Cloud Computing.

Cloud Computing

1. Introduction

1. Evolution of Cloud Computing.
2. Cloud Computing Overview.
3. Characteristics.
4. Applications.
5. Benefits.
6. Challenges.

2. Service and Deployment Models

1. Cloud Computing Service Models:
• Infrastructure as a Service.
• Platform as a Service.
• Software as a Service.
2. Cloud Computing Deployment Models: 
• Private Cloud; Public Cloud.
• Community Cloud.
• Hybrid Cloud.
• Major Cloud Service providers.

3. Service Level Agreement (SLA) Management

1. Overview of SLA.
2. Types of SLA.
3. SLA Life Cycle.
4. SLA Management Process.

4. Virtualization Concepts

1. Overview of Virtualization.
2. Types of Virtualization.
3. Benefits of Virtualization.
4. Hypervisors.

5. Cloud Security

1. Infrastructure Security.
2. Data Security & Privacy Issues.
3. Legal Issues in Cloud Computing.

6. Cloud Storage

1. Overview.
2. Storage as a Service.
3. Benefits and Challenges.
4. Storage Area Networks (SANs).

7. Scheduling in Cloud

1. Overview of Scheduling problem.
2. Different types of scheduling.
3. Scheduling for independent and dependent tasks.
4. Static vs. Dynamic scheduling.

LIST OF PRACTICALS

1. Introduction to Cloud Vendors: Amazon, Microsoft, IBM.
2. Setting up Virtualization using Virtual box/VMWare Hypervisor
3. Introduction to Own Cloud
4. Installation and configuration of Own Cloud software for SaaS
5. Accessing Microsoft AZURE cloud-services
6. Cloud Simulation Software Introduction: CloudSim