Mtcloud Computing
Mtcloud Computing
INTEGRATED
LEARNING
PROGRAMMES
M.Tech.
M.Tech.
Cloud Computing
for Working Professionals
https://bits-pilani-wilp.ac.in
Call:+91-80-48767777
admission@wilp.bits-pilani.ac.in
Cloud computing and its adoption is set to be one of the leading contributors to the Indian economy by
2026. Estimates by the National Association of Software and Service Companies value a $380 billion
boost to the Indian GDP with 14 million jobs that are expected to be created in the next 5 years. A rising
digital population, and increased digitization are likely to be the top factors which will drive this growth.
Are you prepared?
M.Tech. Cloud Computing is a four-semester programme and is designed for working professionals to
impart them with a thorough knowledge of Big Data, Distributed Computing, Network and Security in
Cloud, building Cloud-native applications, Cloud Economics, and more.
M.Tech. Cloud Computing is a BITS Pilani Work Integrated Learning Programme (WILP). BITS Pilani Work
Integrated Learning Programmes are UGC approved.
IT professionals in technical roles such as Developer, Solution Architect, Cloud Solutioning Team
Manager, DevOps Engineer, Systems Engineer, Network Administrator, Cloud Services Engineer,
Infrastructure Lead / Infrastructure Manager.
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What are the Highlights
of the Programme?
The programme offers a set of courses that allow learners to gain expertise in
understanding the design and development of Cloud native applications using existing
services and APIs, along with the design and architectural choices made in a Cloud
platform from a provider perspective.
The programme makes use of simulation software, open source tools/frameworks and
Public Cloud based deployment environments for hands-on labs and assignments.
Semesters 1st, 2nd, and 3rd cover four courses each. The 4th semester covers
Dissertation/ Project Work.
The Dissertation (Project Work) in the final semester enables students to apply
concepts and techniques learnt during the programme.
The programme uses a Continuous Evaluation System that assesses the learners over
convenient and regular intervals. Such a system provides timely and frequent feedback
and helps busy working professionals stay on course with the programme.
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What are the programme
objectives?
The programme aims at achieving the following objectives:
Understanding of the concepts along with the practical experience in the design and
development of Cloud native applications using existing services and APIs.
Opportunity to understand, analyze and apply processes, best practices for deployment,
management and operations of Cloud applications.
Ability to interpret pricing and billing strategies for a Cloud platform and identify, evaluate cost
optimization options while creating a technical solution architecture.
Design and implement or configure specific capabilities of a Cloud infrastructure and platform
services.
Design and implement a Cloud native application prototype or migrate an existing solution.
Compare fitment of various Cloud services given a specific application scenario and
use such API-enabled services to build a solution.
` ` Design a cost optimized solution given a use case scenario, non-functional attributes
of the solution and billing plans for various available services.
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Learning methodology
Lectures are conducted live via online classes. These lectures can be attended via the internet using a
computer from any location. These online classrooms offer similar levels of interactivity as regular
classrooms at the BITS Pilani campus.
Classes for students admitted during the period Oct 2022 - Jan 2023 will begin in Jan 2023. The class
schedule is announced within 1 week of completion of the admission process.
The online lectures are conducted usually over weekends for a total of 7-8 hours per week. If you miss a
lecture, you can also access the recorded lecture on the internet.
Digital learning
Learners can access engaging learning material at their own pace which includes recorded lectures from
BITS Pilani faculty members, course handouts and recorded lab content where applicable.
Experiential learning
The programme emphasises on Experiential Learning that allows learners to apply concepts learnt in the
classroom in simulated, and real work situations. This is achieved through:
Simulation Tools, Platforms & Environments: The programme makes use of simulation software, open source
tools/frameworks and Public Cloud based deployment environments for hands-on labs and assignments.
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Case studies and assignments
Carefully chosen real-world cases & assignments are both discussed and used as
problem-solving exercises during the programme.
Dissertation/Project work
The fourth semester offers an opportunity for learners to apply their knowledge gained during
the programme to a real-world like complex project. The learner is expected to demonstrate an
understanding of vital principles learnt across semesters and their ability to successfully apply
these concepts.
Continuous assessment
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Mode of Examinations
Examinations Mode Options applicable for students admitted in
Batch starting in Jan 2023
Semester 1, 2 and 3 have Mid-semester Examinations and Comprehensive Examinations
for each of the course. These examinations are mostly scheduled over weekends. During
these semesters, In addition to the mid-semester and comprehensive examinations, there will also
be quizzes/assignments conducted online as per course plan which the students need to participate.
