Introduction to Cloud Computing (Live Online)

Overview

Cloud computing course will introduce students to public cloud tools and concepts. It will give the students an overview of 3 major players (AWS, Azure and GCP) and will allow them to perform basic tasks such as creating a cloud based instance, connection to it, managing and monitoring it. This class is designed for people who have little or no prior experience with cloud technologies. System administrators, developers, and architects new to the cloud can all benefit from the content covered in this class, especially if they are looking to evaluate which cloud technologies might be the best fit for their organization.

Course Prerequisites

None, however, previous experience in networking, OS administration or virtualization is an asset.

Topics/Learning Objectives

Upon completion of cloud computing course the successful student will have reliably demonstrated the ability to:

• Discuss the benefits of the different cloud service models: SaaS, PaaS, and IaaS
• Understand and Compare services provided by the major public cloud providers (AWS, Azure and GCP)
• Apply tips and best practices when adopting the cloud
• Analyze cloud applications for use in organization
• Understand the cost structure of major cloud platforms.
• Differentiate types of clouds: public, private and hybrid
• Understand basic components of public cloud such as instances, storage, network , serverless computing ,access control and monitoring
• Able to create a simple cloud environment and with the usage of VM instances , web application and database using any of the major public cloud providers.