Overview
Grad Dip IT | Elective | |
M IT | Elective |
Cloud computing is a widely accepted IT technology currently implemented by an increasing number of organisations around the world. Cloud services replace investment in infrastructure and can accelerate business innovation by providing the rapid scaling needed to solve ever-increasing computing and storage requirements. This subject is designed to provide fundamental skills and knowledge of cloud computing and of cloud enabling technologies such as virtualisation. The subject enables students to consider various design issues and to address common challenges in implementing modern cloud applications. Students will become familiar with service-oriented architecture, serverless computing and the adoption of cloud services in the design and development of new business applications. Students will gain practical experience working with cloud environments such as Amazon Web Services (AWS) and virtualisation technologies such as the VMWare ESXi environment.