General Guidance

These pages cover topics that apply across all three cloud providers (AWS, Azure, and GCP). For provider-specific details, see the AWS, Azure, or GCP sections.

The following resources can help you get up to speed on cloud concepts before you start.

Learning Resources

Campus Resources

The UCSB LinkedIn Learning library (free with your UCSB netID) includes:

• Cloud Computing courses
• AWS courses
• Azure courses
• GCP courses

AWS

• AWS Cloud Practitioner Essentials (free)
• AWS Well-Architected Framework

Azure

• Microsoft Learn — Azure fundamentals
• Microsoft Cloud Adoption Framework

GCP

• Google Skills (formerly Google Cloud Skills Boost; some free learning)
• Google Cloud documentation

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Topics

Topic	Description
Shared Responsibility	How responsibilities are divided between the cloud providers, the Campus Cloud Team, and you
Identity & Access	Granting access with groups, least privilege, and @ucsb.edu identity across all providers
Security	Data classification, security monitoring, least-privilege, and incident response
Tagging	Required tags, naming conventions, and how tags are enforced
Account Contacts	Setting billing, security, and operations contacts on your account
Compliance	UC IS-3, NIST 800-171, and the compliance controls in every account
Cost Management	Budgets, alerts, and strategies for controlling cloud spend
Support	How to reach the Cloud Team, join the community, attend office hours, and schedule an annual check-in
Research	Guidance for faculty and researchers using cloud for grants and sponsored work
Data Management	Data classification, storage, and retention considerations
Migrate a Personal Account	How to bring an existing personal cloud account into the Campus Cloud
Close an Account	Steps to decommission and close a Campus Cloud account