Course code

NETW 14012

Key Facts

Virtualization and Cloud Computing

Current Students

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Course Overview

Course Content

Introduction to Virtualization

Types of Virtualization, Benefits and Capabilities, Physical vs. Virtual, Virtualization of Desktops. OS, Hypervisors (VM Ware/vSphere, Hyper-V, KVM) & VMs; Bare-metal installations vs. host-based.

Storage Area Networks (SAN)

IP SAN, Network Attached Storage (NAS),

Introduction to Cloud Computing

Cloud Computing Service Models - IaaS, PaaS, SaaS, etc.; Cloud Computing Deployment Models - Private, Public, Hybrid;

Cloud Computing Architecture

Traditional 3 tier architecture with Servers, Storage and Network, Common Challenges & Best Practices of Virtualization and Cloud computing, Security and Privacy with Cloud Computing, Features of worldwide Popular Clouds and their usage (Pros and cons)