Detailed Course Outline
Principles
- The concept of Cloud Computing
- Explain Cloud Computing
- Compare the four main Deployment Models
- Three main Service Models
- Evolution toward Cloud Computing
- Concepts from which Cloud Computing developed
- Role of Virtualization in Cloud Computing
- Role of managed services in Cloud Computing
- Cloud computing architectures
- Difference between a single purpose and multipurpose architecture
- Service Oriented Architecture
- Drivers and limitations of Cloud Computing
- Drivers and Limitations
Implementation
- Building of Local Cloud environment
- Main components of a local cloud environment and how they are interconnected
- Use of Virtual Private Network access to a Local Area Network
- Risks of connecting a local cloud network to the public internet
- Principles of managing Cloud services
- Use of IT Service Management principles in a Cloud environment
- Management of service levels in a Cloud environment
Using the cloud
- How users can access the Cloud
- How to access Web Applications through a Web Browser
- Cloud Web Access Architecture
- Use of a Thin Client
- Use of mobile devices in accessing the cloud
- How Cloud Computing can be used for business processes
- Impact of Cloud Computing on the primary processes of an organization
- Role of standard applications in collaboration
- How Service Providers can use the Cloud
- How using Cloud Computing changes the relationship between vendors and customers
- Benefits and risks of providing Cloud based services
Compliance
- Security risks of Cloud
- Computing and knows mitigating measures (CSA top 10 threats and controls)
- Security risks in the cloud
- Mitigating security risks
- Managing identity and privacy in the Cloud
- Identity management
- Privacy and Compliance issues and safeguards in Cloud Computing
Cloud evaluation
- Business case for Cloud Computing
- Costs and possible savings of Cloud Computing
- Operational and staffing benefits of Cloud Computing
- Evaluation of Cloud Computing implementations
- Evaluation of performance factors, management requirements and satisfaction factors
- Evaluation of service providers and their services in Cloud Computing