Datacenter application delivery (5 cr)

Objective

After completing the study unit, you know the basics of application delivery from datacenter. You understand the application delivery architecture and methods of ensuring application availability and security. You are able to implement basic web application delivery system and automate simple tasks using scripting.

Content

What are the design architectures used in datacenter application delivery?
How to implement high availability and security for web application and improve the performance of the application?
How to automate simple operational tasks using scripting?

Course material

Online self-study material, online resources and remote laboratory exercises

Study forms and methods

Scheduled track:
You participate into scheduled contact lessons. You studies are progressing in the pace of the group schedule and self paced learning activities.

Independent track:
You study the topics by yourself and execute required learning activities. You can also demonstrate the required skills via demonstration of prior learning of the topic. In this case contact your responsible teacher in the beginning of the studies to agree on the required activities and demonstration of your skills.

Blended track:
You study the topics by yourself and execute required learning activities. In this case contact your responsible teacher in the beginning of the studies to agree on the required activities and demonstration of your skills.

Timing of exams and assignments

Retakes are arranged as needed in agreement with the teacher

Student workload

Achieving the learning outcomes requires approximately 135 hours of work of which about half is contact lessons other half self study, practise exams and remote laboratory exercises.

Evaluation scale

1-5

Assessment methods and criteria

Assessment is based on learning activities, assignments and online exams

Assessment criteria, good (3-4)

(a) use professional vocabulary and concepts in an expert way in different situations.
(c) work as team members in working life expert duties and identify and describe the problems of the professional field.
(e) choose appropriate models, methods, software and techniques according to the purpose and justify

Qualifications

Prior study units or comparable skills:
Tietoverkot 3
Ohjelmointitekniikka