-: Cloud and the Datacenter. 2 2
It is time for us to put our heads in the clouds. 3 3
Well, not really. 4 4
What I mean to say is that in this section of the course, 5 5
we're going to discover cloud computing, 6 6
virtualization and the datacenter. 7 7
We're going to be talking about virtual network devices, 8 8
those things that make it possible for us to move 9 9
into the cloud in the first place, 10 10
as well as the basics of cloud computing, 11 11
some key cloud computing concepts 12 12
and the fundamentals of virtualization. 13 13
Then we're going to dive into how a datacenters architecture 14 14
is going to be set up because more and more 15 15
network technicians are finding themselves working 16 16
at large datacenters these days, 17 17
instead of small businesses. 18 18
And so we have to be able to be ready to support 19 19
all these large cloud services within these datacenters. 20 20
In this section of the course, 21 21
we're going to be covering things from domain one, 22 22
networking fundamentals and domain two, 23 23
network implementations. 24 24
This includes objectives 1.2, 1.7, 1.8 and 2.1. 25 25
Objective 1.2 requires that you explain the characteristics 26 26
of network topologies and network types. 27 27
Objective 1.7 is focused on our ability to explain 28 28
basic corporate and datacenter network architectures. 29 29
Objective 1.8 wants you to be able to summarize 30 30
cloud concepts and connectivity options, 31 31
and objective 2.1 wants you to compare and contrast 32 32
various devices, their features 33 33
and their appropriate placement on the network. 34 34
So let's get started talking all about the cloud 35 35
and the datacenter.