paced course completion certificates from Microsoft and official AWS course content

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    Curriculum Prowess

    Master Cloud & DevOps, along with the latest trends like GenAI on cloud etc

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    AI-powered Job Assistance

    Access AI-powered resumes and LinkedIn updates, 1:1 mock interviews & custom job opportunities

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Program Overview

Become an expert with this Professional Certificate Program in Cloud Computing and DevOps in collaboration with E and ICT Academy, IIT Kanpur. Master deploying reliable Microsoft Azure and AWS applications with theoretical and practical learning through self-paced videos, live virtual classes, interactive labs, and peer collaboration.

Post Graduate Program Advantage

This program integrates E&ICT Academy, IIT Kanpur's academic excellence in Cloud and DevOps. Acquire expertise in AWS & Azure, focusing on DevOps, and demonstrate skills through real-world projects.

  • Program Certificate

    Program Benefits

    • Program certificate directly issued by E&ICT Academy, IIT Kanpur within 90 days of your cohort end date
    • Master AWS Solutions Architecture & MS Certified Azure Admin to design & manage cloud infrastructure proficiently
    • Develop proficiency in DevOps on cloud, enhance your ability to deploy, automate, and manage cloud-based applications
  • MS Azure Certificate

    Microsoft Collaboration

    • Get an official course completion badge/certificate hosted on the Microsoft Learn portal
    • Acquire an official Microsoft course completion transcript

Program Details

This program leverages the academic excellence of E&ICT Academy, IIT Kanpur, in Cloud and DevOps technologies. Gain hands-on expertise in AWS, Microsoft Azure, on-premise, and cloud DevOps, as well as Google Cloud and GenAI on Cloud. Showcase your skills through hands-on, real-world projects.

Learning Path

  • IITK CCDO - Program Induction

    • Get started with the Professional Certificate Program in Cloud Computing & DevOps with E & ICT Academy, IIT Kanpur.

    • Explore everything about this unique program covering the program's structure, curriculum, and learning outcomes. 

    • Understand what lies ahead and how this program can propel you toward your professional goals.

  • Foundations and Preparatory Module - AWS & Azure
    • Learn at your own pace – Self-study curriculum
      • AZ 900
        • Azure Architecture
        • Azure management and governance
        • Azure deployment and monitoring
      • AZ 305
        • Azure Resource Manager
        • Azure IaaS
      • AWS Solutions Architect (Associate)
        • AWS Architecture
        • AWS cost estimation
        • AWS solution planning
        • IAM
        • EC2
        • EBS
      • Official AWS content
        • Cloud acquisition
        • Billing and cost management
        • AWS compute services
        • AWS RDS
        • Subnets
        • VPC
        • API
        • AWS Lambda
        • Database migration
  • IITK CCDO - AWS Solutions Architect
    • AWS Course Introduction
    • AWS Core Concepts
    • AWS Compute 
    • AWS Storage Services
    • AWS VPC 
    • AWS Networking & Content Delivery
    • AWS Databases
    • AWS Security & IAM
    • Monitoring & Automation
      • AWS CloudWatch
      • AWS CloudFormation
    • Containerization in AWS
    • Lesson End Projects 
    • Tools Covered – AWS EC2, AWS RDS, AWS S3 
    • Skills Covered – IAM, EC2 Instance, AWS Storage, VPC, Route 53, DynamoDB, Amazon ElastiCache, Amazon Redshift, API, Lambda, AWS Fargate
  • IITK CCDO - Version Control and CI/CD with Jenkins
    • Introduction to DevOps, DevSecOps, and Lifecycle Architecture
    • Version Control System & Git: Branching, Merging, Undoing Changes
    • Remote Git Repositories & Working with GitHub
    • CI/CD Pipeline: Overview and Hands-on Setup
    • Jenkins: Freestyle Jobs, Job Configuration, Notifications, Build Tools
    • Jenkins Pipeline: Scripting and Jenkinsfile Development
    • Hands-on Projects for Jenkins Management
    • Lesson End Projects 
    • Tools Covered: Git, GitHub, Jenkins, AWS S3, AWS EC2
    • Skills Covered: CI/CD, Version Control, Data Protection, Jenkins Build & Pipeline
  • IITK CCDO - Configuration Management with Ansible and Terraform

