SNIC Cloud Computing Course at UPPMAX
Course description: This is a beginners course on cloud computing for SNIC users and Uppsala University researchers. This course is part of the SNIC Cloud Project, helping SNIC users start using cloud computing. After the course the researchers will be able to use basic Amazon services. SNIC Cloud project will also offer Amazon resources for longer use for a selected group of users (through UPPMAX).
- Introduction to cloud computing (slides)
- Overview (hands-on testing)
- Review of Amazon management console
- Launch of first instance (pre defined image)
- Customizing images
- Clone of image and relaunch new instance, using the image
- Map Reduce overview
- Amazon Simple Workflow (SWF) overview
Who can apply? SNIC users and researchers at Uppsala University
Link to application form here. (Deadline passed sorry)
Course Date: 16th May 2012
Time:
9.00-12.30
Place:
Department of Information Technology, Polacksbacken (Lägerhyddsvägen 2), P1146 (Building 1, Floor 1, Room 146), Uppsala
Bring you own laptop
Course contacts: Åke Edlund edlund@pdc.kth.se and Zeeshan Ali Shah zashah@pdc.kth.se
More: For a youtube 18 minutes presentation on using SNIC Cloud and Galaxy, see here
