Description
This unit will cover topics of active and cutting-edge research within IT in the area of 'Cloud Computing'.
Cloud Computing is an emerging paradigm of utilising large-scale computing services over the Internet that will affect individual and organization’s computing needs from small to large. Over the last decade, many cloud computing platforms have been set up by companies like Google, Yahoo!, Amazon, Microsoft, Salesforce, Ebay and Facebook. Some of the platforms are open to public via various pricing models. They operate at different levels and enable business to harness different computing power from the cloud.
In this course, we will describe the important enabling technologies of cloud computing, explore the state-of-the art platforms and the existing services, and examine the challenges and opportunities of adopting cloud computing. The course will be organized as a series of presentations and discussions of seminal and timely research papers and articles. Students are expected to read all papers, to lead discussions on some of the papers and to complete a hands-on cloud-programming project.
Cloud Computing is an emerging paradigm of utilising large-scale computing services over the Internet that will affect individual and organization’s computing needs from small to large. Over the last decade, many cloud computing platforms have been set up by companies like Google, Yahoo!, Amazon, Microsoft, Salesforce, Ebay and Facebook. Some of the platforms are open to public via various pricing models. They operate at different levels and enable business to harness different computing power from the cloud.
In this course, we will describe the important enabling technologies of cloud computing, explore the state-of-the art platforms and the existing services, and examine the challenges and opportunities of adopting cloud computing. The course will be organized as a series of presentations and discussions of seminal and timely research papers and articles. Students are expected to read all papers, to lead discussions on some of the papers and to complete a hands-on cloud-programming project.
General Information
Lectures
Thursdays, 10am till noon
SIT Boardroom 124
(except for weeks 1, 3, 8 and 12: then in Lab 114).
SIT Boardroom 124
(except for weeks 1, 3, 8 and 12: then in Lab 114).
Tutorial/Lab
Thursdays, 12pm till 1pm (starting week 3)
SIT Lab 114
SIT Lab 114
Assessment
Practical Project (40%)
In-class Quiz (20%)
Oral Examination (40%)
In-class Quiz (20%)
Oral Examination (40%)
Topics
W1: Cloud Computing Overview
W2: Data Centers and Virtualization Technology
W3: Distributed File System
W4: The Map-Reduce Paradigm
W5: Hadoop Framework
W6: Data Analytic Extensions on MapReduce
(W7: public holiday)
W8: NoSQL Storage Models: Key/Value Stores
W9: NoSQL Systems - Column Stores
W10: Data Consistency in the Cloud
W11: Benchmarking Cloud Services
W12: Security and Data Privacy for the Cloud
W13: Unit of Study Review
W2: Data Centers and Virtualization Technology
W3: Distributed File System
W4: The Map-Reduce Paradigm
W5: Hadoop Framework
W6: Data Analytic Extensions on MapReduce
(W7: public holiday)
W8: NoSQL Storage Models: Key/Value Stores
W9: NoSQL Systems - Column Stores
W10: Data Consistency in the Cloud
W11: Benchmarking Cloud Services
W12: Security and Data Privacy for the Cloud
W13: Unit of Study Review
Announcements
Quiz Marks
6/17/13 5:27 PM
The quiz marks have been published in Blackboard.
We are still working on the assignment marks though...
We are still working on the assignment marks though...
INFO5010 Oral Exam Schedule
6/14/13 2:08 PM
The oral exam schedule for INFO5010 is now available here:
https://elearning.sydney.edu.au/bbcswebdav/xid-10263407_1
Most exams will take place in SIT room 324 (this is the last room in level 3 next to the admin offices).
Only the Tuesday afternoon oral exams will take place in SIT room 302, just outside the SIT admin area.
Please plan to arrive 5 minutes earlier and then wait outside the room until you are called.
https://elearning.sydney.edu.au/bbcswebdav/xid-10263407_1
Most exams will take place in SIT room 324 (this is the last room in level 3 next to the admin offices).
Only the Tuesday afternoon oral exams will take place in SIT room 302, just outside the SIT admin area.
Please plan to arrive 5 minutes earlier and then wait outside the room until you are called.
Oral Exam Schedule
6/05/13 5:44 PM
We plan to do the oral exam schedule during tomorrow's INFO5010 lecture.
Ying and I can offer June 18th and June 19th, this is Tuesday and Wednesday
of the first week in the examination period.
Please check you exam schedule for that week and have your availabilities
ready tomorrow in the lecture, so that we can organise a schedule of the
individual orals with the least conflict to other examinations.
Ying and I can offer June 18th and June 19th, this is Tuesday and Wednesday
of the first week in the examination period.
Please check you exam schedule for that week and have your availabilities
ready tomorrow in the lecture, so that we can organise a schedule of the
individual orals with the least conflict to other examinations.