    • Configuration Management
    • Ansible Configuration
    • Ansible Ad Hoc Commands
    • Working with YAML
    • Writing Ansible Playbooks
    • Ansible Roles and Vault
    • Infrastructure as Code 
    • Terraform Basics and Workflow
    • Terraform State
    • Read, Generate, and Modify Configurations
    • Lesson End Projects 
    • Tools Covered - Ansible, Terraform, YAML
    • Skills Covered - IAC, Configuration Management, Parallelism in Ansible, Ansible Loops, Ansible Galaxy, Multi-Cloud Deployment
  • IITK CCDO - Containerization with Docker
    • Docker Introduction
      • Overview
      • Docker Architecture and Installation
    • Docker Images and Registries
      • Docker Images and Containers
      • Image Management
    • Docker Storage and Volumes
      • Docker Storage
      • Docker Volumes and Bind Mount
    • Docker Container Orchestration
      • Introduction to Orchestration
      • Docker Swarm
      • Quorum in a Swarm Cluster
    • Networking in Docker
      • Docker Networking
      • Overview of Bridge Network
      • Host Network
      • Overlay Network
      • Container Networking Model
      • Network Drivers
      • Ports
    • Microservices Architecture
      • Container Microservices
      • Docker Networking 
    • Lesson End Projects
  • IITK CCDO - Container Orchestration using Kubernetes
    • Core Concepts
    • Kubernetes Cluster 
    • Workloads​​​​​ 
    • Scheduling
    • Load Balancing and Networking
    • Storage​​​​​​ 
    • Lesson End Projects
    • Skills Covered – Load Balancing, Autoscaling, Command controlling, Networking, 
      Cloud Infrastructure, Workloads    
    • Tools Covered – Kubernetes
  • IITK CCDO - Monitoring in DevOps
    • Introduction to Monitoring and Prometheus
      • Monitoring Fundamentals
      • Introduction to Monitoring with Prometheus
      • Getting Started with Prometheus
    • Implementing Monitoring with Prometheus
      • Metrics and Exporters
      • PromQL: Prometheus Query Language
    • Skills Covered – Monitoring, Aggregation Functions, Query Performance
    • Tools Covered – Prometheus
  • IITK CCDO - DevOps on AWS
    • IAC on AWS
      • Cloudformation
      • Code templates using Cloudformation
      • Case Study
    • (CI/CD) on AWS
      • Introduction
      • AWS CodePipeline
      • AWS CodeBuild
      • Deployment
      • Monitoring and managing CI/CD pipelines
    • Containerization and Orchestration on AWS
      • Docker
      • Container orchestration with Amazon ECS
      • Kubernetes on AWS
    • Tools Covered – Amazon EKS, AWS Cloudformation, AWS CodePipeline, AWS CodeBuild, Docker, Kubernetes
    • Lesson End Projects
  • IITK CCDO - Microsoft Certified Azure Administrator: AZ:104
    • Introduction
    • Azure identities and Governance
      • Subscriptions and Governance
      • RBAC
    • Implement & Manage Storage
      • Storage accounts
      • Azure Files configuration
    • Azure Compute Resources
      • Azure Virtual Machine
      • Azure Containers
    • Virtual Networking
      • Virtual Networking
      • Intersite connectivity
    • Azure Resources
      • Data Protection
      • Monitoring
    • Lesson End Projects
    • Skills Covered – Networking, Security and Governance, Storage, RBAC
    • Tools Covered – Azure Cloud Shell, Azure CLI, Azure Tags, Azure Active Directory, Azure Blob Storage
  • IITK CCDO - Capstone Project

    • This capstone project will allow you to implement the skills learned throughout this training. 

    • Dedicated mentoring sessions will teach you how to solve real-world, industry-aligned problems.

    • The project is the final step in the learning path and will enable you to showcase your expertise to future employers.

Electives:
  • IITK CCDO - Cloud Computing Academic Masterclass

    • Attend online interactive cloud computing training classes conducted by professors from E & ICT Academy, IIT Kanpur.

    • Gain insights about advancements in cloud computing and why it has become essential for any organization to understand, implement, and invest in cloud computing and DevOps skills to scale up.

