Cloud Networking Course

Lesson 1 • Cloud Provider Network Topology

Explains how major cloud providers structure their global networks. Students map regions, availability zones, and points of presence.

Lesson 2 • What Is Cloud Networking

Defines cloud networking and its role in modern IT infrastructure. Connects the concept to real-world use cases students will encounter throughout the course.

Lesson 3 • Virtualization and Abstraction Layers

Covers how virtualization enables cloud networking constructs. Links hardware abstraction to software-defined network components.

Lesson 4 • Core Networking Concepts Review

Refreshes essential networking fundamentals required for cloud contexts. Ensures all students share a common baseline before advancing.

Lesson 1 • Route Tables and Traffic Control

Explains how route tables direct traffic within and between subnets. Students configure routes for internet, NAT, and peering traffic.

Lesson 2 • IPv6 in Cloud Networks

Introduces dual-stack networking and IPv6 addressing in cloud VPCs. Students enable IPv6 and adjust routing and security rules accordingly.

Lesson 3 • CIDR Planning and Subnet Design

Teaches IP address planning for cloud environments. Students calculate CIDR blocks and allocate subnets across availability zones.

Lesson 4 • Internet and NAT Gateways

Covers outbound and inbound internet connectivity for cloud resources. Students distinguish gateway types and apply them to subnet tiers.

Lesson 1 • Security Group Fundamentals

Defines security groups as stateful virtual firewalls attached to resources. Students write inbound and outbound rules for common workloads.

Lesson 2 • Network Access Control Lists

Covers stateless subnet-level filtering using NACLs. Students layer NACLs with security groups for defense-in-depth.

Lesson 3 • DDoS Protection Strategies

Covers cloud-native DDoS mitigation layers and their activation thresholds. Students design architectures resilient to volumetric and application-layer attacks.

Lesson 4 • Web Application Firewall Integration

Explains WAF placement in front of web-facing workloads. Students configure rule groups to block common web attack patterns.

Lesson 1 • TLS Termination and Certificate Management

Covers HTTPS offloading at the load balancer and certificate lifecycle. Students attach managed certificates and configure TLS policies.

Lesson 2 • Load Balancer Types and Use Cases

Compares application, network, and gateway load balancers. Students match balancer types to workload requirements.

Lesson 3 • Cross-Zone and Global Load Balancing

Extends load balancing across availability zones and geographic regions. Students configure global accelerators and anycast endpoints.

Lesson 4 • Target Groups and Health Checks

Explains how load balancers route to registered targets and verify health. Students configure health check parameters to minimize false positives.

Lesson 1 • Health Checks and DNS Failover

Integrates DNS health checks with routing policies for automatic failover. Students configure endpoint monitoring and failover triggers.

Lesson 2 • DNS Fundamentals in Cloud Contexts

Reviews DNS resolution flow and introduces cloud-hosted DNS zones. Students distinguish public and private hosted zones.

Lesson 3 • Private DNS and Hybrid Resolution

Extends DNS into hybrid environments using resolver endpoints. Students configure inbound and outbound forwarding rules.

Lesson 4 • Record Types and Zone Management

Covers all common DNS record types and their cloud-specific variants. Students create and update records for web, mail, and API endpoints.

Lesson 1 • Transit Gateway Architecture

Explains hub-and-spoke connectivity using transit gateways. Students attach VPCs, VPNs, and Direct Connect to a centralized transit hub.

Lesson 2 • Dedicated Private Connectivity

Introduces dedicated leased-line connections to cloud providers. Students compare connection types and plan bandwidth for production workloads.

Lesson 3 • Multi-Cloud Networking Patterns

Addresses connectivity and routing across two or more cloud providers. Students evaluate SD-WAN, cloud exchange, and overlay network options.

Lesson 4 • Site-to-Site VPN Fundamentals

Covers IPsec tunnel setup between on-premises routers and cloud gateways. Students configure tunnel options, pre-shared keys, and routing.

Lesson 1 • Enhanced Networking and Placement

Covers SR-IOV, DPDK, and placement group strategies for low-latency workloads. Students enable enhanced networking on compute instances.

Lesson 2 • Cost Optimization for Network Traffic

Identifies major cost drivers in cloud networking and strategies to reduce them. Students redesign data flows to minimize cross-region and egress charges.

Lesson 3 • Content Delivery Networks

Explains CDN architecture and cache behavior for static and dynamic content. Students configure origins, behaviors, and cache invalidation.

Lesson 4 • Bandwidth Management and QoS

Addresses traffic shaping, throttling, and quality-of-service in cloud networks. Students apply policies to prioritize critical application traffic.

Lesson 1 • Distributed Tracing and Service Maps

Introduces tracing tools that map request flows across microservices. Students correlate traces with network events to isolate failures.

Lesson 2 • Troubleshooting Methodology

Provides a structured framework for diagnosing cloud network incidents. Students apply OSI-layer isolation and hypothesis-driven debugging.

Lesson 3 • Connectivity Testing Tools

Covers cloud-native path analysis and reachability testing tools. Students verify routing, security rules, and endpoint availability systematically.

Lesson 4 • Cloud Network Metrics and Alarms

Explains key network metrics exposed by cloud monitoring services. Students create dashboards and alarms for proactive incident detection.