Visually exciting and compelling Web pages are key components to a successful Web strategy. This course provides in-depth hands-on experience writing client-side JavaScript.
Class goals :
Write and debug client-side JavaScript using proven development techniques
Add interactivity and dynamic graphics
Create interactive forms that capture and validate user input
Develop DHTML Web pages
Personalize pages using cookies
Leverage the power of unobtrusive JavaScript and Ajax
Content of JavaScript for Web Development
Introduction and Overview
What is JavaScript?
Capabilities of JavaScript
Surveying the limitations
Applications of JavaScript
Client-side
Server-side
Writing compliant JavaScript for cross browser support
Fundamentals of JavaScript
The JavaScript programming model
Formatting and coding conventions
Embedding JavaScript in HTML
JavaScript syntax
Declaring variables and arrays
Statements, operators and relational expressions
Making decisions with if and else
Performing loops with while and for
Defining and invoking functions
Using built-in objects
The String object and string manipulations
The Date object
Dynamically updating a Web page using the document object
Accessing Web page elements
Writing Client-Side JavaScript
Creating eye-catching animation and graphics
Developing dynamic links
Creating rollover graphics
Using off-screen images for animation
Manipulating images dynamically
Interacting with the browser
Utilizing browser objects
Using pop-up dialog boxes and prompting users for input
Opening, closing and writing to new browser windows
Manipulating dates and times
Writing to the browser status line
Determining browser type and version
Handling browser events
Trapping the JavaScript event handlers
Triggering interaction with user actions
Scheduling future tasks with timer events
Using cookies for persistence
How cookies operate
Creating, reading and manipulating cookies
Implementing personalization with cookies
JavaScript security
Denial-of-service and spoofing attacks
Security holes and browser policies
Creating Intelligent Forms
Client-side form validation
Accessing and modifying form fields with JavaScript
Checking form fields on the fly
Validating user input with client-side scripts
Accessing drop-down select box options
Controlling form submission
Enhancing the user experience
Validating forms at the earliest opportunity
Reducing response times for incorrectly filled-out forms
Adding interactivity to forms
Assigning JavaScript functions to form elements
Implementing a drop-down menu for site navigation
Performing actions based on form events
Form validation best practices
Creating Web Pages Using Dynamic HTML
Overview of DHTML
Using Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)
Capabilities of DHTML
DHTML and the Document Object Model (DOM)
Implementing DHTML
Dynamically repositioning elements on a page
Dynamically modifying documents
Manipulating images
Collapsible outlines, dynamic document reflow and inner HTML
Complementary Technologies
Highlighting functionality of available JavaScript libraries
Introducing unobtrusive JavaScript
Separating JavaScript from the Web page
Exploring the operation of Ajax
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Creating content with visual impact is essential in today’s Web and print environments. Adobe Photoshop is the premier tool for creating and manipulating graphic and photographic images.
Class goals :
Leverage Adobe Photoshop to create and manipulate graphic and photographic images
Efficiently navigate and configure the Photoshop workspace
Apply Photoshop luminance and color adjustments using histogram analysis
Create and manipulate layers, layer masks, Smart Objects and Smart Filters
Retouch and restore imperfect or damaged images
Design graphics and optimize images for the Web
Content of Adobe Photoshop: Creating and Enhancing Images and Graphics
Introduction to Photoshop
Selecting the best Creative Suite tool for the job
Key Photoshop concepts
Navigating and Configuring the Interface
Navigating the work area
Panning and zooming
Saving a custom workspace
Moving content into Photoshop
Opening with Bridge and Lightroom
Processing using Camera Raw
Optimizing the interface
Showing a hidden panel group
Creating custom workspaces
Rolling back history
Demystifying Color, Resolution and Bit-Depth
Producing proper color
Calibrating end to end
Getting out of gamut
Bits, bits, and more bits
Selecting the proper bit depth
Resolving resolution issues
Image Optimization
Manipulating the canvas
Straightening the frame
Cropping for composition
Working with histograms
Reading a histogram
Adjusting levels using a histogram
Optimizing the photo
Automating corrections
Correcting white balance
Sponging in saturation
Working with Parts of an Image
Selection tools
Picking a selection tool and creating a selection
Making a Quick Selection
Modifying your selection
Adding to and subtracting from a selection
Feathering your selection
Masking and channels
Painting in Quickmask mode
Saving and loading masks
Converting a selection to a mask
Layers for Added Control
Manipulating layers
Grouping layers and adding a layer mask
Masking in a layer
Merging to a single layer
Styling a layer with effects
Drop shadows
Glows
Bevels
Applying filters to layers
Blending and layers
Making Smart Objects and Filters work for you
Vector Drawing and Typography
Vector drawing
Creating paths with the pen tool
Adding shape layers
Drawing vector geometric shapes
Working with type
Paragraphs and point type
Editing and formatting text
Altering type layers
Placing text on a path
Photographic Restoration and Retouching
Retouching a photo
Eliminating dust and scratches
Removing distracting objects
Repairing problem photos
Retouching and repairing an image
Cloning away details
Designing Graphics for the Web
Creating Web content
Designing Web banners
Turning images into buttons
Producing graphics for rollover effects
Outputting for the Web
Optimizing for Web colors
Resizing and compressing an image for quick rendering
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Organizations rely on electronic files for efficient document distribution and collaboration. Adobe Acrobat enables you to create polished PDF files with multimedia functionality, apply passwords to secure your work, streamline document review, and easily create electronic forms.