  • Generative AI Masterclass
    • Attend live generative AI masterclasses and learn how to leverage it to streamline workflows and enhance efficiency.
    • Conducted by industry experts, these masterclasses delve deep into AI-powered creativity.
  • IITK CCDO - Gen AI on Cloud
    • Introduction to GenAI
    • Cloud Infrastructure for Gen AI
    • Ethical Considerations and Responsible AI
    • Data Preparation and Management
    • Model Development and Training
    • Model Deployment and Serving
    • Gen AI on Azure, AWS, Google
    • Text Generation with Azure OpenAI
    • Federated Learning
    • Explainable AI
    • Ethical Considerations in Gen AI
    • Case Studies and Applications
    • Trends and Future Directions
    • Hands-on Projects
  • IITK CCDO - Latest Trends in Cloud and DevOps
    • Cloud and DevOps Evolution
    • Emerging Innovations 
    • Multi-Cloud and Hybrid Cloud
    • Serverless Computing
    • Edge Computing
    • Platform Engineering
    • DevSecOps
    • GitOps and Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
    • Sustainable Cloud
    • AI-as-a-Service, AIOps
    • Quantum Computing
    • Low-Code Applications
    • FinOps
    • IoT
  • IITK CCDO - Data Migration and Resilience
    • Fundamentals of Cloud data migration
    • Strategies and best practices for Data migration
    • Ensuring resilience and high availability in the Cloud
    • Integrating automation and DevOps in data migration
    • Real-world case studies and lessons learned
  • IITK CCDO - Designing Microsoft Azure Infrastructure Solutions AZ:305
    • Governance and Resource Management
    • Authentication and Authorization (Azure AD)
    • Logging and Monitoring (Azure Workbooks, Insights, Monitor)
    • High Availability (Traffic Manager, Geo-Replication)
    • Backup and Recovery (Azure Backup, Site Recovery, and Data Archiving)
    • Relational and Non-Relational Data (Azure Storage Account, Blob, Cosmos DB)
    • Data Integration (Azure Data Factory, Data Lake)
    • Automating Compute and Provisioning
    • Application Architecture (Microservices, Serverless, API Integration)
    • Network (Azure Virtual Network, DNS, Firewall, Network Watcher, Load Balancer, Application Gateway)
    • Migrations (Azure Migrate,Azure App Service, Database Migration Service)
    • Cost Optimization
  • IITK CCDO - DevSecOps
    • Introduction
    • Threat Modeling Fundamentals
    • Understanding Threat Modelling Techniques
    • Securing DevSecOps Pipeline
    • Security Principles
    • Security in AWS 
    • Security in AWS CodePipeline
    • Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (Amazon EKS) 
    • AWS Security Hub
    • Security best practices in IAM
  • IITK CCDO - Google Cloud Platform Architect Training

    Simplilearn's Google Cloud Platform (GCP) Architect certification program will empower you with the skills needed to advance your career in cloud architecture. The course covers IAM, Networking, cloud storage, and much more.

  • IITK CCDO - DevOps on Azure

    With this Microsoft Azure DevOps Engineer AZ-400 training, you will master the concepts of both DevOps and Azure and develop skills in SRE Strategy, Instrumentation Strategy, develop security and compliance plan, setup Azure service fabric, and integrating Azure pipelines, among other concepts.

  • IITK CCDO - Python Training

    Simplilearn’s comprehensive Python Course and training will teach you the basics of Python, data operations, conditional statements, shell scripting, and Django. This Python course will give you hands-on development experience and prepare you for an exciting career as a professional Python programmer.

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45+ Skills Covered

  • Application Migration
  • Cloud Workloads
  • Database Management
  • MultiCloud and Hybrid Cloud Deployment
  • Disaster Recovery
  • Identity Access Management
  • Continuous Integration
  • Continuous Delivery
  • Version Control Systems
  • Infrastructure as Code
  • Autoscaling
  • Web Services and APIs
  • Containerization
  • Orchestration
  • Monitoring
  • Infrastructure Provisioning
  • Microservices
  • Configuration Management
  • Storage Services
  • Performance Testing
  • Cloud Provider Selection
  • DevSecOps
  • Azure AD
  • Azure Workbooks
  • GeoReplication
  • Azure Backup
  • Site Recovery
  • Data Archiving
  • Cosmos DB
  • Load Balancer
  • Application Gateway
  • Azure Migrate
  • Responsible AI
  • Explainable AI
  • Ethical Considerations in Gen AI
  • Gen AI on Azure AWS and Google
  • Azure OpenAI
  • Edge Computing
  • Platform Engineering
  • GitOps
  • AIasaService
  • AIOps
  • LowCode Applications
  • FinOps
  • IoT

