OBJECTIVES
Upon completion of the Introduction to Cloud Computing course, students will be able to:
- Understand the cloud computing business advantages
- Identify the cloud environment attributes
- Define service catalog in a cloud computing setting
- Differentiate between the different types of clouds
- Distinguish between the different service delivery models
- Explain the benefits of patterns
- Differentiate between cloud computing and grid computing
- Describe software defined environments
- Summarize how business processes can be automated
- Recognize cloud characteristics and architecture
- Demonstrate how to recommend a basic cloud infrastructure
- Explain Cloud networking principles
- Summarize cloud data and user security strategies
- Understand Web service utilization of cloud computing
- Defend effectiveness of solutions in the cloud
- Describe the more popular billing models
- Identify aspects of the ITIL model V3
AUDIENCE
This is a general introduction course for architects, system integrators, security administrators, network administrators, software engineers, technical support individuals, and/or Business Partners who are responsible for elements of an existing IT infrastructure.
PREREQUISITES
Basic understanding of a computer operating system and virtualization would be beneficial
DURATION
1 day
Outline for Introduction to Cloud Computing Training
Introduction to Cloud Computing
- Introduce the basics of Cloud Computing
- Cloud Service Models – SaaS, PaaS and IaaS
- Identify cloud goals
- Define the key benefits derived from Cloud including the 5 normally stated characteristics + 1
- Explain service models in Cloud
- Describe Cloud deployment models
Cloud Computing Environment Attributes
- Cloud standardization
- Elasticity
- Cloud vendor market place
- Virtualization & Containerization
- Dynamic infrastructure
Cloud Security and Risk
- Cloud and InfoSec
- Access Control
- Application Security Information and Data Security
- Network Security
- Operational Security
- DevOps Security Concerns
Cloud-native Application Modernization
- Cloud adoption steps
- Cloud-native
- Designing cloud applications
- Microservices
- Automation & DevOps