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Cloud Computing Infrastructure (edX)

Offered by University System of Maryland - USM, USMx, University of Maryland Global Campus - UMGC, UMGC,

Learn how to design, configure, and manage a cloud computing infrastructure. As Cloud Computing shapes businesses of all sizes, it is vital to understand the technologies behind cloud infrastructure, both public and private.

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This course, part of the Cloud Computing MicroMasters program, focuses on components of Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) cloud service model. These components include: compute, storage, network, and auxiliary services. The class will also discuss most popular cloud IaaS deployment architectures.
You will examine these IaaS issues in depth, and then apply the acquired knowledge in 2 lab projects to migrate a website to the Amazon Web Services (AWS) IaaS environment, deploy the necessary infrastructure, install and configure the web server, set up the website, and monitor the deployment in action.
This course is part of the Cloud Computing MicroMasters.

What you'll learn

Cloud service models
Compute, storage, network, and auxiliary services in IaaS offerings
Typical Iaas deployment architectures
Deploying, configuring, and monitoring a website in AWS

Prerequisites:
Cloud Computing Management.

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