
Introduction
In the era of massive digital transformation, the disciplines of Cloud & Data Management are no longer optional—they’re essential. Imagine a library: in the old days you’d build a massive archive room (on-prem infrastructure) and manually sort every book (data) by hand. Now, using cloud services you get an elastic warehouse (cloud infrastructure) and smart catalogue systems that automatically organise and deliver what you need when you need it. That’s what cloud & data management enables for modern businesses. This course on Cloud & Data Management equips you with the skills to handle both the infrastructure layer (cloud) and the information layer (data) together—with seamless integration.
By focusing on cloud architecture and data workflows, you gain the ability to design systems that store, process, secure and derive insights from huge volumes of data in a cloud environment. Whether it’s migrating legacy databases to the cloud, building data lakes, implementing data governance, or leveraging analytics platforms—all these fall under the umbrella of cloud & data management. With organisations collecting more data than ever and expecting real-time insights, specialists who can manage cloud infrastructure plus data lifecycle are in high demand. For professionals in Mumbai’s bustling tech ecosystem, this means robust career prospects: roles that blend cloud engineering, data engineering, data operations and analytics are emerging rapidly. This Cloud & Data Management course is ideal if you want to master the full stack—from cloud setup and orchestration to data ingestion, processing, storage, governance and analytics—putting you at a sweet intersection of two of the most in-demand disciplines in IT.
Course Purpose & Fit
Purpose / Goals:
- Equip students to deploy cloud infrastructure and manage enterprise-scale data ecosystems.
- Enable learners to ingest, store, process, secure and analyse data in a cloud environment.
- Prepare participants for roles that blend cloud architecture, data engineering and data management operations.
- Provide a portfolio of real-world projects: data migration, building data-lakes, analytics pipelines and cost-efficient cloud data infrastructure.
Who Should Enrol:
- Beginners with interest in cloud or data who want to build dual skills.
- IT professionals looking to expand into data engineering or cloud roles from infrastructure/operations.
- Data analysts or BI developers who want to work in cloud-native data platforms and manage data pipelines.
- Career switchers aiming for high-growth roles combining cloud and data management.
Why Take This Course:
- Unique benefits: integrated curriculum covering both cloud architecture and data lifecycle, not just one or the other.
- Industry use-cases: migrating enterprise data-warehouses to cloud, setting up data-lakes for real-time analytics, implementing governance and compliance in regulated industries.
- Tools covered: Cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP basics), data services (Redshift, Azure Synapse, BigQuery), data-lake architectures, ETL/ELT pipelines, data governance frameworks, data visualisation.
- Certification prep: content mapped to cloud/data certifications (e.g., AWS Big Data Specialty, Azure Data Engineer, Google Cloud Data Engineer).
- Portfolio outcomes: build data-lake from scratch, implement streaming analytics pipeline, demonstrate cost and security optimisation.
Curriculum
- 8 Sections
- 0 Lessons
- 10 Weeks
- Chapter 1: Fundamentals of Cloud & Data ManagementLearning objectives: Understand cloud concepts, data lifecycle, why data-driven systems matter.
- Cloud computing basics (keywords: cloud computing fundamentals, cloud infrastructure basics)
- Data management fundamentals (keywords: data lifecycle management, data management definition)
- Why integrate cloud and data? (keywords: cloud data management, hybrid cloud data strategies)
- Key trends: big data, streaming, IoT, serverless data (keywords: big data trends India, streaming data cloud)
0 - Chapter 2: Cloud Infrastructure for Data PlatformsLearning objectives: Set up cloud infrastructure suitable for data workloads, networking and storage considerations.
- Cloud account setup & network for data workloads (keywords: cloud network for data, cloud storage architecture)
- Storage types: object, block, file, data-lake (keywords: cloud object storage, data lake architecture)
- Compute for data workloads: VMs, containers, serverless (keywords: serverless data processing, cloud data compute)
- Cost & performance optimisation for data workloads (keywords: cloud cost optimisation data, cloud performance data)
0 - Chapter 3: Data Ingestion & Processing in the CloudLearning objectives: Build pipelines to ingest, transform and process data in the cloud.
