Enterprise and Cloud Computing introduces cloud computing concepts from an industry-centric and vendor-neutral point of view. Service delivery models, enabling technologies and mechanisms, cloud architectures, cloud security, privacy issues, virtualisation, quality, metrics, multimedia cloud, case studies, and current technologies for working with clouds will be studied. Non-technical aspects, such as service-level agreements (SLAs), community vs proprietary models, and principles of cloud management will also be studied.

Students will have hands-on experience using computing, networking, storage, and database services provided by some of the top cloud providers worldwide, as well as hands-on experience with the deployment and management of cloud services.

This unit is co-taught with the undergraduate version of the unit, 9281 Enterprise and Cloud Computing.

Learning outcomes

After successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:
1. Describe the fundamental concepts of Cloud Computing and applications;
2. Explain service deliverable models, enabling technologies and mechanisms, cloud architectures, privacy issues, quality and metrics;
3. Comprehend and apply current cloud technologies to address technical capabilities and business benefits;
4. Assess the challenges faced by cloud deployments, and how they can be addressed; and
5. Evaluate cloud solutions and vendor offerings.

Graduate attributes

1. UC graduates are professional - employ up-to-date and relevant knowledge and skills
1. UC graduates are professional - communicate effectively
1. UC graduates are professional - use creativity, critical thinking, analysis and research skills to solve theoretical and real-world problems
1. UC graduates are professional - work collaboratively as part of a team, negotiate, and resolve conflict
1. UC graduates are professional - display initiative and drive, and use their organisation skills to plan and manage their workload
2. UC graduates are global citizens - make creative use of technology in their learning and professional lives
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - reflect on their own practice, updating and adapting their knowledge and skills for continual professional and academic development
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - evaluate and adopt new technology

Prerequisites

10088 Introduction to Network Engineering G
OR
This unit is only available to students enrolled in 846AA Master of Information Technology or 354JA Master of Engineering

Corequisites

None.

Incompatible units

9281 Enterprise and Cloud Computing

Equivalent units

None.

Assumed knowledge

None.