HEAnet Conference November 12 th 2015

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1 HEAnet Conference November 12 th 2015 Transforming Education in The Cloud Pat McCarthy Lecturer & Course Co-Ordinator Bsc in Cloud Computing Cork Institute of Technology

2 Agenda History of CIT Cloud Programmes Cloud Programme Focus Upskilling Cloud Architecture Module CIT- AWS Educate Programme AWS Qwick Labs & AWS Cloud Q & A 25/11/2015 Cork Institute of Technology 2

3 CIT 1st Msc in Cloud Computing Delivered Online 25/11/2015 Cork Institute of Technology 3

4 CIT Cloud Computing Online Programmes Msc & Bsc in Cloud Computing focused on IT professionals in Industry Hdip in Cloud Computing & Cloud Software Development - conversion programmes (Govt Funded) focused on upskilling graduates for cloud computing roles. 25/11/2015 Cork Institute of Technology 4

5 Bsc/Hdip in Cloud Comp - Cloud Architecture 25/11/2015 Cork Institute of Technology 5

6 Cloud Architecture Module Lectures online using Adobe Connect Software Meeting Room Cloud Architecture Lecture Presentations, Case Studies on Cloud Architectures & Lab Exercises using AWS Cloud (Qwick Labs and AWS Console) Peer Interaction on the Blackboard (LMS) forum evaluated by the lecturer. Assessments include Cloud Architecture Project using Amazon Web Services and Course Exam Using Cloud Services To Educate Students on Cloud Computing 25/11/2015 Cork Institute of Technology 6

7 NIST Cloud Architecture Reference Module 25/11/2015 Cork Institute of Technology 7

8 1 1 / 2 5 / Cloud Computing Architecture The key characteristics of the cloud are the ability to scale and provision computing power dynamically in a cost efficient way and the ability of the consumer (end user, organization or IT staff) to make the most of that power without having to manage the underlying complexity of the technology. The cloud architecture itself can be private (hosted within an organization s firewall) or public (hosted on the Internet). Source: Monitor & Manage Services & Resources Datacenter Infrastructure Access Services Service Consumers Cloud Administrator IT Cloud Service Catalog, Component Library Component Vendors/ Software Publishers Publish & Update Components, Service Templates 25/11/2015 Cork Institute of Technology 8

9 Cloud Architecture Map 25/11/2015 Cork Institute of Technology 9

10 Cloud Architecture Content Students gain the theoretical and practical skills in Cloud Computing by using AWS Cloud Cloud Architecture Reference Model [NIST] Private, Public & Hybrid Cloud models Enterprise Architecture TOGAF model Infrastructure as a Service (Storage, Network, Compute) Virtualization Role of the Hypervisor Database as a Service PaaS Application Development SaaS - Applications & APIs Cloud Security & Compliance AWS Qwick Labs & Cloud Labs AWS Console AWS Cloud Amazon AMI AWS EC2 AWS VPC AWS S3 AWS CloudWatch AWS Elastic Load Balance AWS IAM AWS Cloud Search RDS DynamoDB 25/11/2015 Cork Institute of Technology 10

11 CIT & AWS Educate Programme CIT became a Beta (2014) and consequently Full Member in 2015 AWS Cloud Essentials Elearning course Allows students to build core skills in AWS using AWS Console AWS credits enable student to develop their own VPC Build and Scale out AWS Services into their own Projects Self Study for AWS Solutions Architect Associate Certification. 25/11/2015 Cork Institute of Technology 11

12 AWS Qwick Labs 25/11/2015 Cork Institute of Technology 12

13 Student Project Assessment Enterprise To Cloud Architecture Migration Use the TOGAF model to propose Cloud Architecture Redesign using AWS Cloud Architecture Visio Design of new Cloud Data Center Architecture Configure AWS Cloud Services Build out their own Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) Create AMI instances to emulate new Architecture in a VPC Infrastructure (Storage, Network and Compute) Implement services such as AWS EC2, S3, EBS, IAM & Cloud Watch etc Management & Monitoring Dashboards of the Virtual Infrastructure 25/11/2015 Cork Institute of Technology 13

14 Project: Transitioning To The Cloud 25/11/2015 Cork Institute of Technology 14

15 Course Challenges & Deliverables Module delivered to a mixed audience, undergraduates and graduates from different demographic groups. Location country wide, flexibility of online delivery & greater accessibility Adobe Connect for Live Lectures supported by Blackboard LMS Amazon AWS Cloud Platform for Virtual Labs on Cloud Architecture Very positive results and experience from students placement & employment from both Hdip courses. 25/11/2015 Cork Institute of Technology 15

16 Student Testimonial Peter Meade (2013) Before beginning the Cloud Computing Course at CIT I was unemployed. I had a background of working in IT but had been out of the industry for some time. I felt a desire to get back into IT, but as things change so quickly it was difficult and I was not having success with my job applications. I completed the programme and did very well, mainly thanks to the high quality delivery and availability of lecturers and resources in CIT. I was hired by EMC in Cork as an Applications Support Engineer working on support of infrastructure software. I completed two years with EMC and gained valuable experience. Moved new role with an emerging company called ScienceLogic as Technical Support Engineer for EMEA with a small team breaking the EMEA market. I would highly recommend the programme to anyone aspiring to upskill or begin a career in IT. 25/11/2015 Cork Institute of Technology 16

17 Thank You Questions?