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Building Cloud and Virtualization Infrastructure

Virtualization sounds promising? Good. Because after this course, you’ll make it look easy. 

(CLOUD-VIRTUAL.AW1) / ISBN : 978-1-64459-666-1
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About This Course

Our Cloud and Virtualization Infrastructure Course breaks down complex infrastructure concepts into clear, step-by-step lessons. 

You’ll explore cloud service models, deployment strategies, and hypervisors. Then, get hands-on with AWS, OpenNebula, and IoT integration. Learn to build private clouds, optimize resource management, and tackle security challenges. 

By the end, you’ll also know how to deploy cost-efficient, scalable solutions for real-world businesses. 

Skills You’ll Get

  • Design and deploy private cloud infrastructure.
  • Configure virtualization tools like VMware and OpenNebula.
  • Implement cloud services on AWS and OpenNebula.
  • Manage network, storage, and compute virtualization.
  • Understand IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS models.
  • Compare public, private, hybrid, and community cloud deployments.
  • Set up hypervisors (hosted and bare-metal).
  • Create and manage virtual machines and data centers.
  • Integrate IoT components with cloud platforms.
  • Optimize resource management for cost efficiency.
  • Apply disaster recovery and backup techniques.
  • Secure cloud environments with IAM roles and security standards.
  • Launch and configure cloud-based business solutions.
  • Troubleshoot common cloud and virtualization challenges.
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1

Preface

2

Introduction to Cloud

  • Introduction to cloud computing
  • Historical perspective
  • Statistics of cloud
  • Key Drivers Of Cloud Computing
  • Definition Of Cloud Computing
  • Need For Cloud Computing
  • Benefits of cloud computing
  • Who can use cloud?
  • How to access the cloud?
  • Key characteristics of cloud
  • Trends in cloud
  • Prime uses and examples of cloud computing
  • Challenges of Cloud Computing
  • Conclusion
  • Points to Remember
  • Questions
3

Cloud Service Models

  • Introduction to service models
  • Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)
  • Platform as a Service (PaaS)
  • Software as a Service (SaaS)
  • Comparison between service models
  • Conclusion
  • Points to Remember
  • Questions
4

Cloud Deployment Models

  • Public cloud
  • Private cloud
  • Hybrid cloud
  • Community cloud
  • Comparison between deployment models
  • Cloud deployment implications
  • Conclusion
  • Points to Remember
  • Questions
5

Introduction to Hypervisor

  • Hypervisor
  • Types of hypervisors
  • Choosing the right hypervisor
  • Hypervisor Reference Model
  • Conclusion
  • Points to Remember
  • Questions
6

Introduction to Virtualization

  • Introduction to virtualization
  • How does virtualization work
  • Virtualization structures/tools and mechanisms
  • Types of virtualization
  • Virtualization support and disaster recovery
  • Conclusion
  • Points to Remember
  • Questions
7

Virtualization on IT Assets

  • Virtualization on compute
  • Virtualization on storage
  • Virtualization on network
  • Requirements for network traffic management
  • Virtualization on desktop
  • Virtualization on User State
  • Virtualization on Application
  • Conclusion
  • Points to Remember
  • Questions
8

Experimental Part - Installation and Configuration

  • Installation of a Hosted Hypervisor
  • Installation of Bare-metal Hypervisor
  • BIOS settings to boot from the USB drive
  • Create a Virtual Machine Using VMware vSphere Cl...n ESXi Host-Implementation of Virtual Machine(s)
  • Implementation of Virtual Data center (vSphere 6)
  • Configuration of Virtual Internetworking Components
  • Conclusion
  • Points to Remember
  • Questions
9

Practical Approach and Experiments

  • Deployment of VMs in AWS
  • Configure the Windows instance
  • Integration of IoT Components in AWS/Azure
  • Exercises
  • Creation of VM in OpenNebula
  • 8.4.4 Importing the OpenNebula Sandbox:
  • Running the Deployed Virtual Machine
  • Conclusion
  • Points to Remember
  • Practical questions
10

Resource Management in Cloud

  • The resource management strategy
  • Controlling the cloud
  • Virtual clusters and resource management
  • Resource provisioning and resource provisioning methods
  • Conclusion
  • Points to Remember
  • Questions
11

Security in Cloud

  • Security overview
  • Cloud security challenges
  • Need for security governance
  • Virtual Machine Security
  • Identity and access management
  • Security standards
  • ISO/IEC 38500 - IT Governance
  • Conclusion
  • Points to Remember
  • Questions

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AWS has its own virtualization which enables you to create VMs in a highly efficient manner. 

No! The cloud computing and virtualization online course starts with fundamentals and gradually progresses to advanced topics. 

Beginners with basic networking knowledge, IT professionals, students, and anyone looking to upskill in cloud and virtualization. 

Absolutely! You’ll gain practical skills in AWS, disaster recovery, security, and resource management. 

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