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CNT 290 - Next Level Networking Topics

5 Credits
This is a special topics course in Cloud Networking. Students review virtualization concepts using Hyper-V, VMware ESXi/Vsphere, and AWS Cloud services, and Microsoft Azure. Topics include hybrid cloud, private cloud and public cloud computing, co-location and network infrastructure migration. Students complete assignments using both physical and virtual hands-on labs. The course serves as a familiarization experience for the BAS in Network Engineering.

Prerequisite(s): Completion of CNT 240 and CNT 250 with a 2.0 or higher.

Course Outcomes
  1. Explain how automation and virtualization impact network management.
  2. Install and configure a type 1 Hypervisor and deploy a VM client in a simulated LAN.
  3. Assess and evaluate the technical benefits of implementation of a cloud computing architecture.
  4. Recommend cloud applications to solve specific technical business problem. 
  5. Describe basic/core characteristics of deploying and operating in the cloud.
  6. Identify sources of documentation or technical assistance (for example, whitepapers or support tickets).
  7. Recall core cloud services and their business application.
  8. Evaluate the financial impact of cloud migration against business goals. 
  9. Identify the core cloud services that become part of an infrastructure that meets specific business needs.
  10. Build a cloud architecture based on a provided architectural design.
  11. Interpret the design and management methods of a cloud-based infrastructure.
  12. Provision cloud services within a cloud-based network infrastructure following a cloud architecture design.
  13. Recall and discuss the core issues of cloud and non-cloud computing, such as cost, security, and privacy.
  14. Identify and recommend cloud database products that are appropiate for specific tasks and projects. 
  15. Deploy, configure, and manage a Linux server in a cloud architecture.
  16. Use the command line to complete a series of routine tasks.
  17. Demonstrate navigation between directories to access and manipulate files.
  18. Use SSH, Bash, or Python to manage cloud services.
  19. Deploy, configure, and manage a Windows  server in a cloud architecture.