Course Description | Course Outline | Cloud & Virtualization Training | IT Training

1. The Rise of the Cloud

• Objectives
• Where did Cloud Computing originate?
• Cloud Computing
• Wikipedia Entry
• Five Attributes of Cloud Computing
• Cloud Computing Examples
• The Cloud Computing Spectrum
• Understanding by Analogy
• What is so special about Cloud?
• Synergy is Powerful
• Moving to the cloud
• By the Numbers
• Summary

2. Cloud Computing Value Proposition

• Objectives
• Why does Cloud matter?
• Cloud Value Proposition
• Cloud Value Business Case #1
• Cloud Value Business Case #2
• Cloud Value Business Case #3
• Cloud Value Business Case #4
• Cloud Business Cases
• Do Clouds Compute?
• Select Expected Benefits
• Identify applicable cost scenario
• Calculate initial, simple return
• Calculate returns for on-going usage
• Summary

3. Cloud Computing Myths

• Objectives
• Myth #1: Cloud = Virtualization
• Myth #2: Cloud = Grid
• Myth #3: Cloud = SAAS
• Myth #4: Cloud = SOA
• Myth #5: Cloud = Security Risk
• Summary 1/2
• Summary 2/2

4. Cloud Computing Components

• Objectives
• The Cloud Computing Stack
• Cloud Computing Components
• Tightly Coupled Enterprise
• Breaking the Silos
• Understanding SOA
• Applying SOA to the Cloud
• Cloud Computing without SOA
• Cloud Component - Virtualization
• Applying Virtualization to the Cloud
• Cloud Component - SaaS
• Applying SaaS to the Cloud
• Web 2.0 Should I upgrade?
• Web 1.0 vs Web 2.0
• Applying Web 2.0 to the Cloud
• Summary

5. Categorizing Clouds

• Objectives
• Consider the kind of cloud
• Cloud Scope Public clouds
• Cloud Scope Private clouds
• Cloud Scope Hybrid clouds
• Discussing Cloud Scope
• Cloud Types
• Discussing Cloud Types
• Intersection of Scope & Type
• Cloud Role
• Discussing Cloud Categories
• Summary

6. Real World Case Study Analysis

• Objectives
• Case Study - Amazon
• Amazon EC2 Value
• Discussing Amazon
• Case Study TuneCore
• TuneCore s Value
• Discussing TuneCore
• Case Study Salesforce.com
• Salesforce.com Value
• Discussing SalesForce
• Case Study Google Apps
• Google Apps Value
• Discussing Google
• Case Study Pitney Bowes
• Pitney Bowes Value
• Discussing Pitney Bowes
• Summary

7. Cloud Risks and Risk Mitigation

• Objectives
• Failure-As-A-Service
• Service Reliability
• Service Quality
• Secure Cloud Calling
• Problem Resolution
• Data Back-up
• Total Cost of Ownership (TCO)
• Provisioning
• The Scale of Scale
• Financial Management
• Managing Service Levels
• Redundancy / Failover
• Vendor Lock-In
• Liability
• Security
• Identifying Cloud-ready Solutions
• Governing Cloud Services
• Business alignment
• Asset Ownership
• Contract-driven Services
• Financial Management and Tracking
• Governance and Risk Mitigation
• Some Best Practices
• Summary 1/2
• Summary 2/2

8. Cloud Standards

• Objectives
• What Exactly Are We Standardizing?
• Standardizing on a Definition
• Simple Concept, Difficult Implementation
• Turf Wars
• Other Groups Defining Standards
• Let the Market Decide
• Standardization is Restrictive not Creative
• Fostering Creativity
• Survival of the Fittest
• The Simple View
• Standards to Date
• Building Cloud Solutions Today
• Advice #1 Build on Proven Standards
• Advice #2 Focus on Solid Design
• Advice #3 Good Standards Take Time
• Review 1 / 2
• Review 2 / 2

9. Cloud Computing Infrastructure

• Objectives
• Does It Really Matter?
• Cloud Infrastructure Categories
• Understanding Virtualization
• Cloud Management
• Controllers and Agents
• More Cloud Management Strategies
• Abstracted Networking
• Abstracted Computing
• Abstracted Storage
• Pulling it all together
• Eucalyptus Overview
• Management Platform
• Management Controllers
• Eucalyptus Storage
• Summary

10. Looking Under the Cloud Hood

• Objectives
• Amazon Cloud Overview
• Working with Amazon Web Services (AWS)
• Building an Amazon Cloud Service
• Google Cloud Overview
• Google Cloud Storage
• Working with the Google App Engine
• Building a Google App
• Microsoft Azure Overview
• Working with Windows Azure
• Building an Azure Cloud Service
• Summary

11. Cloud Services

• Objectives
• Objects, components, services
• When do I need a service?
• Defining Services
• Service Communication Analogy
• Three Key Service Questions
• Connecting the Dots
• Anatomy of a Service
• Service Actors
• Service Layering
• Cloud Computing
• Understanding by Analogy
• Moving to the cloud
• You Need an Architecture
• All Squares are Rectangles
• Cloud Without SOA
• Cloud With SOA
• Review

12. Cloud Computing Sanity Check

• Objectives
• The Cloud Shift
• Adapting to a Broader Market
• Before You Leap to the Cloud
• Cloud Sanity Check #1
• Cloud Sanity Check #2
• Cloud Sanity Check #3
• Cloud Sanity Check #4
• Summary

13. Adopting Your Very Own Cloud

• Objectives
• How can my organization explore Cloud?
• Cloud Adoption Best Practices
• Cloud Adoption Phase 1
• Identify your business drivers
• Get Educated
• Articulate a Value Proposition
• Define one or more scenarios
• Cloud Adoption Phase 1
• Cloud Adoption Phase 2
• Produce a Road Map
• Gain Stakeholder Buy-in
• Cloud Adoption Phase 2
• Cloud Adoption Phase 3
• Establish Governance
• Invest in Infrastructure
• Cloud Pilot
• Scoping the Pilot Project
• Pilot Project Scope (cont d)
• Enterprise Roll-out
• Start small and grow incrementally
• Summary