About this course
Students will gain knowledge of architectures of large computer systems that are used in data centers and computer infrastructure of companies and organizations. They will get acquainted with virtualization principles, tools and technologies that serve to facilitate and automate configuration, testing and monitoring, and to efficiently operate and optimize the performance parameters of modern computer systems. Theoretically and practically, they will get acquainted with containerization as the most effective technology today for the management of complex computer systems and with specific technologies of cloud systems. Finally, they will learn the principles and gain practical skills in the use of modern integration and development tools (Continuous integration and development).
Learning outcomes
Students will gain knowledge of architectures of large computer systems that are used in data centers and computer infrastructure of companies and organizations. They will get acquainted with virtualization principles, tools and technologies that serve to facilitate and automate configuration, testing and monitoring, and to efficiently operate and optimize the performance parameters of modern computer systems. Theoretically and practically, they will get acquainted with containerization as the most effective technology today for the management of complex computer systems and with specific technologies of cloud systems. Finally, they will learn the principles and gain practical skills in the use of modern integration and development tools (Continuous integration and development).
Course requirements
No prerecvisities knowledge is required.
Resources
- 1. Marinescu, D. C. : Cloud Computing: Theory and Practice (2nd Edition). Morgan Kaufmann, 2017. ISBN 978-0-128-12811-4.
- 2. Bugnion, E. - Nieh, J. - Tsafrir, D. : Hardware and Software Support for Virtualization. Morgan & Claypool Publishers, 2017. ISBN 1627056939.
- 3. Rafaels, R. : Cloud Computing (2nd Edition). CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2018. ISBN 1986726282.
- 4. San Murugesan, S. - Bojanova, I. (eds.) : Encyclopedia of Cloud Computing. Wiley, 2016. ISBN 978-1-118-82197-8.
Activities
Virtualization, virtual machines, servers, data centers, infrastructure, cloud computing, automated management, containerization, orchestration
Additional information
- Coordinating facultyCzech Technical University in Prague
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- LevelMaster
- Contact hours per week12
- InstructorsIng. Fesl Jan Ph.D., prof. Ing. Tvrdík Pavel CSc., Ing. Vondra Tomáš Ph.D.
- Mode of deliveryHybrid
Starting dates
16 Feb 2026
ends 20 Sept 2026
Language English Term * Summer 2025/2026 Enrolment period closed
