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Course Outline
1. Introduction to Cloud Computing
- Historical evolution of cloud adoption -
- Progression from application hosting to SaaS and the adoption of public and private cloud models
- Definition of cloud computing
- Selection of service models: IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS
- Standard cloud deployment scenarios
- Comparison of SaaS versus traditional enterprise computing environments
- The programmable Web and the utilization of APIs in the cloud
2. Cloud Migration
- Optimizing resource utilization through virtualization
- Cloud management strategies for elasticity: automated, on-demand resource provisioning
- Enhancing economies of scale via shared infrastructure and application layers
- Analysis of cloud benefits and operational challenges
3. IaaS (Infrastructure as a Service)
- IaaS architecture and core functional attributes
- Major IaaS service providers
- Microsoft Azure
- Web Roles and Worker Roles
- Scalability, load balancing, and failover capabilities
- Amazon Web Services (AWS)
- Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) and Amazon Machine Images (AMI)
- Extended IaaS: AWS Application Services and Marketplace
- Regional and Availability Zone architecture
- Networking and security protocols
- Monitoring, Auto Scaling, and Load Balancing
- Development of scalable and fault-tolerant applications
- Mitigating risks associated with service outages
- Management interfaces and tooling
- Private and hybrid cloud environments
- Business drivers and implementation challenges
- Definition of technical requirements
- Methodology for constructing a private cloud environment
- Strategies for private cloud management
- Vendor overview for implementation support
- VMware
- Abiquo
- Amazon Virtual Private Cloud
- Hybrid cloud architectures
- Applicable use cases
- Product example: Eucalyptus
- Criteria for selecting a private cloud model
4. PaaS (Platform as a Service)
- Definition and scope of PaaS
- Components of a complete PaaS stack
- Determining the architectural boundary: IaaS+, pure PaaS, or custom SaaS
- Essential functionalities for cloud-based application development
- Multi-tenancy
- Definition of multi-tenant systems
- Leveraging economies of scale
- Application customization for specific tenants
- Key considerations for multi-tenant applications:
Stability, SLAs, legal and regulatory compliance, security, maintenance, and third-party components
- Major PaaS service providers
- Microsoft Azure
- Google App Engine
- Force.com
- Future outlook for PaaS development
5. SaaS (Software as a Service)
- Definition and scope of SaaS
- Representative examples of SaaS offerings
6. Cloud Architecture
- Service Oriented Architecture (SOA)
- Service Layer Model and the concept of loose coupling
- Integration of SOA and Event Driven Architecture (EDA) to form e-SOA
- Role of REST and its importance for cloud operations
- Synergy between SOA and Cloud computing from an industry perspective
- Integration of SOA and SaaS
- Synergy between SOA and PaaS
- Strategies for meeting dynamic demand
- Application of SOA principles to the cloud: loose coupling, encapsulation, and asynchronous services
- Construction of multi-tenant applications based on SOA
- Migration of legacy systems into the cloud
- Synergy between SOA and IaaS
- Service-Oriented Infrastructure (SOI)
- Comparison of service virtualization versus server virtualization
- Automated, on-demand resource provisioning
7. Cloud Integration
- The necessity of cloud integration and associated challenges
- Role of SOA in facilitating integration
- Transition from application integration to Service Oriented Integration (SOI)
- The requirement for intermediary services
- Functionality of mediation layers
- Reference architectures for Enterprise Service Buses (ESB)
- Specific requirements for cloud integration
- Evolution from ESB to “Internet Service Bus” models
- Product examples
- Windows Azure AppFabric
- IBM Cast Iron
- Fiorano
8. Standards and Open Source Software
- Cloud standards
- Portability and interoperability: problem statement
- Distributed Management Task Force, Inc. (DMTF)
- Open Virtualization Format (OVF)
- Open Cloud Standards Incubator
- Apache Libcloud
- Open Source Software (OSS)
- OpenStack
9. Cloud Security
- Evolution of cloud security frameworks
- Progression from traditional Web applications to SOA and the Cloud
- Security implications of public cloud versus on-premise data centers
- Cloud security as a multi-dimensional challenge
- Dimension 1: IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS layers
- Dimension 2: Network, VM, application, and data security
- Dimension 3: CSP and tenant responsibilities
- Identity, Entitlement, and Access Management (IdEA)
- Authentication and access control mechanisms
- Standards including SAML, XACML, and Policy Enforcement Points (PEP)
- Security management across on-premise systems and multiple clouds
- Cloud Security Alliance standards
- Cloud Controls Matrix, Consensus Assessments Initiative, Cloud Audit, and Cloud Trust Protocol
- Security, Trust, and Assurance Registry
10. Governance for Cloud-Based Services
- Distinction between Business, IT, EA, SOA, and Cloud Governance
- Justification for using SOA governance as the foundation for Cloud governance
- SOA governance frameworks, standards, and technologies
- Open Group’s Service Integration Maturity Model (OSIMM)
- Open Group SOA Governance Reference Model (SGRM)
- SOA Governance Vitality Method (SGVM)
- Cloud governance practices
- Similarities and differences relative to SOA governance
- Allocation of responsibilities: cloud provider versus cloud customer
- Provider switching as a critical test for governance frameworks
- Methodology for establishing Cloud governance
- Technologies for implementing governance controls
11. Outlook and Conclusions
- Future outlook and adoption trends for cloud computing
- Hadoop – increasing popularity in the Cloud
- Cloud Return on Investment (ROI)
- Total Cost of Ownership (TCO)
Requirements
- Familiarity with distributed computing concepts and application development principles.
Audience
- IT Architects
- IT Consultants
35 Hours
Testimonials (2)
All of the training was great. Especially liked the training documentation to reference. Looking forward to the Advanced Training, when we are ready.
Amy Gregg - Qualfon
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