Please write a 1-3 page self-reflection paper on what you learned in class and what you feel like you should improve upon further.

This will be worth up to 30 extra points depending on the content.

You should be able to write what you have lerant on:

Discuss what is cloud computing and what are key security and control considerations within cloud computing environments.

Identify various cloud services.

Assess cloud characteristics and service attributes, for compliance with enterprise objectives.

Explain the four primary cloud category types.

Evaluate various cloud delivery models.

Contrast the risks and benefits of implementing cloud computing.

Specify security threat exposure within a cloud computing infrastructure.

Recognize steps and processes used to perform an audit assessment of a cloud computing environment.

Weight the impact of improperly controlled cloud computing environments on organizational sustainability.

Course Outline:

PART 1

Cloud Computing Definition

What are Cloud Services

Cloud Service Attributes

Access to the Cloud

Cloud Hosting

Information Technology Support

Provisioning

Pricing

User Interface

System Interface

Characteristics of Cloud Computing

Rapid elasticity

Pay per use

Independent resource pooling

Network access

On-demand self-service

Virtual resource

Availability zone

Cloud Categories

Public Cloud

Private Cloud

Hybrid Cloud

Community Cloud

Cloud Delivery Models

SaaS

PaaS

Iaas

Cloud Architectural Models

Cloud Architecture Summary

Vendor Choices

Infrastructure Limitations

Cloud Scenarios and Considerations

The Evolution of the Cloud

Advantages

Savings

Benefits

PART 2

Security in the Cloud

Cloud Threats

Threat Mitigation

Cloud Security

Cloud Impacts

Realities of Cloud Services

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