Handbook

Cloud platforms offer managed services which allow for rapid design, prototyping and building of application solutions with a robust suite of advanced tools. Cloud computing is critical for providing the computing infrastructure required to support companies in their digital transformation journey.  In this subject, students will learn the fundamentals of cloud computing and its architecture. Specifically, the following topics will be covered: the vision of cloud computing; its characteristics and benefits; cloud computing architecture including service-oriented architecture and mobile computing, service and deployment models; virtualization techniques and types; cloud operations and challenges; industry computing platforms; security in cloud computing and its future. The students will also be introduced to various cloud services and applications, such as migrating to the cloud; accessing and communicating with the cloud; using webmail services; cloud management. Finally, the students will be introduced to IBM cloud resources and services.