Service Architecture Operations
Study plans 2016-2017
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IMT3003
- 10 ECTS
Prerequisite(s)
IMT1031 Fundamental Programming
On the basis of
IMT2571 Data Modelling and Database Systems and IMT2xxx Computer Networks
Expected learning outcomes
Knowledge:
The candidate
- has broad knowledge of service architectures
- has broad knowledge of issues related performance and scalability
- knows how to achieve high availability and security
Skills:
The candidate
- can deploy and maintain databases and web applications
- can deploy and maintain mechanisms for high availability (load balancing and database replication)
- can do performance measurements of storage architectures, databases and web servers, and apply statistical analysis on the resulting data
- can apply caching in different layers of the application stack for improved performance
- can design and implement a system backup and restore
General competence:
The candidate
- has insight into how to reuse existing designs and best practice patterns in system administration
- has insight into how to troubleshoot in service architectures
Topic(s)
- Cloud computing and cloud system administration
- Service architectures
- Automation
- Databases and web applications
- High availability
- Patching and upgrading
- Data storage
- Backup and Restore
- Statistics
- Performance
- Monitoring and Capacity planning
Teaching Methods
Lectures
Group works
Laboratory work
Net Support Learning
Mandatory assignments
Form(s) of Assessment
Written exam, 3 hours
Grading Scale
Alphabetical Scale, A(best) – F (fail)
External/internal examiner
Internal examinor. Eksternal examinor periodically, every five years.
Next time: spring 2018
Re-sit examination
Written exam re-sit in August.
Tillatte hjelpemidler
Code D: No printed or hand-written support material is allowed. A specific basic calculator is allowed.
Read more about permitted examination aids.
Teaching Materials
Thomas A. Limoncelli ,Strata R. Chalup,Christina J. Hogan. "The Practice of Cloud System Administration", Addison-Wesley Professional; 1 edition (September 13, 2014).
+ hand-outs
Replacement course for
IMT3441 Database and Application Administration