Cloud Computing Training Course

Cloud Computing Training 4-day training course, $2695 5-day online training course, $2695		RCCSP Professional Education Alliance

This is not your average Cloud Computing tutorial. Learn basic concepts, design, architecture, and deployment of the cloud computing platform.

Overview

What You Will Learn:

Cloud computing basics
Cloud computing platforms and applications
Cloud computing acrhitecture
Cloud computing security and privacy issues
Benefits and risks of cloud computing
Cloud computing recources
Cloud computing providers and the product and services they offer
Building business case for going to the cloud
Building a cloud network
Virtualization architecture
Products used to implement the virtualization architecture
Cloud computing standards and best practices
Using mobile devices in the cloud

This cloud computing training employs interactive case studies to demonstrate cloud computing concepts and applications. Participants will not only enhance their knowledge about the basic concepts of virtualization but will also learn about cloud computing applications. Attendees will also learn about the architecture, design and deployment of the cloud computing platforms.

Who Should Participate

IT managers and professionals who need to understand and enhance their knowledge of virtualizaton and cloud computing.

Agenda

1. Introduction to Cloud Computing

What is Cloud Computing?
- Cloud Computing Defined
- Cloud Computing Infrastructure
- Cloud Computing Terms
Benefits and Limitations of Cloud Computing
- Benefits
- Limitations
- Cloud Computing Case Studies
How Companies Are Using Cloud Computing
- Implementing Applications and Services in the Cloud
- Using Your Company's Services vs. the Cloud Provider
- A Cloud Service Provider Introduced
Cloud Computing Risks and Issues

2. Who's Who in Today's Cloud

Cloud Computing Companies
Products and Services Provided by Cloud Computing Companies

3. The Business Case for Cloud Computing

Benefits of Cloud Computing
- Operational
- Economic
- Staffing
Should Your Company Invest in Cloud Computing?
- What Should Not be Moved to the Cloud

4. The Evolution of Cloud Computing

Early Mainframe Environment
- Virtualization in Mainframe Architectures and Operating Systems
LANs and the Cloud
Internet and the Cloud
Web Services, Browsers, and the Cloud
Thin Client
Advances in Networking and Processing Speeds that Led to Cloud Computing
- Networking Developments
- Increased Processing Speeds
Managed Service Provider Model to Cloud Computing and Software as a Service (SaaS)
- Single Purpose Architectures Migrate to Multipurpose Architectures
- Data Center Virtualization
Collaboration
- The Cloud as a Reach Extender
- The Cloud as a Communication Enabler
- The Cloud as an Employee Enabler
Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA)
- Evolving from SOA to the Cloud
- Capacity: Limited Performance
- Availability: Communications Failure and Performance Issues
- Security: Newer Security Protocols Provide More Protection
What's Next in Cloud Computing

5. Building Cloud Networks

Designing and Implementing a Data Center-Based Cloud
- Using Industry and International Standards
- Independent Components
- Message Base
- Location Independence
Communication Requirements for Cloud Implementation
- Public Internet
- Private Internet
- Routing to the Datacenter
- Switching within the Data Center
- Bandwidth
  - Tools Used to Measure Network Performance
    - Using the Protocol Analyzer to Measure Bandwidth
    - Using Ping and Traceroute to Measure Network Performance
Security
- SSL
- VPN
- Overhead
Storage Options for Cloud Computing
- Storage Capacity
  - Data Protection and Partitioning
  - NAS
  - SAN
  - CAS
  - Redundancy
    - Replication
    - Multisiting
- Backup and Recovery
Server Software Environments that Support Cloud Computing
- Server Capacity
  - Virtualization
  - Clustering
  - Expansion
  - Server Functions
  - Application
  - Web
  - Database
Vendor Approaches to Cloud Computing
Role of Open Source Software in Data Center
- Cost Reduction vs. Reliability
- Open Source Server Software
- Open Source Database Software
- Open Source Applications Software
- Open Source System Management Software
- Open Source Load-Balancing Software

6. Virtualization

Student Virtualization Architectures
- The Hypervisor
- Virtualization as the "Operating System"
- Virtualization with a Host Operating System
Virtualization Infections on Virtualized Environments
- Type 1 Virtualized Environment
- Type 2 Virtualized Environment
Virtualization Environments
- Microsoft Virtualization
- Sun xVM VirtualBox
- Linux/UNIX Virtualization
- VMware Products
  - Data Center and Cloud Infrastructure Products
  - End-User and Desktop Products
- IBM Virtualization
- Using VMware to see a Virtualized Server Environment

