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.)