Cloud Foundation & Infrastructures

level of course unit

2. Study cycle, Master

Learning outcomes of course unit

The following learning outcomes are developed in the course:

- Students have a sound overview of the concepts of cloud computing
- Students know the effects and benefits on/for the economy (e.g. cost pressure and energy) and society (e.g. data protection).
- Students know the fundamental concepts (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS, etc.) of cloud computing or infra-structure management (virtualization, configuration tools, monitoring tools, etc.).
- Students have an overview of advanced concepts and service models.
- Through practical exercises, the students have gained a basic understanding of the technol-ogies and their benefits.

prerequisites and co-requisites

none

course contents

This course teaches fundamental topics in the field of Cloud Computing and infrastructure management. This includes the following focal points:

- History and overview
- Cloud Computing concepts such as service models, deployment models
- Basic technologies of Cloud Computing (virtualization, infrastructure management)
- New developments in Cloud Computing, such as containerization, serverless computing
- Strategies and tasks, problems, risks in Cloud Sourcing