National University of Singapore
DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER SCIENCE

CS5224 CLOUD COMPUTING
Schedule (AY2016/17 - Semester 2) - Jan 2017
week date lecture on Tue, 6.30-8.30pm
@ SR2 (Com1-02-04)
others
1 10 Jan L00: Overview
Part A: Principles of Cloud Computing
L01: Introduction
Topics covered with references
Dr Lavanya will conduct the class on 10 Jan (I am on conference leave)
2 17 Jan L02: Concepts & Models
3 24 Jan H01: IBM Cloud Services (PaaS, SaaS)
- Data file for H01 hands-on session
- Obtaining IBM Bluemix Promo Code
- IBM Bluemix: The Cloud Platform for Creating and Delivering Applications, IBM Redbooks, 2015
- An Updated Overview and Demonstration of IBM Bluemix, Youtube Video, Feb 2016
- Individual Assignment 1 (20%)
: due on 12 March  (Papers)  [comments]
- Assignment 1 topic selection link
4 31 Jan Part B: Technologies, Programming & Applications
L03: Technologies behind Cloud Computing
L03S: Datacenter at the School of Computing (slides for your own reading)
- Group Assignment 2 (30%): team leader to submit project title & abstract by 5 Feb (Sun)
- SGH Ultrasound Teaching Projects
- Business Case Projects in 2016
5 7 Feb H02: Amazon Web Services
H02S: Setting up AWS account
6 14 Feb L04: Cloud Architectures 19 Feb - deadline for business case preliminary report
recess week: 18-26 Feb
7 28 Feb L05: Applications & Paradigms Quiz (20%): closed book (sketch of solution)Sample Quiz
8 7 Mar L06: Cloud Infrastructure
9 14 Mar L07: K-means Clustering (Iaas, PaaS) L07-Programs
12 Mar - deadline for interim business case report
10 21 Mar L08: Building a Video-sharing Cloud Application (SaaS)
11 28 Mar Part C: Cloud Management
L09: Cost Metrics, Pricing Models, Service Metrics and TCO
Modeling Costs of Datacenter
TCO Excel Calculator
12 4 Apr L10: Cloud-enable Data Analytics
L11: Open Issues and Summary
L10: Reading
Assignment 2: List of Project Groups
13 11 Apr Test (30%): closed book check CA marks by 5 May 2017
11-13 Apr - Assignment 2 Project Demo
16 Apr: deadline for business case report
reading week: 15-21 Apr