Core AWS Concepts
AWS Global Infrastructure (Regions, Availability Zones, Edge Locations)
Shared Responsibility Model
AWS Well-Architected Framework
AWS Pricing Models (On-Demand, Reserved Instances, Savings Plans, Spot Instances)
Elasticity vs. Scalability in AWS
AWS Free Tier and Cost Management
AWS Service Limits and Quotas
AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) – Roles, Users, Policies
AWS Organizations and Consolidated Billing
AWS Marketplace and Third-Party Solutions
Compute Services
Amazon EC2 – Instance Types, AMIs, Auto Scaling Groups
AWS Lambda – Serverless Computing, Event-Driven Architecture
AWS Fargate – Serverless Containers
Elastic Load Balancer (ELB) – Application, Network, Gateway Load Balancers
Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS) & Elastic Container Service (ECS)
AWS Outposts – Hybrid Cloud Solutions
AWS Compute Savings Plans
AWS Batch for Large-Scale Batch Processing
Amazon Lightsail – Simplified Cloud Hosting
AWS Auto Scaling for Cost Optimization
Storage Services
Amazon S3 – Storage Classes, Lifecycle Policies, Versioning
Amazon EBS – Block Storage for EC2
AWS Backup – Automated Data Backup
Amazon FSx for Windows & Lustre
AWS Snowball & Snowmobile – Offline Data Transfer
Amazon S3 Glacier – Long-Term Data Archiving
AWS Storage Gateway – Hybrid Cloud Storage
Amazon EFS – Scalable File System
AWS Data Lifecycle Manager – Automating Snapshots
AWS Transfer Family – Managed SFTP & FTP
Database Services
Amazon RDS – Managed Relational Databases (MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQL Server)
Amazon Aurora – High-Performance RDBMS
Amazon DynamoDB – NoSQL Key-Value Database
AWS Redshift – Data Warehousing
AWS DMS – Database Migration Service
Amazon ElastiCache – Redis & Memcached for Caching
Amazon Neptune – Graph Database
Amazon Timestream – Time-Series Data
Amazon QLDB – Immutable Ledger Database
AWS Glue – ETL (Extract, Transform, Load) Service
Networking & Security
Amazon VPC – Subnets, Route Tables, NAT Gateways
AWS Direct Connect – Private Connectivity to AWS
AWS Transit Gateway – Simplifying Network Connectivity
AWS CloudFront – Content Delivery Network (CDN)
AWS WAF – Web Application Firewall
AWS Shield – DDoS Protection
AWS Key Management Service (KMS) – Encryption Key Management
AWS Security Hub – Centralized Security Monitoring
Amazon Route 53 – DNS & Domain Name Management
AWS Identity Federation (SAML, Active Directory)
Monitoring & Management
Amazon CloudWatch – Metrics, Logs, and Alerts
AWS X-Ray – Distributed Tracing for Debugging
AWS CloudTrail – Audit Logging & Compliance
AWS Config – Continuous Compliance Monitoring
AWS Trusted Advisor – Best Practice Recommendations
AWS Systems Manager – Fleet Management
AWS Service Catalog – Managing Standardized Resources
AWS Control Tower – Multi-Account Governance
AWS Organizations – Account Structure and Consolidation
AWS Compute Optimizer – Performance & Cost Optimization
Security & Compliance
AWS Security Best Practices
AWS Well-Architected Security Pillar
GDPR & HIPAA Compliance on AWS
AWS Artifact – Compliance Reports and Documentation
AWS CloudHSM – Hardware Security Modules
AWS Secrets Manager – Managing API Keys and Credentials
AWS Macie – Data Privacy Protection
AWS GuardDuty – Intelligent Threat Detection
AWS Inspector – Security Vulnerability Scanning
AWS STS – Temporary Access Credentials
DevOps & CI/CD
AWS CodeCommit – Git Repository Hosting
AWS CodeBuild – Automated Builds
AWS CodeDeploy – Automated Deployments
AWS CodePipeline – CI/CD Orchestration
AWS CloudFormation – Infrastructure as Code
AWS Elastic Beanstalk – Simplified Application Deployment
AWS AppConfig – Application Configuration Management
AWS OpsWorks – Configuration Management with Chef and Puppet
AWS Amplify – Frontend & Mobile App Development
AWS CDK – Infrastructure as Code with High-Level Languages
Data Analytics & AI/ML
AWS Glue – Serverless ETL
Amazon Athena – Querying Data in S3
Amazon Kinesis – Real-Time Data Streaming
AWS Data Pipeline – Data Workflow Automation
AWS Lake Formation – Data Lake Management
AWS Step Functions – Serverless Workflow Automation
AWS SageMaker – Machine Learning Model Development
AWS Rekognition – Image & Video Analysis
AWS Textract – Document Text Extraction
AWS Comprehend – Natural Language Processing
Emerging AWS Trends
AWS IoT Core – Internet of Things Solutions
AWS Ground Station – Satellite Data Processing
AWS Braket – Quantum Computing
AWS Wavelength – Low-Latency Edge Computing
AWS Panorama – Computer Vision at the Edge
AWS App Runner – Serverless App Deployment
AWS Resilience Hub – Disaster Recovery Planning
AWS Fault Injection Simulator – Chaos Engineering
AWS Bedrock – Generative AI Integration
AWS Migration Hub – Cloud Migration Tools
1. Core Azure Infrastructure
Azure Regions and Availability Zones
Azure Resource Manager (ARM) and Management Groups
Azure Pricing Models and Cost Optimization
Azure Subscription & Billing Management
2. Compute Services
Azure Virtual Machines (VMs) – Compute Types & Auto-Scaling
Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) – Containerized Workloads
Azure Functions – Serverless Computing
3. Storage Services
Azure Blob Storage – Object Storage
Azure Files – Managed File Shares
Azure Disk Storage – Managed Disks
4. Security & Identity Management
Azure Active Directory (AAD) – Identity & Access Management
Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)
Microsoft Defender for Cloud – Threat Protection
Azure Key Vault – Secrets and Certificates Management
5. Networking & Hybrid Cloud
Azure Virtual Network (VNet) & Peering
Azure ExpressRoute – Dedicated Private Connectivity
Azure Firewall & DDoS Protection
6. DevOps & CI/CD
Azure DevOps – CI/CD Pipelines
Azure Logic Apps – Workflow Automation
Infrastructure as Code (Bicep, Terraform)
7. Data & AI
Azure SQL Database & Cosmos DB
Azure Synapse Analytics – Data Warehousing
Azure Cognitive Services – AI/ML
8. Compliance & Governance
Azure Policy – Enforcing Organizational Standards
Azure Security Center – Compliance Monitoring
Azure Monitor & Log Analytics
Both AWS and Azure demand an understanding of cost management, security, scalability, compliance, and DevOps principles as a Project Manager.