Cloud Computing Syllabus 2023
Unit I: Cloud Computing Fundamental, Architecture and Management
Computing Paradigm and various computing types, Cloud Computing Fundamentals: Motivation for Cloud Computing, The need for Cloud Computing, Defining Cloud Computing, Principles of Cloud Computing, Requirements of Cloud Services, Cloud Applications, Benefits and Drawbacks. Cloud Computing Architecture and Management: Introduction, Cloud Architecture, Network connectivity in Cloud Computing, Applications on the cloud, Managing Cloud, Migrating Application to cloud.
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Unit II: Cloud Deployment and Service Models
Cloud Deployment Models: Introduction, Private Cloud, Public Cloud, Community Cloud, Hybrid Cloud. Cloud Service Models: Introduction, Infrastructure as a Service, Platform as a Service, Software as a Service, Other Cloud Service Models.
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Unit III: Operating System and Virtualization
Types of Operating Systems, Role of OS in Cloud Computing, Features of Cloud OS. Application Environment: Need for Effective ADE, Application
Development Methodologies, Cloud Application Development Platforms and Cloud Computing API’s. Virtualization: Introduction, Virtualization
Opportunities, Approaches to Virtualization, Hypervisors, Virtualization to Cloud Computing
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Unit IV: Software Development in Cloud and Networking for Cloud Computing
Introduction, Different Perspectives on SaaS Development, New Challenges, Cloud-Aware Software Development Using PaaS Technology. Networking for Cloud Computing: Introduction, Overview of Data Center Environment, Networking Issues in Data Centers, Transport Layer Issues in DCNs.
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Unit V: Cloud Service Providers
Introduction, EMC: IT, and captive cloud toolkit, Google: Platform, Storage, Cloud connects, Cloud Print and App Engine, Amazon Web Services: Elastic Compute Cloud, Simple storage, Simple Queue Service, Microsoft: Windows Azure, IBM Cloud models and IBM Smart Cloud, SAP Labs: SAP HANA Cloud Platform, Virtualization Services Salesforce: Sales Cloud and Service Cloud, Rackspace and VMware.
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Unit VI: Open-Source Support for Cloud and Security in Cloud Computing
Open-Source Support for Cloud: Introduction, Open Source Tools for IaaS, Open Source Tools for PaaS, Open Source Tools for SaaS, Open Source Tools for Research, Distributed Computing Tools for Management of Distributed Systems. Security in Cloud Computing: Introduction, Security Aspects: Data, Virtualization and Network Security, Platform-Related Security: Security issues in Cloud Service Models, SaaS, PaaS, IaaS security issues, Audit and Compliance: Disaster Recovery, Privacy and Integrity.
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Text Book:
K. Chandrasekaran: Essentials of Cloud Computing, Edition, CRC Press Taylor & Francis Group

Reference Books:
- A. Shrinivasan, J. Suresh: Cloud computing a practical approach for learning and implementation, Pearson publication.
- M. N. Rao: Cloud Computing, PHI Learning Pvt. Ltd, 2015.
- Dr. Kumar Saurabh: Cloud computing, 2nd Edition, Wiley India 2012.
- Rajkumar Buyya, James Broberg and Andrzej M. Goscinski: Cloud Computing: Principles and Paradigms, John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2011.
- Anthony T. Velte , Toby J. Velte and Robert Elsenpeter, Cloud computing a practical approach, Tata McGraw- Hill , New Delhi – 2010.
- Judith Hurwitz, Robin Bloor, Marcia Kaufman and Fern Halper, “Cloud computing for dummies” Wiley Publishing, Inc, 2010.
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