Application of Infrastructure as a Service in IT Education

Li Chao^1,

¹Math and Computer Science, University of Houston-Victoria, Victoria, United States

Cite this paper:
Li Chao. Application of Infrastructure as a Service in IT Education. American Journal of Information Systems. 2014; 2(2):42-48. doi: 10.12691/ajis-2-2-3

Abstract

This paper considers cloud service development to support hands-on practice in IT education. For IT education, cloud services can be used to reduce cost, enhance security, and provide flexibility. This paper presents a case study to illustrate how cloud services can be used to support hands-on practice for IT courses. It also provides a five-step development strategy to develop cloud based computer labs for various types of IT courses.

Keywords:
cloud infrastructure as a service software as a service platform as a service

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