This exercise aims to learn what kinds of services public cloud providers offer. You have the option to try out one specific public cloud service practically and document it. Another option is to describe a few services, theoretically.
- Create an exercise documentation (en|de) while you are working on the tasks. This is your submission for the exercise.
- For every task, write down your initial thoughts, assumptions, and the final outcome in full sentences.
- If you are not able to solve a task, describe how you tried to find information, and what was confusing you.
- Provide a reference for every documentation or tutorial you used to solve a task. Paraphrase and cite correctly, please.
- Submit at least one, but not more than three A4 pages for your exercise documentation in pdf format.
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Choose one of the following public cloud providers: AWS, Azure, Google Cloud Platform. There is no wrong option. Explain why you picked your choice. These are the cloud providers product (service) pages:
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You have two options to solve this task, pick one:
2 a. You pick a particular cloud service from your chosen cloud provider and try it out practically. An example could be the creation of a private container registry, where you are pushing and pulling private container images. Another Example is to create a cloud function using some FaaS, where you are able to successfully deploy code and test the resulting endpoint. For your submission, you are documenting every step and findings. You also provide a simple, self-made diagram, showing how the service works or how it interacts with other services, traffic, or data. A rule of thumb for the resolution of the diagram is to have at least 3 Entities, except for users, that interact with each other. Ask the instructor, if you are not sure, whether the provided resolution fits this requirement.
Every cloud provider offers its services free of charge for new accounts using credits or free-tiers. If you can wait for a creditcard-free Account, use one of these offerings:
2 b. You pick one cloud service for each of the following categories from your chosen cloud provider:
- Developer Tools
- Compute
- Containers
- Storage
- Management/Governance
Your task is to describe these services, how they work, and when to use them, theoretically. Pick one of your described services and provide a simple, self-made diagram, showing how the service works or how it interacts with other services, traffic, or data. A rule of thumb for the resolution of the diagram is to have at least 3 Entities, except for users, that interact with each other. Ask the instructor, if you are not sure, whether the provided resolution fits this requirement.
- Using a search engine for terms you do not know
- Watching YouTube videos for your chosen services
- asking the instructor