IT 377 Cloud Computing
This course provides a hands-on overview of Cloud concepts and capabilities across the various Cloud service models, including Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS), Software as a Service (SaaS), and Business Process as a Service (BPaaS). IaaS topics start with a detailed study the evolution of infrastructure migration approaches from VMWare/Xen/KVM virtualization, to adaptive virtualization, and Cloud Computing / on-demand resources provisioning. Mainstream Cloud infrastructure services and related vendor solutions are also covered in detail. PaaS topics cover a broad range of Cloud vendor platforms including AWS, Google App Engine, and Microsoft Azure. The SaaS and PaaS topics covered in the course will familiarize students with the use of vendor-maintained applications and processes available on the Cloud in a metered on-demand basis environment.