Cloud computing is an emerging technology through which an increasing number of IT services are delivered over the Internet. From personal messages and pictures on Gmail or Facebook, to more professional offerings from Amazon Web Services or Microsoft Online Services, cloud computing makes it possible to run a successful business without having dedicated hardware, software, and services. Cloud computing, for a great part, is enabled by virtualization, which allows, for example, the decoupling of server hardware from applications and operating system (OS) storage. Cloud computing and virtualization make it possible to sell (or purchase) IT recourses, such as CPU time, storage, and network bandwidth, as on-demand and/or metered resources, similar to how public utilities are used. The result is that organizations can reduce costs and be more flexible, more mobile, and scalable while improving their quality of service.

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• Instructionally solid: ITpreneurs’ learning programs make use of the most modern instructional design principles, ensuring that participants are in control and take the most from their learning experience.
  
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Who is Virtualization and Cloud Computing (Education) Relevant For?

Virtualization and cloud computing have many stakeholders within and outside the organization — from CEOs of start-ups who see their capital expenditure on infrastructure drop, to developers who have to consider multiple “virtual” environments in which their application may run. The most important stakeholders are:

• IT Management
  
• IT Support Staff
  
• IT Consultants
  
• Business Managers
  
• Business Analysts
  
• Business Process Owners
  
• IT Developers
  
• Service Providers
  
• System Integrators
  
• Small and Mid-Sized Business Owners
  
• Specialists (IT, Security, Infrastructure, Services, Systems, Test, and so on)
  
• Architects
  
• Consultants