Cloud Computing Overview:
Evaluating the Opportunities

What is this course about?

In this half-day course, you evaluate the options, benefits and decisions involved with incorporating cloud computing in your organization. Topics in this interactive event include evaluating the benefits of cloud products such as Salesforce.com, Microsoft Azure, Google, and Amazon EC2; deploying Software as a Service (SaaS), leveraging Platform as a Service (PaaS), and examining the cost benefits of deploying Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS).

Who will benefit from this course?

Anyone interested in evaluating cloud computing technologies, including IT professionals, managers, analysts, programmers, developers and administrators.

What background do I need?

No prior background with cloud computing is required.

Since this is an online course, will I be able to ask questions of the instructor?

Yes, there are live Q&A sessions scheduled throughout the course where you may ask the instructor specific questions related to your organization. This course will be taught from a virtual delivery environment using Learning Tree AnyWare^TM technology. You can participate in class from work, home, or anywhere that has a reliable high speed Internet connection.

I'm trying to decide between Course 1200: Cloud Computing Technologies: A Comprehensive Hands-On Introduction, and this course. Which one should I take?

This course is a half-day overview featuring live demonstrations of current cloud computing products to help you evaluate the options, benefits and decisions involved with incorporating cloud computing in your organization. Course 1200: Cloud Computing Technologies: A Comprehensive Hands-On Introduction, is a three-day course which provides more detail on the key knowledge and experience required to leverage both the business and technical benefits of cloud computing. Specifically, you learn to exploit Software as a Service (SaaS) to optimize cost and resources; create, deploy and secure applications and services with Platform as a Service (PaaS); select and commission a computing Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS); and design a cloud implementation strategy that minimizes the risk to your organization.

I've taken Course 1200: Cloud Computing Technologies: A Comprehensive Hands-On Introduction, should I take this course?

No, the material you learned in Course 1200 will significantly overlap with this course. You should not take this course if you have already taken Course 1200. However, Course 1200 is an excellent follow-on to this course because it goes into further detail on cloud computing topics that are not covered in this course.

What kinds of live demonstrations are in the course?

There are many live demonstrations throughout the course, including:

• Capturing and analyzing data in real-time with SaaS
• Tracking customer interaction with Salesforce.com
• Deploying applications to the Google App Engine
• Hosting ASP.NET data-driven applications in the Windows Azure cloud
• Instantaneous server provisioning with Amazon Elastic Computing Cloud (EC2)
• Integrating the best of cloud vendor offerings into one customized solution

Will there be any hands-on exercises in this course?

No, there are no hands-on exercises in the course, only live demonstrations by the instructor.

How much time is spent on each topic?

How does this course relate to other Learning Tree Courses?

Learning Tree offers a number of courses that will help you expand upon the knowledge gained in this course and further your skills in several key areas. Those courses include:

• 1200: Cloud Computing Technologies: A Comprehensive Hands-On Introduction 
• 2602: Windows® AzureTM Platform Introduction: Programming Cloud-Based Applications 
• 170: Virtualization Technologies: A Comprehensive Hands-On Introduction 
• 171: Deploying VMware® vSphere: Hands-On 
• 986: Developing Ajax Web 2.0 Applications: Hands-On 
• 502: Programming with .NET: A Comprehensive Hands-On Introduction 
• 489: JavaScript for Web Development: Hands-On 
• 570: Developing Java Web Applications: Hands-On 
• 296: Project Management: Skills for Success 

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