Welcome to Networking and Interconnectivity for Multicloud! This course will equip you with the skills to design, implement, and manage networking and interconnectivity solutions across AWS and Azure. Through a blend of conceptual lectures and hands-on demos, we'll explore foundational networking, cross-cloud connectivity, traffic distribution, and security strategies essential for building resilient multicloud architectures.

Intended audience

This course is designed for IT professionals, cloud architects, and network engineers who are responsible for designing, deploying, or managing multicloud environments. Whether you're preparing for a cloud certification or building hybrid architectures, this course will help you confidently navigate networking across AWS and Azure.

Learning objectives

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

Compare core networking components in AWS (VPC) and Azure (vNet)
Plan and manage CIDR blocks and IP address spaces across clouds
Establish secure cross-cloud connectivity using VPNs, Direct Connect, and ExpressRoute
Integrate SD-WAN and third-party solutions into multicloud networks
Configure load balancing and traffic steering across AWS and Azure
Use DNS-based routing with Route 53 and Azure Traffic Manager
Optimize network performance and reduce latency in multicloud deployments
Implement end-to-end encryption and DDoS protection strategies

Prerequisites

To get the most out of this course, you should have:

A foundational understanding of networking concepts (IP addressing, routing, subnets)
Basic familiarity with AWS and Azure services
Experience with cloud infrastructure or hybrid environments is helpful but not required

Networking and Interconnectivity for Multicloud: Introduction