CLOUD COMPUTING ESSENTIALS
Description
Cloud Computing Essentials is a fundamental course tailored for professionals and businesses transitioning to or already operating in the cloud. It covers essential concepts such as cloud deployment models, service models (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS), and key providers like AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud Platform. Participants gain practical skills in deploying, managing, and securing cloud infrastructure and applications, empowering them to harness the scalability, flexibility, and cost-efficiency benefits of cloud computing for organizational success.
Course Curriculum
- Understanding Cloud Computing
- Definition and Key Characteristics
- Historical development and evolution
- Benefits and challenges of cloud computing
- Cloud Service Model
- Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)
- Platform as a Service (PaaS)
- Software as a Service (SaaS)
- Cloud Deployment Model
- Public, private, hybrid, and multi-cloud models
- Considerations for Choosing Deployment Models
- Emerging trends in cloud computing
- Virtualization in Cloud Computing
- Basics of virtualization technology
- Virtual machines (VMs) and hypervisors
- Containerization and its role in cloud environments
- Cloud Computing Networking
- Virtual networks and subnets
- Load balancing and auto-scaling
- Network Security Considerations
- Project: Setting up a Virtualized Environment
- Hands-on project to create a virtualized infrastructure in the cloud
- Major Cloud Service Providers
- Overview of AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, and others
- Core services offered by cloud providers
- Service-level agreements (SLAs) and pricing models
- Cloud Storage and Data Management
- Object storage, block storage, and file storage
- Database services in the cloud
- Project: Deploying a Cloud-Based Application
- Practical application of cloud services to deploy a sample application
- Cloud Security Fundamentals
- Shared responsibility model
- Identity and access management
- Encryption and Data Protection
- Compliance and Governance
- Legal and Regulatory Considerations
- Compliance frameworks (e.g., GDPR, HIPAA)
- Project: Implementing Cloud Security Measures
- Applying security measures to a cloud-based infrastructure
- Cloud Migration and Adoption Strategies
- Assessing workloads for cloud migration
- Common migration challenges and solutions
- Strategies for Cloud Adoption
- Cloud Cost Management and Optimization
- Understanding cloud cost models
- Cost monitoring and optimization strategies
- Tools for managing cloud costs
- Emerging Trends and Future of Cloud Computing
- Edge computing and serverless architecture
- AI and machine learning in the cloud
- Innovations and Future Directions