- Batch vs streaming ingestion (keywords: data ingestion cloud, streaming vs batch data)
- ETL/ELT pipelines (keywords: ETL cloud pipeline, ELT cloud data)
- Data-lake vs data-warehouse architectures (keywords: data lake cloud, data warehouse cloud)
- Managed services & serverless data processing (keywords: serverless data pipeline, managed data services cloud)
0 - Chapter 4: Data Storage, Analytics & GovernanceLearning objectives: Store data effectively, perform analytics and enforce governance/compliance.
- Data-warehouse services (keywords: cloud data warehouse tutorial, cloud analytics service)
- Analytics and visualisation (keywords: cloud analytics platform, cloud data visualisation)
- Data governance, security and compliance (keywords: data governance cloud, cloud data security keys)
- Big data technologies (keywords: Spark in cloud, big data processing cloud)
0 - Chapter 5: Cloud Data Ops & DevOps IntegrationLearning objectives: Automate data infrastructure deployment, monitor data workloads, operate pipelines.
- Infrastructure as Code for data platforms (keywords: IaC data platform, Terraform data workload)
- CI/CD for data pipelines (keywords: data pipeline CI CD, DevOps data engineering)
- Monitoring and alerting for data workloads (keywords: cloud data monitoring, data pipeline logging)
- Cost-governance and data lifecycle management (keywords: cost governance cloud data, data lifecycle cloud)
0 - Chapter 6: Real-World Project and Certification PreparationLearning objectives: Apply learning to capstone project, prepare for relevant certifications.
- Migrating an on-premise data-warehouse to cloud (keywords: data migration cloud, lift and shift data)
- Designing a real-time analytics pipeline (keywords: real time analytics cloud data, streaming analytics cloud)
- Advanced architecture: multi-region data, disaster-recovery, hybrid cloud (keywords: hybrid data cloud architecture, multi region data cloud)
- Certification prep & exam mock tests (keywords: cloud data certification prep, AWS big data exam practice)
0 - Career & Salary Insights — Mumbai IT MarketRelevant Job Roles / Titles:
- Cloud Data Engineer
- Cloud Data Architect
- Data Platform Engineer
- Cloud & Data Operations Manager
- Business Intelligence (Cloud) Engineer
- Freshers: typically start around ₹5–₹9 lakh per annum depending on foundation in data/cloud.
- Experienced: can scale to ₹18–₹35 lakh+ per annum, especially if you’re managing data-platforms in a cloud environment or leading teams. One estimate shows average ~₹21.7 lakh based on 16 profiles in Mumbai. 6figr
- Broad national range: cloud computing roles show range ₹4 lakh to ₹18 lakh+ in India. Coursera
- The volume of data organisations collect is growing exponentially, and cloud adoption is making storage, processing and analytics feasible at scale.
- In the Mumbai market, many job listings exist for “cloud computing” and data roles combined, indicating opportunities in this integrated space. Indeed
- Strong foundation in cloud infrastructure and data engineering (data ingestion, pipeline design, analytics).
- Knowledge of cloud-native data services, experience building and operating at scale, data governance, cost optimisation.
- Certifications in cloud and data (e.g., AWS Big Data specialty, Azure Data Engineer) plus demonstrable project experience.
- Ability to work cross-functionally with business users, developers, DevOps, data scientists—good communication and analytical skills.
0 - Practical OutcomesTools / Tech Stack Covered: Cloud platforms (AWS, Azure basics), object storage, data-lake services, data-warehouse services, streaming platforms, ETL/ELT tools, infrastructure-as-code, monitoring/logging tools, analytics/visualisation tools, governance/security frameworks. Hands-on Projects and Capstone Project:
- Project 1: Build a cloud data-lake from raw ingestion to processed analytics dataset.
- Project 2: Develop a streaming analytics pipeline (e.g., ingest real-time click-stream, process, store and visualise).
- Capstone: Full end-to-end cloud-data platform—ingest, secure, process, analyse, optimise cost, deploy across a hybrid cloud environment and prepare for enterprise scenario.
- Module quizzes and lab checklists
- Data-pipeline assignments
- Mock certification tests
- Final capstone submission and peer/instructor review
- Prepares for certifications such as AWS Certified Data Analytics – Specialty, Azure Data Engineer Associate, Google Cloud Professional Data Engineer.
- Also aligns with cloud architecture certifications (e.g., AWS Solutions Architect) and data-platform certifications (e.g., Microsoft Power BI or Azure Synapse).
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