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Welcome to the Cloud Platforms & Services section of the Platform Engineering Playbook. This section covers the major cloud providers and related services that platform engineers work with daily.

📋 What You'll Find Here​

Major Cloud Providers​

  • AWS - Amazon Web Services, the market leader in cloud computing
  • Azure - Microsoft's cloud platform with strong enterprise integration
  • Google Cloud Platform - Google's cloud offering with strengths in data and AI

Cloud Services & Concepts​

  • IAM - Identity and Access Management across cloud platforms
  • Serverless - Function-as-a-Service and serverless architectures
  • API Gateway - Managing and securing APIs at scale

Private & Hybrid Cloud​

  • OpenStack - Open source cloud computing platform
  • VMware - Enterprise virtualization and private cloud solutions

🎯 Getting Started​

If you're new to cloud platforms, here's a suggested learning path:

  1. Start with one major cloud provider - AWS has the largest market share, but choose based on your organization's needs
  2. Master IAM concepts - Security and access control are fundamental across all platforms
  3. Explore serverless - Understanding FaaS helps you build modern, scalable applications
  4. Learn infrastructure patterns - API gateways, load balancers, and networking basics

🔑 Key Skills for Platform Engineers​

  • Multi-cloud strategy - Understanding strengths and trade-offs of different providers
  • Cost optimization - Managing cloud spend effectively
  • Security best practices - IAM, network security, and compliance
  • Automation - Using cloud APIs and Infrastructure as Code
  • Architecture patterns - Designing for scalability, reliability, and performance

📚 Cross-Platform Resources​

🎙️ Listen to the podcast episode: Public Cloud Providers - The Real Story Behind Multi-Cloud Architecture - A deep dive conversation exploring cloud provider decisions, multi-cloud strategies, and the rise of specialized platforms.

Choose a topic from the sidebar to dive deeper into specific cloud platforms and services.