Guest Lecture by David McGhee from Microsoft
6/05/13 3:44 PM
Tomorrow is the last lecture this semester - and we will start with our last guest lecture:
"Passify with Windows Azure"
David McGhee from Microsoft will give an overview about data analytics with Windows Azure, such as their latest services including Hadoop on Windows Azure. He also promised to show a bit about his own project about near realtime sensor data processing with Windows Azure mobile services.
The room is again the boardroom this week, starting at 10am.
After the guest lecture, Ying and I will give a lecture summary and also want to get some feedback from you (UoS evaluation).
CU tomorrow
Uwe
"Passify with Windows Azure"
David McGhee from Microsoft will give an overview about data analytics with Windows Azure, such as their latest services including Hadoop on Windows Azure. He also promised to show a bit about his own project about near realtime sensor data processing with Windows Azure mobile services.
The room is again the boardroom this week, starting at 10am.
After the guest lecture, Ying and I will give a lecture summary and also want to get some feedback from you (UoS evaluation).
CU tomorrow
Uwe
Quiz in Week 12 in Lab 114
5/30/13 8:59 AM
We will cover a last lecture topic today (Cloud Data Privacy).
Thereafter we have a written Review Quiz, which is worth 20% of your marks.
Both will take place in SIT Lab 114. The lecture starts at 10am; the quiz
will start around 11:30am (depending on how fast the lecture goes).
UR
Thereafter we have a written Review Quiz, which is worth 20% of your marks.
Both will take place in SIT Lab 114. The lecture starts at 10am; the quiz
will start around 11:30am (depending on how fast the lecture goes).
UR
Guest Lecture by Akon Dey on Multi-Store Cloud Transactions
5/15/13 11:47 PM
Tomorrow is the next guest lecture:
Akon Dey (Yahoo) will be talking about his research on scalable transactions over multiple cloud stores.
The room is again the boardroom this week.
Akon Dey (Yahoo) will be talking about his research on scalable transactions over multiple cloud stores.
The room is again the boardroom this week.
Google Guest lecture: "Google App Engine"
5/01/13 12:53 PM
This Thursday, 2 May, we will have our next guest lecture as part of INFO5010:
Sam Thorogood from Google will talk about 'The Google App Engine'.
The talk will start at 10am in the SIT Lab 114.
(note: NOT in the boardroom this time!)
Sam Thorogood from Google will talk about 'The Google App Engine'.
The talk will start at 10am in the SIT Lab 114.
(note: NOT in the boardroom this time!)
Amazon Guest Lecture: "Software Development on AWS"
3/25/13 1:56 PM
This Thursday, 28 March, we will have our second guest lecture as part of INFO5010:
Joe Ziegler, AWS Technology Evangelist for Australia & New Zealand, will talk about 'Software Development on AWS'.
The talk will start at 10am in the SIT Boardroom (124).
About the Speaker
Joe Ziegler began his career in Silicon Valley. In 1995, he worked on some of the first e-commerce applications at Netscape. After that, Joe built several startups from the ground up. His recent venture, Iris Data Services, was listed as one of the “Forbes 500 Fastest Growing Companies in the US”.
In 2006, Joe used cloud services and virtualisation for Iris Data Services, as the Director of Technical Services. Later, he worked with several enterprises that developed on Amazon Web Services, including his own company, IndexMedia. Today, he shares his enthusiasm for Amazon Web Services as an evangelist, speaking about its compelling benefits.
He has a degree in Computer Science from Texas A&M University, and an MBA from The University of Texas at Dallas.
Joe Ziegler, AWS Technology Evangelist for Australia & New Zealand, will talk about 'Software Development on AWS'.
The talk will start at 10am in the SIT Boardroom (124).
About the Speaker
Joe Ziegler began his career in Silicon Valley. In 1995, he worked on some of the first e-commerce applications at Netscape. After that, Joe built several startups from the ground up. His recent venture, Iris Data Services, was listed as one of the “Forbes 500 Fastest Growing Companies in the US”.
In 2006, Joe used cloud services and virtualisation for Iris Data Services, as the Director of Technical Services. Later, he worked with several enterprises that developed on Amazon Web Services, including his own company, IndexMedia. Today, he shares his enthusiasm for Amazon Web Services as an evangelist, speaking about its compelling benefits.
He has a degree in Computer Science from Texas A&M University, and an MBA from The University of Texas at Dallas.
| Name | Office Hours | |
|---|---|---|
Uwe Röhm | When? Where? | |
Ying Zhou | When? Where? |
Readings
Readings
Date
May 16, 2013
May 16, 2013
Mar 21, 2013
Mar 14, 2013
Mar 7, 2013