Class goals :
Leverage the Portable Document Format (PDF) for effective document management and optimized workflow
Collaborate for interactive streamlined document reviews
Create Acrobat forms and submit them electronically
Apply interactivity to PDFs with actions, bookmarks, buttons and links
Combine PDF and non-PDF files in a PDF portfolio
Secure documents against modification or unauthorized viewing
Content of Adobe® Acrobat®: Managing Electronic Documents
Fundamentals of Adobe Acrobat
Exploring Acrobat capabilities
Navigating the latest version of Adobe Acrobat
Key Acrobat concepts
Opening PDFs
Viewing document metadata
Navigating and configuring the interface
Customizing the work area
Adjusting navigation panels
Optimizing the interface
Creating PDF Documents
Producing PDFs from various sources
Office documents
E-mails
Web pages
Paper documents
Optimizing PDF files
Reducing file size
Managing search indexes
Managing Document Collaboration
Reviewing PDF documents
Working with comments
Dynamically adding text or graphics
Adding sticky notes and highlighting
Annotating PDF documents with markup tools
Managing and tracking shared document reviews
Comparing documents to determine differences
Optimizing office workflow
Initiating a shared review
Exporting comments to an Office document
Implementing Electronic Forms
Creating PDF forms
Converting PDF files to interactive PDF forms
Adding form fields
Customizing form fields
Adding calculations
Distributing forms
Collecting form data
Validating input field data
Performing calculations with numeric fields
Receiving and processing form data
Enhancing and Editing PDF Documents
Applying interactivity
Adding and editing links
Bookmarks
Creating and configuring an action button
Producing multimedia presentations
Incorporating videos and Flash animation
Modifying PDF documents
Merging PDF documents
Deleting and renumbering pages
Rotating and cropping pages
Adding watermarks
Converting PDF pages to image format files
Enhancing PDF document accessibility
Acrobat accessibility features
Adding alternate text
Viewing accessible documents
Combining Files in PDF Portfolios
Generating PDF portfolios
Integrating PDF and non-PDF files into a portfolio
Branding a portfolio
Leveraging portfolios
Distributing and sharing a PDF portfolio
Searching a PDF portfolio
Sorting components
Adding Security to PDF Files
Controlling access
Protecting and controlling documents containing sensitive information
Protecting documents with passwords
Preventing modification
Ensuring file integrity with digital signatures
Validating a signed document
Integrating PDF Documents in Your Organization
Optimizing PDF files for improved Web search engine results
Preparing PDF documents for professional printing
Applying Bates numbering
Mac PDF support
Translating XML documents to PDF
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XML is an essential tool for application developers, allowing for the interchange of data between disparate systems. To effectively integrate systems, XSL is needed for transforming and styling XML data.
