Cloud Computing Overview

Section 1: Introduction in Cloud Computing

• Define main Cloud Computing characteristics
• Assess history, roadmap and trends of Cloud Computing
• Business models and scenarios
• Services, SLAs, QoS, resource provisioning, automation, elasticity, virtualization and management issues
• Assess technological and financial advantages and disadvantages of Cloud Computing

Section 2 : Virtualization and Data Center

• Basic concepts of virtualization and data center management
• Types of virtualization and technologies management of physical and virtual data centers and technologiesCloud

Section 3: Computing Architectures and Services

• Software as a Service (SaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS), Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)
• User issues of service models and architectures
• Technology and capabilities of Cloud service models and architectures for different kind of applications
• Cloud Computing Deployment Models

Section 4 : Cloud Computing Market

• Basic characteristics and trends of Cloud Computing market
• Cloud Computing market size, sectors, main players, geographical and sectorial market impacts, Open Source
• Cloud Computing technology impact
• Security aspects (storage, control, processor, hypervisor, computing and network infrastructure, data and testing environment)

• Evaluate security technologies
• Risk management and mitigation strategies

Section 5: Management aspects of Cloud Computing infrastructures 

• Different aspects of management of Cloud Computing infrastructures focusing on identity and policy, service performance and QoS, monitoring and costs, reliability, security, risks and scalability
• Assess technology solutions for automated management
• Law regulations and standardization of Cloud Computing infrastructures 
• State-of-the art of law regulations for Cloud Computing infrastructures
• Standardization of Cloud Computing technology