Report on the Introductory Class of Under The Cloud 1.0

The Google Club had initiated a six day Cloud Computing certification course on the 29^th of September at 3.30 to 4.30 in classroom B, second floor of the campus building. This introductory session was a huge success as many students came for the session. The Deputy Director, Dr. Akshay Malhotra addressed the gathering, emphasizing on the new definition the Google team has given to the concept of peer-to-peer learning at SIT, where students are teaching students in a semi-formal setup. He also encouraged the team to keep coming up with more innovative ideas on the lines of peer-to-peer learning.

The session was conducted by Ksheetij Saini, the Google Student Ambassador, SIT. He touched briefly on the various topics of what exactly cloud computing is. During the session, the definition of Cloud Computing as given by NIST (National Institute of Standards and Technology) was discussed in length. 
The cloud model, as discussed in the session has five essential characteristics , three service models and four deployment models.

Essential Characteristics: 

●        On-Demand self service

●        Broad Network Access

●        Resource Pooling

●        Rapid Elasticity

●        Measured Service

Service Models: 

●        Software as a Service (SaaS)

●        Platform as a Service (PaaS)

●        Infrastructure as a Service (SaaS)

The deployment models weren't discussed in much detail due to the time constraints. Towards  the end, the comparison was drawn between Conventional Computing and Cloud computing on the lines of :

➢        Provisioning

➢        Hardware

➢        Storage Capacity and payment for the same

➢        Capital and Operational Expenses

➢        Management of Systems

○        System Administrators in the case of Conventional Computing

○        API’s in the case of cloud Computing

You can look at the videos we have attached with this report, for better understanding of the topic. Be sure to come to the lectures from Monday onwards. See you there!

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Below is the presentation which was presented by Ksheetij Saini:

A video overview on Cloud computing by Oracle:

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Report by,
Sanchita Seth,
Google Club.