1. Introduction to Cloud Computing

• Characteristics of Cloud Computing
• Principles of Cloud Computing
• Cloud Technology and Terminology
• Risks
• Types of Clouds
• Role of Virtualization
• Cloud Service Management
• SOA (Service Oriented Architecture)
• Advantages and disadvantages
• Container technology.
• Public v/s Private and other models
• Clustering
• Load balancing
• Costs of cloud infrastructure
• Selecting OS, resources, instance type, etc.
• Installation of applications
• Checking usage and costing

2.Cloud v/s Traditional methods of Computing

• Testing function
• Software Build Generation
• Build Deployement
• Data bed preparation
• Functional Testing
• Non functional Testing

3. Operations and Cloud Testing

• Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)
• Platform as a Service (PaaS)
• Software as a Service (SaaS)
• Private Cloud
• Public Cloud
• Hybrid Cloud
• Community Cloud

3. Technical Side of Cloud environment

•  Clusters
• Load Balancing

4. Techniques of Testing

• Risk-Based Testing
• Rapid Testing
• Critical preparations required on Cloud
• Space, access rights
• Software&hardware environment
• Scalability of hardware&software capabilities
• Internet Access, network speed
• Smooth process of Build deployment
• Functional Testing: Test Execution on Cloud
• Functional Test Execution
• Integration Testing
• Regression Testing
• Defect verifications

5. Methods of Cloud Testing

• Introduction to the Box Approach
• White Box Testing
• Black Box Testing
• Grey Box Testing
• Visual Testing
• Sanity Testing
• Scalability Testing
• Security Testing
• Smoke Testing
• Stress Testing
• Usability Testing
• Volume Testing

5. System Testing

• Alpha, Beta & User acceptance Testing
• Non-Functional Testing Test Execution on Cloud
• Stress & Load Testing
• Important Parameters of Performance
• Scalability & Continuous Performance Verification
• Defect reporting, defect fixes&defect verification
• Decisions on Tools, data&environment