Training
AEM Advanced & Cloud
AEM as a Cloud Service, architecture patterns, and senior-level delivery
10 weeksOnlineLive online sessions + recorded replaysAdvanced
AEM Advanced & Cloud is a 10-week program for AEM developers who know the fundamentals and are ready to go deeper — into AEM as a Cloud Service architecture, cloud-native development patterns, migration from AEM 6.x, and the skills that distinguish senior AEM developers in enterprise delivery teams.
Who is this for?
- AEM developers with 1–3 years of experience looking to level up
- AEM developers transitioning from AEM 6.5 or AMS to AEMaaCS
- Technical leads preparing to architect or lead an AEM Cloud project
- Developers preparing for Adobe Certified Expert (ACE) certification
What you will leave with
- Confidently navigate AEM as a Cloud Service — Cloud Manager, pipelines, cloud content model
- Write cloud-compatible AEM code from scratch
- Plan and execute an AEM migration from AEM 6.5 or AMS to AEMaaCS
- Design and tune Oak indexes for reliable query performance
- Lead AEM technical delivery at a senior level
Enrol in this program
Contact for pricing and upcoming batch dates. Limited seats per cohort.
Curriculum
What we cover
Week 1–2: AEM Cloud Service Architecture
- What changed between AEM 6.5 and AEMaaCS
- Mutable vs. immutable content — the cloud content model
- Cloud Manager — programs, environments, pipelines, and promotions
- IMS and Admin Console — user management in the cloud model
- Local development with the AEM SDK
Week 3–4: Cloud-Native Development Patterns
- OSGi configuration in AEMaaCS — repoinit, cloud-compatible bundles
- Writing cloud-compatible code — what breaks and how to fix it
- AEMaaCS logging and debugging in production
- Dynamic Media in AEMaaCS — setup and delivery
- Content Fragment APIs and the GraphQL endpoint
Week 5–6: Advanced Component Patterns
- Advanced Sling Model patterns — exporters, delegation, cross-resource injection
- Sling Servlets — when and how to write them correctly
- Workflow step development and cloud-compatible process execution
- Event handling — Sling observation, job queues, and the Eventing API in AEMaaCS
- AEM as a headless platform — Content Fragments + GraphQL in depth
Week 7–8: AEM Migration Techniques
- Migration assessment — identifying compatibility blockers
- Repo Modernizer — converting legacy project structures
- Index Converter and cloud-compatible Oak index definitions
- Content Transfer Tool (CTT) — extraction, ingestion, delta migrations
- Post-migration validation and go-live checklist
Week 9–10: Architecture & Leadership
- Multi-site management architecture patterns
- Oak index design and query optimisation
- Performance architecture — caching, Dispatcher, CDN integration
- Code review and technical debt reduction in AEM codebases
- Preparing for Adobe Certified Expert (ACE) AEM Developer
FAQ
Common questions
- What AEM experience do I need before joining?
- You should have at least 12–18 months of hands-on AEM development experience, or have completed the AEM Fundamentals program. Familiarity with Sling Models, OSGi, and basic component development is assumed.
- Does this prepare me for ACE certification?
- The program covers the technical domains tested in the Adobe Certified Expert (AEM Developer) exam. I include exam-focused practice questions and a mock assessment in Week 10.
- Is there hands-on project work?
- Yes — each module has hands-on exercises and you build a complete AEMaaCS project incrementally across the 10 weeks. The final deliverable is a cloud-deployed AEM site.