Course Outline
Module One: Getting Started
- Housekeeping Items
- Pre-Assignment Review
- Workshop Objectives
- The Parking Lot
- Action Plan
Module Two: The Cloud
- Definition
- History
- Current Uses
- Trends
- Case Study
- Module Two: Review Questions
Module Three: Models for Business
- Software as a Service
- Platform as a Service
- Infrastructure as a Service
- Other Options
- Case Study
- Module Three: Review Questions
Module Four: Advantages
- Data Center Finances
- Labor Finances
- Productivity
- Ease of Use
- Case Study
- Module Four: Review Questions
Module Five: Address Risks
- Assessment
- Prioritize Concerns
- Address Risks
- Focus on Success
- Case Study
- Module Five: Review Questions
Module Six: Security
- Understand Weaknesses
- Breaches
- Identity Management
- Strategies
- Case Study
- Module Six: Review Questions
Module Seven: Device Management
- Devices that Can Connect
- Desktops
- Benefits
- Monitoring
- Case Study
- Module Seven: Review Questions
Module Eight: Service Oriented Architecture
- Definition
- With the Cloud
- Services
- Benefits to the Business
- Case Study
- Module Eight: Review Questions
Module Nine: Business Processes
- Scale Applications
- Web-based
- Examples
- Predictions
- Case Study
- Module Nine: Review Questions
Module Ten: Standards
- Best Practices
- Organizational Standards
- Standards in the Cloud
- Interoperability and Integration
- Case Study
- Module Ten: Review Questions
Module Eleven: Monitoring
- Governance
- Measure Performance
- Methods of Measurement
- Monitor Services
- Case Study
- Module Eleven: Review Questions
Module Twelve: Wrapping Up
- Words from the Wise
- Review of Parking Lot
- Lessons Learned
- Recommended Reading
- Completion of Action Plans and Evaluations