In the Semester 4 (Final Semester), Student will be doing a dissertation (project work) as per
Institution’s guidelines.
Online Examinations:
Students choosing this option can take the examinations online from any location e.g. office or home.
To take an online examination, student must possess a laptop or desktop with two web cams (One
Web Cam for students frontal face view and second Web Cam for student’s full side profile
view), a smart phone and good internet connectivity. As per the examination schedule, the student is
expected to login to the institution’s online examination platform and take the examinations in
compliance with institution’s defined guidelines and rules announced before the examinations. For full
details about hardware, software and connectivity requirements to take online examination, Click here.
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Important:
The option of taking Online Exams for Semester 1& 2 will remain available for normal duration
of the programme. However, in case a student chooses to take a break in the programme, the
options on the mode of examination available will be as prevailing at the time the student resumes the
programme. Also, if a student has backlog course/s to successfully complete and due to which he/she
needs to register in additional semester/s over and above the normal duration of the programmes, the
options on the mode of examination available will be as prevailing at the time when student registers for
an additional semester.
Also note that The Institute regularly takes actions to optimize its examination system and hence the
Hardware, software, equipment and connectivity requirements, instructions and rules associated with
online and physical mode examination may change at Institute's discretion. All students will need to
100% comply with any such changed specification announced by the Institute.
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What is the Eligibility Criteria?
Employed professionals holding an Integrated First Degree of BITS or its
equivalent such as B.E./M.Sc. and relevant exposure to systems disciplines,
with at least 60% aggregate marks and minimum one year work experience in IT
services and products industry, are eligible to apply.
Minimum one year programming experience in C, Java or an equivalent language in
backend systems OR a degree level course in a C/Java Programming
Experience in Relational Database Management Systems with understanding of data schema,
SQL queries and writing programs that access databases.
It is strongly preferred that professionals have taken the following basic courses:
Computer Organisation and Operating Systems
Computer Networks
Data Structures and Algorithms
Fee Structure
The following fees schedule is applicable for candidates seeking new admission during the academic year 2022-23.
0% Easy-EMI Option
Instant EMI option with 0% interest is now available that allows you to pay
programme fee in an easy and convenient way.
Instant online approval in seconds
No Credit Cards/ CIBIL score required
Easy & Secure online process using Aadhaar and PAN number
Anyone with a Salary Account with Netbanking can apply
Option to submit fee using easy-EMI with 0% interest.
Important: For every course in the program institute will recommend textbooks, students would
need to procure these textbooks on their own.
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Programme Curriculum
Participants need to take at least 12 courses towards coursework and complete one
Project/ Dissertation. The coursework requirement for the programme would consist
of a set of core courses and electives. Core courses are compulsory for all
participants, while electives can be chosen based on individual learning preferences.
Pool of Electives
Data Storage Technology and Networks Introduction to Data Science
Security Fundamentals for Cloud Infrastructure Management
Cloud Economics Stream Processing and Analytics
API-driven Cloud Native Solutions Secure Software Engineering
DevOps for Cloud Scalable Services
Design and Operation of Data Centers Edge Computing
Data Warehousing
Choice of Electives is made available to enrolled students at the beginning of each semester. A limited
selection of Electives will be offered at the discretion of the Institute.
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Course Descriptions
Data Storage Technology and Networks
Storage Media and Technologies – Magnetic, Optical and Semiconductor media, techniques for
read/write operations, issues and limitations. Usage and Access – Positioning in the memory hierarchy,
Hardware and Software Design for access, Performance issues. Large Storages – Hard Disks, Storage
arrays, Networked Attached Storage, Scalability issues, Networking issues. Storage Architecture. -
Storage Partitioning, Storage System Design, Caching, Legacy Systems. Storage Area Networks –
Hardware and Software Components, Storage Clusters/Grids, Storage QoS – Performance, Reliability,
and Security issues, Object storage, Storage as a Service, Software defined storage.
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and penetration testing; cloud security posture management - threat modeling,
risk visualization and assessment, vulnerability management, cloud
instrumentation; cloud defense and recovery techniques - security information and
event management (SIEM), security orchestration and automated response (SOAR),
intrusion detection, incident response, cloud forensics, business continuity planning and
disaster recovery techniques; cloud governance, risk and compliance.
