INTEC Introduction to Cloud Computing Certificate

Course details

Cloud Computing is a business computing model that delivers easy-to-use, on-demand network access to a pool of computing resources including software, infrastructure, and hardware facilities over network. This "pay-per-use" model helps you and your organisation to use resources as and when needed, and pay only for the facilities and the time for which resources have been used. These services can be quickly provisioned and managed with minimal effort. The flexibility of Cloud Computing solutions to scale up and down as per your needs is a primary benefit. One of the important characteristics of Cloud Computing is "pooled resources", i.e. servers and licensed software are combined to form a cloud and are then made available to any user by the cloud provider.

Additional Requirement

Hardware Requirements

• Intel   Pentium   IV with 300 MHz (or better)
• At least 512 MB of RAM
• CD-ROM drive
• A monitor capable of 1024 x 768 screen resolution and 32-bit colour display
• Internet Connection

Software Requirements

• Microsoft   Windows 7, or Windows   XP (Professional or Home Edition)
• Microsoft   Office   2007 or later

Standard PC Requirements

INTEC College recommends the following requirements for a standard PC setup. If additional hardware or software is required, you will find this information listed with the specific course information.

• Personal computer with minimum 1GHz (x86) or 1.4GHz (x64) processor (2GHz or faster recommended).
• 1 GB of RAM or more (4 GB recommended; 8 GB enables you to host all the virtual machines specified for all the practice exercises).
• 15 GB free hard-disk space (60 GB recommended; 80 GB enables you to host all the virtual machines specified for all the practice exercises).
• DVD-ROM drive or DVD-Writer drive.
• Super VGA (1,024 x 768) or higher resolution video adapter and monitor.
• Keyboard and Microsoft mouse or compatible pointing device.

Course Outcomes

Learn to define cloud computing technology and describe its impact on the IT scenario.

• Identify the pros and cons of the cloud computing technology, and determine its impact on businesses
• Differentiate the currently-available cloud services
• Differentiate cloud categories and adoption measures
• Identify risks involved, and risk mitigation measures in cloud computing

Course Content

• Introducing Cloud Computing
• Differentiating Cloud Services
• Integrating Cloud Services
• Identifying Risks and Risk Mitigation Measures