Learn the pros and cons of utilising Cloud services in your business
Our Introduction to Cloud Computing training course is aimed at people who need to get past the hype and jargon surrounding the Cloud, and quickly understand the benefits and risks of using and relying upon widely distributed hosted services.
We'll take a frank and candid look at some of the key Cloud platforms and service providers, such as Microsoft Azure, Amazon EC2, Google, and IBM.
You'll also get the opportunity to discuss some of the key aspects and drivers for leveraging your own existing and future IP through Cloud-based products and services.
If you are interested in custom / on-site Cloud Computing training for any size of team, please get in touch - we would be glad to help build a course that meets your learning requirements.
We can take into account your existing technical skills, preferred Cloud platform, specific project requirements and timeframes, and any topics of interest to tailor the most relevant and focussed course for you.
If you are looking for domain-specific Cloud training, you may also wish to consider Windows Azure Development Training; Big Data with Apache Hadoopand Big Data Batch Processing with Storm Training.
By the end of this course, you will have learnt about:
- Key Cloud Computing concepts
- Software as a Service (SaaS)
- Infrastructure as a Service(IaaS)
- Platform as a Service (PaaS)
- Consuming Cloud Services
- Business Drivers and Benefits of moving to the Cloud
- Limitations and Pitfalls
- Key Cloud Service Providers and Platforms
- Accountability Scalability Worst-case scenarios and Fall-back plans
- Cloud Security
- Overview of creating own Cloud Services
Who should attend
Delegates will typically be involved in planning and managing IT projects or infrastructure. The course is ideal for IT Directors, Project Managers, Business Analysts and software developers who want to improve their feel for current web technologies and trends.
Prerequisites
No hands-on experience of software or web development is required, but a general understanding of the relationship between clients (for instance your web browser or phone) and web servers would be useful.
On-site Cloud Services Training Course
If you would like us to deliver a course focusing on specific Cloud / Web Services topics, please let us know. We would be glad to find out more about your requirements and put together a 1- or 2-day session, with or without hands-on exercises depending on whether you want a high-level overview or more in depth knoweldge of working with platforms such as Amazon Web Services, Windows Azure, Google Cloud, or other Software as a Service providers.
What is "the Cloud?" anyway?
A brief history of the Internet's evolution to date - from static web pages to data-driven interactive-video-streaming server farms under mountains. Appropriate and inappropriate usage scenarios
Key Cloud Computing concepts
- Components Infrastructure Cloud Applications Software in the Cloud Hardware in the Cloud
Cloud Services
- Software as a Service (SaaS)
- Infrastructure as a Service(IaaS)
- Platform as a Service (PaaS)
Consuming Services
- Web Browser
- Web Services / WebSockets / other APIs
- Mobile Phones and Tablet PCs
Benefits of moving to the Cloud
- Simplicity of implementation Licensing Version control Interoperability Scablitity
Limitations and Pitfalls
- Losing control over your data Reliance on communications / networking
Key Cloud Service Providers and Platforms
- Google Amazon Microsoft Azure Force.com EMC
Business Drivers
- Convincing the Boardroom Operational and Financial Benefits Presenting a case
Selecting the right Cloud provider
- Accountability Scalability Worst-case scenarios and Fall-back plans
Cloud Security
- Security considerations The importance of security policies, and culture change An overview of Encryption
Creating your own Cloud Services
- Understanding your business model and whether it will work in the Cloud
- Great time to re-engineer your processes!
- Leveraging your existing code and data
- More on Security Quality Assurance and Compliance
- Overview of PCI DSS data security standards
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