Cloud Computing

Course Overview

Cloud computing is an approach to computing in which dynamically scalable and often virtualized resources are provided as a service over the Internet. Users need not have knowledge of, expertise in, or control over the technology infrastructure in the "cloud" that supports them. The concept generally incorporates combinations of infrastructure, platforms and software as services. Implementations generally rely on the Internet to satisfy the computing needs of users. Cloud computing services often provide common business applications online that are accessed from a web browser, while the software and data are stored on the servers. By using this approach to building applications the licensing cost of software can be avoided and new mast moving office services built as business requirements change.  Computing from anywhere becomes possible by using storage in the cloud increasing reliability and convenience.

This course examines Cloud Computing and the Service Oriented Architectures (SOA) that can support it. It will examine the value of this approach to building services, explain how they can be constructed and demonstrate examples of implementations.

Course Objectives:

• Analyse the advantages and risks in Cloud Computing
• Describe the architecture and service components of Cloud solutions
• Compare Cloud Frameworks and approaches
• Identify the business advantages and costs
• Appreciate the impact of Rich Internet Applications and Web 2.0
• Consider the advantages of Software as a Service