Designing the Physical Cloud

Course Overview
Hello. My name is Kevin L. Jackson, and welcome to building the physical cloud. I work with global corporations and national government entities as a brand ambassador, cloud computing and cyber security instructor, and management consultant. Cloud computing isn't delivered from white puffy things in the sky. These advanced information technology services come from highly efficient, tightly integrated, globally orchestrated, earthbound datacenters. Building the physical cloud teaches you about how those datacenters are designed, built, and managed. In this course we are going to focus on cloud logical and physical design, cloud platform management, operating systems and networks, and cloud operations and maintenance. With this knowledge you will be better prepared to discuss, evaluate, and decide on how best to adopt cloud computing for your organization. For this course you should be familiar with cloud computing service and deployment models, IT implementation options, and key data-centric security concepts. If you feel uncomfortable with those topics, please check out my three other courses, Cloud Computing and the Security Challenge, Managing Data in the Cloud, and Providing Secure Cloud Applications. Please join me as we learn about building they physical cloud at Pluralsight.