Post Graduate Program in

Cloud Computing
Table of Contents
About the Program 3

Key Features of the Post Graduate

Program in Cloud Computing 4

About the Post Graduate Program in Cloud Computing

in Collaboration with Caltech CTME 5

About Simplilearn 6

Program Eligibility Criteria and

Application Process 7

Learning Path Visualization 9

Program Outcomes 10

Who Should Enroll in This Program 12

Courses

Step 1 - AWS Solutions Architect SAA C02 13

Step 2 - Microsoft Azure Architect Technologies: AZ:303 15

Step 3 - Microsoft Azure Architect Design: AZ:304 17

Step 4 - Cloud Computing Capstone Project 19

Caltech CTME Academic Master Classes 20

Elective 20

Certificates 22

Advisory Board Members 23

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About the Program

Accelerate your career with this acclaimed Post Graduate

Program in Cloud Computing, in collaboration with Caltech
CTME. This program features the perfect mix of theory,
case studies, and extensive hands-on practice to master
the architectural principles and services of the top Cloud
platforms. You will learn to design and deploy highly
scalable, fault-tolerant applications and develop skills to
transform yourself into a Cloud professional.

This Post Graduate Program is designed for graduates

in any discipline and experienced professionals from
programming and non-programming backgrounds. The
program is based on a Applied Learning approach that uses
a combination of self-paced videos, live virtual classes,
hands-on projects, and labs. Students also have access to
mentorship sessions, providing a high-engagement learning
experience and real-world applications to help master
essential Cloud Computing skills.

At the end of this program, learners will understand the

main principles of Cloud Computing and how they are
implemented in Microsoft Azure, AWS, and Google Cloud
Platform. This program will enable students to demonstrate
their knowledge to implement use cases and configuration
options for Azure App Services and AWS Application
Services environments.

Those who complete the program will become certified

Azure and AWS Cloud Architects.

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Key Features of the Post Graduate
Program in Cloud Computing in
Collaboration with Caltech CTME

Caltech CTME Post Enrolment in Simplilearn’s

Graduate Certificate JobAssist

Receive upto 30 CEUs Get noticed by the top

from Caltech CTME hiring companies

Master Classes taught by 300+ Hours of Applied

Caltech CTME instructor Learning

Online Convocation by Caltech 50+ Hours of Self-Paced

CTME Program Director Learning Course Content

Physical Certificate from 30+ Hands-On Projects

Caltech CTME (on request) with Integrated Labs

Caltech CTME Circle Capstone Project in

Membership 4 domains

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About the Post Graduate
Program in Cloud
Computing in Collaboration
with Caltech CTME

Founded in 1891, Caltech is a world-renowned science and engineering

institute that marshals some of the world’s brightest minds and most
innovative tools to address fundamental scientific questions and
pressing societal challenges. Caltech prizes excellence and ambition.
The contributions of Caltech’s faculty and alumni have earned national
and international recognition, including 38 Nobel Prizes and nearly 60
National Medals of Science. The Institute manages the Jet Propulsion
Laboratory (JPL) for NASA.

CTME is embedded in Caltech’s Division of Engineering and Applied

Science. Caltech CTME has a unique role to play in applying the
capabilities of scientists and engineers to the challenges of today’s
technology-driven businesses. Caltech CTME applies executive
education and professional development directly to real-world
problems. Caltech CTME experts teach the tools and perspectives that
elevate careers and help companies achieve their goals.

Upon completing this program, you will receive:

Caltech CTME Post Graduate Certificate

Caltech CTME Bonafide Certificate
Individual Course Completion Certificate for all the Courses in the
Learning Path from Simplilearn
Program Performance Report for the Entire Learning Path in the
Program
Receive upto 30 CEUs From Caltech CTME upon course
Completion
Access to Caltech Circle Membership
Physical Certificate with Caltech CTME Kit (On Request)

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About Simplilearn

Simplilearn is the world’s #1 online bootcamp provider that enables

learners through rigorous and highly specialized training. We focus on
emerging technologies and processes that are transforming the digital
world, at a fraction of the cost and time as traditional approaches. Over
one million professionals and 2000 corporate training organizations
have harnessed our award-winning programs to achieve their career
and business goals.

