The course present the state of the art in cloud
computing technologies and their applications, topics include: introduction to
cloud computing, Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS): resource virtualization
(server, storage, network), Platform as a Service (PaaS): computation and
storage, Software as a Service (SaaS): web services and web 2.0,
telecommunications needs, architectural models for cloud computing, security,
privacy, trust management, resource allocation and quality of service, pricing
and risk management, interoperability and internetworking, legal issues, Students
can familiar with cloud services and their techniques through labs and a
project.