Class goals :
Transform XML data using Extensible Stylesheet Language (XSL)
Search and filter XML documents with XPath
Build structured stylesheets with Extensible Stylesheet Language Transformation (XSLT) elements
Design and debug XSL documents
Publish PDF documents using XSL Formatting Objects (XSL-FO)
Convert XML data into HTML and other document formats
Content of Transforming and Styling XML
Introducing XSL
XSL recommendations
XML Path Language (XPath)
XSL Transformations (XSLT)
Formatting Objects (XSL-FO)
Fundamental XSL concepts
XSL applications
Developing XSL
Applying a stylesheet
Utilizing XSL in production
Leveraging XPath Expressions
Analyzing the key components of XPath
Writing primary expressions
Constructing sequences
Evaluating the context item
Selecting content with path expressions
Navigating with Axis points
Choosing targets with node tests
Filtering results by predicates
Comparing nodes in XPath
Value and general comparisons
Arithmetic expressions
Invoking functions
Building Stylesheets with XSLT
XSLT stylesheet fundamentals
Source and result trees
Template-driven approach
Transforming XML-to-XML
Creating an XSLT stylesheet
Following best practices
Defining template rules
Applying templates
Extracting data values
Implementing templates out-of-order
Copying input nodes
Designing XSLT stylesheets effectively
Leveraging built-in rules
Resolving conflicts
Referencing the changing context
Publishing Reports with XSL-FO
XSL Formatting Objects
XSL-FO Formatters
XSL-FO Editors/Designers
Relationship to DSSSL and CSS
Building the XSL-FO document
Defining layout master sets
Creating page masters
Specifying regions
Transforming XML to XSL-FO
Designing a report stylesheet
Constructing page sequences
Repeating headers and footers
Optimizing Stylesheets with XPath
Leveraging intricate expressions
Specifying complex axes
Comparing nodes and kinds
Creating ranges and filters
Harnessing the power of XPath
Referencing variables
Looping and conditions
Working with sequences
Exploring built-in functions
Merging data sources
Achieving Complex Transformations
Maximizing template effectiveness
Defining variables
Passing parameters
Incorporating XSLT elements
Generating new content
Transforming XML-to-HTML
Extending XSL with custom functions
Including language extensions
Producing Professional Documents from XML Data
Embedding content
Employing external images and links
Incorporating dynamic page numbering
Applying advanced formatting techniques
Creating lists and tables
Alternating page layouts
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Cybersecurity is a serious challenge today as attackers specifically target Web application vulnerabilities. These vulnerabilities can be exploited to obtain confidential information and compromise organizational integrity.
Class goals :
Implement and test secure Web applications in your organization
Identify, diagnose and correct the most serious Web application vulnerabilities
Configure a Web server to encrypt Web traffic with HTTPS
Protect Ajax-powered Web 2.0 applications
Secure XML Web services with WS-Security
Audit Web application security with manual and automated scanning
Content of Securing Web Applications, Services and Servers
Setting the Stage
Defining threats to your Web assets
Surveying the legal landscape and privacy issues
Exploring common vulnerabilities
Establishing Security Fundamentals
Modeling Web security
Achieving Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability (CIA)
Performing authentication and authorization
Encrypting and hashing
Distinguishing public- and private-key cryptography
Verifying message integrity with message digests, digital signatures and digital certificates
Augmenting Web Server Security
Configuring security for HTTP services
Managing software updates
Restricting HTTP methods
Securing communication with SSL/TLS
Obtaining and installing server certificates
Enabling HTTPS on the Web server
Protecting the exchange of credentials
Detecting unauthorized modification of content
Configuring permissions correctly
Scanning for file-system changes
Implementing Web Application Security
Employing OWASP resources
The Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP) Top Ten
Recognizing cybersecurity risks
Remediating identified vulnerabilities
Securing database and application interaction
Uncovering and preventing SQL injection
Defending against an insecure direct object reference
Limitations of encrypting database content
Managing session authentication
Protecting against session ID hijacking
Enforcing URL access control
Blocking cross-site request forgery
Controlling information leakage
Displaying sanitized error messages to the user
Handling request and page faults
Performing input validation
Establishing trust boundaries
Revealing and removing the threat of cross-site scripting (XSS)
Exposing the dangers of client-side validation
Preventing E-shoplifting
Enhancing Ajax Security
Ajax features
Identifying core Ajax components
Exchanging information asynchronously
Assessing risks and evaluating threats
Managing unpredictable interactions
Exposing JSON vulnerabilities
Securing XML Web Services
Diagnosing XML vulnerabilities
Identifying nonterminated tags and field overflows
Uncovering Web service weaknesses
Protecting the SOAP message exchange
Validating input with an XML schema
Encrypting exchanges with HTTPS
Implementing WS-Security with a framework
Authenticating access to Web services
Scanning Applications for Weaknesses
Operating and configuring scanners
Matching patterns to identify faults
« Fuzzing » to discover new or unknown vulnerabilities
Detecting application flaws
Scanning applications remotely
Strategies for testing and scanning
Testing Web applications with Netcat, Cryptcat and Wget
Intercepting traffic with OWASP WebScarab
Best Practices for Web Security
Adopting standards
Reducing risk by implementing proven architectures
Handling personal and financial data
Developing guidelines for logging
Managing network security
Modeling threats to reduce risk
Integrating applications with your network architecture
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Mobile device web browsers provide the primary method of Internet access to an exponentially growing number of users. Traditional websites designed for desktop browsers do not provide an optimal experience for mobile interaction.