Cloud Economics
Cost drivers and unit economics in a Cloud solution, key terminologies for Cloud expenses,
understanding of billing plans and pricing options, cost allocation in an organization, optimization in
terms of paying less vs using less, case studies on cost optimization options, impact of
containerization in cost allocation, cost conscious solution architecture using case studies, migration
decisions, SLA/SLO articulation, Cloud provider strategies for resource allocation.
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technologies and approaches. Data Center Architecture: Private, Public, and
Hybrid models; Distributed Data Centers; Introduction to Software Defined Data
Centers. Costing and Pricing– Costing and Cost Optimization, Pricing and
Economics of Data Center Operation.
Data Warehousing
Need and evolution of data warehousing; Goals, benefit, and challenges of data warehousing;
Architecture; Approaches- Data Marts/ODS/DataLakes/DataLakeHouse; Data warehouse design;
ETL, ELT, EtLT and Data Quality; OLAP & Multidimensional Analysis, Business Intelligence; Query
performance enhancement techniques; Metadata management; Infrastructure and Physical design
process; Data lake design: ingestion, storage (conventional / multi-modal / data-dumps ), processing
(batch / incremental / streaming, in-memory); Deployment: on-premise, cloud, hybrid; Cloud Data
Warehousing: Topologies, Provider Selection, Configuration, Management; Migration from on-prem to
cloud DW; Real Time data warehousing.
Distributed Computing
The course focuses on the fundamental principles and models underlying all aspects of distributed
computing. It addresses the principles underlying the theory, algorithms and system aspects of
distributed computing. The course covers topics such as Logical and Vector clocks, Global state and
Snapshot recording algorithms, Basic distributed algorithms, Message Ordering and termination
detection, Distributed Mutual Exclusion & Deadlock detection, Consensus and Agreement
Algorithms, Peer-to-Peer computing and Overlay graphs, Cluster Computing, consistency models,
Paxos algorithm, example distributed databases.
Cloud Computing
Introduction to Cloud Computing, Virtualization Techniques and Types, Infrastructure as a Service,
Container Technology, PaaS and SaaS, Capacity management and Scheduling in cloud computing,
Issues and Challenges: Availability, Multi-Tenancy, Security and SLA, Overview of Cloud data storage,
Programming models / architectural styles, Deployment and operations.
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Infrastructure Management
Introduction to Systems Management of IT Infrastructure and ITSM; Introduction
to Site Reliability Engineering (SRE): basic concepts and applicability, relation to
traditional ITSM and DevOps, SRE view of a production Cloud environment; Core principles
of SRE: using error budgets, risk assessment, identifying SLO metrics to manage application
SLAs, monitoring distributed systems, approaches to automation, release engineering and change
management, simplicity as the means to reliability; Techniques to make a service reliable:
observability, alerting on time series data, incident response and management, root cause analysis,
testing for reliability, capacity planning, load balancing at various levels and handling overloads or
cascading failures; Special considerations for managing large scale systems: distributed consensus
for reliability, distributed scheduling of periodic compute jobs, managing data processing pipelines,
management of Virtual Resources, automated resource management - Infrastructure as Code.
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Scalable Services
Software principles related to scalability. Architectures for Scaling. Microservices -
design, service discovery, load balancing, API management. Deployment - container
configurations and orchestrations, automated deployments of microservices, integration
with CI/CD pipelines. Performance: Scaling and load balancing with containers and
microservices, Ensuring QoS and SLAs.
Edge Computing
Introduction, What Is Edge Computing, Edge, Fog and Cloud, edge to edge and edge to cloud
communication, Sensor networks and related protocols, Key Techniques that Enable Edge
Computing, Definition, Benefits, Edge Computing Systems, Multi Access Edge Computing, To Edge
or Not to Edge, The Cloud Part of MEC, The Edge Part of MEC, The Access Part of MEC, Challenges
and Opportunities in Edge Computing, Service Management, Privacy and Security, Application
Distribution, Edge Computing Tools, Virtualization, Resource Management, Edge Analytics,
Conceptual Framework for Security and Privacy in Edge Computing, Overview of Security, Privacy,
and Threats in Edge Computing, Framework for Security and Privacy in Edge Computing, case study
and use cases, Edge computing and the Hybrid and Distributed Cloud.
