Cloud Computing Fundamentals: Migrating to the Cloud


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Overview/Description

Migrating services to the Cloud has a number of unique challenges. Explore principles of a service-oriented architecture (SOA), and discover how to plan migrating your business solutions to the Cloud.



Expected Duration (hours)
1.0

Lesson Objectives

Cloud Computing Fundamentals: Migrating to the Cloud

  • describe service oriented architecture
  • list the benefits of SOA compared to traditional IT solutions
  • describe the link between SOA and cloud computing
  • describe common application architectures and how they relate to SOA and the cloud
  • contrast grid computing and cloud computing
  • plan deployment of services to the cloud
  • describe the function of a service directory in deploying cloud services
  • describe the process of migrating IT services and business processes to the cloud
  • contrast loosely and tightly coupled processes when considering a cloud migration
  • describe technical factors affecting a migration to the cloud
  • describe business factors affecting a migration to the cloud
  • assess cloud platforms for a migration to the cloud
  • describe potential privacy, regulatory, and security issues with public clouds
  • describe strategies to mitigate potential privacy, regulatory, and security issues with public clouds
  • describe how private and hybrid clouds can mitigate potential privacy, regulatory, and security issues with public clouds
  • assess a service for migration to public or private clouds, and determine which cloud type to select
  • Course Number:
    it_clcctf_06_enus

    Expertise Level
    Beginner