Cloud Computing (Elective-II)

Unit I

Introduction to Cloud Computing: Definition of Cloud, Evolution of Cloud Computing, Underlying Principles of Parallel and Distributed Computing, Cloud Characteristics, Elasticity in Cloud, On-demand Provisioning.

Unit II

Cloud Enabling Technologies — Service Oriented Architecture: REST and Systems of Systems, Web Services, Publish-Subscribe Model, Basics of Virtualization, Types of Virtualization, Implementation Levels of Virtualization, Virtualization Structures, Tools and Mechanisms, Virtualization of CPU, Memory, I/O Devices, Virtualization Support and Disaster Recovery.

Unit III

Cloud Architecture, Services and Storage: Layered Cloud Architecture Design, NIST Cloud Computing Reference Architecture, Public, Private and Hybrid Clouds, IaaS, PaaS, SaaS, Architectural Design Challenges, Cloud Storage, Storage-as-a-Service, Advantages of Cloud Storage, Cloud Storage Providers, S3.

Unit IV

Resource Management and Security in Cloud: Inter Cloud Resource Management, Resource Provisioning and Methods, Global Exchange of Cloud Resources, Security Overview, Cloud Security Challenges, Software-as-a-Service Security, Security Governance, Virtual Machine Security, IAM, Security Standards.

Unit V

Cloud Technologies and Advancements: Hadoop, MapReduce, Virtual Box, Google App Engine, Programming Environment for Google App Engine, OpenStack, Federation in the Cloud, Four Levels of Federation, Federated Services and Applications, Future of Federation.