Cloud Computing Bootcamp

This course provides an overview of the use of cloud technology with an emphasis on fundamental concepts, such as infrastructure as a service, software as a service, platform as a service, cost, and providers. Students will learn the basics of cloud technology. They will be exposed to various applications for cloud technologies, such as virtual machines, containers, load balancers, ingress, load balancers, and services. The course will broaden the participant's view of cloud technologies, allowing a better understanding of their foundations, applications, and implications while motivating students to learn more about the topic. The course will expose students to concepts, tools, and applications in a rapidly expanding field. Students with experience deploying applications using cloud technologies are in high demand, and proper use of the cloud is critical across multiple sectors of the economy.

Session Length: Monday, August 12th - Friday, August 16th 

REGISTRATION

Please note that each class is limited to just 60 participants in person. The recordings will be available online to ensure that participants can access them if they miss a class or want to review any of the sessions.

Course Outline

Length: One week (Monday-Friday, 2 hours/day)

Cost: FREE! For FAU Students, Faculty, & Staff | Not available for Non-FAU Students, Faculty, or Staff

Time: 3:00 P.M. – 5:00 P.M.

Location: Engineering East (EE96) Room 207

Instructor: Rhian Resnick

Email: rresnick@fau.edu

Instructor Bio: Rhian Resnick is the Director of Research Computing within the Office of Information Technology (OIT). Rhian joined Florida Atlantic in 2010 with experience in research, computing clusters, enterprise servers, applications, and identity management. Rhian has a bachelor's in biological sciences aquaculture and a master's in computer information systems from the Florida Institute of Technology. His team oversees the development and support of university research computing technology systems supporting researchers and students across all campuses. Rhian has been a divemaster and surveyed and deployed artificial reefs off the coast of Sebastian, Florida. He has been known to sail around Florida on his sailboat Mako.

Outline and tentative schedule

The course will consist of 5 modules (of 2 hours each). Each module will have a combination of lectures, demos, and discussions, with ample opportunity for questions.

Module 1

  • Introduction to Cloud Computing
  • Definition/Theory and providers AWS, Azure, Google Cloud Platform, and On-Premise Clouds

Module 2

  • Deploying virtual machines and templates

Module 3

  • Cloud Services
  • Load Balancers and storage

Module 4

  • Containers

Module 5

  • Bringing it all together CICD

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