SEC 380 Cloud Computing

This course will help students get a firm, practical grasp of cloud computing, its concepts, and implementations. Students will explore the rationale for this fast-growing segment of the IT industry and how virtualization is affecting the traditional client/server architecture. Students get to examine different vendor-specific versions of virtual computing in data-centers, servers, storage and desktops. The course will provide practical exposure to cloud computing through detailed hands-on labs that illustrate the power and functions of virtual environments in VMWare server & workstation, Citrix virtualization, Microsoft Virtual PC, Sun VirtualBox and open source offerings.