Cloud Technology Infrastructure Strategy

This course covers fundamental concepts around cloud versus on-site technologies, focusing on servers, networks, storage, and application patterns. In addition to understanding how to choose and deploy cloud technology infrastructure, those that complete the course develop the skills to create a secure operating environment and the strategies to bridge the needs of product and technical stakeholders for their organization. Recipients of this credential are able to: 1. Understand the major compute options and how they impact application performance. 2. Analyze use cases to optimize operating systems, software, and virtualization choices. 3. Understand mechanical sympathy and how it can impact performance. 4. Design a secure networking environment to operate applications while managing common shared services. 5. Explore popular data storage platforms and identify the key trade-offs of data storage technologies. 6. Review application requirements and align to optimal technologies. 7. Design and analyze common application deployment and management patterns to secure the application operating environment.