1. CRITICALLY ASSESS AND EVALUATE THE ARCHITECTURAL PRINCIPLES AT THE FOREFRONT OF PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE CONCERNING USING VIRTUALIZED TECHNOLOGY AND THE SUPPORTING INFRASTRUCTURE.
Learning

2. DEMONSTRATE A SYSTEMATIC UNDERSTANDING OF THE DIFFERENT ASPECTS OF VIRTUALIZATION AND THE POTENTIAL COMMERCIAL, SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT.
Knowledge & Understanding

3. CRITICALLY COMPARE AND EVALUATE DIFFERENT COMPETING TECHNOLOGIES TO SOLVE A DEFINED PROBLEM.
Analysis
Reflection

4. DEMONSTRATE A CRITICAL UNDERSTANDING AT THE FOREFRONT OF THE DISCIPLINE AND CRITICALLY ANALYSE THE SECURITY CONSIDERATIONS OF A COMMERCIAL VIRTUALIZED ENVIRONMENT AND ANY ASSOCIATED COMMERCIAL RISKS.
Analysis
Application

5. CRITICALLY DISCUSS THE SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF VIRTUALISATION TECHNOLOGY AND THE LEGAL AND REGULATORY ISSUES OF THE USE OF SUCH TECHNOLOGY AND THE WIDER SOCIAL, LEGAL AND ETHICAL ISSUES RELEVANT TO THE CLOUD COMPUTING PROFESSIONAL.
Communication

This module will look in detail at the technologies which can be considered under the umbrella title of virtual computing:
- Cloud Computing
- Virtual OS
- Virtual Storage
- Grid Computing
- Virtual Hardware
- Virtual Software

The module will study the details on how these technologies operate and also to consider the impact upon their use, how they operate with IPv4 and IPv6. The internal infrastructure companies will need to adapt to use these effectively. Potential commercial benefits will be considered, environmental and social impact will be examined - in particular issues over legal, and regulatory issues. The module will provide the student with the information and will at completion be able to demonstrate a good understanding of the technology from the academic, professional and practical aspects of its use.

100% case study (3000 words) covering all of the learning outcomes (Learning Outcomes 1 to 5). The assignment will investigate and document the creation of a practical artefact.

There will be 12 lectures where the various virtualisation concepts will be introduced and discussed. To supplement the lecture and allow for practical usage of the technology there will be 24 tutorials in one of the Departments virtualisation labs.

VMWare Press (2012) VMware VSphere 5 Building a Virtual Datacenter: Integration into the Datacenter, VMware Press, ISBN 0321832213.

Bhowmik, S. (2017), Cloud Computing, Cambridge University Press, ISBN-10: 1316638103

Rohoton, J. (2011), Cloud Computing Explained: Implementation Handbook for Enterprises, Recursive Press, ISBN 0956355609.

Ottenheimer, D. (2012), Securing the Virtual Environment, Wiley ISBN 9781118155486.

Virtualisation lab

CCNA or equivalent depth of knowledge.

There will be 13 lectures where the various virtualisation concepts will be introduced and discussed. To supplement the lecture and allow for practical usage of the technology there will be 26 tutorials in one of the Departments virtualisation labs.

This module looks at virtualisation of hardware and software and the effect upon the commercial IT market, infrastructure and the wider customer base. Within the module you will look at the hypervisor technologies which are currently used to understand how these interact with hardware and allow a virtualized OS to work either natively or through a host OS. You will also look in detail at the different virtual environments, with Cloud and virtualised storage, hardware for redundancy purposes and operating systems, and learning environments. This technology does bring a number of benefits and risks and you will be expected to understand this and see where the benefits and risks are within this. The supporting infrastructure will also be looked at to give you a holistic view of how virtualisation will be used within companies now and increasingly in the future.