This course provides an introduction to programming frameworks and their implementation issues in the Cloud. It explains multiple topics, including: scalable distributed data stores, resource management (for supporting multi-tenancy and elasticity) and virtualization techniques. Optionally, the student will also be guided in the implementation of a basic version of the distributed runtime system for the Map-Reduce programming framework
Cloud Systems Software
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Cloud Systems Software
This course is part of System Issues in Cloud Computing Specialization
Instructor: Umakishore Ramchandran
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MR
Reviewed on Feb 26, 2025
Muy bueno, aprendi bastante y todo fue muy claro.
SG
Reviewed on Sep 1, 2024
A veces es difícl encontrar la respuesta correcta pero es un muy buen curso
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