Foundations of cloud computing for administrators
Learn about the cloud, including the history, building blocks, and types on your way to becoming a Cloud Administrator.
Learning objectives
In this module you will:
- Explain the concept of cloud computing
- Briefly understand how computing systems across domains dealt with scale before the cloud
- Briefly recall the recent history of cloud computing, illustrating its evolution
- List some of the enabling technologies in cloud computing, and discuss their significance
- Recognize cloud service models such as IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS and differentiate between them
- Enumerate the different types of clouds, and compare and contrast them
- List some of the common cloud providers and the features offered in their cloud stacks
- Articulate the economic benefits of the cloud paradigm for cloud users and cloud service providers
- Discuss some of the advantages and disadvantages of the cloud paradigm
- Define SLAs and SLOs and describe their importance in Cloud Computing
- Recall popular cloud use case scenarios
This content is provided in partnership with Dr. Majd Sakr and Carnegie Mellon University.
Prerequisites
None