Introduction To Cloud Computing

The Rapid Rise and Demand in Cloud Computing

As of 2020, six out of 10 businesses have moved their work to the cloud, making cloud migration and security in many companies’ top strategic mandates. Do you wish to stay on top of IT trends and gain knowledge for an in-demand skill? This 1-day course will introduce you to the core concepts of cloud computing. You will gain the foundational knowledge required for understanding cloud computing from both business and practitioner perspectives. Key components of cloud computing, its history, emerging trends, and the business case for cloud computing will be discussed.

1 Day Introduction to Cloud Computing workshop

In a friendly, easy-to-follow 1 Day workshop, you will learn how to evaluate and assess the business and technical benefits of cloud computing. You will also gain a good foundation to analyse cloud applications for use in your organization and learn how cloud computing can provide efficient solutions to technical, business, and administrative challenges. The trainer will also demystify the Cloud’s virtual landscape, breaking up this complex topic into simple explanations that will make the various benefits clear and ultimately guide you toward making the most appropriate choices for your organization. 

Upon completion of the course, learners will be able to:

• Understand emerging trends and how cloud is linked to other technologies
• Exploit the benefits of the different cloud service models: SaaS, PaaS, and IaaS
• Acquire knowledge on virtualisation, identity management, cloud testing, cloud monitoring and management
• What are the different cloud providers and their costing
• Describe the service & deployment models of cloud computing
• Articulate the business case for cloud computing
• Explain the various components of a cloud architecture
• Useful tips and best practices when adopting the cloud
• Consider appropriate solutions and models for implementing cloud computing in a given scenario or situation.

This course is meant for beginners, no coding/programming or computer science background required and those without any knowledge of cloud computing technologies are also welcome.

• Working professionals looking to deploy cloud solutions in their businesses
• Individuals are interested in gaining a high-level overview on the above-mentioned topics with no technical details or jargon.
• Professionals and senior officers seeking to understand how cloud computing can be used and applied are welcome.

Mr Dwight is a Senior Data Analyst, where he performs data analytics and create predictive models using healthcare data that leverage on the power of cloud computing. Dwight expertise includes Cloud Computing, Data Analytics and Database Management and Machine Learning and web applications. His current area of research is into data science programming languages such as R and Python for deep learning using sequential models and sequence to sequence models using Keras and h2oAI machine & deep learning platforms and libraries. Mr Dwight graduated with a degree in Biotechnology (from NUS in 2001), Advanced diploma in Pharmaceutical management (from MDIS in 2007) and Masters in Education (from NTU in 2013). In 2014