Cloud
Computing
Fundamentals
Course Overview
• No of Credits - 2
• Class Hours - 70 Min Session
x 2 / Week
• No of Weeks - 11
Faculty
• Name - K. Subramanian
• Email - subramanian@xime.org
Course Description
• Cloud Computing has emerged as a new
computing paradigm over the last decade, bringing
into operation a large pool of systems connected
• in private or public networks
• to provide a dynamically scalable infrastructure
for application, data and file storage.
• the cost of computation, application hosting,
content storage and delivery is reduced
significantly.
Course Objective
• This course is designed to provide the
management students an
understanding of
• the cloud computing paradigm
• how this concept will influence
managerial and business decisions in
an organization.
Learning Outcome
• Introduction and Technical view of
cloud computing
• Cloud computing Deployment
methods
• Service models and Platforms
• Benefits and challenges of Cloud
computing
Modules
• Module 1 - Introduction to Cloud computing
• Module 2 - Technical View of Cloud Computing
• Module 3 - Cloud Computing Deployment Methods
• Module 4 - Cloud computing Service Models
• Module 5 - Cloud Computing Platform
• Module 6 - Benefits and Challenges in cloud
Module – 1
• Defining cloud computing,
• cloud characteristics,
• challenges in implementing cloud
computing solutions.
Module – 2
• Grid computing,
• ubiquitous computing,
• service-oriented architecture,
• peer-to-peer computing,
• virtualization, web service
• autonomous computing.
Module – 3
• Private cloud,
• Public cloud,
• Hybrid cloud
• Community cloud
• business cases implementing these cloud
deployment models.
Module – 4
• Infrastructure as a service,
• Platform as a service,
• Software as a service
• business cases implementing these cloud
service models.
Module – 5
• Top three cloud service providers in each of
the three service models –
• IAAS, PAAS and SAAS, their market positions,
growth opportunities and emerging trends.
Module – 6
• Key cloud implementation benefits,
• scaling opportunities,
• linkage to digital transformation and industry
4.0,
• business related challenges in
implementation.
Readings
• Cloud Computing: Bible, Barrie Sosinsky, 1st
Edition, Wiley Publishing, 2011.
• Cloud Computing for Dummies, Judith Hurwitz,
1st Edition, Wiley Publishing, 2009.
ERP / LMS
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Course : Cloud computing Fundamentals
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• Discussion(s)
• Exchange of Knowledge
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