Test 000-281: Foundations of IBM Cloud Computing Architecture V2

• Smarter Planet Solutions - Cloud Computing

These are suggested roadmaps for learning IBM Cloud Computing offerings for sales and technical sellers who wish to gain the fundamental skills for selling the IBM Cloud Computing solution. The curriculum is designed for developing the knowledge to sell the solution and separately defines the certification requirements for the authorization to sell specific hardware and software components to ensure a successful solution sale.

• Cloud Computing - IBM developerWorks

Community and technical resources for IT Professionals
Cloud computing lets you build, test, run, and deploy applications securely at a fraction of the current effort; simplify IT infrastructure without sacrificing customization and integration abilities; and direct innovation efforts to core development. This collection of resources from developerWorks --technical libraries, products, and community exchange --keeps you ahead of the latest trends in cloud computing and helps you develop skills, solve problems, and collaborate with peers and IT professionals.

• IBM Smart Cloud

The world is changing. A new reality is emerging for organizations of every size from every part of the planet. It's called the cloud–a profound evolution of IT with revolutionary implications for business and society, creating new possibilities and enabling more efficient, flexible and collaborative computing models.

IBM is helping clients excel in cloud computing, providing secure and reliable Software as a Service (SaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS) and Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) solutions.

• IBM Cloud Computing Reference Architecture

One of the important things to decide when you discuss Cloud Service Strategy and Design is the consideration for a Reference Architecture.  This is something that is useful to align to as it represents the blueprint for your cloud and make the implementation risk free.  The Cloud Computing Reference Architecture (RA) is intended to be used as a blueprint / guide for architecting cloud implementations, driven by functional and non-functional requirements of the respective cloud implementation. The RA defines the basic building blocks - architectural elements and their relationships which make up the cloud. The RA also defines the basic principles which are fundamental for delivering & managing cloud services.

• Cloud Computing Resources for IBM Business Partners

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• NIST Cloud Computing Program

Cloud computing is a model for enabling convenient, on-demand network access to a shared pool of configurable computing resources (e.g., networks, servers, storage, applications, and services) that can be rapidly provisioned and released with minimal management effort or service provider interaction.

• DeveloperWorks: Cloud Computing Fudamentals

Whether you are a student or an IT professional, you'll learn about cloud computing concepts and cloud service models, and gain insight into monitoring and managing the cloud to ensure the safety of your system and data. After completing this path, you will be able to: - Identify key components including IaaS, PaaS and SaaS. - Define public clouds, private clouds and hybrid clouds. - Describe key issues in cloud computing including security, performance, multitenancy and cloud management. - Discuss the options for open source cloud technologies. - Understand the key features of the IBM Cloud offerings.

Course title: Introduction to Cloud Computing Architecture
Course duration: 2 days
Course number: 1SM00
Abstract: Learn how your IT infrastructure could benefit from a Cloud Computing solution. Through discussions and hands-on labs, you will be introduced to the building blocks of most Cloud Computing solutions. Discussions will delve into an overview of Cloud concepts, which will including delivery models, provisioning, service management, monitoring, and best practices. Hands-on labs will provide experience with using the Service Portal and TSAM interface to perform tasks such as discovering services, requesting a service, modifying a project, monitoring information, generating invoices, and backing up a server.

Course title: Fundamentals of Cloud Computing
Course duration: 1 day
Course number: WS009
Abstract: This 1-day, instructor-led course is designed to teach students the basic concepts and terminology of cloud computing.

After establishing the definition of cloud computing, this course describes the various service delivery models of a cloud computing architecture, and the ways in which clouds can be deployed as public, private, hybrid, and community clouds. Students also learn about the security challenges that cloud deployments experience, and how these are addressed. The course also describes IBM cloud computing architecture and offerings, the IBM WebSphere CloudBurst appliance, and the IBM WebSphere Hypervisor edition software product.