Class goals :
Develop streamlined mobile websites for efficient access to online information
Write compelling HTML5 and CSS3 content for mobile users
Employ JavaScript to maximize the potential of each browser platform
Extend the browsing experience with mobile-focused multimedia content
Harness geolocation capabilities to deliver targeted content
Leverage native extensions and exploit local storage for enhanced device integration
Content of Designing Websites for Mobile Devices
Surveying the Mobile Web Environment
Exploring key mobile web platforms
Android
iOS
Blackberry
Windows phone
Analyzing Requirements for Mobile Websites
Taking advantage of best practices
Creating vs. migrating web applications
Complying with W3C guidelines
Applying architectural principles and constraints
Selecting high-priority features
Simplifying the User Interface (UI) for enhanced performance
Designing for touch interactivity
Identifying bandwidth and memory limitations
Authoring HTML Content for Mobile Websites
Designing for platform independence
Maximizing site functionality with progressive enhancement
Constructing an appropriate layout for a mobile UI
Controlling zoom with the Viewport
Integrating HTML5 extensions
E-mail
Web addresses
Date pickers
Spin boxes
Autofocus fields
Search boxes
Dialing the phone from the page
Displaying a context-sensitive keyboard
Customizing Presentation with Cascading Style Sheets
Harnessing CSS3 capabilities
Selecting style sheets based on device orientation
Manipulating layout dynamically with transitions, transforms and animations
Styling layout and content
Optimizing styles for touch interactivity
Applying styles based on content
Simulating the native UI with CSS
CSS extensions for mobile
Mapping device Viewports to style sheets
Enhancing text readability with text-size-adjust
Highlighting touch content with tap-highlight-color
Supporting User Interaction and Mobile Features
Implementing common mobile features
Determining support for device capabilities
Touch
Tilt
Multimedia
Local storage
Detecting browser capabilities on the server and client
Enhancing interactivity with JavaScript
Employing key libraries: Modernizr and jQuery mobile
Responding to orientation changes
Comparing phone and tablet UIs
Differentiating between phone and tablet presentation
Adapting web content to respect platform conventions
Designing tablet-style, two-column views
Producing Graphics and Media
Processing video for mobile devices
Generating bandwidth-appropriate video content
Exploiting the HTML5 video element
Activating video content from JavaScript
Presenting graphic images
Optimizing graphics for mobile devices
Creating home screen graphic images
Leveraging Geolocation
Determining device position
Querying for the device location with GPS
Integrating with the native map application
Retrieving location-based web content
Integrating local storage
Persisting data onto the device
Managing locally stored data
Enhancing Site Functionality
Working offline
Enabling disconnected web applications
Detecting network status
Synchronizing offline data to enterprise databases
Consolidating the web with native extensions
Integrating with the home screen
Hiding the standard browser UI
Accessing native mobile hardware with PhoneGap
Camera
Contacts
Accelerometer
Compass
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HTML5 empowers organizations to harness the future of Web development today while supporting legacy browsers. Providing specifications to improve accessibility, search engine optimization (SEO), multimedia and user-friendly forms, HTML5 takes Web applications to a new dimension.
