Introduction to Cloud Computing Architecture (1SM00)

Learn how your IT infrastructure could benefit from a Cloud Computing solution. Through discussions and hands-on labs, you will be introduced to the building blocks of most Cloud Computing solutions. Discussions will delve into an overview of Cloud concepts, which will including delivery models, provisioning, service management, monitoring, and best practices. Hands-on labs will provide experience with using the Service Portal and TSAM interface to perform tasks such as discovering services, requesting a service, modifying a project, monitoring information, generating invoices, and backing up a server.

Skills Gained

• Unit 1 - Introduction to Cloud Concepts
• Unit 2 - Self Service Portal
• Unit 3 - Service Life Cycle

Who Can Benefit

This is a basic course for architects, system integrators, security administrators, network administrators, software engineers, technical support individuals, and/or IBM Business Partners who are responsible for elements of an existing IT infrastructure.

Prerequisites

You should have:

• A basic understanding of a computer operating system and virtualization would be beneficial