31+ Tools Covered

amazon ec2amazon ecsapp servicesaws lambdaazure container serviceazure functionselastic beanstalkamazon dynamo dbamazon rdsazure cosmos dbazure SQL databaseaws cloud formationaws cloudwatchJenkinsANSIBLETerraformDocker FSDazure resource manageraws IAMazure key vaultazure security centeramazon route 53amazon s3azure dnsamazon efsamazon elastic block storageazure block blobGIT FSDMavenkubernetesPrometheus

Projects

  • Project 1

    Microservice Containerization AWS CodePipeline and ECS Cluster

    Set up a DevOps pipeline to automate CI/CD for containerized microservices using AWS CodePipeline and ECS Cluster.

  • Project 2

    Automated Azure Web App Deployment with Containers

    Automate infrastructure provisioning and microservices deployment on Azure Cloud using Azure Web App and Pipeline.

  • Project 3

    MultiCloud Deployment for a Web Application

    Implement a DevOps pipeline to migrate monolithic applications to microservices using AWS and Azure, with automated deployments using Jenkins and Ansible playbooks.

  • Project 4

    Set Up and Monitor a WordPress Instance

    Set up a WordPress instance on AWS using EC2 and RDS to ensure a reliable and secure online presence.

  • Project 5

    Realtime Data Management

    Deploy AWS infrastructure for real-time data management using services like Kinesis or Kafka to process streaming data.

  • Project 6

    Jenkins Backup and Restore on AWS S3

    Implement automated backups for Jenkins data using AWS S3 to ensure data is securely stored.

  • Project 7

    CICD Pipeline Implementation for Software on AWS EC2

    Build a CI/CD pipeline using Jenkins to automate testing, building, and deploying a software application on AWS EC2.

  • Project 8

    Deploying Web Application Using Ansible

    As a DevOps engineer, deploy a blogging platform using Ansible to automate the setup on an Nginx server.

  • Project 9

    Automate Infrastructure Provisioning with Terraform and Ansible

    Use Terraform for infrastructure provisioning and Ansible for configuration management, enabling automated and consistent deployment of environments.

  • Project 10

    Connecting Internet Workloads with VNet Peering and Custom RBAC

    Focus on setting up secure and efficient connectivity between virtual networks using VNet peering for an organization.

  • Project 11

    Load Balancer and CommandLine Automation

    Create a web application architecture for a corporation by distributing incoming traffic to healthy service instances via an Azure public load balancer.

  • Project 12

    Deploy the Application Using the Kubernetes Dashboard

    Deploy a multi-tier PHP and MySQL application using Kubernetes.

  • Project 13

    Swarm Microservice Deployment

    Deploy a scalable, multi-service voting application on a Docker Swarm manager node.

  • Project 14

    Deploying MultiTier Application

    Demonstrate the deployment of a multi-tier application using Docker Compose.

  • Project 15

    Automating CICD Pipeline for Spring Boot App Deployment on AWS

    Implement a CI/CD pipeline using AWS services to automate the deployment of a Spring Boot application on Amazon ECS.

Disclaimer - The projects have been built leveraging real publicly available datasets from organizations.

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An Immersive Learning Experience

Peer to Peer engagement

Get the real classroom experience. Interact with learners and engage with mentors in real-time via Slack.

Flexi Learn

Missed a class? Access recordings to always maintain learning progress and keep up with your cohort.

Mentoring session(s)

Expert guidance sessions from mentors for doubt clarifications, project assistance, and learning support.

Learning Support

Get a dedicated Cohort Manager for all your queries and help you succeed at every learning step.

