Managing Cloud Based Business Solution

Dr. Victor Vargas

Dr.-Ing. M.Sc. MBA PMP-PMI
 Myself
Doctorate (Dr.-Ing : Ph.D.) in Mechanical (Biomedical) Eng.
RWTH Aachen | Germany

Postgraduate Diploma in Innovation and Design Thinking

MIT Sloan, Columbia Business School Executive Education, and Tuck School of Business at
Dartmouth | EUA/ Singapore

Postdoc Industrial Mechanical Engineering

Technical University of Berlin / Fraunhofer- IPK | Germany

MBA Project Management

Getúlio Vargas Foundation (FGV) | Brazil

M.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering

Federal University of Rio de Janeiro | Brazil

Mechanical Engineer Diploma

(recognized by the RWTH Aachen, Germany as Dipl.-Ing.)
Federal University of Rio de Janeiro | Brazil

Business Finance Diploma

Estácio de Sá University | Brazil

Electronic Technician (Tech. High School)

Dr. Victor Vargas, MBA M.Sc. PMI-PMP
Technological Institute ORT (World ORT, Israel/Brazil)| Brazil
(German-Brazilian)
 Module Structure
iLearn
iLearn iLearn
Week Content Discussion, Homework and
Lessons Activities
Notes
1 What is Cloud Computing?
L 01 and L 02 x x
2 Fundamentals of cloud-based solutions
3 Frameworks of cloud- based solutions
L 03 and L 04 x x
4 Consolidation Lecture 1
5 Data, databases and analytics
L 05 and L 06 x x
6 Technologies and applications
7 Security, privacy and risks
L 07 and L 08 x x
8 Consolidation Lecture 2
9 Customer satisfaction theory and models
L 09 and L 10 x x
Assessment preparation
10 Q&A Assignment
x
Submission

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• Extracts from the 10 lessons on iLearn (We may not cover everything, so important to follow lessons yourself online)
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Some tutorial session will include exercises
(practical, research, group work, etc.) which will be
highly related to the assessment.

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relevant topic threads)

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Tutorial sessions (5%)
• Take notes
• Ask questions
• Participate in exercises

Independent work (95%)

• Follow lectures online
• Try out the exercises
• Watch the videos
• Skills mini-modules
• Develop assessment
• Research project workshops
• Independent research
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Introduce yourself for your
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Note on assessment
• Pass grade 50
• We will go over it together in the class with Q&A sessions
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Harvard System)
• Attention to notes (NBs) and Learning Outcomes (LO)
• iLearn uses UK Time (+ 1 to Germany )!!

Note on formative feedback

• Formative feedback is really important for you to pass this module
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• Two deadlines throughout the course (end of week 3 and week 5)
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My top tip: start the assignment early and work on it regularly
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What is Cloud Computing?

Managing Cloud Based Business Solution

 Cloud Computing?

NIST. 2022. The NIST Definition of Cloud Computing. [ONLINE] Available at:
https://nvlpubs.nist.gov/nistpubs/legacy/sp/nistspecialpublication800-145.pdf. [Accessed 17
April 2022].
Advantages
1. Greater flexibility
The company has the ability to deploy applications according to their needs,
increasing or decreasing them with agility without always having to consider
the investments in physical hardware.
2. System security
Data and networks are protected with specific protocols and are practically
always equipped with backup procedures.
3. Faster speed
Immediate availability of data and information, thanks to dedicated data bands
with high capacities.
4. Mobile access
This can obviously also happen with a system on a company server, but the use
of cloud computing allows you not to burden the company network. The data
connection can thus be made in any place, time and from any device:
smartphone, PC, tablet.
5. Saving money
Cloud computing allows great savings on investments in hardware and does
not require maintenance, updating and monitoring personnel.
 History

https://youtu.be/e3UMvBP2RRo

https://youtu.be/i4VUi6o9cMA
 Architecture

Four Layers of Cloud Computing Architecture

1.The Hardware Layer
2.These strata are responsible for handling the physical assets of the cloud. These
physical assets could include switches, servers, routers, cooling systems, and power.
3.The Infrastructure Layer
4.These strata are also referred to as the virtualization strata. The infrastructure strata
create a pool of storage capacity and computing resources by dividing the physical
resources. This division is done by utilizing virtualization technologies such as VMware
and KVM.
5.The Platform Layer
6.The platform strata are based on top of the infrastructure strata. The composition of
this strata is made up of operating systems and the required structures.
7.The Application Layer
8.These strata consist of real cloud provisions. These provisions are utilized for Web
Services, Business Applications, and Multimedia Services
Business applications
Security
Forum activity
Describe in your own words „What is Cloud Computing
and the implications into the business world?“
Use at least 3 references using Harvard referencing
style

Post on Lesson 1 Forum.

Comment at least 2 peers‘ posts.