A number of self-running and hands-on demonstrations in simulation mode enable students to experience how to sign onto and use cloud-based instances. The hands-on demonstrations include applying for a contract to use the IBM Smart Business Development and Test Cloud. signing onto the IBM Smart Business Development and Test Cloud, and creating an instance of the cloud and connecting to it. Other self-running demonstrations focus on getting started with cloud computing using the IBM WebSphere CloudBurst appliance. In the final exercise, students complete a crossword puzzle on what they have learned.

• Cloud Computing: Save Time, Money, and Resources with a Private Test Cloud

Publication number: REDP-4553-00

Testing an application before entrusting your business to it is essential, and having an efficient, accurate, and appropriate environment in which to test is an important element of the process. Implementing a private test cloud can be the ideal way to establish this environment. A cloud model enables your users to access consumer IT resources in a test center in ways not previously available. Unlike traditional testing methods, this model dramatically decreases the many manual steps and traditional processes of setting up a test environment, allowing for a quick turnaround of resource requests. On demand provisioning and configuration of virtualized resources, can help you reduce capital investments, test cycle times, and IT labor costs. Cloud computing also offers scalability to handle fluctuating business needs, minimizes configuration errors, streamlines the environment and improves solution quality. This IBM® Redguide describes the benefits of a private test cloud and discusses how to take advantage of IBM services offerings to help you get started.

• Cloud Security Guidance IBM Recommendations for the Implementation of Cloud Security

Publication number: REDP-4614-00

Cloud computing is a flexible, cost-effective, and proven delivery platform for providing business or consumer IT services over the Internet. Cloud resources can be rapidly deployed and easily scaled, with all processes, applications, and services provisioned "on demand", regardless of user location or device. As a result, cloud computing gives organizations the opportunity to increase their service delivery efficiencies, streamline IT management, and better align IT services with dynamic business requirements. In many ways, cloud computing offers the "best of both worlds", providing solid support for core business functions along with the capacity to develop new and innovative services.

• Cloud Computing for Dummies

The easy way to understand and implement cloud computing technology written by a team of experts Cloud computing can be difficult to understand at first, but the cost-saving possibilities are great and many companies are getting on board. If you've been put in charge of implementing cloud computing, this straightforward, plain-English guide clears up the confusion and helps you get your plan in place.

You'll learn how cloud computing enables you to run a more green IT infrastructure, and access technology-enabled services from the Internet ("in the cloud") without having to understand, manage, or invest in the technology infrastructure that supports them. You'll also find out what you need to consider when implementing a plan, how to handle security issues, and more.

Cloud computing is a way for businesses to take advantage of storage and virtual services through the Internet, saving money on infrastructure and support:
- This book provides a clear definition of cloud computing from the utility computing standpoint and also addresses security concerns
- Offers practical guidance on delivering and managing cloud computing services effectively and efficiently
- Presents a proactive and pragmatic approach to implementing cloud computing in any organization
- Helps IT managers and staff understand the benefits and challenges of cloud computing, how to select a service, and what's involved in getting it up and running
- Highly experienced author team consults and gives presentations on emerging technologies

• IBM Point of View: Security and Cloud Computing

Cloud computing is a flexible, cost-effective and proven delivery platform for providing business or consumer IT services over the Internet. Cloud resources can be rapidly deployed and easily scaled, with all processes, applications and services provisioned "on demand," regardless of user location or device.

As a result, cloud computing gives organizations the opportunity to increase their service delivery efficiencies, streamline IT management and better align IT services with dynamic business requirements. In many ways, cloud computing offers the "best of both worlds," providing solid support for core business functions along with the capacity to develop new and innovative services.

Both public and private cloud models are now in use. Available to anyone with Internet access, public models include Software as a Service (SaaS) clouds like IBM LotusLive™, Platform as a Service (PaaS) clouds such as IBM Computing on Demand™, and Security and Data Protection as a Service (SDPaaS) clouds like the IBM Vulnerability Management Service.

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