Learning Cloud Computing: Core Concepts
1h 32mBeginner2021-05-25
Authors

David Linthicum
Chief Cloud Strategy Officer at Deloitte Consulting
Course details
Migrating to the cloud? Get an overview of cloud computing and the key concepts that you should consider. You can choose from public, private, community, and hybrid clouds and leverage emerging deployment models, such as multicloud. When you use cloud computing, you can get extra capacity online and ready for use minutes after you need it, then scale back down just as easily. Instructor David Linthicum helps you understand what cloud computing is and the impact it can have on your cost efficiency, agility, and more. David explains how to select a cloud provider and plan a migration. He reviews the security considerations, typical day-to-day operations, and tools that IT administrators need to keep their cloud-based infrastructure up and running. David goes into multicloud operations and advanced cloud operations approaches and technologies, then he concludes with a thorough discussion of cloud governance.
Skills covered
Cloud FoundationsLearningCloud Computing
Concepts
0. Introduction
- 01 - Change your career with cloud computing
1. Cloud Computing Basics
- 02 - Overview of cloud computing
- 03 - Cloud characteristics
- 04 - Public, private, and hybrid clouds
- 05 - Understanding SaaS, IaaS, and PaaS
- 06 - SaaS clouds
- 07 - IaaS clouds
- 08 - PaaS clouds
- 09 - SaaS case study
- 10 - IaaS case study
2. Cloud Computing Migration Planning
- 11 - Identify which apps to move
- 12 - Identify which data to move
- 13 - Understanding total cost of ownership (TCO)
- 14 - Cloud migration planning
- 15 - Select a cloud provider
- 16 - Establish cloud security
- 17 - Cloud roles and skills
- 18 - Your first cloud project
3. Cloud Security
- 19 - Cloud security planning
- 20 - Cloud security requirements
- 21 - Selecting cloud security technology
- 22 - Security implementation and operations
4. Cloud Operations
- 23 - Planning cloud operations
- 24 - Cloud technology and toolsets
- 25 - Cloud monitoring and management
- 26 - Multi-cloud operations
- 27 - Advanced Cloud Ops
5. Cloud Governance
- 28 - Cloud governance planning
- 29 - Cloud governance requirements
- 30 - Selecting cloud governance technology
- 31 - Cloud governance ops
Conclusion
- 32 - Cloud news and resources
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