Compute services: EC2 (AWS), Virtual Machines (Azure), Compute Engine (GCP)

Storage options: S3, Azure Blob Storage, Google Cloud Storage

Networking: VPC, subnets, firewalls, load balancers

Databases: RDS, Azure SQL, Cloud SQL

Architecture patterns and best practices

Identity & Access Management (IAM) across platforms

Encryption at rest and in transit

Shared responsibility model

Cloud security standards (ISO/IEC 27017, CIS Benchmarks)

Data compliance considerations in Africa (e.g., local data residency needs, cross-border transfers)

Deploying apps using cloud-native tools (Elastic Beanstalk, Azure App Service, Google App Engine)

Containers and Kubernetes basics

Monitoring and logging: CloudWatch, Azure Monitor, Cloud Logging

Intro to CI/CD and Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation, ARM templates)

Backup, failover, and disaster recovery

Hands-on deployment scenarios using AWS, Azure, and GCP free-tier accounts

Industry-specific project (e.g., healthcare system on cloud, mobile banking app backend)

Review of cloud certifications: o AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner o Microsoft Azure Fundamentals (AZ-900) o Google Cloud Digital Leader

Knowledge assessment and course wrap-up

Issuance of certificate of completion