Cloud Computing Laboratory Notes
Subject Overview
The practical companion to Cloud Computing: surveying cloud companies and tagging their services as SaaS, PaaS or IaaS, building a warehouse application with a SaaS provider's tools, creating, cloning, migrating and managing virtual machines, exploring public cloud services, and setting up a private cloud with open-source tools such as Eucalyptus or OpenStack.
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A 2-credit elective lab paper; working knowledge of Linux is a prerequisite.
Subject at a glance
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Unit-wise Syllabus
1 units — open any unit for detailed topic-wise notes, diagrams and important exam questions
- Cloud companies and their SaaS/PaaS/IaaS services
- warehouse application using SaaS tools
- virtualization with VMware Workstation or VirtualBox (creation, migration, cloning and management of VMs)
- exploring public cloud IaaS
- PaaS and SaaS services
- setting up a private cloud using open-source tools (Eucalyptus, OpenStack)
Study guide
In this lab you survey cloud companies and tag their services as SaaS, PaaS or IaaS, build a warehouse application with SaaS tools, create, clone, migrate and manage virtual machines with VMware Workstation or VirtualBox, explore public cloud services, and set up a private cloud with open-source tools such as OpenStack. Keep screenshots of every step for your practical file and be ready to explain each in the viva.
Why Cloud Computing Laboratory Matters
Hands-on cloud experience is what employers want to see beyond theory, and it prepares you for entry-level cloud and DevOps roles.
How to Prepare for Cloud Computing Laboratory
- Use free-tier accounts and set billing alerts before starting.
- Delete or stop resources when an experiment is finished to avoid charges.
- Document each setup with screenshots.
Cloud Computing Laboratory: Frequently Asked Questions
What is done in the Cloud Computing lab?
You classify cloud services, build a SaaS application, create and manage virtual machines, use public cloud services and set up a private cloud.