Cloud Computing Concepts, Part 1

Cloud computing systems, open-source and internal, today are built using the same core techniques, algorithms, design philosophies, and core technologies - all centered on distributed systems. These fundamental concepts of distributed computing are essential for cloud computing.

These concepts include clouds, MapReduce and key-value/NoSQL storage. They also include classical distributed algorithms, widely-used distributed algorithm, scalability, trending area, and many other useful concepts. These systems are easy to understand from the inside. Use the provided homework exercises to get your hands dirty with these concepts. Implement some of these concepts using the provided programming assignments. C++ programming experience is necessary. Interviews with top researchers and managers from academia and industry are part of the course.