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Program Eligibility Criteria and
Application Process

Those wishing to enroll in the Post Graduate Program in Cloud

Computing in collaboration with Caltech CTME will be required to apply
for admission.

Eligibility Criteria
For admission to this Post Graduate Program in Cloud Computing,
candidates:

Should have a bachelor’s degree in any discipline with an average

of 50% or higher marks

May come from a non-programming background

Do not need to have prior work experience

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Application Process
The application process consists of three simple steps. An offer of
admission will be made to the selected candidates and accepted by the
candidates upon payment of the admission fee.

STEP STEP STEP

1 2 3

Submit an Application Admission

Application Review

Complete the application After you submit your An offer of admission

and include a brief application, a panel of will be made to qualified
statement of purpose admissions counselors will candidates. You can
to tell our admissions review your application accept this offer by paying
counselors why you’re and statement of purpose the program fee.
interested and qualified to determine your
for this Post Graduate qualifications and interest
Program in Cloud in the program.
Computing.

Talk to an Admissions Counselor

We have a team of dedicated admissions counselors here to help guide
you in the application process and related matters. They are available to

They are available to:

Address questions related to the application

Assist with financial aid (if required)

Help you better understand the program and answer your questions

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Learning Path

AWS Solutions
Architect SAA C02

Microsoft Microsoft Azure

Azure Architect Architect Design:
Technologies: AZ:304
AZ:303

Cloud Computing
Capstone Project

Academic Master Classes – Caltech CTME

Electives
AWS SysOps Associate AWS Developer Associate

Microsoft Certified Azure Administrator: AWS Database Migration

AZ:104 Google Cloud Platform Architect Training

Microsoft Certified Azure Developer Academic Master Classes – Caltech

Associate: AZ:204 CTME

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Program Outcomes

At the end of this Post Graduate Program, you will:

Understand the main principles of Cloud Set up GCP account and utilize GCP
Computing and how they have been services: networking, storage, content and
implemented in Microsoft Azure and AWS delivery network

Design an Azure app service web app by Understand Google Virtual Machines and
using Azure CLI, Powershell, and other tools how to work with them

Manage subscriptions, billing, and role- Get an overview of AWS DMS, how the
based access control regarding Azure users AWS Schema Conversion tool works, types
and groups of AWS Database Migration Service

Manage security and identity for Azure Select the appropriate AWS service based
solutions on data, compute, database, or security
requirements

Implement use cases and configuration

options for Azure App Services and App Deploy, manage and operate scalable,
Service environments highly available and fault-tolerant systems
on AWS

Implement AWS security and testing, and

become an expert in AWS components
such as S3, DynamoDB, Elastic Beanstalk,
and CloudFormation
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Who Should Enroll in this
Program?

This program caters to those who are hoping to enter the world of
Cloud Computing or want to update their skills, as it is designed
and structured to accommodate various professional backgrounds.
Although there are no prerequisites for taking this training program,
individuals in the following roles and disciplines are ideal for this
course:

Fresh graduates who intend to take the plunge into the Cloud job
market
Professionals with any number of years of experience working
in either technical or non-technical job roles and wish to build
successful careers in the Cloud world
People working in the following roles will benefit the most from
the Post Graduate
Solutions architects
Programmers
Cloud developers
Cloud software engineers
DevOps professionals

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 AWS Solutions Architect
SAA C02
STEP
This AWS Solutions Architect Certification training will enable you to

1 design, plan, and scale AWS implementations utilizing over 70 Cloud

Computing services. The course is aligned with the latest AWS exam
featuring Amazon designated best practices.

