Cloud Computing

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Cloud Computing Training Class Summary

This two day course provides foundational knowledge in Cloud Computing components, foundational technologies, architecture, design and business value. Students are provided with a broad survey of Cloud Computing concepts and given an opportunity to explore Cloud from multiple angles. This course explores the technical underpinnings of the Cloud, including Service Oriented Architecture (SOA), Virtualization, Web 2.0, and Software as a Service (SaaS), all from a Cloud perspective. Studying the core background and detailed investigation provides students with an understanding of the internal workings of Cloud environments as well as the external interface.

Audience: Information Technology Architects, Developers, Business Analysts, and Managers.

Prerequisites: No formal knowledge or skill requirements.

Class Length: 2 days

Cloud Computing Training Class Objectives
  • Learn Cloud Computing Components
  • Foundational technologies
  • Explore architecture and design for the Cloud
  • Learn Cloud Infrastructure and concepts
Cloud Computing Training Class Detailed Outline
  1. The Rise of The Cloud
    • Where did Cloud Computing originate?
    • Cloud Computing
    • Wikipedia Entry
    • Gartner on Cloud
    • The NIST Perspective
    • Five Characteristics
    • The Cloud Computing Spectrum/ Service Models
    • Cloud Deployment Models
    • Understanding by Analogy
    • What is so special about Cloud?
    • Synergy is Powerful
    • Moving to the Cloud
    • By the Numbers
  2. Cloud Computing Value Proposition
    • Why does Cloud matter?
    • Cloud Value Proposition
    • Cloud Value Business Cases
    • Cloud Economics
    • Do Clouds Compute?
  3. Cloud Computing Myths
    • Myth #1: Cloud = Virtualization
    • Myth #2: Cloud = Grid
    • Myth #3: Cloud = SAAS
    • Myth #4: Cloud = SOA
    • Myth #5: Cloud = Security Risk
  4. Cloud Computing Components
    • The Cloud Computing Stack
    • Cloud Computing Components
    • Tightly Coupled Enterprise
    • Breaking the Silos
    • Understanding the SOA
    • Applying SOA to the Cloud
    • Cloud Computing – SaaS
    • Applying SaaS to the Cloud
    • Web 2.0 Should I upgrade?
    • Web 1.0 vs Web 2.0
    • Applying Web 2.0 to the Cloud
  5. Categorizing Clouds
    • Consider the kind of Cloud
    • Cloud Scope Public clouds
    • Cloud Scope Private clouds
    • Cloud Scope Hybrid clouds
    • Discussing Cloud Scope
    • Cloud Types
    • Discussing Cloud Tyes
    • Intersection of Scope & Type
    • Cloud Role
    • Discussing Cloud Categories
  6. Real World Case Study Analysis
    • Case Study – Amazon
    • Amazon EC2 Value
    • Discussing Amazon
    • Case Study TuneCore
    • TuneCore’s Value
    • Discussing TuneCore
    • Case Study Salesforce.com
    • Salesforce.com Value
    • Discussing SalesForce
    • Case Study Google Apps
    • Google Apps Value
    • Discussing Google
    • Cast Study Pitney Bowes
    • Pitney Bowes Value
    • Discussing Pitney Bowes
  7. Cloud Risks and Risk Mitigation
    • Failure-As-A-Service in 2009
    • Failure-As-A-Service in 2010
    • Notable Breaches in 2011
    • Notable Breach #2
    • Notable Breach #3
    • Notable Breach #4 & #5
    • Notable Breach #6
    • The Cost of Failed Clouds
    • Service Reliability
    • Service Quality
    • Secure Cloud Calling
    • Problem Resolutions
    • Data Back-up
    • Total Cost of Ownership (TCO)
    • Provisioning
    • The Scale of Scale
    • Financial Management
    • Managing Service Levels
    • Redundancy / Failover
    • Vendor Lock-In
    • Liability
    • Security
    • Identifying Cloud-ready Solutions
    • Governing Cloud Services
    • Business Alignment
    • Asset Ownership
    • Contract-driven Services
    • Financial Management & Tracking
    • Governance and Risk Mitigation
    • Some Best Practices
  8. Cloud Standards
    • What Exactly Are We Standardizing?
    • Standardizing on a Definition
    • Simple Concept, Difficult Implementation
    • Turf Wars
    • Other Groups Defining Standards
    • Recent Progress
    • Let the Market Decide
    • Standardization is Restrictive not Creative
    • Fostering Creativity
    • Survival of the Fittest
    • The Simple View
    • Standards to Date
    • OCCI Details
    • OCCI Client Handshake
    • OCCI Server Response
    • OCCI Cloud Infrastructure Categories
    • Building Cloud Solutions Today
    • Advice #1 Build on Proven Standards
    • Advice #2 Focus on Solid Design
    • Advice #3 Good Standards Take Time
  9. Cloud Computing Infrastructure
    • Does It Really Matter?
    • Cloud Infrastructure Categories
    • Understanding Virtualization
    • Cloud Management
    • Controllers and Agents
    • More Cloud Management Strategies
    • Abstracted Networking
    • Abstracted Computing
    • Abstracted Storage
    • Pulling it all together
    • Eucalyptus Overview
    • Management Platform
    • Management Controllers
    • Eucalyptus Storage
  10. Looking Under The Cloud Hood
    • Amazon Cloud Overview
    • Working with Amazon Web Services (AWS)
    • Building an Amazon Cloud Service
    • Google Cloud Overview
    • Google Cloud Storage
    • Working with the Google App Engine
    • Building a Google App
    • Microsoft Azure Overview
    • Working with Windows Azure
    • Building an Azure Cloud Service
  11. Cloud Services
    • Objects, components, services
    • When do I need a service?
    • Defining Services
    • Service Communication Analogy
    • Three Key Service Questions
    • Connecting the Dots
    • Anatomy of a Service
    • Service Actors
    • Service Layering
    • Cloud Computing
    • Understanding by Analogy
    • Moving to the cloud
    • You Need an Architecture
    • All Squares are Rectangles
    • Cloud Without SOA
    • Cloud With SOA
  12. Cloud Computing Sanity Check
    • The Cloud Shift
    • Adapting to a Broader Market
    • Before You Leap to the Cloud
    • Cloud Sanity Check #1
    • Cloud Sanity Check #2
    • Cloud Sanity Check #3
    • Cloud Sanity Check #4
  13. Adopting Your Very Own Cloud
    • How can my organization explore Cloud?
    • Cloud Adoption Best Practices
    • Cloud Adoption Phase 1
    • 1. Identify your business drivers
    • 2. Get Educated
    • 3. Articulate a Value Proposition
    • 4. Define one or more scenarios
    • Cloud Adoption Phase 1
    • Cloud Adoption Phase 2
    • 5. Produce a Road Map
    • 6. Gain Stakeholder Buy-in
    • Cloud Adoption Phase 2
    • Cloud Adoption Phase 3
    • 7. Establish Governance
    • 8. Invest in Infrastructure
    • 9. Cloud Pilot
    • Scoping the Pilot Project
    • 10. Enterprise Roll-out
    • Start small and grow incrementally