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In this podcast, Don Faatz and Tim Morrow, researchers with the SEI’s CERT Division, outline best practices that organizations should use to address the vulnerabilities and risks in moving applications and data to cloud services. The SEI Podcast series is also available on the SEI website at https://www.sei.cmu.edu/podcasts, CMU’s iTunes Podcast Channel, and on Soundcloud […]

Find code and diagrams at: https://www.EliTheComputerGuy.com PaaS or Platform as a Service is essentially “web hosting” for your code. Even run a “serverless” enviornment you still need somewhere to run your code from. PaaS gives you a place to run code, without having to worry about Operating System maintenance. PaaS Features Price – Prices may […]

Edge computing definitions and concepts. This non-technical video focuses on edge computing and cloud computing, as well as edge computing and the deployment of vision recognition and other AI applications. Also introduced are mesh networks, SBC (single board computer) edge hardware, and fog computing. You may also find useful some of my related AI videos, […]

Find code and diagrams at: https://www.EliTheComputerGuy.com Interacting with SaaS Direct Interaction – By going to the SaaS website or using their native app you can use their service Client Applications – Third party Native applications that can communicate with the SaaS such as Outlook. Integrated Partners – Other SaaS companies that integrate with the SaaS […]

This is the first module of the Informatics for RNA-Seq Analysis 2015 workshop hosted by the Canadian Bioinformatics Workshops. This session is by Malachi Griffith.

Find code and diagrams at: https://www.EliTheComputerGuy.com Reasons for Load Balancing Fault Tolerance – Load Balancing offers fault tolerance incase a server fails. Server Upgrades – It’s easier to upgrade hardware if you can take entire machines offline without effecting user experience. Hardware Performance – having as few users on a single server as possible will […]

Find code and diagrams at: https://www.EliTheComputerGuy.com Designing Cloud Infrastructure is fundamentally different that standard Client/ Server infrastructure. You think of Services as separate from the Servers, and design hardware so that entire Servers can be destroyed without effecting the Services offered. Service Oriented Architecture Service oriented Architecture is a way to design infrastructure based on […]

Find code and diagrams at: https://www.EliTheComputerGuy.com Clustering ties multiple servers into a single logical server for users to access. Think of it like RAID, but for the whole server. Uses for Clustering Failover – If a physical server fails services will continue to be provided by other servers in the cluster Load Balancing – Traffic […]

I explain everything you need to know about hacking and social engineering. Specifically, you’ll learn about these attack methods: malware, ransomware, botnets, phishing, cyber attacks, and their impact on cloud computing. Hacking is doing something unauthorized with technology. An example of a low technical skill requirement is the Nigerian prince email scam. And an example […]

Find code and diagrams at: https://www.EliTheComputerGuy.com bstraction is the concept of dividing specific functions of a server into their own individual systems. Much like subcontracting janitorial, or security services out for a building owner. Virtualization Compute – Provided by hardware with Hypervisor software installed Storage – SAN’s or other storage service store the data and […]