Cloud Computing Essentials

The primary objective of this course is to provide the techniques and practices of cloud computing. Cloud computing refers to a set of services that provide companies and application developers with the means to scale their application's resource usage through the Internet on demand. This course includes a survey of technologies deployed by Amazon, Google, and Microsoft. This course will explore how cloud computing services can provide on-demand access to data storage, computing resources, and messaging. In addition, this course will explore the current challenges facing cloud computing, mainly focusing on cloud computing models, techniques, and architectures. This course will provide students with the advanced level of knowledge and hand-on experience in designing and implementing a cloud-based software system.