Cloud Computing Online for beginners by Sapphire Global Consulting Services

Introduction to Cloud Computing
Defining cloud computing
Components of a computing cloud
Differentiating types of clouds: public, private and hybrid
Delivering services from the cloud
Categorizing service types
Comparing vendor cloud products: Amazon, Google, Microsoft and others
Adopting the Cloud
Key drivers of cloud computing solutions
Instantaneous provisioning of computing resources
Tapping into an infinite storage capacity
Cost-effective pay-as-you-use billing models
Evaluating barriers to cloud computing
Handling sensitive data
Aspects of cloud security
Assessing governance solutions
Exploiting Software as a Service (SaaS)
Characterizing SaaS
Streamlining administration with centralized installation
Optimizing cost and performance with scale on demand
Comparing service scenarios
Improving collaboration with business productivity tools
Simplifying business process creation by integrating existing components
Inspecting SaaS technologies
Deploying web applications
Implementing web services: SOAP and REST
Choosing a development platform
Delivering Platform as a Service (PaaS)
Exploring the technical foundation for PaaS
Specifying the components of PaaS
Analyzing vendor PaaS provisions
Selecting an appropriate implementation
Building services with solution stacks
Evaluating the architecture of vendor-specific platforms
Becoming familiar with service platform tools
Managing cloud storage
Controlling unstructured data in the cloud
Deploying relational databases in the cloud
Improving data availability
Employing support services
Testing in the cloud
Monitoring cloud-based services
Analyzing portability across platforms
Deploying Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)
Enabling technologies
Scalable server clusters
Achieving transparency with platform virtualization
Elastic storage devices
Accessing IaaS
Provisioning servers on demand
Handling dynamic and static IP addresses
Tools and support for management and monitoring
Deploying a Private Cloud
Leveraging an existing infrastructure
Comparing OpenStack and Eucalyptus
Managing resources across teams and departments
Integrating with public clouds
Building a Business Case
Calculating the financial implications
Comparing in-house facilities to the cloud
Estimating economic factors downstream
Preserving business continuity
Selecting appropriate service-level agreements
Safeguarding access to assets in the cloud
Security, availability and disaster recovery strategies
Migrating to the cloud
Rearchitecting applications for the cloud
Integrating the cloud with existing applications
Selecting a vendor and avoiding vendor lock-in