Cloud Computing (Synchronous e-learning) (Completion)

This course will cover the following topics: • Introduction: Concepts, Benefits, Cloud Networking, Cloud Storage, Virtualization • Cloud Services: Software as a Service, Platform as a Service, Infrastructure as a Service, Other cloud services • Cloud Deployment Models: Public Cloud, Private Cloud, Community Cloud, Hybrid Cloud, Comparison of deployment models • Cloud Architecture: Cloud computing actors, architectural components, cloud service management • SDN and NFV for Cloud: Concept of software defined networking (SDN) and network function virtualization (NFV), Use of SDN and NFV from service provider perspective and private cloud perspective • Security: Security issues and countermeasures, Data protection, Security as a Service • Cloud Platforms: Hands on experiments with platforms such as Azure; Virtual Machine deployment, Internet of Things (IoT) data transfer, analysis, storage and visualization.