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Contents
About upGrad and IIITB 1

Program Highlights 2

Our Academic Experts 3

The upGrad Advantage 6

Learning Path 7

Tools 8

Certifications 9

Program Syllabus 10

Sample Industry Courses 13

Program Details and Admission Process 14

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About upGrad and IIITB

upGrad legacy
upGrad has delivered over 20 million hours of disruption that will have a far-reaching impact.

learning, delivering programs by collaborating with upGrad was founded taking this into consideration.

universities across the world including Duke CE, IIT upGrad is an online education platform to help

Madras, IIIT Bangalore and Deakin Business School individuals develop their professional potential in

among others. Online education is a fundamental the most engaging learning Environment.

About 10 million+ 5 out of 6 93%

6000+ 1200+
upGrad learners learners program
career hiring
in 100+ get positive completion
transitions partners
countries career growth rate

IIITB pedigree
The IIITB faculty includes an average of 15+
years of experience. IIITB’s experienced faculty
will teach the core concepts of computer
science along with important software
development principles. These will be
complemented by industry relevant case
studies from major industry verticals by
industry leaders with 8+ years of experience
from upGrad’s industry network.
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Program Highlights

1
Mentored Industry Projects
In collaboration with top product
and tech companies

Cloud Mastery Program

Comprehensive coverage of AWS, Azure,
and GCP cloud services.

3 AI Integrated Curriculum
- Learn how GenAI-based
4 DevOps Mastery Program 5 Exclusive Cloud Labs
- Learn how to implement - Access to exclusive
tools are enhancing
the DevOps pipeline. add-on content
the Cloud and DevOps
- Advanced DevOps concepts and labs from AWS.
industry
such as DevSecOps and SynOps.

6 Certification-Driven
Curriculum
7 Certified Expert Instructors
- Learn from AWS-
8 50+ Live Training Sessions
- Attend over 50 live sessions covering
- Tailored content designed and Azure-certified key cloud concepts and skills.
to prepare you for cloud experts with industry - Get hands-on experience with the
certification exams. experience. instructor who will guide you at
each step of your learning journey.

9 Personalised Industry Insights

10 1:1 Mentorship calls
11 Mock interview calls
- Receive personalised industry - Get personalised - Prepare for job interviews
sessions based on your guidance through with mock interview calls
background and goals. 1:1 mentorship calls. and feedback.
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The upGrad Advantage

Job Opportunities Career Assistance

upGrad Opportunities Career Mentorship Sessions (1:1)
Job Opportunities Portal: Gain exclusive Get mentored by an experienced industry
access to upGrad's Job Opportunities Portal expert and receive personalized feedback to
which has 100+ openings from upGrad's achieve your desired outcome.
hiring partners at any given time.
High Performance Coaching (1:1)
 Be the first to know vacancies to gain an
Get a dedicated career coach after the
edge in the application proces.
program to help track your career goals,
 Connect with companies that are the
coach you on your profile, and support you
best match for you.
during your career transition journey.

AI Powered Profile Builder

Obtain specific, AI powered inputs on your
resume and Linkedin structure along with
content on real time basis.

Learning Support
Interview Preparation
Industry Expert Guidance
Get access to Industry Experts and discuss
 Interactive Live Sessions with leading any queries before your interview.
industry experts covering curriculum +
advanced topics.

 Personalized Industry Session in small

groups (of 10-12) with industry experts to
augment program curriculum with
customized industry based learning.
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Our Academic and
Industry Experts

• Co-founder of Harappa Education

• Prof. Vivek
Founder & Trustee at Ashoka
University

• Former Partner at McKinsey & Co

• Vivek
PhD in Yadav
Mechanical Engineering
serves as the from the
University of Pennsylvania
Technology Officer and Adjunct
Faculty at IIIT Bangalore since
August 2017. Additionally, he is the
secretary head of the Vision Group
for Higher Education and Research Prof Thangaraju
under the Government of
Karnataka. He co-founded
FullStackNet and is a distinguished
alumnus of Government
Engineering College - Rajiv Gandhi With a Ph.D. in Physics, Dr. B.
Technical University, MP. Thangaraju was a research associate at
IISc., Bangalore, from 1996 to 2001. He
then joined Wipro Technologies at
Talent Transformation (2001-2016)
before becoming a Professor at IIITB in
2017, where he also oversees the Open
Source Technology Lab.
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Prof Chandrashekar
Ramanathan

