Illinois Tech
Cloud Computing: Infrastructure and Platforms Specialization
Illinois Tech

Cloud Computing: Infrastructure and Platforms Specialization

Learn the Fundamentals of Cloud Computing. Learn cloud computing, data networks, and virtualization to build a strong cloud foundation.

Philip Matuszak
Marwan Omar

Instructors: Philip Matuszak

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Intermediate level

Recommended experience

4 months to complete
at 10 hours a week
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace
Build toward a degree

What you'll learn

  • Understand cloud computing concepts and technologies.

  • Design and manage data networks.

  • Implement virtualization within cloud environments.

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May 2025

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Specialization - 3 course series

What you'll learn

  • Learners will be given real-world examples, with best practices and business use cases related to the content on hand.

  • Network-related security threats as well as mitigation steps will be discussed to give insight on how communications mediums can be exploited.

  • The use of several network reconnaissance and communication analyzer tools will be used to examine network traffic.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Network Security
Category: Software-Defined Networking
Category: Network Performance Management
Category: TCP/IP
Category: Network Troubleshooting
Category: Network Monitoring
Category: Network Analysis
Category: OSI Models
Category: Network Protocols
Category: General Networking
Category: Networking Hardware
Category: Local Area Networks
Category: Network Infrastructure
Category: Cybersecurity
Category: Network Architecture
Category: Network Administration
Category: Computer Networking
Category: Network Planning And Design

What you'll learn

  • Learn how to create infrastructure from Cloud Native APIs in the command line

  • Learn about the 5 components of cloud computing and cloud native thinking

Skills you'll gain

Category: Amazon Web Services
Category: Cloud Infrastructure
Category: Cloud-Native Computing
Category: Cloud Computing
Category: Terraform
Category: Database Management
Category: Cloud Computing Architecture
Category: Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
Category: Virtualization
Category: Cloud Storage
Category: Scalability
Category: Linux Administration
Category: Software Design Patterns
Category: Application Deployment
Category: Database Systems
Category: Data Storage
Category: Databases
Category: Cloud Services
Category: Software Architecture

What you'll learn

Skills you'll gain

Category: Virtualization
Category: Virtual Machines
Category: Hyper-V
Category: Computer Hardware
Category: Networking Hardware
Category: General Networking
Category: Capacity Management
Category: Local Area Networks
Category: Data Centers
Category: Virtual Local Area Network (VLAN)
Category: Cloud Infrastructure
Category: Computing Platforms
Category: VMware ESX Servers
Category: Cloud Computing
Category: Data Storage Technologies
Category: Virtual Reality
Category: Infrastructure Architecture
Category: Network Switches
Category: Remote Access Systems
Category: Network Architecture

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This Specialization is part of the following degree program(s) offered by Illinois Tech. If you are admitted and enroll, your completed coursework may count toward your degree learning and your progress can transfer with you.¹

 

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Philip Matuszak
Illinois Tech
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