2
Key Learning Objectives
By the end of this AWS training, you will be able to:
3
Formulate solution plans and provide guidance on AWS
architecture best practices

4 Design and deploy scalable, highly available, and fault-tolerant

systems on AWS

Identify the lift and shift of an existing on-premises application to

AWS

Decipher the ingress and egress of data to and from AWS

Select the appropriate AWS service based on data, compute,

database, or security requirements

Estimate AWS costs and identify cost control mechanisms

Course curriculum
Lesson 00 - Course Overview

Lesson 01 - AWS Overview

Lesson 02 - Designing Highly Available, Cost-efficient, Fault-

tolerant, and Scalable Systems

Lesson 03 - Identity Access Management (IAM)

Lesson 04 - Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC)

Lesson 05 - Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2)

Lesson 06 - Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3)

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 Lesson 07 - Amazon Route 53

Lesson 08 - Databases

Lesson 09 - Application Services

Lesson 10 - Security Practices for Optimum Cloud Deployment

Lesson 11 - Disaster Recovery

Lesson 12 - Troubleshooting

Lesson 13 - AWS Solutions Architect Exam

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 Microsoft Azure Architect
Technologies: AZ:303
STEP
The Microsoft Azure Architect Technologies AZ-303 online training
1 course prepares you for a career as a certified Azure Cloud Solutions
Architect. You will learn how to manage Azure resources, configure and
deploy virtual machines, and master Azure Cognitive Services solutions
2 as you become familiar with the Azure platform.

Key Learning Objectives

3 After completing this online Azure certification training course, you will
be able to:

4 Manage Azure subscriptions and resources

Configure, deploy, and manage virtual machines and networks
Evaluate and perform server migration to Azure
Implement and manage advanced virtual networking and
application services
Manage and secure identities
Select compute and storage solutions
Perform hybrid networking
Evaluate the throughput and structure of data access
Create web applications using PaaS
Create apps and services running on Service Fabric
Use Azure Kubernetes Service for health monitoring and
maintenance
Develop long-running tasks and distributed transactions
Configure a message-based integration architecture
Develop for asynchronous processing and autoscaling
Create Azure Cognitive Services solution

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Course curriculum
Section 01: Course Introduction
Lesson 01: Course Introduction

Section 02: Implement and Monitor an Azure Infrastructure

Lesson 01: Implement Cloud Infrastructure Monitoring

Lesson 02: Implement Storage Accounts

Lesson 03: Implement VM’s for Windows and Linux

Lesson 04: Automate Deployment and Configuration of

Resources

Lesson 05: Implement Virtual Networking

Lesson 06: Implement Azure Active Directory

Lesson 07: Implement and Manage Hybrid Identities

Section 03: Implement Management and Security Solutions

Lesson 01: Manage Workloads in Azure

Lesson 02: Implement Load Balancing and

Network Security

Lesson 03: Implement and Manage Azure

Governance Solutions

Lesson 04: Manage Security for Applications

Section 04: Implement Solutions for Apps

Lesson 01: Implement An Application Infrastructure

Lesson 02: Implement Container based App

Section 05: Implement and Manage Data Platforms

Lesson 01: Implement NoSQL Databases

Lesson 02: Implement Azure SQL databases

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 Microsoft Azure Architect
Design: AZ:304
STEP
This Azure training course covers the more advanced activities on the
1 Azure platform, such as managing Azure resources, configuring and
deploying virtual machines and networks, mastering Azure AD, and
securing data. You will also learn how to identify data storage options,
2 integrate SaaS service on Azure, author deployments, and more.

Key Learning Objectives

3 After completing this online Azure certification training course, you will
be able to:

4 Manage security and identity for Azure solutions

Integrate SaaS services available on the Azure platform
Compare and analyze database options in Azure
Monitor and automate Azure solutions
Deploy resources with Azure Resource Manager
Choose the correct backup option for infrastructure and data
hosted in Azure
Automate the deployment of future resources for backup recovery
or scaling purposes
Build Azure IaaS-Based Server Applications
Deploy network infrastructure for use in Azure solutions
Integrate Azure solution components using messaging service

Course curriculum
Lesson 01: Course Introduction
Lesson 02: Design Monitoring
Lesson 03: Design Identity and Security
Lesson 04: Design Data Storage
Lesson 05: Design Business Continuity
Lesson 06: Design Infrastructure

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 Capstone Project

STEP This Cloud Computing Capstone project will give you an opportunity
to implement the skills you learned throughout this program.

1 Through dedicated mentoring sessions, you’ll learn how to solve

a real-world, industry-aligned Cloud problem. The project is the
final step in the learning path and will enable you to showcase your

2 expertise in Cloud Computing to future employers.

