Cloud Computing in a Day

Overview:

Intro to Cloud Computing: Definition, Primary Characteristics, Benefits, Differences from Previous Models, Explanation of Three Common Types of Cloud Computing

Business Oriented Modules:

Mapping the Cloud ecosystem:  Players, Start-ups, Existing enterprise vendors, Service and hosting providers mapped to solutions provided

Identifying your position in the ecosystem:  Market challenges (large or mid-market), Systems integrator/service provider or independent software vendor, Player Capabilities

Open standards and open source in the cloud:  Toll or toll-free road. Service Level Agreements between consumers and providers, Role of open standards, Vendor lock-in

Economic and budgeting dynamics: Initiatives funding, Charge back to business units, Cloud delivery of services, Measuring subscription, Usage or ad supported business models, Sales commissions, Renewals, Billing models.

Technical Oriented Modules:

Examination of  IaaS Use Cases: High-performance computing, Dev / Test, One time use application, Web application with elastic usage, Hybrid Applications

Examination of PaaS Use Cases: Brand new application, Social Media applications, Extension of SaaS applications

Examination of SaaS Use Cases: Business Productivity Apps, Collaborative Apps, Social Media Apps

Examination of Other Types of Cloud Computing: Storage, File sharing, Backup, Business Continuity, Business Analytics

Breakdown of Basic IaaS: Basic IaaS Stack, Basic Application Architecture

Difference between Standard Apps and Cloud Apps: Creating an Application for Scalability, Scaling Data beyond RDBMS to NoSQL, Persistent Storage, Pricing Models

Overview of IaaS (Using Amazon Web Services): Intro to Amazon EC2, Overview of Advanced Amazon Web Services, Best Practices for Application Design on EC2, Pricing Models

Breakdown of PaaS: Languages vs. Frameworks, Model-View-Controller, Attribute Store Database, Web Services

Overview of PaaS (Using Force.com): Model-View-Controller, Web Services, Pricing Model

Breakdown of SaaS:  ASP vs. Multi-tenancy, Widgets vs. Mashups

Breakdown of Storage: Multi-media, Backup for Recovery, Business Continuity

Types of Hosting: Public Cloud, Virtual Private Cloud, On-Premise Cloud, Vertical Cloud (ex: large website)

Choosing the Right Option for You: New project vs. Existing project, Mutli-department vs. Multi-partner applications, Large vs. Small projects, Choosing a Cloud Provider, Breakeven for Build vs. Buy

Building an On-Premise Cloud: Vmware & Virtualization, Cloud Standards & APIs, Virtual Appliances, Automation, Open Source Software, Cloud Bursting

Going into Production: How the role of the Sys-Admin has changed, Develop & Test Clouds, Securing your application & data, Monitoring & Metering performance

Overcoming Challenges for Public Cloud: Data Privacy vs. Application Security, User Authentication, Public vs. Virtual Private, Bandwidth for Processing Large Files

Wrap-up:

Cloud Computing Roadmaps and Open Discussion: Now you got a background of cloud computing, where do you go?   Options while determining your road map to taking advantage of this very nascent technology.

Instructors:

Dave Nielsen
Larry Carvalho