Subject Area
Cloud Infrastructure & Architecture
• Data centers and virtualization
• Hyper-converged infrastructure
• Resource management and orchestration
Cloud Services and Deployment Models
• IaaS, PaaS, SaaS, and emerging models
• Private, public, hybrid, and community clouds
• Multi-cloud strategies
Cloud Security and Privacy
• Authentication and identity management
• Data encryption and secure computation
• Compliance with data protection regulations (e.g., GDPR)
Cloud Performance and Optimization
• Load balancing and auto-scaling
• Quality of Service (QoS) and Service Level Agreements (SLAs)
• Energy-efficient cloud computing
Edge and Fog Computing
• Distributed cloud architectures
• Latency reduction and real-time analytics
Cloud Applications and Case Studies
• Cloud in healthcare, education, finance, and manufacturing
• Governmental and smart city initiatives
Cloud and Artificial Intelligence
• AI-as-a-Service (AIaaS)
• Cloud-based deep learning frameworks
Cloud and Big Data
• Scalable data storage
• Distributed computing frameworks (e.g., Hadoop, Spark)
DevOps and Continuous Delivery in the Cloud
• CI/CD pipelines
• Infrastructure as code
Cloud Governance and Compliance
• Legal, ethical, and policy implications
• Cloud audits and standards (ISO, NIST, etc.)