Basic Cloud Concepts Tim Warner @TechTrainerTim timothy-warner@pluralsight.com The Pluralsight Learning Path for CompTIA A+ (220-902) Introduction Windows OS Other Operating Systems Security Software Troubleshooting Operational Procedures Other Operating Systems & Technologies for CompTIA A+ (220-902) Table of Contents OS X Features and Functionality Basic Linux Commands Client-Side Virtualization Basic Cloud Concepts Network Services Mobile OS Features Mobile Device Connectivity Mobile Device Synchronization Overview Understanding “the cloud” Cloud service models Cloud deployment types Meanwhile, in the Real World… How I know exactly where my cloud data is stored? customer technician CompTIA A+ 220-902 2.3 Identify basic cloud concepts Understanding “The Cloud” What is “The Cloud,” Anyway?  On-demand, measured service - Compute (virtual machines) Database Web server Development environment “as a service” suffix What is “The Cloud,” Anyway?  Pooled resources  Rapid elasticity  Complexity abstracted from end users - Self-service provisioning The Cloud Metaphor Cloud Service Models Software as a Service (SaaS)  Audience: End users  Web-delivered applications -  Google Apps Office 365 No need for back-end expertise to manage software installation and maintenance Platform as a Service (PaaS)   Audience: Software developers Multi-tier application development environment -  Google App Engine Visual Studio Online/Azure Back-end VMs are abstracted Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)   Audience: Systems administrators Direct access to VMs and virtual networks - AWS Azure Cloud Deployment Types Public Cloud  Internet-based cloud services  AWS, Microsoft Azure, O365, Dropbox, etc  Issues: - - Compliance Security/isolation from other tenants Data sovereignty Private Cloud System Center/ Azure Stack  Business wants benefits of cloud while maintaining ownership  Expensive! (not for SMBs) SCVMM Hyper-V Windows Server Hybrid Cloud  Connect your on-premises infrastructure to a public cloud Community Cloud  Multi-tenant cloud infrastructure that's shared by several companies Demo: Show my VMware environment Connect to my Mac and show VMware Fusion Unity mode Back in the Real World… How I know exactly where sdf my cloud data is stored? customer technician Back in the Real World… You don't Cloud providers "hide" their data centers customer technician Homework  Search around to see who's offering the most credit -  AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Research how to: - Deploy a Linux VM Host a WordPress blog For Further Learning  Pluralsight: Cloud Computing - The Big Picture (David Chappell) -  David is one of my favorite Pluralsight trainers (his voice!) Pluralsight: CompTIA Cloud Essentials (David Davis) - Excellent broad-spectrum, vendor-neutral cloud computing coverage Summary Virtualization and cloud computing are "must have" IT skills "Would you like fries with that?" The underlying principles are the same, but each vendor has its own learning curve Next module: Network services ... Software as a Service (SaaS)  Audience: End users  Web-delivered applications -  Google Apps Office 365 No need for back-end expertise to manage software installation and maintenance Platform as...The Pluralsight Learning Path for CompTIA A+ (220- 902) Introduction Windows OS Other Operating Systems Security Software Troubleshooting Operational Procedures Other Operating Systems & Technologies. .. technician CompTIA A+ 220- 902 2.3 Identify basic cloud concepts Understanding “The Cloud” What is “The Cloud,” Anyway?  On-demand, measured service - Compute (virtual machines) Database Web