Faculty Syllabus
ITNW-1335 Information Storage and Management: Cloud Computing
JUAN PEREZ
Credit Spring 2026
Section(s)
ITNW-1335-003 (17364)
LEC MW 6:00pm - 7:20pm DIL DLS DIL
LAB MW 7:20pm - 7:45pm DIL DLS DIL
ITNW-1335-005 (28851)
LEC MW 2:45pm - 4:05pm COH DLS DIL
LAB MW 4:05pm - 4:15pm COH DLS DIL
ITNW-1335-006 (34236)
LEC MW 10:00am - 11:20am HLC HLC1 2413
LAB MW 11:20am - 12:05pm HLC HLC1 2413
Course Subjects
All Assignments, Labs, Quizzes, and Exams are due Sundays at 11:59 pm [WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE FINAL WHICH WILL BE DUE ON A THURSDAY]. Late work will have a 20% grade deduction. NO EXTENSIONS OR EXAM RETAKES WILL BE ALLOWED.
|
Week |
Start Date |
Topics |
Chapters |
Due Date |
|
1 |
Jan 20 |
Course Orientation
|
|
Jan 25 |
|
2 |
Jan 26 |
Understanding Cloud Computing
Fundamental Concepts and Models Cloud-Enabling |
Ch 3
Ch 4
|
Feb 1 |
|
3 |
Feb 2 |
Technology
Understanding Containerization Understanding |
Ch 5
Ch 6 |
Feb 8 |
|
4 |
Feb 9 |
Cloud Security and Cybersecurity |
Ch 7 |
Feb 15 |
|
5 |
Feb 16 |
Part 1 Exam |
Chapters 3 - 7 |
Mar 1 |
|
6 |
Mar 2 |
Cloud Infrastructure Mechanisms Specialized
Cloud Mechanisms |
Ch 8
Ch 9 |
Mar 8 |
|
7 |
Mar 9 |
Cloud Security and Cybersecurity Access-Oriented Mechanisms
Cloud Security and Cybersecurity Data-Oriented Mechanisms |
Ch 10
Ch 11 |
Mar 15 |
|
8 |
Mar 16 |
Spring Break |
|
Mar 22 |
|
9 |
Mar 23 |
Cloud Management Mechanisms |
Ch 12 |
Mar 29 |
|
10 |
Mar 30 |
Part 2 Exam |
Lessons 8 - 12 |
Apr 5 |
|
11 |
Apr 6 |
Fundamental Cloud Architectures
Advanced Cloud Architectures |
Ch 13
Ch 14 |
Apr 13 |
|
12 |
Apr 13 |
Specialized Cloud Architectures
Part 3 Exam |
Ch 15
Chapters 13 - 15 |
Apr 19 |
|
13 |
Apr 20 |
Cloud Delivery Model Considerations
Cost Metrics and Pricing Models
|
Ch 16
Ch 17 |
Apr 26 |
|
14 |
Apr 27 |
Service Quality Metrics and SLAs
Exam 4 |
Ch 18
Chapters 16 - 18 |
May 4 |
|
15 |
May 4 |
Catch Up Week |
|
May 10 |
|
16 |
May 11 |
Final |
Chapters 3 - 18 |
May 14 [Thursday] |
Student Learning Outcomes/Learning Objectives
- Explain the concepts of Cloud Computing
- Explain the technology incorporated into Cloud Computing
- Explain the architecture of Cloud Computing
- Explain the business processes involved in Cloud Computing
- Explain the benefits of Cloud Computing through case studies
- Examine the security aspects associated with Cloud Computing
- Explain the logical network perimeter of Cloud Computing
- Examine the virtual server component of Cloud Computing
- Explain Cloud storage and usage monitoring
- Examine resource replication used in Cloud Computing
- Explain the concept of ready-made Cloud Computing environments
- Describe the specialized cloud mechanism
- Describe the cloud management mechanism
- Describe the cloud security mechanism
Office Hours
T Th 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM https://bit.ly/Juan-Perez-Office-Hours
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