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Cloud Computing vs Microsoft Azure

The published figures from each course's own page, side by side — duration, fees, tools, careers and starting pay — so you can compare without opening two tabs.

 Cloud ComputingMicrosoft Azure
What it isdeploying and running infrastructure on AWS and Azure instead of a server in the officedeploying and managing infrastructure on Microsoft Azure, mapped to the AZ-900/AZ-104 syllabus
Duration3 – 6 Months3 Months
FeesAsk a counsellor for the current fee₹20,500 – ₹25,500
Fresher salary (Punjab)₹22,000 – ₹40,000 / month₹20,000 – ₹36,000 / month
ModeClassroom, Weekend & 1-on-1Classroom, Weekend & 1-on-1

Cloud Computing's published band tops out higher (₹40,000 vs ₹36,000 for a fresher) — though the gap closes fast with a portfolio, and both climb well past these figures with experience.

Cloud Computing

Cloud and DevOps skills are the clearest salary jump available to a working IT professional in Punjab.

Careers

  • Cloud Engineer
  • DevOps Engineer
  • System Administrator
  • Cloud Support Associate

Tools taught

AWSAzureDockerKubernetesTerraformJenkinsLinuxGit

What you cover

  • Cloud models, regions and pricing
  • AWS core services: EC2, S3, VPC, IAM
  • Azure fundamentals and equivalents
  • Linux administration for cloud
  • Docker containers and images
  • Kubernetes orchestration basics
Microsoft Azure

Azure leads in enterprises already running Microsoft stacks, and Punjab's larger BFSI and manufacturing employers increasingly specify it by name over AWS.

Careers

  • Azure Cloud Engineer
  • Cloud Administrator
  • DevOps Engineer
  • Systems Administrator

Tools taught

Azure PortalAzure CLIAzure DevOpsAzure Active DirectoryPowerShell

What you cover

  • Azure core services and resource groups
  • Azure virtual machines and networking
  • Azure Active Directory and identity management
  • Azure storage solutions
  • Azure DevOps and CI/CD basics
  • Monitoring with Azure Monitor

Questions

Still deciding?

Yes — plenty of students do, usually one after the other rather than at the same time. Finish the first with a working portfolio before starting the second; running both together tends to leave you half-finished on each.

Cloud Computing's published band tops out higher (₹40,000 vs ₹36,000 for a fresher) — though the gap closes fast with a portfolio, and both climb well past these figures with experience.

Both start at Module 01 with nothing assumed, so "easier" really comes down to which kind of work you'd rather be doing daily — see the tools and topics compared above before deciding on difficulty alone.

You don't have to decide from this page alone. A free counselling session maps your own background to one of these two directly, in about 20 minutes.

Read the full course pages: Cloud Computing · Microsoft Azure · or start with a free counselling session.

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