Cloud Computing and Infrastructure
Cloud computing for IT dissertations — AWS, Azure, and GCP architecture (IaaS/PaaS/SaaS models, multi-cloud strategy), cloud security (shared responsibility model, AWS IAM, Microsoft Entra ID, misconfiguration risks — CIS Benchmarks), containerisation and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes — CKAD/CKA certifications, Helm charts), DevOps and CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, ArgoCD), Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Ansible, Pulumi), serverless computing (AWS Lambda, Azure Functions), cloud cost optimisation (FinOps — Cloud Cost Management frameworks), and UK government cloud strategy (G-Cloud framework, Crown Commercial Service).