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Multi-Cloud - Hybrid Architectures

About this course​

Multi-cloud refers to the use of multiple cloud providers (AWS, Azure, GCP) to build resilient architectures, avoid vendor lock-in, and optimize costs.

Prerequisites​

  • Knowledge of at least one cloud provider (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
  • Intermediate-level Terraform
  • Intermediate-level Kubernetes
  • Understanding of networking

Course content​

  1. Introduction to Multi-Cloud

    • Definitions and concepts
    • Benefits and challenges
    • Use cases

  2. Multi-Cloud Strategies

    • Possible architectures
    • Workload placement
    • Disaster recovery

  3. Terraform Multi-Cloud

    • Multiple providers
    • State management
    • Reusable modules

  4. Kubernetes Multi-Cloud

    • Federation and mesh
    • Service mesh (Istio)
    • Multi-cluster GitOps

  5. Multi-Cloud Networking

    • Interconnections
    • VPN and peering
    • Global DNS

  6. Identity & Access

    • SSO and federation
    • Unified RBAC
    • Secrets management

  7. Data management

    • Cross-cloud replication
    • Data gravity
    • Backup strategies

  8. Multi-Cloud Monitoring

    • Unified observability
    • Centralized metrics
    • Alerting

  9. Best practices

    • Architecture patterns
    • Security
    • FinOps

  10. Exercises and Projects

    • Hands-on labs
    • Complete project
    • Real-world scenarios

Estimated duration​

⏱️ 18-22 hours of training including hands-on exercises

Learning objectives​

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

  • Design resilient multi-cloud architectures
  • Manage infrastructure with Terraform across multiple clouds
  • Deploy multi-cloud Kubernetes clusters
  • Configure inter-cloud networking
  • Implement centralized monitoring
  • Apply security and cost best practices