Cloud Systems Administration

Our program begins by helping students build a strong networking and OS foundation. It emphasizes design, implementation, and administration of IP networks. Students become competent at Linux systems administration, and learn how to deploy and manage common applications and services using Linux servers. They learn essential survival skills in programming and relational databases. They are encouraged to develop an automation mindset and build the skills to automate routine IT infrastructure deployment, configuration, and monitoring activities. They also learn about infrastructure virtualization across on-premises and cloud-based deployment scenarios.

Post the foundation phase, Students dive deeper into three critical competency areas - SysOps administration, Continuous monitoring, and Digital infrastructure automation. They acquire skills on cloud architecture, deployment patterns (IaaS, PaaS, FaaS), provisioning cloud resources, monitoring the health of IT resources, configuring alerts, optimizing resource utilization, and automating the deployment and administration of large fleets of IT resources.

Student Guidelines

• Students must possess the curiosity and a determination to persist with the demanding hands-on exercises and assignments.
• In addition, Students need to fulfil the below requirements:
• High School Diploma from an accredited institution
• Spoken and written English skills
• Appropriately configured PC with webcam and headset
• Uninterrupted internet connection
• Uninterrupted time to complete the learning activities on schedule

Delivery Guidelines

• Students must possess the curiosity and a determination to persist with the demanding hands-on exercises and assignments.
• Live online lectures on context-setting and concept building concepts.
• 60% of the program is hands-on i.e. in each program, a Student would spend over 60% of time on coding or hands-on activities

Students who are excited about Cloud DevOps or those looking for a career shift into Cloud IT Infrastructure can take up this program. No prior programming experience is required to do this program – just curiosity and a determination to persist with the demanding hands-on exercises and assignments.

Some other basic requirements are:

• High School Diploma from an accredited institution.
• Spoken and written English skills.
• Appropriately configured PC with webcam and headset.
• Uninterrupted internet connection.
• Uninterrupted time to complete the learning activities on schedule.

This program is designed to deliver job-ready Cloud Systems Administration and set them up for a future progression into the exciting new area of Cloud DevOps. The program systematically helps students acquire all the critical competencies required to take on the role of a Cloud Systems Administration.

On successful completion of all the assignments and projects, each student will be able to:

• Install and configure the Linux OS, and associated applications, packages, and services
• Configure network services such as DHCP, DNS, FTP, and File and Print sharing over a network
• Automate tasks using scripting and programming (Python)
• Design & implement networks with switching & routing devices
• Create Virtual Machines, Virtual Private Networks (VPNs), and use Virtual storage and Cloud services
• Deploy applications on public and private cloud platforms
• Monitor cloud resources, systems, and application logs, and identify key performance indicators, and create health dashboards
• Automate systems administration tasks
• Implement Infrastructure-as-Code (IAC) and deployment patterns using GitOps, Terraform, and Kubernetes

This program is designed to build the core competencies i.e., the knowledge and skills required to perform the tasks required for the cloud systems administrator job role. As part of the learning journey, they build the right attitude that sets them up for seamlessly transitioning to this role, as well as making them aware of some of the best practices that professionals are expected to adopt. The tough challenges that they encounter as part of the program and the capstone project help accelerate their experience. As part of our holistic approach to making them job-ready we ensure that students are equipped, not just with technical competencies, but also the complementary engineering and behavioral competencies.

We emphasize, that doing this program is not just about attending live sessions alone – it is also about following through and completing the hands-on assignments and projects as well. For an assignment to be considered complete, students must refactor their solution after getting it reviewed. Assignment completion is necessary to move forward in the program.