MicroMasters® Program in Cloud Computing

University of Maryland Global Campus

via

edX

Course Features

Duration

8 months

Delivery Method

Online

Available on

Limited Access

Accessibility

Desktop, Laptop

Language

English

Subtitles

English

Level

Advanced

Effort

10 hours per week

Teaching Type

Self Paced

Course Description

Cloud Computing is experiencing explosive growth. This revolutionary technology has changed the way businesses operate. It has also shaken up traditional IT structures and put new demands on employees who must reinvent their careers. Many open positions are being filled as organizations move their infrastructures to the cloud.

Learn about cloud technologies like AWS, Azure and Google Cloud and how you can leverage them to improve your business productivity. This Cloud Computing MicroMasters program will teach you about Infrastructure As A Service, Platform As A Service and Software As A Service. The program will provide you with key knowledge on legal and compliance issues, security, risk mitigation, and industry best practices. Additionally, you will gain practical experience with cloud technology implementation, configuration and management.

This program is for those who are interested in pursuing a career in this rewarding and lucrative field. For those who don't have experience with cloud technology, this course will give them a solid foundation. For those who do, it will provide a deeper understanding of cloud technologies as well as other knowledge, such security and policy.

Course Overview

International Faculty

Instructor-Moderated Discussions

Case Studies, Captstone Projects

Skills You Will Gain

What You Will Learn

Deployment and configuration of cloud computing systems

How to design a cloud computing infrastructure or service

Insuring cloud security and mitigating risk

Methods for managing a cloud computing adoption/migration project

SaaS, PaaS and IaaS and other service platforms

Types of cloud computing technologies (ie: AWS, Azure, IBM)

Cloud computing foundations and models

Course Content

Expand all sections

Module 1: Cloud Computing for Enterprises

Module 2: Cloud Computing Infrastructure

Module 3: Cloud Computing Engineering and Management

Module 4: Cloud Computing Security

Course Instructors

Charif El MaMouni

Instructor at University of Maryland Global Campus

Charif El MaMouni is a Cloud Computing professional with more than fifteen years experience in the Telecommunications and Finance industries with solid technical background in SDLC applied to DevOps,...

Jarrod Jordan

Instructor at University of Maryland Global Campus

Mr. Jarrod Jordan is an Adjunct Faculty at University of Maryland Global Campus and Webster University and currently serves as a Cybersecurity Manager for the United States Army Cyber Protection Brig...

Patrick Appiah-Kubi

Program Director of Cloud Computing and Networking at University of Maryland Global Campus

Patrick is the Program Director of Cloud Computing and Networking at University of Maryland Global Campus. He has over 13 years on industry and teaching experience in networks and cloud computing.