This one-day seminar provides an overview of cloud computing, cloud architecture,and the virtualization technologies that enable the implementation of data applications in a cloud computing environment. The course also describes the benefits of using cloud technologies, such as increased agility and reduced capital expenditures, as well as issues to consider before transitioning to the cloud. The course features technology samples and demonstrations of a virtual datacenter, virtual machine images, virtual peripheral devices for persistence,and virtual storage appliances. Within a cloud environment, application components are installed and configured, and a Web 2.0 database application is deployed.
Delivery Format
ILT
Who Can Benefit
Students who can benefit from this course are application developers, database administrators, system integrators, and system administrators who are interested in learning how to install, configure, or maintain virtual servers, applications, databases in a cloud computing environment.
Prerequisites
To succeed fully in this course, students should have: - Technical familiarity with basic Internet concepts and terminology
- Basic familiarity with UNIX command line usage
- Basic familiarity with middleware servers such as web servers, database servers, or application servers
Skills Gained
Upon completion of this course, students should be able to: - Describe cloud computing, types of clouds, and types of services in a cloud
- Describe virtualization and its benefits
- Describe how to assemble a virtual data center
- Describe the virtual machine image life cycle
- Describe how to provide storage and data persistence
- Describe how to back up data using a data snapshot
- Describe how to deploy an application onto a server in a cloud
Course Content
Module 1 - Introduction to Cloud Computing
- Describe Cloud Computing
- List and describe the key attributes of cloud computing
- List and describe the type of clouds and types of services
Module 2 - Virtualization for Applications and Development
- List virtualization concepts, and describe types of virtualization
- Describe hypervisors and list commonly-used hypervisors
- Describe how to create and launch a virtual machine image
- Demo: load and run multiple operating systems and applications on a laptop
Module 3 - Cloud Computing Architecture
- List data center components
- Compare a virtual data center to a physical data center
- Sample virtual components mapped to hardware components
- Sample database application implemented on virtual components
Module 4 - Assembling a Virtual Data Center
- Create base images for each data center component, example:
- select a base image with an OS, deploy GlassFish,
- deploy the application on GlassFish.
- Provision images to create the base Virtual Data Center
- Implement scaling from both a web UI and APIs
- Back up using a snapshot
- Describe cloud computing security features
- Explain cloud service metering and billing
- Demo: Deploying an application to the cloud
Module 5 - Understanding Cloud Storage
- Define cloud storage and present use cases
- Define storage service providers and storage solution providers
- Explain cloud storage protocols
Module 6 - Security and Other Consideration
- List and describe compliance considerations
- List and describe performance and availability considerations
- Describe security requirements and solutions
- Explain service level agreements
- Discuss monitoring and reporting
Module 7 - The Cloud and You
- List business and cost benefits
- Discuss preparing for migrating to the cloud
- List cloud infrastructure vendors and platforms
- Discuss software as a service
- Discuss vendor lock-in and evolving standards
- Discuss evolving job roles
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