Cloud Essentials

Catalog description

Prerequisite: ITIS-55 (formerly CISNTWK-435). Note: ITIS-70 replaced CISNTWK-70 beginning with the fall 2026 term. Using lecture and hands-on labs, this course introduces students to the various cloud models and technologies used in public, private and hybrid clouds. Topics include cloud deployment methods, service models, cloud infrastructure, and key considerations in migrating to cloud computing. Amazon AWS will be the focus for the public cloud model as AWS has revolutionized IT infrastructure and students will be able to spin up actual AWS resources. For the private cloud and hybrid cloud portions of the course, students will setup hardware, networking, hypervisors and virtual machines. This course will cover various cloud technologies and essential domains including compute, storage, networking, security, applications, databases, Infrastructure as a Service, Platform as a Service, and Software as a Service. This course prepares students for multiple certifications including the AWS Academy Cloud Practitioner and the CompTIA Cloud+ exams. Transfer: CSU