The Cloud and Business

Module 1:

• The Cloud

• Definition

• History

• Current Uses

• Trends

• Knowledge Check

Module 2:

• Models for Business

• Software as a Service

• Platform as a Service

• Infrastructure as a Service

• Other Options

• Knowledge Check

Module 3:

• Advantages

• Data Center Finances

• Labor Finances

• Productivity

• Ease of Use

• Knowledge Check

Module 4:

• Address Risks

• Assessment

• Prioritize Concerns

• Address Risks

• Focus on Success

• Knowledge Check

Module 5:

• Security

• Understand Weaknesses

• Breaches

• Identity Management

• Strategies

• Knowledge Check

Module 6:

• Device Management

• Devices that Can Connect

• Desktops

• Benefits

• Monitoring

• Knowledge Check

Module 7:

• Service Oriented Architecture

• Definition

• With the Cloud

• Services

• Benefits to the Business

• Knowledge Check

Module 8:

• Business Processes

• Scale Applications

• Web-based

• Examples

• Predictions

• Knowledge Check

Module 9:

• Standards

• Best Practices

• Organizational Standards

• Standards in the Cloud

• Interoperability and Integration

• Knowledge Check

Module 10:

• Monitoring

• Governance

• Measure Performance

• Methods of Measurement

• Monitor Services

• Knowledge Check