• Co-founder of Harappa Education

• Founder & Trustee at Ashoka
University
With over 25 years of experience in
the field, Professor Chandrashekar
• Former Partner at McKinsey & Co
Ramanathan has been a faculty Abhishek Sawhney
member at IIIT-B since 2007,
• PhD in Mechanical Engineering from the
focusing on data science, software
University of Pennsylvania
engineering, and large-scale
application development. He holds
a Ph.D. from Mississippi State Abhishek, an experienced Solution
University, specializing in Architect, specializes in cloud-native
object-oriented databases.
applications, DDD, Spring Boot,
Java, REST, SQL, NoSQL, Docker,
PCF, and Kubernetes. His focus on
DDD ensures solutions are both
technically sound and aligned with
business objectives.
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Biswanath Giri Raj Sinha

Dr. Pramath

• Founding Dean of the Indian School of

Biswanath Giri is a Google Cloud
Business (ISB)
Principal Architect with 15 years of
experience in guiding
• Co-founder of Harappabusinesses
Education to
successful
• Foundercloud transitions.
& Trustee at Ashoka
Specializes
Universityin highly scalable and Neeraj Kheria
secure solutions on GCP, with
• FormerinPartner
expertise at McKinseyzero-trust
infrastructure, & Co
security, Google Cloud networking,
and• Terraform
PhD in Mechanical Engineering
automation. from the
Holds
University ofin
certifications Pennsylvania
Google Cloud,
Microsoft, Adobe & AWS certified
HashiCorp, Azure, and AWS,
professional with 15+ years of
showcasing a broad understanding
industry experience. Trained
of cloud technologies.
20,000+ professionals, and
counting, on all cloud technologies
including AWS, Azure and GCP,
DevOps.
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Dipesh Garg Panchavarnam

Ramaswamy

Experienced engineer and

Google Cloud Authorized Trainer
technologist specializing in
with 23 years of IT experience. He
DevOps, Infrastructure, Security,
has hands-on experience with
Platforms, and Developer
Solaris, Linux, Aix, Clusters, AWS, Ramaswamy Panchavarnam
Productivity tools. Dipesh is skilled
Google Cloud, and Azure.
in architecting and building
Ramaswamy has designed and
scalable teams, processes, systems,
migrated thousands of workloads
and tools for DevOps
to the Cloud. He has delivered
transformation
public webinars and published
Google Cloud Authorized Trainer
articles in reputed tech magazines.
with 23 years of IT experience. He
has hands-on experience with
Solaris, Linux, Aix, Clusters, AWS,
Google Cloud, and Azure.
Ramaswamy has designed and
migrated thousands of workloads
to the Cloud. He has delivered
public webinars and published
articles in reputed tech magazines.
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Dr. Pramath Raj Sinha

Neelam Pawar

• Founding Dean of the Indian School of

Business (ISB)
Neelam is a Customer Engineering
•Infrastructure
Co-founder of Harappa Education
Modernization Specialist
•at
Founder & Trustee at Ashoka
Google Cloud, with 12 years of
University
experience across MNCs like Ericsson,
Nikita Mahajan
Amdocs, Nokia, VVDN, and Microsoft.
•She
Former Partner
excels at McKinsey
in designing and& Co
implementing highly scalable, resilient
• PhD in Mechanical Engineering from the
architectures with zero-trust security.
University of Pennsylvania
Neelam holds multiple certifications in
AWS, GCP, and Azure Certified in AWS and DevOps, Nikita
brings over 12 years of experience as a
technical trainer at IQUAD and an
Assistant Professor at COEP & GHRCE.
She has trained over 1000 learners,
specializing in translating complex
concepts into easily understandable
visual aids for optimal learning
outcomes.
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Ravi
Dr. Kulkarni
Pramath Raj Sinha

• Founding Dean of the Indian School of

Business (ISB)

•With
Co-founder
over 12ofyears
Harappaof Education
experience in
•IT,
Founder & Trustee at Ashoka
Ravi has hands-on expertise in
University
implementing DevOps, CI/CD Siddharth Sharma
automation, on-premises to cloud
•migration,
Former Partner at McKinsey
Build & Release & Co
Management (SCM), Infrastructure Certified Trainer
•Management,
PhD in MechanicalandEngineering
AWS Cloud from the
University of Pennsylvania
services. Siddharth Sharma, a seasoned Senior
Consultant and Corporate Trainer,
boasts a decade-long journey marked
by impactful collaborations with
industry leaders. His expertise in
DevOps, cloud technologies (AWS,
Azure, GCP), and programming
languages (Java, Golang) has been
instrumental in driving innovation.
Siddharth is also renowned for his
mentorship, empowering professionals
to excel in the ever-evolving tech
landscape.
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Learning Path

The learner journey includes foundational courses in Python Fundamentals and Cloud
Computing, followed by in-depth modules on AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud Platform.
The curriculum covers key aspects such as databases, networking, security, and
infrastructure management.