Class goals :
Leverage HTML5 to create modern, feature-rich sites with next generation standards
Improve accessibility and SEO with semantic elements, ARIA and microdata
Design professional, eye-catching presentations with CSS3
Build user-friendly forms with new input types and advanced UI controls
Augment JavaScript-based Web apps with geolocation, local storage, messaging and background processing
Program engaging interfaces with drag and drop, Canvas-based graphics, audio and video
Content of HTML5: Next Generation Web Development
Advancing Web Standards to the Next Generation
Demystifying HTML5
Supporting legacy browsers with polyfils
Regressive enhancement
Improving Semantics, Accessibility and Forms
Enhancing markup
Adding structural elements in HTML5
Maximizing accessibility with semantics and ARIA
Assisting users with form completion
Guiding input with autofocus and placeholders
Validating data entry without scripting
Preventing errors with pickers
Enriching Site Design with CSS3
Manipulating borders and backgrounds
Grouping content
Rounded corners
Gradients
Images
Creating elaborate effects
Floating text and boxes with shadows and opacity
Animating transformations and transitions
Applying Web fonts
Customizing appearance with downloadable fonts
Installing fonts with @font-face
Optimizing Page Rank with Microdata
Improving search engine optimization (SEO)
Employing the Google data vocabularies
Testing Google Rich Snippets
Scoping and annotating markup
Offers
Reviews
Organizations
Addresses
Hiding values in custom data-*attributes
Providing Relevant Content with Geolocation
The geolocation API in JavaScript
Estimating user latitude and longitude
Demonstrating geolocation with mapping
Generating location-specific content
Calculating distance with the haversine formula
Filtering information by geographic location
Developing with Local and Session Storage, Messages and Web Workers
Persisting data
Saving key/value pairs in localStorage
Leveraging JSON, browser databases and object stores
Communicating between windows
Posting messages across domains
Processing a message from a different source
Incorporating third-party data with Ajax
Allowing Cross-Origin Resource Sharing (CORS)
Accessing external providers with XMLHttpRequest2
Exchanging information with WebSockets
Overcoming limitations of HTTP
Pushing data to clients
Increasing responsiveness with asynchronous processing
Leveraging Web Workers for CPU-intensive code
Creating a tag cloud using a background process
Simplifying Interaction with Drag and Drop
Dragging elements
Processing mouse drags
Transferring data with events
Identifying target destinations
Enabling drop locations
Responding to a drop event
Engaging Users with Multimedia Features
Drawing dynamic graphics with Canvas
Charting with lines and rectangles
Annotating diagrams with text and images
Alternatives to Canvas
Mathematical Markup Language (MathML)
Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG)
Comparing Canvas to SVG
Enhancing a site with audio
Embedding audio in a Web page
Supporting multiple codecs and containers
Adding video to the Web
Encoding media in an Ogg container
Converting to H.264 and WebM formats
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Those involved in establishing, developing or maintaining a Web site and anyone wanting to gain more knowledge about Web technologies. A basic familiarity with Microsoft Windows, the Internet and the Web is helpful.
Class goals :
An in-depth case study provides the hands-on skills to generate a dynamic Web site. Exercises include:
Creating accessible, standards-based Web pages with HTML, XHTML and CSS
Building, testing and refining your Web site
Adding DHTML effects to Web pages
Enhancing your Web page with images and image maps
Configuring and testing a Web server
Processing user requests and generating dynamic pages as the response
Interfacing your Web site to a database
Incorporating multimedia effects
Content of Developing a Website
Introduction to the Web
Internet/intranet fundamentals
Web architecture
Exploring multiple browsers
Search Engine Optimization (SEO)
HTML: Hypertext Markup Language
Building a Web page with HTML and XHTML
Head and body elements
Formatting text with tags
Establishing hypertext links
Ordered and unordered lists
Designing tables to display data
Defining relative and absolute anchors
Adding graphic elements
Making your pages graphical with embedded images
Adding interactivity with « clickable » images
Utilizing animated images to liven up a Web page
Creating image maps to link multiple parts of a single image
Controlling page styles and layout with CSS
Attaching style properties to HTML tags
Creating and applying style sheets
Implementing a styled navigational menu
Choosing and applying styles with class and ID attributes
Ensuring a consistent look across all pages of a site
Implementing a Web Server
Web server functionality
Web server/browser communication
The HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP)
Configuring a Web server
Setting up the server directory structure
Deploying access configuration/security
Ongoing server administration
Programming on the Server
Server-side scripting
Client/server/script interaction
Exploring the operation of server-side Web applications
Accessing data on the Web server
Creating dynamic Web pages
The difference between GET and POST requests
Including a consistent navigational menu on all pages
Reading and writing browser cookies
Processing user data with forms
Capturing user input with HTML forms
Adding text fields, selection lists, check boxes and radio buttons to a Web page
Configuring a form to invoke your server-side program when submitted
Processing form input with dynamic Web pages
Interfacing to a Database
Relational databases and the Web
Characterizing database records
Using SQL to manipulate the database
Database-driven Web pages
Opening a connection to a database
Storing data captured from forms
Performing dynamic queries on the database
Generating a Web page response displaying the results of a query
Creating Dynamic Web Pages
Adding interactivity with JavaScript
Incorporating JavaScript that executes in the Web browser
Enhancing client-side functionality
Validating form content to ensure forms are filled out correctly
Reacting to user actions
Incorporating multimedia
Embedding animation and video content in Web pages
Adding interactivity with plug-ins
Creating interactive Web pages with Dynamic HTML (DHTML)
Combining JavaScript and CSS
Supporting multiple browsers
Dynamically positioning content within a page
Revealing and hiding page content
Implementing rollover graphics with DHTML
XML and HTML5
Fundamentals of XML
Implementing an RSS feed on your site
Introducing HTML5
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As the world’s largest consumer of information technology, the United States government encounters barriers to achieving optimum productivity and efficiency. Cloud computing has the potential to play a major part in addressing these inefficiencies and improving government service delivery.
