Foundations of cloud computing for developers
Discover what the cloud is, the history of cloud computing, what types of clouds are available, and how you might use the cloud.
Learning objectives
In this module you will:
- Explain the concept of cloud computing
- Briefly understand how computing systems across domains dealt with scale before the cloud
- Briefly recall the recent history of cloud computing, illustrating its evolution
- List some of the enabling technologies in cloud computing, and discuss their significance
- Differentiate cloud service models, such as IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS
- Enumerate the different types of clouds, and compare and contrast them
- List some of the common cloud providers and their associated cloud stacks
- Recall popular cloud use case scenarios
In partnership with Dr. Majd Sakr and Carnegie Mellon University.
Prerequisites
None.