CITC 2345 - Cloud Computing

Credit hours: 3

Prerequisites: CITC 2357 - Security of the Internet of Things

Course Description:
Cloud Computing has transformed the IT industry by opening the possibility for infinite or at least highly elastic scalability in the delivery of enterprise applications and software as a service (SaaS). Amazon Web Services, Microsoft’s Azure, Google Cloud Platform, and many other Cloud offerings give mature software vendors and new start-ups the option to deploy their applications to systems of infinite computational power with practically no initial capital investment and with modest operating costs proportional to the actual use. This course examines cloud computing fundamentals including its characteristics, benefits, service models, and deployment models. It details the elements that commonly exist in a cloud environment. This course also describes emerging cloud standards for portability, interoperability, and security. It gives you an overview of the integration of social, mobile, and big data (third platform technologies) with cloud computing.

Student Learning Outcomes:
Students will be able to:

Define cloud computing, and describe its characteristics and benefits
Describe the cloud service models and the cloud deployment models
Detail the elements that exist in a cloud environment
Describe cloud standards for portability, interoperability, and security
Describe the integration of social, mobile, and big data with cloud computing
Describe potential services and solutions to common problems found in the industry
Explain the future of cloud computing