7. Federation, Presence, Security, and Privacy in the Cloud

Federation in the Cloud
- What It Is
- Permissive Federation
- Verified Federation
- Encrypted Federation
- Trusted Federation
- Using XMPP in the Federated Environment
Presence in the Cloud
- What It Is
- Presence Protocols
- Leveraging Presence
- Presence Enabled
- The Future of Presence
- The Interrelation of Identity, Presence, and Location in the Cloud
Identity Management
- What It Is
- Future of Identity in the Cloud
Privacy and Its Relation to Cloud-Based Information Systems
- Personal Information
- Privacy-Related Issues
- Finding Your Private Information

8. Cloud Computing Standards and Best Practices

Open Cloud Consortium
- What It Is
- Open Cloud Consortium Working Groups
  - Project Matsu
  - Project Comet
  - HPC in the Cloud
  - The Open Cloud Testbed
  - The Open Science Data Cloud
  - Intercloud Testbed
  - Reporting on an Open Cloud Consortium Working Group
Distributed Management Task Force (DMTF)
- What It Is?
- DMTK Working Groups Associated with Cloud Computing
Standards for Application Developers
- Protocols
- Scripting Languages
- Content Formatting Standards and Languages
Standards for Security in the Cloud
- Confidentiality, Integrity, Availability
- Authentication, Authorization, Accountability
- Regulations for Privacy
- Security Protocols
Establishing a Baseline for Cloud Performance
Best Practices for Selecting a Vendor and Implementing Cloud-Based Applications
- Choosing the Right Vendor
- Implementing Cloud-Based Applications

9. End-User Access to Cloud Computing

Cloud Access Methods Available to End Users
- Citrix
- Windows Remote Desktop
- Vnc
- Web Browsers
- Server Extensions
- Thin Clients
- Smart Phones, Pads, Pods, etc.
Virtual Terminal Security Strengths and Weaknesses
- Strengths
- Weaknesses

10. Mobility and the Cloud

Mobile Operating Systems for Smartphones
- iPhone
- Android
- BlackBerry
- Windows Mobile
- Ubuntu Mobile Internet Device
Mobile Platform Virtualization
- Kernel-Based Virtual Machine
- VMware Mobile Virtualization Platform
Collaboration Applications for Mobile Platforms
- Text Messaging
- iPhone Applications
- BlackBerry Applications
- Droid Applications

Prerequisites:

None.

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Registration Fees

Both classroom training and virtual (online) training formats are available. The per student registration fee is $2,695, and includes the seminar, course materials, and morning and afternoon refreshments.

Classoom training begins at 8:30 AM each day and concludes at 4:30 PM unless otherwise directed. For information on virtual training session start and stop times, refer to the course schedule below. Please arrive early on the first day to sign-in and meet fellow attendees. If you register less than one week in advance of a class, please bring your confirmation letter. Business casual attire is appropriate.

Register securely online with confidence or please call (708) 246-0320.

Seminar Schedule

Jan 9-12, '12 Dulles, VA Microtek

Jan 16-19, '12 Boston, MA Boston Microtek

Jan 16-20, '12 11:30 AM-5:30 PM ET Virtual Classroom

Jan 23-26, '12 Washington, DC Arlington Offices

Feb 27-Mar 1, '12 New York, NY New York Offices

Mar 26-29, '12 Chicago, IL Schaumburg Offices

Mar 26-30, '12 8:30 AM-2:30 PM ET Virtual Classroom

Apr 2-5, '12 Dallas, TX Irving Training Center

Apr 2-5, '12 Washington, DC Arlington Offices

April 9-12, '12 Morristown, NJ Morristown Offices

Apr 9-12, '12 San Jose, CA Santa Clara Offices

Apr 16-19, '12 San Francisco, CA Microtek

Apr 23-26, '12 Dulles, VA Microtek

Apr 30-May 3, '12 Atlanta, GA Atlanta Offices

May 21-25, '12 8:30 AM-2:30 PM ET Virtual Classroom

Jun 4-7, '12 Raleigh, NC Cary Training Center

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Terms & Conditions

Seminar provider is not responsible for losses due to cancellation. In all circumstances, seminar provider's liability shall be limited to fees received.

Seminar agenda and assigned instructors are subject to change.

Public Training Terms & Conditions

Payment is due prior to the seminar.

Public seminar cancellation policy. Registrants may cancel up to fourteen days in advance of the seminar start date for a full refund, less administrative fees of $500. Or, you may transfer your registration to another member of your company at no additional charge. Registrants canceling within fourteen days of the seminar will receive training credit, less administrative fees of $500 toward any other Resource Center seminar.

In the unlikely event that a seminar must be cancelled by seminar provider due to unavoidable circumstances, you will be notified at least two weeks prior to the seminar date, and your payment will be refunded. Seminar provider is not responsible for losses due to cancellation including losses on advanced purchase airfares. We strongly recommend that attendees traveling by air to attend the seminar purchase only refundable tickets.