High-Performance Services and Infrastructures
2
2017-2018
02023465
Optional
English
Portuguese
Face-to-face
SEMESTRIAL
6.0
Elective
2nd Cycle Studies - Mestrado
Recommended Prerequisites
Introductory courses (1st cycle of studies) on Computer Networks and Operating Systems.
Management of Internet Infrastructures and Services.
Teaching Methods
Teaching methods include seminar classes with theoretical presentations, laboratorial works and one synthesis work.
Laboratorial classes will be structured around laboratorial works with predefined scripts, focused on specific topics. The sinthesys work includes theoretical and practical topics.
Learning Outcomes
The core objectives of this course are to study and discuss – both at theoretical and practical levels – the management of high-performance IT infrastructures, including its planning and management (specification and design of data centres, O&M, resource management, energy efficiency in the data centre), the planning and administration of those services and the supporting communication mechanisms (resilience, quality of service, SLA-management, energy efficiency).
Throughout the course, students acquire key competences in terms of comprehension, analysis and synthesis of the covered topics, critical reasoning, planning and organization, problem solving, teamwork, autonomous study, and practical knowledge application.
Work Placement(s)
NoSyllabus
Planning and administration of high-performance infrastructures (datacenter, O&M, resource management, energy efficiency). Planning and administration of high-performance services. Resilience of high-performance communications (network virtualization, high-performance networking technologies, software-defined networking). Quality of Service in high-performance communications. Energy efficiency in high-performance communications.
Head Lecturer(s)
Paulo Alexandre Ferreira Simões
Assessment Methods
Assessment
Synthesis work: 20.0%
Exam: 40.0%
Laboratory work or Field work: 40.0%
Bibliography
- R. Schiesser, IT Systems Management (2nd Edition, 2010)
- G. Santana, Data Center Virtualization Fundamentals: Understanding Features, Designs, and Techniques for Highly
Efficient Data Centers (2013)
- M. Portolani, Data Center Fundamentals (2004)
- complemented with selected papers, internet resources and book chapters for each specialized topic.