Competencies: Cloud > Multi-Cloud & Hybrid
Multi-Cloud & Hybrid
Body of Knowledge
| Topic | Description | Relevance | Career Tracks |
|---|---|---|---|
Multi-Cloud Strategy |
Workload placement, vendor lock-in avoidance, data sovereignty, cross-cloud networking |
High |
Cloud Architect, Solutions Architect, Platform Engineer |
Hybrid Cloud Architecture |
On-premises integration, hybrid connectivity, consistent management, workload mobility |
High |
Cloud Architect, Infrastructure Engineer, Solutions Architect |
Cloud Connectivity |
VPN, Direct Connect, ExpressRoute, Cloud Interconnect, SD-WAN integration |
High |
Network Engineer, Cloud Architect, Infrastructure Engineer |
Unified Identity |
Cross-cloud IAM, federated identity, SSO across providers, identity synchronization |
High |
Identity Engineer, Security Engineer, Cloud Architect |
Multi-Cloud Kubernetes |
Anthos, Azure Arc, Rancher, cluster federation, consistent deployments across clouds |
Medium |
Platform Engineer, DevOps Engineer, Cloud Architect |
Cloud Abstraction Layers |
Terraform multi-provider, Pulumi, Crossplane, provider-agnostic design patterns |
High |
DevOps Engineer, Platform Engineer, Cloud Architect |
Data Replication |
Cross-cloud data sync, disaster recovery, data egress optimization, data residency |
High |
Data Engineer, Cloud Architect, Infrastructure Engineer |
Multi-Cloud Observability |
Unified monitoring, cross-cloud tracing, centralized logging, vendor-neutral tools |
High |
SRE, Platform Engineer, DevOps Engineer |
Edge & Fog Computing |
Edge locations, CDN integration, IoT gateways, latency-sensitive workloads |
Medium |
Cloud Architect, IoT Engineer, Platform Engineer |
Cloud Governance |
Policy enforcement, cost allocation, compliance across providers, landing zones |
High |
Cloud Architect, Security Engineer, FinOps Engineer |
Personal Status
| Topic | Level | Evidence | Active Projects | Gaps |
|---|---|---|---|---|
To be populated |
— |
— |
— |
— |