Giving Back to the Community
Mert Altındağ, has been teaching Cloud Computing classes at universities in Turkey, Germany and USA, primarily at Izmir Institute of Technology (IYTE). Multiple weekly sessions have attracted over 40 students from undergrad and graduate levels. Offered at the computer engineering department, the classes aim to deliver hands-on industry experience, challenges and solutions in the market to the academic environment.
Classes cover both business and technical aspects consisting of following general context:
- Cloud Computing
Service Models (SaaS, PaaS, IaaS)
Cloud Computing Components
Cloud Systems Models (public, private, hybrid)
Public Cloud: AWS, Google App Engine, MS Azure
Data Storage, Processing, Access & security
In-House vs Cloud Strategy & Planning
Scalable Cloud Database Architectures – SQL, NoSql, Hadoop
Migrating to the Cloud Architecture
Big Data & Data Science
Mini Lab – Developing and Deploying Apps on Cloud Platforms
Global Startups, Cloud Applications and Entrepreneurship
Enterprise Cloud-Based High Performance Computing (HPC) Applications
Global Cloud Strategy for Apps and Businesses