Learners then delve into DevOps practices, including Docker, CI/CD with Jenkins, and
infrastructure automation with Terraform and Ansible. They also explore container
orchestration with Kubernetes and learn about monitoring and logging in Kubernetes.
The journey continues with advanced topics in DevOps, including DevSecOps and
SynOps, as well as AI tools for Cloud and DevOps. The program culminates with capstone
projects to apply the acquired skills in real-world scenarios.

Preparotary Foundations
Mastering
Content (Python of Cloud
AWS
Fundamentals) Computing

DevOps
Essentials

Mastering
DevOps on DevOps
Microsoft
Azure on AWS
Azure

Mastering DevOps on
Capstone
Google Cloud Google Cloud
Project
Platform Platform
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Platform & Services

Amazon AWS EC2 Amazon S3 Azure Traffic Manager

Amazon DynamoDB AWS Lambda AWS EBS

AWS VPC AWS RDS AWS IAM

Azure CDN Google Compute Engine Google Cloud Load Balancing

Jenkins Kubernetes Terraform

Docker Ansible
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Certifications

Disclaimer: The AWS and Microsoft certifications are subject to the learner clearing the respective examinations
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Program Syllabus

Course Module Topic Name Session Description

Week 0
Prep Content Prep Content Python Python Refresher/Fundamentals for Cloud and
Fundamentals DevOps

Cloud Computing Fundamentals of Fundamentals of - Overview of cloud computing concepts

Cloud Computing Cloud Computing - Types of cloud services: IaaS, PaaS, SaaS
- Advantages and disadvantages of cloud computing

1 Week
- Types of cloud services: IaaS, PaaS, SaaS and basic
cloud security
- Public, private, and hybrid cloud
- Community cloud
- Multi-cloud and Inter-cloud strategies

AWS Foundations AWS - Overview of Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Fundamentals - Setting up an AWS account
- Overview of AWS services (EC2, S3, RDS, VPC, IAM)

AWS - EC2 (Elastic Compute Cloud) for virtual servers

Databases - S3 (Simple Storage Service) for object storage
- EBS (Elastic Block Store) for block storage
- RDS (Relational Database Services)

AWS Networking - VPC (Virtual Private Cloud) for networking

and Security - IAM (Identity and Access Management) for security
- Security Groups and Network ACLs
- Auto Scaling and Load balancing

Mastering DevOps Basics - Understanding DevOps principles and practices

DevOps and Introduction - Version Control Systems (e.g., Git)
to Docker - Introduction to Docker and containerization
- Docker architecture and components
- Implementing Docker, Docker for networking and storage
Mastering

- Docker Compose for multi-container applications

12 Week
CI/CD and - Continuous Integration (CI) concepts and practices
Jenkins - Introduction to Jenkins and its features
- Setting up Jenkins pipelines for CI/CD
- Integrating Jenkins with version control systems (e.g., Git)
- Jenkins plugins for enhancing CI/CD pipelines
- Hands-on setup of CI/CD pipelines using AWS CodeBuild

Infrastructure as - Introduction to Infrastructure as Code (IaC) with Terraform

Code (IaC) and - Terraform syntax and configuration files
Terraform - Provisioning and managing infrastructure resources
with Terraform
- Terraform state management and workspaces
- Best practices for using Terraform in production environments

Configuration - Introduction to Ansible for configuration management

Management and automation
and Ansible - Ansible architecture and components (Control Node,
Managed Nodes)
- Ansible playbooks and YAML syntax
- Managing system configurations with Ansible roles and tasks
- Ansible Tower for centralized management and orchestration
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Program Syllabus continued...

Course Module Topic Name Session Description

Mastering Container - Introduction to Kubernetes and container orchestration

DevOps Orchestration - Kubernetes architecture and components (Master Node,
using Kuberentes Worker Node, Pods, Services)
- Deploying applications on Kubernetes clusters
- Managing Kubernetes resources with kubectl
- Kubernetes networking and storage options

Monitoring and - Advanced Kubernetes concepts

Logging in (Deployments, StatefulSets, DaemonSets)
Kubernetes - Kubernetes scaling and auto-scaling

12 Week
- Kubernetes security best practices
Mastering

- Monitoring and logging in Kubernetes clusters

- Kubernetes cluster administration and maintenance

DevOps on AWS CI/CD on AWS - Container orchestration with Amazon ECS (Elastic Container Service)
- Docker Swarm on AWS

Infrastructure as - Automating infrastructure deployment with AWS CloudFormation

Code (IaC) on - Using AWS OpsWorks for configuration management
- CloudWatch

Course Project AWS Assignment Submission

Course Project

1 Week
Buffer Week
Azure Introduction to - Overview of Microsoft Azure
Fundamentals Azure - Setting up an Azure account
- Overview of Azure services (Virtual Machines, Blob Storage,
Azure SQL Database)

