Cloud Applications (Coursera)

Cloud Applications (Coursera)

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.

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Course 3 of 4 in the System Issues in Cloud Computing Specialization.

Syllabus

WEEK 1
Principles for Cloud Application Development
A detailed description of the basic principles for developing scalable applications in the Cloud.

WEEK 2
Infrastructure and Application Management
A detailed description of how Cloud application software is managed to deal with upgrades, resiliency, and evolution

WEEK 3
Emerging Cloud Applications
A foray into the emerging landscape of novel Cloud applications

WEEK 4
Trending Cloud Infrastructure
A look into the emerging landscape of Edge/Fog and multi-datacenter infrastructures

WEEK 5
Project
A capstone workshop that ties together the learning outcomes

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