DPS955 - Cloud Computing for Programmers

Subject Title
Cloud Computing for Programmers

Subject Description
This course introduces cloud-based software development, testing, and deployment. Cloud computing platforms like Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, and others fundamentally change the way that software is written, tested, and deployed. Many new technologies, architectural patterns, and best practices have evolved along with the capabilities of the cloud.  For example, the cloud requires that more planning be done to properly store and secure user and application data, while maintaining privacy and integrity. Similar attention must also be paid to the software supply chain and an application's dependencies. Software developers must understand the trade-offs inherent in employing one cloud architecture or service over another, considering cost, scalability, performance, and compatibility.  Finally, the cloud's scale depends on automation and standardized packaging techniques and developers must adapt their practices to fit the software lifecycle into these new paradigms. Through hands-on labs and real-world projects, students will explore modern approaches to building distributed, reliable, and scalable applications in the cloud.

Credit Status
1 Credit

Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this subject the student will be able to:

1. Analyze the needs of a project in order to choose the most appropriate cloud architecture for a client's needs (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS, Serverless)
2. Employ revision control in the management of software repositories in the cloud development lifecycle
3. Use containers to deploy applications in order to simplify, standardize, and ensure security across development, test, and production environments
4. Utilize continuous integration (CI) and continuous deployment (CD) as a software development methodology to ensure software quality and enable automation
5. Manage project security across various environments to secure applications and data
6. List the differences between various cloud deployment strategies and pick the strategy best suited to a particular application
7. Design cloud applications in order to maintain user privacy and the security and integrity of customer data.
8. Implement a production-ready microservice to demonstrate service-oriented architectures as a cloud design pattern

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