Cloud Computing (AL-604 (A)) - Important Questions

Explain cloud deployment models, including Public Cloud vs Private Cloud with suitable examples, characteristics and security aspects.

Compare / differentiate Grid computing vs Cloud computing, highlighting similarities, differences, with examples.

Explain elastic computing and how it allows organizations to dynamically scale resources up or down based on demand.

Discuss the features and applications of Amazon EC2 and Google App Engine.

Explain the SaaS, PaaS and IaaS cloud service models with suitable examples and their differences.

Explain the concept of Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) and its relevance to cloud design.

Discuss the architecture of Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) and storage cloud, including components like virtual desktops, hypervisors and connection brokers.

Explain the concepts of SAN and NAS in storage virtualization and differentiate between them with an example.

Discuss logical partitioning (LPAR) in detail and explain its benefits/advantages such as improved resource allocation and isolation between partitions, including disadvantages.

Explain the role of hypervisors in server virtualization with examples of popular hypervisor platforms and study of hypervisor types.

Explain cloud virtualization/VM security risks and challenges and describe VM-specific security techniques and best practices for securing VMs.

Explain vulnerability assessment in cloud environments and describe vulnerability assessment tools for identifying and mitigating security risks in cloud.

Explain Identity Management and Access Control in cloud including identity management, access control and autonomic security.

Explain OLAP, its functionality and operations, and its role in business intelligence for analyzing and querying large datasets.

Explain Cloud Computing Platforms like Xen Cloud Platform, Eucalyptus, OpenNebula, Nimbus and Apache VCL with their features and applications.

Discuss mobile cloud computing, inter-cloud issues, sky computing and QoS issues in cloud.