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CY-703 (D) · Cloud Computing/Official Syllabus

Cloud Computing (CY-703 (D)) - Official Syllabus

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Unit 1

Introduction of Grid and Cloud computing

  • Introduction of Grid and Cloud computing, characteristics, components, business and IT perspective
  • cloud services requirements, cloud models, Security in public model, public verses private clouds
  • Cloud computing platforms: Amazon EC2, Platform as Service: Google App Engine, Microsoft Azure, Utility Computing, Elastic Computing
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Unit 2

Cloud services- SAAS, PAAS, IAAS

  • Cloud services- SAAS, PAAS, IAAS, cloud design and implementation using SOA
  • conceptual cloud model, cloud stack, computing on demand, Information life cycle management
  • cloud analytics, information security, virtual desktop infrastructure, storage cloud
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Unit 3

Virtualization technology

  • Virtualization technology: Definition, benefits, sensor virtualization, HVM
  • study of hypervisor, logical partitioning- LPAR, Storage virtualization, SAN, NAS
  • cloud server virtualization, virtualized data center
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Unit 4

Cloud security fundamentals

  • Cloud security fundamentals, Vulnerability assessment tool for cloud, Privacy and Security in cloud
  • Cloud computing security architecture: Architectural Considerations- General Issues, Trusted Cloud computing, Secure Execution Environments and Communications, Micro-architectures
  • Identity Management and Access control-Identity management, Access control, Autonomic Security
  • Cloud computing security challenges: Virtualization security management- virtual threats, VM Security Recommendations, VM-Specific Security techniques, Secure Execution Environments and Communications in cloud
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Unit 5

SOA and cloud, benchmarks and platforms

  • SOA and cloud, SOA and IAAS, cloud infrastructure benchmarks, OLAP, business intelligence, e-Business, ISV
  • Cloud performance monitoring commands, issues in cloud computing. QOS issues in cloud, mobile cloud computing, Inter cloud issues, Sky computing
  • Cloud Computing Platform, Xen Cloud Platform, Eucalyptus, OpenNebula, Nimbus, TPlatform, Apache Virtual Computing Lab (VCL), Anomaly Elastic Computing Platform

Reference Books

  • Cloud Computing — Kumar Saurabh — Wiley India
  • Cloud Security — Ronald Krutz, Russell Dean Vines — Wiley-India
  • Computing for Dummies — Judith Hurwitz, R. Bloor, M. Kanfman, F. Halper — Wiley India Edition
  • Cloud Computing - A Practical Approach — Anthony T. Velte, Toby J. Velte — TMH
  • Cloud Computing Bible — Barrie Sosinsky — Wiley India
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