Cloud Computing For All (CET101)

Foggy on what cloud computing is, how cloud computing works and what it is for? This beginner’s guide is designed to demystify basic cloud computing concepts.

It covers everything you need to know about cloud computing – the fundamentals of cloud computing, advantages and disadvantages, underlying technology, and commonly used cloud applications. Participants will be able to start using cloud-based services.

The workshop session provides practical use of cloud computing services such as Google Drive. Participants will be paired up and taught how to work with Google Docs to access, store and share documents. A natural progression after this course is to explore how cloud services can benefit organizations.

Topics:

• Introduction to Cloud Computing
• History of the cloud
• Software as a Service (SaaS)
• Apple iCloud, Google Cloud Services, Microsoft Cloud services, Netflix
• Platform as a Service (PaaS)
• Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)
• Backup as a Service (BaaS)
• Data as a Service (DaaS): Data.Gov.sg
• Storage as a service (STaaS): Dropbox, one drive
• WORKSHOP
• Cloud deployment models Private, Public and hybrid clouds
• Key features of Private, Public and Hybrid clouds
• Key characteristics of cloud, Elasticity, Multi-tenancy, self-provisioning
• Advantages of moving to the cloud
• Dis-Advantages of moving to the cloud
• Commonly used cloud applications by general public
• Commonly used cloud applications by businesses
• Common sense cloud security
• ASSESSMENT (QUIZ)