Class goals :
Evaluating cloud computing technologies to improve government service delivery
Applying light technology and shared solutions for improved operational efficiency
Selecting the best cloud deployment model to meet requirements
Aligning cloud solutions with project requirements to identify first movers
Examining potential barriers and pitfalls to government cloud adoption
Analyzing government-wide initiatives to illustrate successful cloud implementations
Content of Cloud First: Overview, Strategies and Options for Government IT Managers
Cloud Computing Initiative: Defining a New Strategy for Government IT
Exploring the cloud computing landscape
Business case for the Cloud-first policy
Mapping agency priorities to cloud attributes
Analyzing cloud computing delivery models
Public
Private
Hybrid
Community
Layering cloud services to create a coherent architecture
Achieving System Agility with Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)
Implementing IaaS for operational efficiency
Improving infrastructure procurement lead time
Cost-effective, scalable and reliable data storage with Amazon Simple Storage Solution (S3)
Immediate response to dynamic system requirements
Auto-scaling infrastructure capacity to handle unpredictable demands
Federal, state and local agency case studies
Computing intensive tasks with hundreds of servers at minimal cost
Hosting a scalable Web application with Amazon Elastic Computing Cloud (EC2)
Integrating Software as a Service (SaaS) to Lower the Cost of Government Operations
Benefiting from SaaS
Exploring best practices of the SaaS delivery model
Minimizing administration costs
Improving productivity and collaboration
Replacing capital investments with pay-per-use
Federal, state and local agency case studies
Implementing a SaaS vulnerability assessment system to reduce costs and increase security
Managing and maintaining customer relationships with Salesforce.com
Selecting the Right Cloud Deployment Model
Leveraging public clouds
Enabling shared solutions for reduced cost and increased efficiency
Choosing a public cloud vendor
Identifying the right services to move to the cloud
Implementing private clouds
Determining when a private cloud is required
Deciding on a private cloud architecture
Federal, state and local agency case studies
Improving resource utilization with private clouds
Leveraging public clouds for Federal systems
Improving Application Delivery with Platform as a Service (PaaS)
Leveraging PaaS to simplify deployment
Employing off-premise execution platforms
Instantaneous provisioning
Achieving transparent application scalability
Exploiting prepackaged configurations with Windows Azure and the Google App Engine
Live, in-class demonstrations
Deploying applications to the Google App Engine for dynamic scalability
Hosting ASP.NET data-driven applications in the Windows Azure cloud
Evaluating Potential Barriers to Adopting the Cloud
Security implications in the cloud
Complying with FISMA requirements
Achieving acceptable reliability and service-level agreements
Aligning security requirements with cloud solutions
Assessing cloud vendors authorized by FedRAMP
Building a strong governance foundation
Establishing cloud computing standards
Changing to a pay-per-use procurement model
Evaluating the impact on employee skill requirements
Best practices for government cloud services procurement
Live, in-class demonstration
Investigating FISMA certified vendors
Moving Forward to Cloud Adoption
Conducting a cloud-based alternatives analysis
Selecting services for cloud migration
Determining first movers
Identifying a pilot project
Creating a decision framework for your agency
Streamlining RFP processes to relevant cloud services
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