ITAD 375 - Cloud Computing

5.0 Credits
This class takes a requisite look at the cloud computing landscape and offers insights into software as a service, platform as a service, and infrastructure as a service. Additionally, an analysis of creating scalable systems in elastic environments is made through the lens of software engineering. This class will examine all kinds of cloud services includingbut not limited tomicroservices. Required completion of ITAD 330 and ITAD 345.
Prerequisite Admittance to the Information Technology Application Development Program is required to take this course.
Course-level Learning Objectives (CLOs)
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

Define software as a service, platform as a service, and infrastructure as a service.
Define public, private, and community cloud computing, noting strengths and weaknesses for each.
Analyze, compare and contrast, and use different current cloud platform services.
Determine and implement best security practices for cloud computing environments.
Understand and use cloud technologies like microservices using modern cloud services.

Course Typically Offered
Spring