Cloud Computing

Gartner says that more than half of all IT spending will shift to cloud computing by 2025¹ and end-user spending on public cloud services will reach nearly $500 billion in 2022.² Gartner also lists cloud-native platforms as a top strategic technology critical to business in 2022.³ Payscale lists the average Cloud Solutions Engineer salary at $89,936 / year.⁴

The Cloud delivers servers, storage, databases, networking, software, analytics, and intelligence over the Internet providing businesses with innovative solutions, flexible resources, and economies of scale. The Cloud Computing emphasis equips you to build the cloud's technical infrastructure and will prepare you to jump into this exciting field and make an impact right away.

Our cloud computing degree focuses on the technical infrastructure related to virtualization and the leading cloud computing solutions, Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft Azure. We also cover advanced security topics such as incident response, defense techniques, and penetration testing. Our program helps you quickly transition into a cloud computing career and lets employers know that you have the knowledge to tackle complicated infrastructure issues.

When you study at the College of Applied Science & Technology, a wealth of resources at the University of Arizona are available to support your talent and determination. You’ll earn the same certificate as on-campus students. Same faculty. Same curriculum. Same accreditation. 100% online.