Azure Compute - Azure Virtual Machines

Services, Azure - Azure App Service
Network and - Azure Functions
Security - Azure Virtual Network
- Azure Security Center
- Azure Active Directory
8 Weeks

Azure Adminis- - Azure Administrator Prep

trator Prep

DevOps on Azure CI/CD on Azure - Implementing CI/CD pipelines with Azure DevOps
Mastering

- Integrating Azure Repos and Azure Pipelines

- Container orchestration with Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)

Infrastructure as - Managing containers with Azure Container Instances (ACI)

Code (IaC) on - Deploying infrastructure with Azure Resource Manager
Azure (ARM) templates
- Using Azure Automation for configuration management

Course Project Course Project Assignment Submission

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Course Module Topic Name Session Description

Google Cloud Introduction to - Overview of Google Cloud Platform (GCP)

Platform Google Cloud - Setting up a GCP account
Fundamentals Platform - Overview of GCP services (Compute Engine, Cloud Storage,
Cloud SQL)

Google Cloud
Platform - Google Compute Engine for virtual machines
Compute - Google Cloud Storage for object storage
Services, Google - Google Cloud SQL for managed databases
Cloud Platform - Google Virtual Private Cloud (VPC)

5 Weeks
Network and - Google Cloud Identity and Access Management (IAM)
Security - Google Cloud Security Scanner

DevOps on CI/CD on Google - Setting up CI/CD pipelines with Google Cloud Build
Google Cloud Cloud Platform - Integrating with Google Cloud Source Repositories
Platform - Container orchestration with Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE)
Mastering

Infrastructure as - Managing containers with Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE)

Code (IaC) on - Infrastructure provisioning using Deployment Manager
Google Cloud - Using Puppet for configuration management on GCP
Platform

Course Project Course Project Assignment Submission

Advanced DevSecOps - Introduction to DevSecOps principles and practices

DevOps - Integrating security into the DevOps pipeline
- Security automation and tooling
Advanced DevOps

- Code analysis and vulnerability scanning

- Container security best practices
- Secrets management and encryption
- Compliance as code 2 Weeks
- Incident response and remediation in DevOps workflows

Advanced - Implement the DevOps pipeline for an advanced use case

DevOps and - Introduction to SynOps methodology and principles
SynOps - Implementing SynOps for optimizing operational processes
- Case studies and real-world examples of SynOps implementations
- Challenges and considerations in adopting SynOps approach

Become a 10x AI Tools for Cloud - Understand how GenAI is impacting Cloud and Cloud-based
Gen-AI Application

Cloud and and DevOps services and functions

DevOps Engineer - Understand how GenAI is impacting DevOps using tools like
3 Weeks

Harness, APMs, CodeGuru, Snyk and more

- Case studies and real-world examples of AI in DevOps
implementations
- Implement a small practice project on DevOps

Capstone Project: 2 Weeks

Total 34 Weeks
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Sample Industry Courses

Project 1 Project 2

E-Commerce Application Azure Cloud Infrastructure

Deployment on AWS with Deployment for a Web
CI/CD & Infrastructure as Code Application

Create a secure and scalable Deploy a web application on Azure

e-commerce infrastructure on AWS, with compute services, network,
integrating a web server, database security settings, and Azure services for
server, and high-availability networking management and monitoring.
for optimal performance. Employ Implement CI/CD pipelines with Azure
Jenkins for CI/CD, Terraform for IaC, pipelines. Use IaC with Azure Resource
and AWS CloudWatch for monitoring Manager templates for infrastructure
the environment. configuration.

Tools and Platforms: Tools and Platforms:

AWS Jenkins Terraform Amazon Azure Azure Azure Resource Azure

CloudWatch EC2 Monitor Pipelines Manager Security Center

Project 3 Project 4

Scalable Web Application

Cloud-Based IoT Data Analytics
Deployment on Google
Platform Deployment
Cloud Platform

Deploy a web application on Google Deploy an IoT data analytics platform

Cloud Platform (GCP) using Compute on cloud using VMs for compute,
Engine and Cloud Load Balancing. object storage for data, and managed
Ensure network security with VPC and DB for analytics. Use CI/CD,
Cloud IAP. Implement CI/CD pipelines containerization, and orchestration for
with Cloud Build and use Deployment scalability. Utilize IaC for defining
Manager or Terraform for Infrastructure infrastructure. Implement monitoring
as Code (IaC). and logging.

Tools and Platforms: Tools and Platforms:

Google Google Google Jenkins Terraform Docker Kubernetes

Cloud Build Deployment Manager Compute Engine
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Program Details &
Admission Process

Program Duration Format

8 months 100% Live

Eligibility
Bachelor’s Degree or final year students with 50% or
equivalent marks.

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