Cloud Architecture and Scalable Systems

Design systems that survive real traffic, real failure and a real budget.

What the course covers

8 modules, 32 topics. Open any one to see what sits inside it.

1. 1.1 What changes when infrastructure is rented
2. 1.2 Service models and where responsibility sits
3. 1.3 Regions, zones and failure domains
4. 1.4 Reading a requirement for its real constraints
1. 2.1 Virtual machines, containers and functions
2. 2.2 Object, block and file storage
3. 2.3 Choosing a database for the access pattern
4. 2.4 Caching layers
1. 3.1 Virtual networks and subnets
2. 3.2 Load balancers and traffic routing
3. 3.3 Private connectivity and endpoints
4. 3.4 Delivering content at the edge
1. 4.1 Vertical and horizontal scaling
2. 4.2 Stateless services and session handling
3. 4.3 Queues and asynchronous work
4. 4.4 Autoscaling and its failure modes
1. 5.1 Availability targets and error budgets
2. 5.2 Redundancy and failover patterns
3. 5.3 Backups, restores and recovery objectives
4. 5.4 Designing for graceful degradation
1. 6.1 Identity, roles and least privilege
2. 6.2 Secrets and key management
3. 6.3 Encryption in transit and at rest
4. 6.4 Network isolation and audit
1. 7.1 What actually drives a cloud bill
2. 7.2 Right-sizing and commitment models
3. 7.3 Cost as an architectural constraint
4. 7.4 Tagging, budgets and accountability
1. 8.1 Infrastructure as code
2. 8.2 Diagrams that communicate a decision
3. 8.3 Architecture review and trade-off records
4. 8.4 Migrating a system that already exists

By the end of this course you will be able to explain and apply:

Two hours, not two months Eight short modules. Finish in a day, or do one module a night for a week.

Depth beyond your coursework Pitched above taught content, for research, leadership and the work that follows the degree.

Built for a phone Watch on the bus, pause mid-module, pick up where you stopped. No download, no lab.

A certificate that can be checked Every certificate carries an ID your college or an employer can verify on our site.

About two hours in total — eight modules of roughly fifteen minutes. You can do it in one sitting or spread it across a week. Your place is saved either way.
No. There is no prerequisite course and no software to install. A phone, tablet or computer with an internet connection is enough.
Yes. This course is placed at Master's Degree for India, and the content is written for that level. If you are at a different stage, change your level at the top of the page and the courses will change with it.
A certificate for the course, carrying an ID that your college or an employer can check on our verification page. You keep access to the material afterwards.
Yes — ₹450 for this course on its own, or ₹1,450 for all five in this set, which works out cheaper if you want more than one.
There is a short quiz at the end of each module so you can check what stuck. It is not timed and you can retake it.
Change your country using the picker at the top. Level names, degree names and prices all switch to that country, and the courses adjust to its education system.

Wording shown for India. Pick a different country at the top and the terms, currency and programme names change with it.