Learning Cloud Computing: Cloud Storage

Learn the basics of cloud storage, including how to plan cloud storage, estimate costs, and secure storage instances.

Introduction

• Understanding cloud storage
• What you should know

1. Cloud Storage Basics

• Cloud storage types
• Block storage
• Object storage
• File storage
• Planning your storage
• Creating the business case for cloud storage
• Challenge: Which type of storage should you leverage?
• Solution: How to think about storage types

2. Cloud Services That Leverage Cloud Storage

• Cloud databases
• Cloud file storage
• Backup and recovery services
• Other cloud services that leverage cloud storage
• Sample applications
• Challenge: Selecting a backup and recovery storage solution
• Solution: Selecting a backup and recovery storage solution

3. Cloud Storage Planning

• Understanding your storage requirements
• Defining costs and storage billing models
• Defining projected storage growth
• Implementation planning
• Storage operations
• Challenge: Setting up storage operations
• Solution: Setting up storage operations

4. AWS Cloud Storage

• Allocating storage instances
• Placing data on cloud storage instances
• Securing cloud storage instances
• Removing storage instances
• Usage-based accounting

Conclusion

• More about cloud storage