Principles of Cloud Management and Security

Overview:

Introduction:

Group discussions, case studies, and syndicate work are all included in this course's highly participatory format. Additionally, it has hands-on exercises that enable all participants to put their newly acquired information to work by showcasing their expertise in cloud management and security.

Course Objectives:

At the end of this course the participants will be able to: 

• Recognize the benefits of cloud computing and common misconceptions, as well as its drawbacks.
• Describe the structure, attributes, and management services of clouds.
• Make a plan for implementing the cloud
• Describe the primary criteria to transition from the present cloud's unreliable architecture to a reliable internet-scale cloud computing infrastructure.
• Examine the main dangers connected to the various cloud services and deployment models.
• Discuss the key tenets, methods, and recommended procedures for handling cloud risks.
• Showcase the principles covered utilizing real-world examples, business simulations, and industrial instruments.

Targeted Audience:

Leaders in IT and infrastructure, CxOs, risk analysts, strategic planners, architects, administrators, software developers, and project managers are all needed.

Course Outline:

Unit1:A cloud overview

• Defined clouds, common misconceptions, and their evolution
• Services and deployment styles in the cloud
• Challenges

Unit2: Cloud administration

• Structure and characteristics of clouds
• Services for managing the application and virtual layers
• Challenges posed by the dynamic nature of clouds
• Integration and development of applications for clouds
• Automating cloud infrastructure management security recommended practices
• Using commercial channels to make the principles clear

Unit3:Establishing trust in clouds

• Defining cloud trustworthiness

• Its properties

  • Assessing cloud trustworthiness
  • Establishing trust in:
    • Private
    • Hybrid
    • Community
    • Public cloud deployment types
  • Establishing trust in:
    • IaaS (Infrastructure as a Service) 
    • PaaS (Platform as a Service)
    • SaaS (Software as a Service)
  • Clarifying the concepts using openstack management platform

Unit4:  Identification and access control

• Authentication
• Authorization
• Access control
• managed federated access
• Attackers versus insiders
• Analysis and management by insiders
• Associated industrial equipment
• insider cloud treatments
• Strong cloud authentication

Unit5: Cloud provenance

• Definition and characteristics
• difficulties encountered
• Using provenance to reduce security risks
• Case studies for applying provenance
• forensic analysis
• reliable operational management
• proactive and anticipatory management
• Bill assurance