Cloud Architecture and Services

  1. Cloud Architecture Design Principles
    1. Scalability and Elasticity
      1. Vertical Scaling
        1. Resource Upgrades
          1. Limitations and Considerations
          2. Horizontal Scaling
            1. Adding Instances
              1. Load Distribution
                1. Stateless Design Requirements
                2. Auto Scaling
                  1. Metric-Based Scaling
                    1. Scheduled Scaling
                      1. Predictive Scaling
                      2. Application Design for Scale
                        1. Stateless vs. Stateful Applications
                          1. Session Management
                            1. Database Scaling Patterns
                          2. High Availability and Fault Tolerance
                            1. Redundancy Strategies
                              1. Active-Passive Configurations
                                1. Active-Active Configurations
                                  1. N+1 Redundancy
                                  2. Geographic Distribution
                                    1. Availability Zones
                                      1. Regions and Multi-Region Deployment
                                        1. Cross-Region Replication
                                        2. Disaster Recovery
                                          1. Recovery Time Objectives
                                            1. Recovery Point Objectives
                                              1. Backup and Restore
                                                1. Backup Scheduling
                                                  1. Restore Testing
                                                    1. Cross-Region Backups
                                                    2. Pilot Light
                                                      1. Minimal Standby Environments
                                                        1. Activation Procedures
                                                        2. Warm Standby
                                                          1. Scaled-Down Replicas
                                                            1. Synchronization Methods
                                                            2. Multi-Site Active-Active
                                                              1. Full Redundancy
                                                                1. Data Consistency Challenges
                                                              2. Service Level Agreements
                                                                1. Uptime Guarantees
                                                                  1. Performance Metrics
                                                                    1. Penalties and Remedies
                                                                  2. Security Architecture
                                                                    1. Identity and Access Management
                                                                      1. Users and Groups
                                                                        1. Roles and Policies
                                                                          1. Multi-Factor Authentication
                                                                            1. Single Sign-On
                                                                              1. Federated Identity
                                                                                1. Privileged Access Management
                                                                                2. Data Protection
                                                                                  1. Encryption in Transit
                                                                                    1. TLS/SSL Implementation
                                                                                      1. Certificate Management
                                                                                      2. Encryption at Rest
                                                                                        1. Key Management Systems
                                                                                          1. Hardware Security Modules
                                                                                          2. Data Loss Prevention
                                                                                            1. Data Classification
                                                                                            2. Network Security
                                                                                              1. Firewalls
                                                                                                1. Web Application Firewalls
                                                                                                  1. Intrusion Detection Systems
                                                                                                    1. Intrusion Prevention Systems
                                                                                                      1. DDoS Protection
                                                                                                        1. Network Segmentation
                                                                                                        2. Compliance and Governance
                                                                                                          1. Regulatory Standards
                                                                                                            1. Data Residency Requirements
                                                                                                              1. Audit Trails
                                                                                                                1. Compliance Monitoring
                                                                                                              2. Cost Optimization
                                                                                                                1. Cloud Pricing Models
                                                                                                                  1. Pay-as-You-Go
                                                                                                                    1. Reserved Instances
                                                                                                                      1. Savings Plans
                                                                                                                        1. Spot Instances
                                                                                                                        2. Cost Management
                                                                                                                          1. Budgeting and Alerts
                                                                                                                            1. Cost Allocation
                                                                                                                              1. Resource Tagging
                                                                                                                                1. Rightsizing
                                                                                                                                  1. Cost Forecasting
                                                                                                                                  2. Resource Optimization
                                                                                                                                    1. Unused Resource Identification
                                                                                                                                      1. Performance vs. Cost Trade-offs
                                                                                                                                        1. Storage Optimization
                                                                                                                                      2. Operational Excellence
                                                                                                                                        1. Monitoring and Observability
                                                                                                                                          1. Metrics Collection
                                                                                                                                            1. Log Aggregation
                                                                                                                                              1. Distributed Tracing
                                                                                                                                                1. Application Performance Monitoring
                                                                                                                                                2. Automation
                                                                                                                                                  1. Infrastructure Automation
                                                                                                                                                    1. Deployment Automation
                                                                                                                                                      1. Operational Automation
                                                                                                                                                      2. Infrastructure as Code
                                                                                                                                                        1. Configuration Management
                                                                                                                                                          1. Version Control
                                                                                                                                                            1. Policy as Code
                                                                                                                                                              1. Template Management

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