Cloud Computing

Private training pricing for 3-12 students.

Public Training Price : Call for pricing
Private Training Price : $7495 for up to 12 students*
*Additional students subject to a nominal fee
Print this outline
Enroll in this Public Class Get a Quote for a Private Class

 

 

 

Cloud Computing Training Class Summary

This course provides a hands-on, workshop environment to enable project teams to explore Cloud components, foundational technologies, architecture, design, and business value. Attendees are provided with a broad survey of Cloud Computing concepts and given an opportunity to explore Cloud from multiple angles. Concepts are reinforced through analysis of real world case studies, group discussion, as well as collaborative group-based exercises designed to put these concepts into practice. Moving beyond the fundamentals of Cloud, this workshop also 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 Computing perspective. This core background and detailed investigation will provide attendees with an understanding of the internal workings of Cloud environments as well as the external interface that is typically examined.

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
  • Categorizing Cloud
  • Adopt Cloud Computing
  • Developing for the Cloud
  • Learn Cloud Infrastructure and Tools
  • Cloud Security
Cloud Computing Training Class Detailed Outline
  1. The Rise of the Cloud
    • Where did Cloud Computing Originate?
    • Cloud Computing
    • Wikipedia Entry
    • Five Attributes of Cloud
    • The Cloud Computing Spectrum
    • 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 Business Cases
    • Do Clouds Compute?
    • Select Expected Benefits
    • Identify applicable cost scenario
    • Calculate initial, simple return
    • Calculate returns for on-going usage
  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 SOA
    • Applying SOA to the Cloud
    • Cloud Computing without SOA
    • Applying Virtualization to the Cloud
    • Cloud Component – 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
    • Intersection of Scope & Type
    • Cloud Role
    • Discussing Cloud Types
    • 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
    • Case Study Pitney Bowes
    • Pitney Bowes Value
    • Discussing Pitney Bowes
  7. Cloud Risks and Risk Mitigation
    • Failure-As-A-Service
    • Service Reliability
    • Service Quality
    • Secure Cloud Calling
    • Problem Resolution
    • 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 and 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
    • Let the Market Decide
    • Standardization is Restrictive not Creative
    • Fostering Creativity
    • Survival of the Fittest
    • The Simple View
    • Standards to Date
    • 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 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
    • Identify your business drivers
    • Get Educated
    • Articulate a Value Proposition
    • Define one or more scenarios
    • Cloud Adoption Phase 1
    • Cloud Adoption Phase 2
    • Produce a Road Map
    • Gain Stakeholder Buy-in
    • Cloud Adoption Phase 2
    • Cloud Adoption Phase 3
    • Establish Governance
    • Invest in Infrastructure
    • Cloud Pilot
    • Scoping the Pilot Project
    • Pilot Project Scope (cont’d)
    • Enterprise Roll-out
    • Start small and grow incrementally

.