SCDL is offering the cloud architecting course in collaboration with AWS Academy which showcases how some AWS customers have designed their infrastructures and the strategies and services that they implemented. Cloud computing architecture refers to the components and subcomponents required for cloud computing. These components consist of a front end platform, back end platform, a cloud based delivery and a network. Combined, these components make up cloud computing architecture. Cloud solutions design is based on architectural procedures and methods that have been developed over last 20+ years. Cloud Architecting is the emerging trend nowadays. As architectural solutions can differ depending on industry, type of applications and size of business, this course emphasizes best practices for the AWS Cloud and it recommends various design patterns to help you think through the process of architecting optimal IT solutions on AWS. Cloud Architecting covers the fundamentals of building IT infrastructure on Amazon Web Services or AWS. The course is designed to teach solutions architects how to optimize the use of the AWS Cloud by understanding AWS services and how these services fit into cloud-based solutions. It also provides a brief overview of cloud concepts, AWS core services, security, architecture, pricing and support which is the foundation for Cloud Architecting.