Cloud computing basics for developers

In this module you will:

• Explain the concept of cloud computing
• Briefly understand how computing systems across domains dealt with scale before the cloud
• Briefly recall the recent history of cloud computing, illustrating its evolution
• List some of the enabling technologies in cloud computing, and discuss their significance
• Differentiate cloud service models, such as IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS
• Enumerate the different types of clouds, and compare and contrast them
• List some of the common cloud providers and their associated cloud stacks
• Recall popular cloud use case scenarios

In partnership with Dr. Majd Sakr and Carnegie Mellon University.

In this module, you will:

• Discuss some of the advantages and disadvantages of the cloud paradigm
• Articulate the economic benefits as well as the issues/risks of the cloud paradigm for users
• Articulate the economic benefits as well as the issues/risks of the cloud paradigm for cloud service providers
• Define service level agreements (SLAs) and service level objectives (SLOs), and illustrate their importance in cloud computing
• Enumerate and explain various threats in cloud security
• Enumerate and explain various controls in cloud security

In partnership with Dr. Majd Sakr and Carnegie Mellon University.

In this module, you will:

• Learn about the history and fundamentals of datacenters
• Understand the issues related to size, density, and efficiency growth for datacenters
• Be aware of the challenges in managing cloud datacenters

In partnership with Dr. Majd Sakr and Carnegie Mellon University.

In this module, you will:

• Describe various information technology components that you find in a datacenter
• Recall facilities' components to a datacenter
• Recall the various features provided by cloud middleware
• Describe the resource provisioning process from the context of a cloud service provider
• Recall the issues related to resource metering for cloud service providers
• Describe the metering architecture in OpenStack's Ceilometer
• Recall the service components of OpenStack and identify their individual functions

In partnership with Dr. Majd Sakr and Carnegie Mellon University.

In this module, you will:

• Recall the various features provided by cloud middleware
• Describe the resource provisioning process from the context of a cloud service provider
• Recall the issues related to resource metering for cloud service providers
• Describe the metering architecture in OpenStack's Ceilometer
• Recall the concept of cloud orchestration and enumerate its benefits
• Recall the service components of OpenStack and identify their individual functions

In partnership with Dr. Majd Sakr and Carnegie Mellon University.

In this module, you will:

• Evaluate different considerations when programming applications that run on clouds
• Evaluate different considerations when deploying applications on clouds
• Compare and contrast proactive and reactive measures for fault tolerance in cloud applications
• Describe the importance of load balancing in cloud applications and enumerate various methods to achieve it
• Enumerate the strategies and considerations in scaling cloud applications
• Motivate the case for minimizing tail latency and discuss the various strategies to reduce tail latency
• Describe the strategies to optimize total operational cost of using cloud services

In partnership with Dr. Majd Sakr and Carnegie Mellon University.