UO Cloud Platforms

Undergraduate | 2026

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Mode
Mode
Your study will be 100% online
100% online
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Area/Catalogue
INFO 2028
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Course ID
203908
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Campus
Online
Level of study
Level of study
Undergraduate
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Unit value
6
Course owner
Course owner
School of Comp Sc & IT
Course coordinator
Course coordinator
Siamak Mirzaei
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Course level
2
Work Integrated Learning course
Work Integrated Learning course
No
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Inbound study abroad and exchange
Inbound study abroad and exchange
The fee you pay will depend on the number and type of courses you study.
Yes
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University-wide elective course
Yes
Single course enrollment
Single course enrolment
Yes

Course overview

The aim of this course is to provide a detailed overview of cloud concepts, AWS core services, security, architecture, pricing and support, and how these can be used by an organisation to support their IT infrastructure. The aim of this course is topics covered in this course include: overview of cloud concepts, cloud models IaaS, PaaS, SaaS; introduction to AWS, AWS Global Infrastructure; Cloud Security: Identity and Access Management (IAM), Security Policy; Networking: Virtual private clouds (VPC) vs public clouds; architectural principles of cloud computing; Core Cloud Services: EC2, Lambda, S3; and other cloud service offerings from Azure and Google Cloud.

Course learning outcomes

  • Describe the different types of cloud computing models.
  • Compare the benefits of cloud computing with traditional on-premises.
  • Identify the most appropriate cloud-base service to meet a specific need.
  • Apply a range cloud-based services including security, networking, compute, and storage.
  • Construct a working cloud IT infrastructure based on an existing on-premise design.

Availability

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Census date
Fri 24/04/2026
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Enrol by date
Fri 17/04/2026
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Last day to W
Fri 08/05/2026
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Last day to WF
Fri 22/05/2026

Class details

Online

Class number
Class number 2077
Section
Section 01OL
Size
Size 500
Available
Available 493
Dates Days Time Campus Location Instructor
- Online ,
Notes:
This course is only for students studying 100% online programs

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Census date
Fri 09/10/2026
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Enrol by date
Fri 02/10/2026
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Last day to W
Fri 23/10/2026
Last day to WF
Last day to WF
Fri 06/11/2026

Class details

Online

Class number
Class number 4073
Section
Section 01OL
Size
Size 500
Available
Available 495
Dates Days Time Campus Location Instructor
- Online ,
Notes:
This course is only for students studying 100% online programs

Prerequisite(s)

  • must have completed INFO1020 UO Information Technology Fundamentals

Corequisite(s)

N/A

Antirequisite(s)

  • must not have completed INFT2066 UO Cloud Platforms at the University of South Australia OR must not have completed INFT2069 Cloud Platforms at the University of South Australia

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