Title: C
loud Intro
Dates/Times:
* Monday\, Oct 6\, 2025\, 9:00am - 12:00pm
Registration form:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdTxVLPYsvl
zGj2gPAxFxE3guoQ6To3yJAVQZUFgXxpkXTr-Q/viewform
You may have alr
eady heard about "\;Cloud"\; or "\;Cloud computing"\; or h
ave seen this term everywhere. However\, what is the nature of it? What
9\;s the difference from the traditional computing model? How to access an
d use a cloud in particular for research purposes?
The Cloud Intro wil
l clarify all of the above\, starting with an overview of cloud computing
including the evolution of HPC/ARC computer technologies\, public &\; p
rivate clouds\, and the cloud deployed by Digital Research Alliance of Can
ada (Alliance)\, followed by an introduction to the national cloud sites\,
compute resources and different types of cloud storage such as volume\, s
hared filesystem\, and object storage. Finally\, you will be guided on how
to apply for/access those cloud resources as a pre-requisite of the follo
wing two sessions: Cloud Hands-on and Cloud Advanced.
To find other
courses in this series\, please visit:
https://www.ualberta.ca/en/information-se
rvices-and-technology/research-computing/bootcamps.html