CloudU: Grow Your Cloud Knowledge
Rackspace Cloud University, known as CloudU™, is a vendor-neutral, cloud education curriculum designed by industry analyst and all-around good guy, Ben Kepes. Even after you've earned the CloudU Certificate, come back often for more videos, whitepapers, podcasts and webinars about the most interesting topics in the Cloud. Not sure if CloudU is for you? Find out more about our CloudU vision.
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Disaster Recovery -- Continuity in an Uncertain World
Disasters are an inevitable certainty for any organization -- but while inevitable, disasters are also generally unpredictable. The best strategy then in the face of inevitable but uncertain negative events is to have a holistic plan that sets out the process by which an organization can return to normal operations after a disaster.
This paper will define some core concepts around disaster recovery, contrast it with the related but distinct field of High Availability, and give some key guidelines as to how an organization can plan, react and recover from a disaster.
New CloudU video
Hey all, Ben again. We've been busy at CloudU making some more videos to help people understand the cloud. The latest video looks at the Cloud Computing Stack, diving into Software-as-a-Service, Platform-as-a-Service and Infrastructure-as-a-Service. Check it out and let us know what you think. Cheers.
What is Cloud Computing? A Video
When I was up in Texas a month or two ago I sat down and recorded a video to explain the age old question, "What is Cloud Computing?". A lot of people have tried to answer the question, but most of the time, the answer is really confusing. So we had some fun with it and worked with an animator to help illustrate the most important points. Hope you like it. Cheers!
Most Popular Lessons
Understanding the Cloud Computing Stack
In this Lesson, you will learn about the characteristics of three different types of Cloud Computing, commonly referred to as:
-Software as a Service (SaaS)
-Platform as a Service (PaaS)
-Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)
Guidance will be provided on situations where particular flavors of Cloud Computing may or may not be the best option for an organization.
Read LessonRevolution Not Evolution
In this lesson, you will learn how Cloud Computing is a revolution that will define IT in the future. Special focus will be given to the following elements of Cloud Computing:
Virtualization – The ability to increase computing efficiency
Democratization of Computing – Bringing enterprise scale infrastructure to small and medium businesses
Scalability and Fast Provisioning – Bringing web scale IT at a rapid pace
Commoditization of Infrastructure – Enabling IT to focus on the strategic aspects of its role
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