Calendar
Important Dates - Fall 2024
- No class
- September 1-2
- Labor Day recess
- No class
- October 20-22
- Fall break
- No class
- November 27-December 1
- Thanksgiving break
- Exam
- October 10, 2:30pm - 3:45pm
- Midterm exam
- Deliverable
- December 3 and 5
- Term project presentations
- Info
- December 7 @ 11:59pm
- Classes end (all materials due)
- Exam
- December 10th - 12th
- Final exam
online on Blackboard
Modules for CIS437 - Cloud Computing
Note: this list is subject to change as the class goes on. As always, see Blackboard for assignments.
- 1
- Introduction to the Cloud (updated 09/03)
- Read Chapters 1 and 2 in Overview of Cloud Computing
- 1.2
- AWS Academy Cloud Foundations - Cloud Economics and Billing :
- 2
- Cloud Platforms (updated 09/05)
- Read Chapter 3 in Overview of Cloud Computing
- 3
- Cloud History (updated 09/11) :
- 4
- Cloud Shell (updated 09/17), Cloud Applications, Networking, and Cloud Design Patterns (updated 10/15)
- Read Chapter 4 in Overview of Cloud Computing
- 5
- Microservices (updated 01/17) and Serverless Computing
- Read Chapter 5 in Overview of Cloud Computing
- 6
- Geographic Implications and Security (updated 11/5)
- Read Chapters 6 and 7 in Overview of Cloud Computing
- 7
- 8
- APIs
- 9
- Cloud Run / Cloud Build
- 10
- Cloud Operations
- Read Chapter 8 in Overview of Cloud Computing
- 11
- Machine Learning / Generative AI
Expected Assignments
Note - all assignment files are hosted/submitted within Blackboard
Additional note - these are subject to change as the semester goes on, given this is the first time I’m offering this course
- Google Cloud / Qwiklabs / AWS Setup
- Homework
- Basic virtualization
- Homework
- Serverless functions
- Homework
- Microservices
- Homework
- Monitoring and Logging
- Homework
- Mini project 1 - Synthesis (Two Technologies)
- Homework
- Term Project Proposal
- Term Project
- Security
- Homework
- Term Project Deliverables and Presentation
- Term Project