This course provides an introduction to the development and support for Cloud-native applications, more specifically it delves into best practices of developing applications; migrating on premise applications to the cloud; the basic building blocks and properties expected from Cloud applications. The course also provide highlights of some novel cloud applications, including geo-distributed computations.
Cloud Applications
Cloud Applications
This course is part of System Issues in Cloud Computing Specialization
Instructor: Umakishore Ramchandran
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There are 5 modules in this course
A detailed description of the basic principles for developing scalable applications in the Cloud.
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11 videos2 readings1 assignment
A detailed description of how Cloud application software is managed to deal with upgrades, resiliency, and evolution
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7 videos1 reading1 assignment
A foray into the emerging landscape of novel Cloud applications
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7 videos1 reading1 assignment
A look into the emerging landscape of Edge/Fog and multi-datacenter infrastructures
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7 videos1 reading1 assignment
A capstone workshop that ties together the learning outcomes
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1 video
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