CIS 3720 - Cloud-based Business Application Development

The cloud has become a key enabler for development and delivery of IT services due to advantages such as high availability, unlimited storage capacity, on-demand scalability and resilience. This course begins with fundamentals of cloud computing. Gradually, students are introduced to computing power, security, storage, networking, messaging, and Amazon Web Services (AWS) platform. The topics also include the fundamental concepts of designing and deploying scalable, extendable, and maintainable cloud-based applications using modern cloud architecture. This course also explores server less technologies that improve the speed of application development and discusses the cost of running a cloud infrastructure. Experiential learning includes integration of components from AWS platform to prepare students for associate-level AWS developer certification.

Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: CIS 2720

Credits: 3 hours