Peer to Peer engagement
Get the real classroom experience. Interact with learners and engage with mentors in real-time via Slack.
Flexi Learn
Mentoring session(s)
Learning Support

Program Advisors and Trainers

Program Advisors

  • Suvendu Naskar

    Suvendu Naskar

    Faculty Advisor

    Assistant Professor at IIT Kanpur with 10+ years experience. Prof. Suvendu served on the IT Committee at IIM Kozhikode (2005-2007) and was a visiting professor at IIFT Kolkata (Dec 2021-Feb 2022). He has published papers on emerging technologies and excels in strategic decision-making.

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Program Trainers

  • Ritesh

    Ritesh

    19+ years of experience

    AWS and Google Cloud Certified Trainer

  • Hitesh Kumar Sharma

    Hitesh Kumar Sharma

    16+ years of experience

    Ph.D. in CS, author of 5 Books & 50 Patents

  • Farhan Raza

    Farhan Raza

    8+ years of experience

    Microsoft Certified Azure Trainer

  • Abhijith V G

    Abhijith V G

    14+ years of experience

    Lead AI & Chatbot Architect, DevOps Trainer

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Industry Trends

The demand for Cloud Computing and DevOps experts is rising rapidly, with a 23.1% YoY increase last year. Professionals in these fields also benefit from a positive career outlook, reflected in a 42% turnover rate.

Job Icon100K+

Cloud and DevOps Job Roles Available Worldwide

Source: Gartner
Job Icon20% CAGR

Growing annually through 2030

Source: Fortune Business
Job Icon₹6L - ₹20L

Average annual salary

Source: Glassdoor

Batch Profile

This Cloud and DevOps course caters to professionals from diverse industries, enriching class discussions and interactions with a variety of perspectives and experiences.

  • Industry
    The class consists of learners from excellent organizations and diverse industries
    Industry
    Information Technology - 38%Software Product - 32%Banking - 9%Telecommunications - 7%Others - 14%
    Companies
    VMware
    American Express
    Accenture
    Amazon
    Dell
    Infosys
    Hewlett-Packard
    IBM
    Deloitte
    Nvidia
    Microsoft
    Adobe
  • Work Experience
    The class maintains an impressive diversity across work experience and roles
    Designation Breakup
    Engineer - 21%Managers - 18%Consultants - 7%Analysts - 5%Tech Lead - 7%Others - 42%
    Total Years of Experience
    Between 30-35 Years - 22%Between 35-40 Years - 19%Between 25-30 Years - 18%Between 18-25 Years - 17%Between 40-45 Years - 16%>45 Years - 8%

Admission Details

Application Process

The application process consists of three simple steps. An offer of admission will be made to the selected candidates and accepted by the candidates by paying the admission fee.

STEP 1

Submit Application

Tell us a bit about yourself and why you want to do this program

STEP 2

Application Review

An admission panel will shortlist candidates based on their application

STEP 3

Admission

Selected candidates can begin the program within 1-2 weeks

Eligibility Criteria

For admission to this Cloud Computing + DevOps certification program, candidates:

Are required to have at least 1 year of prior work experience
A bachelor's degree with an average of 50% or higher marks
May have a non-programming background

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Program Benefits

  • Blockchain verified certificate from E&ICT Academy, IITK
  • Multicloud coverage with AWS, Azure and GCP
  • Industry aligned curriculum with GenAI on Cloud coverage
  • Access to Simplilearn's AI-powered Job Assistance
  • Masterclasses delivered by distinguished IIT Kanpur faculty

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    Yes, Simplilearn for Business offers learning solutions for the latest AI and other digital skills, including industry certifications. For talent development strategy, we work with Fortune 500 and mid-sized companies with short skill-based certification training and role-based learning paths. We also offer a learning library with unlimited live and interactive solutions - Simplilearn Learning Hub+, which is accessible to your entire workforce. Our team of curriculum consultants works with each client to select and deploy the learning solutions that best meet their teams’ requirements.

  • Will missing a live class affect my ability to complete the course?

    No, missing a live class will not affect your ability to complete the course. With our 'flexi-learn' feature, you can watch the recorded session of any missed class at your convenience. This allows you to stay up-to-date with the course content and meet the necessary requirements to progress and earn your certificate. Simply visit the Simplilearn learning platform, select the missed class, and watch the recording to have your attendance marked.

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