Hands-On Cloud Computing

Course Description

In this Hands-On extensive course you will gain a solid understanding of the fundamental concepts and architecture of cloud computing and of the design and deployment of a cloud computing platform.

You will learn about the evolution of the cloud and its ability to increase processing power and bandwidth capabilities, and you will learn who's who in cloud computing, the products and services offered, and common platforms and applications.

You will examine the pros and cons of implementing a cloud computing platform, including the financial benefits and the security risks, and you'll learn about cloud computing standards and best practices.

Students Will Learn

Essential Elements Of Cloud Computing
Pros And Cons Of Cloud Computing
Who's Who In Cloud Computing And The Products And Services They Offer
The Business Case For Going To The Cloud
Building Virtualized Environments
Virtualization Architecture
Products Used To Implement Virtualization Architecture
Security And Privacy Issues With Cloud Computing
Federation And Presence
Cloud Computing Standards And Best Practices
Platforms And Applications Used By Cloud Computing End Users
How Mobile Devices Can Be Used In The Cloud

Target Audience

IT management, support staff, and consultants, Business managers and analysts, Small and midsized business owners, Specialists (IT, security, infrastructure, services, systems, and test), Business process owners, IT developers, Service providers, System integrators, Architects and anyone interested, responsible and or working with Cloud Computing.

Prerequisites

Basic understanding of computers and or networking.

Course Outline

1. Introduction to Cloud Computing

What is Cloud Computing?

Cloud Computing Defined
Cloud Computing Architecture
Cloud Computing Terms

Communication-as-a-Service (CaaS)
Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS)
Monitoring-as-a-Service (MaaS)
Software-as-a-Service (SaaS)
Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS)

Benefits and Limitations of Cloud Computing

Benefits
Limitations
Cloud Computing Case Studies

How Companies Are Using Cloud Computing

Implementing Applications and Services in the Cloud
Using Your Company's Services vs. the Cloud Provider
A Cloud Service Provider Introduced

Cloud Computing Risks and Issues

2. Who's Who in Today's Cloud

Cloud Computing Companies
Products and Services Provided by Cloud Computing Companies

3. The Business Case for Going to the Cloud

Benefits of Cloud Computing

Operational
Economic
Staffing

Should Your Company Invest in Cloud Computing?

What Should Not be Moved to the Cloud

4. The Evolution of Cloud Computing

Early Mainframe Environment

Virtualization in Mainframe Architectures and Operating Systems

LANs and the Cloud
Internet and the Cloud
Web Services, Browsers, and the Cloud
Thin Client
Advances in Networking and Processing Speeds that Led to Cloud Computing

Networking Developments
Increased Processing Speeds

Managed Service Provider Model to Cloud Computing and Software as a Service (SaaS)

Single Purpose Architectures Migrate to Multipurpose Architectures
Data Center Virtualization

Collaboration

The Cloud as a Reach Extender
The Cloud as a Communication Enabler
The Cloud as an Employee Enabler

Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA)

Evolving from SOA to the Cloud
Capacity: Limited Performance
Availability: Communications Failure and Performance Issues
Security: Newer Security Protocols Provide More Protection

What's Next in Cloud Computing

5. Building Cloud Networks

Designing and Implementing a Data Center-Based Cloud

Using Industry and International Standards
Independent Components
Message Base
Location Independence

Communication Requirements for Cloud Implementation

Public Internet
Private Internet
Routing to the Datacenter
Switching within the Data Center
Bandwidth

Tools Used to Measure Network Performance

Using the Protocol Analyzer to Measure Bandwidth
Using Ping and Traceroute to Measure Network Performance

Security

SSL
VPN
Overhead

Storage Options for Cloud Computing

Storage Capacity

Data Protection and Partitioning
NAS
SAN
CAS
Redundancy

Replication
Multisiting

Backup and Recovery

Server Software Environments that Support Cloud Computing

Server Capacity

Virtualization
Clustering
Expansion
Server Functions
Application
Web
Database

Vendor Approaches to Cloud Computing
Role of Open Source Software in Data Center

Cost Reduction vs. Reliability
Open Source Server Software
Open Source Database Software
Open Source Applications Software
Open Source System Management Software
Open Source Load-Balancing Software

6. Virtualization

Student Virtualization Architectures

The Hypervisor
Virtualization as the "Operating System"
Virtualization with a Host Operating System

Virtualization Infections on Virtualized Environments

Type 1 Virtualized Environment
Type 2 Virtualized Environment

Virtualization Environments

Microsoft Virtualization
Sun xVM VirtualBox
Linux/UNIX Virtualization
VMware Products

Data Center and Cloud Infrastructure Products
End-User and Desktop Products

IBM Virtualization
Using VMware to see a Virtualized Server Environment

7. Federation, Presence, Security, and Privacy in the Cloud

Federation in the Cloud

What It Is
Permissive Federation
Verified Federation
Encrypted Federation
Trusted Federation
Using XMPP in the Federated Environment

Presence in the Cloud

What It Is
Presence Protocols
Leveraging Presence
Presence Enabled
The Future of Presence
The Interrelation of Identity, Presence, and Location in the Cloud

Identity Management

What It Is
Future of Identity in the Cloud

Privacy and Its Relation to Cloud-Based Information Systems

Personal Information
Privacy-Related Issues
Finding Your Private Information

8. Cloud Computing Standards and Best Practices

Open Cloud Consortium

What It Is
Open Cloud Consortium Working Groups

Project Matsu
Project Comet
HPC in the Cloud
The Open Cloud Testbed
The Open Science Data Cloud
Intercloud Testbed
Reporting on an Open Cloud Consortium Working Group

Distributed Management Task Force (DMTF)

What It Is?
DMTK Working Groups Associated with Cloud Computing

Standards for Application Developers

Protocols
Scripting Languages
Content Formatting Standards and Languages

Standards for Security in the Cloud

Confidentiality, Integrity, Availability
Authentication, Authorization, Accountability
Regulations for Privacy
Security Protocols

Establishing a Baseline for Cloud Performance
Best Practices for Selecting a Vendor and Implementing Cloud-Based Applications

Choosing the Right Vendor
Implementing Cloud-Based Applications

9. End-User Access to Cloud Computing

Cloud Access Methods Available to End Users

Citrix
Windows Remote Desktop
Vnc
Web Browsers
Server Extensions
Thin Clients
Smart Phones, Pads, Pods, etc.

Virtual Terminal Security Strengths and Weaknesses

Strengths
Weaknesses

10. Mobility and the Cloud

Mobile Operating Systems for Smartphones

iPhone
Android
BlackBerry
Windows Mobile
Ubuntu Mobile Internet Device

Mobile Platform Virtualization