CLOUD COMPUTING

Graduate

This course examines: the critical technology trends that are enabling cloud computing, the architecture and the design of existing deployments, the services and the applications they offer, and the challenges that need to be addressed to help cloud computing to reach its full potential. The format of this course will be a mix of lectures, seminar-style discussions, and student presentations. Graduate students are required to complete an additional project and report. This will be defined in consultation with the instructor to ensure the scope and assessment are sufficiently advanced to warrant graduate level credit. This course is cross-level listed with CS 4060. Credit cannot be received for both MCS 8060 and CS 4060. PREREQUISITE: Admission to a graduate program in Science HOURS OF CREDIT: 3