The principles of Cloud computing
- Understand the concept of Cloud computing
- What is Cloud computing
- What is virtualization
- The main types of Cloud computing
- Know the evolution of Cloud computing
- The main concepts from which Cloud computing developed
- The role of network and servers in Cloud computing
- The role of the Internet in Cloud computing
- The role of Virtualization in Cloud computing
- The role of managed services in Cloud computing
- Understand the Cloud computing architectures
- The Service Oriented Architecture
- The Tiered, Multipurpose and the Datacenter architecture
- Benefits and limitations of Cloud computing
- Identify the main benefits of Cloud computing
- Identify the main limitations of Cloud computing
Using the Cloud
- Know how users can access the Cloud
- How to access Web Applications through a Web Browser
- The Cloud Web Access Architecture
- The use of a Thin Client
- The use of mobile devices to access the Cloud
- The basic platforms available for mobile operating devices
- The role of standard applications in collaboration
- The main benefits and limitations of mobile access to the Cloud
Security and Identity Management
- Understand the security risks of Cloud computing and knows mitigating measures
- The essential elements of security in the cloud (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability)
- The standard measures for authorized use (Authentication, Authorization and Accountability)
- The main security risks for the three types of virtualized environments
- Understand identity management in the Cloud
- The use of Federation
- The use of presence data
- The main aspects of Identity management
- Describe privacy and compliance issues and safeguards in Cloud computing
Implementing and Managing Cloud computing
- Understand the building of Local Cloud Networks
- The benefits and cost elements of a local cloud environment
- The main components of a local cloud environment and how they are interconnected
- The risks of connecting a local cloud network to the public internet
- Understand supporting the use of Cloud computing
- The use of Virtual Private Network access to a Local Area Network
- The use of scripting and content-formatting languages and provide examples of such languages
- Approaches for back-up and recovery in an environment using Cloud computing
- The candidate knows the main standards and protocols in Cloud computing
- The main objectives and benefits of using standards in Cloud computing
- The role of international and industrial standard organizations
- WBEM, DMFT, SMI-S, SMASH, HTTP
- The use of security protocols (IPSec, OpenID)
Evaluation of Cloud computing
- Understand the business case for Cloud computing
- The costs and possible savings of Cloud computing
- The main operational and staffing benefits of Cloud computing
- The evaluation of service providers and their services in Cloud computing