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Elective Course

Academic Master Classes

– Caltech CTME
Attend online interactive Master Classes conducted by the
instructor from the Caltech CTME and get insights about
advancements in the Cloud domain and understand why it
has become important for any organization to understand
and implement Cloud Computing skills to scale up.

Microsoft Certified Azure Administrator:

AZ:104
Simplilearn’s Azure Administrator training provides you with a
deep understanding of the entire administrative lifecycle in Azure
environment. This Azure course shows you how to maintain services
related to computing, storage, network, and security. Enhance your
Azure Administrator skills and prepare to ace the AZ-104 Azure
Administrator exam.

Microsoft Certified Azure Developer

Associate: AZ:204
This Azure Developer Certification training aligns with the latest (2020)
edition of Azure Developer Certified Associate exam AZ-204. AZ-204
is the updated version of the existing exam for the Microsoft Azure
Developer Associate: AZ-203. This exam verifies your ability to select,
develop, and implement Azure Cloud technology solutions.

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AWS Developer Associate
Simplilearn’s AWS Developer Associate training builds upon the
skills learned from the AWS Technical Essentials course. This course
will teach you how to write code and design scalable applications,
implement application security and testing, and develop expertise with
key AWS components such as S3, DynamoDB, Elastic Beanstalk, and
CloudFormation.

AWS Sysops Associate

This AWS SysOps training is a prerequisite to the DevOps Engineer
Certification. You will learn how to migrate on-premise applications
to AWS, control the flow of data to and from AWS, master the AWS
management console, implement operational cost controls, and
enhances your ability to leverage AWS resources and services
efficiently.

AWS Database Migration

This course will demonstrate the key functionality of AWS Database
Migration Service (DMS) and will help you understand how to easily
and securely move databases into the AWS Cloud platform to take
advantage of the cost savings and scalability of AWS.

Google Cloud Platform

Architect Training
Simplilearn’s Google Cloud Platform Architect certification program
will aid you with the skills needed to advance your career in Cloud
architecture and become a certified Google Cloud Architect
Professional. The course covers IAM, Networking, Cloud Storage, and
much more. This online GCP Architect certification course introduces
you to the comprehensive and flexible infrastructure and platform
services provided by Google Cloud Platform. You will learn to analyze
and deploy infrastructure components, such as networks, storage
systems, and application services.

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Certificates

This is to certify that

John Doe
has successfully completed the
POST GRADUATE PROGRAM
IN CLOUD COMPUTING
on 8th May 2020

Program delivered by

Anne Campbell Krishna Kumar

Executive Director, CEO, Simplilearn
Caltech Center for Technology
and Management Education

Upon completion of this Post Graduate Program in Cloud Computing,

you will receive the Caltech CTME Post Graduate Certificate. You
will also receive certificates from Simplilearn for each of the courses
in the learning path. These certificates will testify to your skills as an
expert in Cloud.

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Advisory Board
Members

Rick Hefner, Ph.D.

Program Director, Caltech Center for Technology
& Management Education
rhefner@caltech.edu

Rick Hefner, PhD, specializes in systems development and

maintenance; project management; Lean Six Sigma; process
improvement, technology transfer; and risk management. His
experience spans over 35 years. Dr. Hefner recently served
as Director of Process Management at Northrop Grumman
Corporation, where he managed corporate process initiatives
related to Lean Six Sigma and program management.

Previous positions at Northrop Grumman (formerly

TRW) included managing technology process initiatives
and helping to establish the corporate engineering and
program management processes. Previously, at Aerospace
Corporation, Dr. Hefner was the Director of their Software
Development department. He served as an engineer, technical
specialist, project manager, and section manager.

Dr. Hefner has also worked with companies in the

communications, electronics, and health sciences industries,
including Applied Physics Laboratory, Ares Management,
Boeing, DRS Technologies, Herbalife, Honeywell, Jet
Propulsion Laboratory, John Deere, L-3 WESCAM, Maytag,
Motorola, Pacific Bell, Raytheon, Schlumberger, Southern
California Edison, St. Jude Medical, Toshiba, U.S. Navy,
and Xerox. Dr. Hefner is credited with over 200 publications
and presentations. He earned his PhD from the University
of California, Los Angeles, in applied dynamic systems
control. He received his MS and BS from Purdue University in
interdisciplinary engineering.

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