Cloud Computing Course

by Vibrant Technologies & Computers

Module

Title

Contents

Module 1:

Introduction & Definitions

Formal Definition of Cloud Computing NIST Cloud Computing Definition Framework
Conceptual Reference Model
Cloud Deployment Scenarios
The Enterprise Context
Pioneers of the Cloud

Module 2:

Virtualization
Workloads & Pods

Virtualization Basics
Hypervisors
Protection Rings
Cloud Workloads
Pods
Availability Zones
Cloud Storage
Cloud Control Systems

Module 3:

Cloud Deployment Options: Strategies & Caveats

Multitenancy Models
IaaS, PaaS & SaaS Examples: Providers, Consumers, Caveats, Cloud Service Orchestration

Module 4:

Enterprise Architecture and the Cloud

Vendor Spin, Enterprise Architecture Cloud Strategy, Cloud Computing Roadmap, Architect for the Cloud, Transactions in the Cloud

Module 5:

Cloud Configuration

Automated Cloud Configuration, Fully Automated Provisioning
VM Images
Cloud Configuration Toolchain
Cloud Configuration Maturity Levels

Module 6:

Building RESTful Clouds

The Challenge of State
Representational State Transfer (REST)
Architectural Constraints
RESTful APIs to the Cloud
Cloud Coding Best Practices

Module 7:

Cloud Standards

Context for Cloud Standards
API Standards
Core Cloud Standards and Standards Bodies
Cloud Semantic Standards

Module 8:

Cloud Security

Security Fundamentals
Message-Level Security
Authorization
Policy
Provisioning
Federated Security
Security Standards
Data Confidentiality
Data Availability
Virtual Security (VirtSec)
Virtual Private Clouds

Module 9:

Cloud Governance

Cloud Governance Challenges
Auditing
Assurance
Incident Response
eDiscovery
Cloud Compliance Directions
Cloud Mandate in the US Government
FedRAMP

Module 10:

Big Data & the Cloud

Big Data Motivations
The Three V's
Big Data & The Cloud
NoSQL Landscape
Hadoop
Hadoop Distributed File System
MapReduce
Big Data at Apache
Setting the Bar for Private Clouds
Hadoop Architecture at Orbitz