uLektz Skills

Learning Path

Non-Linear: Random Order

About the Course

Objectives

1.Will familiarize about Grid Services and Virtualization

2.Will demonstrate Cloud deployment models.

3.Will develop knowledge in Design of Hadoop file system - HDFS concepts

Prerequisite

There is no particular prerequisite to learn Grid and Cloud Computing, you will be able to do very well, if you have these basic skills:

1. Basic Knowledge in programming

2. Good Computer Knowledge

3. Good communication skills

Course Study Materials

Module 1: Introduction

1.1 Evolution of Distributed computing: Scalable computing over the Internet - Technologies for network based systems - Clusters of cooperative computers
1.2 Grid computing Infrastructures, Cloud computing and Service oriented architecture
1.3 Introduction to Grid Architecture and standards
Introduction 10 Questions

Module 2: Grid Services

2.1 Introduction to Open Grid Services Architecture (OGSA) and Motivation
2.2 Practical & Detailed view of OGSA/OGSI and Data intensive grid service models
Grid Services 10 Questions

Module 3: Virtualization

3.1 Cloud deployment models
3.2 Categories of cloud computing
3.3 Everything as a service and Pros and Cons of cloud computing
3.4 Implementation levels of virtualization - Virtualization structure and Virtualization of CPU, Memory and I/O devices
3.5 Virtual clusters and Resource Management and Virtualization for data center automation
Virtualization 10 Questions

Module 4: Programming model

4.1 Open source grid middleware packages - Globus Toolkit (GT4) Architecture, Configuration - Usage of Globus
4.2 Main components and Programming model and Introduction to Hadoop Framework - Mapreduce, Input splitting, map and reduce functions, specifying input and output parameters, configuring and running
4.3 Design of Hadoop file system - HDFS concepts
Programming model 10 Questions

Module 5: Security

5.1 Trust models for Grid security environment, Authentication and Authorization methods and Grid security infrastructure
5.2 Cloud Infrastructure security: Network, host and application level, Aspects of data security, Provider data and its security and Identity and access management architecture
5.3 IAM practices in the cloud, SaaS, PaaS, IaaS availability in the cloud and Key privacy issues in the cloud
Security 10 Questions

Final Assessment

Final Assessment 20 Questions

The certificate issued for the Course will have

Student's Name
Photograph
Course Title
Certificate Number
Date of Course Completion
Name(s) and Logo(s) of the Certifying Bodies

Only the e-certificate will be made available. No Hard copies. The certificates issued by The Academic Council of uLektz. can be e-verifiable at www.ulektzskills.com/verify.

Students will be assessed both at the end of each module and at the end of the Course.
Students scoring a minimum of 50% in the assessments are considered for Certifications