Cloud Computing CS-4544

Cloud Computing

Introduction

Simply put, cloud computing is the delivery of computing services—including servers, storage, databases, networking, software, analytics, and intelligence—over the Internet (“the cloud”) to offer faster innovation, flexible resources, and economies of scale. You typically pay only for cloud services you use, helping lower your operating costs, run your infrastructure more efficiently and scale as your business needs change.

Top benefits of cloud computing

Cost
speed
Global Scale
Productivity
Performance
Reliability
Security

Types of cloud services:

Infrastructure as a service (IaaS)
Platform as a service (PaaS)
Software as a service (SaaS)

Cloud Deployment Models

Public
Private
Community
Hybrid

Course Code: CS-4544

Credit hours: 03

Prerequisites: CMP-3621 (Operating Systems)

Course Learning Outcomes

At the end of the course students will be able to

Understand the basic concepts of cloud computing
Cloud issues with different service models
Cloud benefits
Cloud service models
Cloud deployment models
Federation, presence, identity and security in the cloud

Textbook

Cloud Computing Implementation, Management, and Security by John W. house and James F. Ransome, Taylor and Francis Group, LLC (2010). ISBN 978-1-4398-0680-7.