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How to apply
Click here to visit the BITS Pilani Online Application Center. Create your login at the
Application Center by entering your unique Email id and create a password of your choice.
Once your login has been created, you can anytime access the online Application Center using your
email ID and password. Once you have logged in, you will see a screen showing 4 essential steps to be
completed to apply for the programme of your choice.
Begin by clicking on Step 1 - ‘Fill/ Edit and Submit Application Form’. This will enable you to select the
programme of your choice. After you have chosen your programme, you will be asked to fill your details in an
online form. You must fill all details and press ‘Submit’ button given at the bottom of the form.
Take the next step by clicking on Step 2 - 'Download Application PDF Copy’. This will download a pdf copy of
the application form on your computer.
Now, click on Step 3 - 'Pay Application Fee’ to pay INR 1,500/- using Net banking/ Debit Card/ Credit Card.
Take a printout of the downloaded Application Form and note down the Application Form Number that appear
on the top-right corner of the first page. This Application Form Number should be referred in all future
correspondence with BITS Pilani.
In the printout of the downloaded Application Form, you will notice on page no. 3 a section called the Employer
Consent Form. Complete the Employer Consent Form. This form needs to be signed and stamped by your
organisation’s HR or any other authorised signatory of the company.
Important: In view of work-from-home policies mandated by many organisations, a few candidates may not be able
to get the physical forms signed by their HR/ other authorised organisational representative. Such candidates may
instead request an email approval to be sent to their official email ID by the HR using the format available through
this link.
Further on page no. 4 of the printed Application Form is a section called the Mentor Consent Form. The Mentor
Consent Form needs to be signed by the Mentor.
Important: In view of work-from-home policies mandated by many organisations, a few candidates may not be able
to get the physical forms signed by their Mentor. Such candidates may instead request an email approval to be sent
to their official email ID by the Mentor using the format available through this link.
Who is a mentor:
Candidates applying to Work Integrated Learning Programmes must choose a Mentor, who will monitor the
academic progress of the candidate, and act as an advisor & coach for successful completion of the programme.
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How to apply
Candidates should ideally choose the immediate supervisor or another senior person from
the same organisation. In case a suitable mentor is not available in the same organisation, a
candidate could approach a senior person in another organisation who has the required
qualifications. Wherever the proposed Mentor is not from the same employing organization
as that of the candidate, a supporting document giving justification for the same should be
provided by the candidate’s employer.
Candidates applying to B.Tech. programmes should choose a Mentor who is an employed professional with
B.E./ B.S./ B.Tech./ M.Sc./ A.M.I.E./ Integrated First Degree of BITS or equivalent. Candidates applying to
M.Tech., M.Sc., MBA, M.Phil programme should choose a Mentor who is an employed professional with:
• B.E./ M.Sc./ M.B.A./ M.C.A./ M.B.B.S. etc. and with a minimum of five years of relevant work experience.
OR
Further on page no. 5 of the downloaded Application Form, is a Checklist of Enclosures/ Attachments.
• Applicants are required to self-attest all academic mark sheets and certificates.
Finally, click on Step 4 - 'Upload & Submit All Required Documents’. This will allow you to upload
one-by-one the printed Application Form, Mentor Consent Form, Employer Consent Form, and all
mandatory supporting documents and complete the application process. Acceptable file formats for
uploading these documents are .DOC, .DOCX, .PDF, .ZIP and .JPEG.
Upon receipt of your Application Form and all other enclosures, the Admissions Cell will scrutinise them for
completeness, accuracy and eligibility.
Admission Cell will intimate selected candidates by email within two weeks of submission of application
with all supporting documents. The selection status can also be checked by logging in to the Online
Application Centre.
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WORK
INTEGRATED
LEARNING
PROGRAMMES
UGC Approval
BITS Pilani is an Institution of Eminence under UGC (Institution of Eminence Deemed
to be Universities) Regulations, 2017. The Work Integrated Learning Programmes
(WILP) of BITS Pilani constitutes a unique set of educational offerings for working
professionals. WILP are an extension of programmes offered at the BITSPilani
Campuses and are comparable to our regular programmes both in terms of
unit/credit requirements as well as academic rigour. In addition, it capitalises and
further builds on practical experience of students through high degree of integration,
which results not only in upgradation of knowledge, but also in up skilling, and
productivity increase. The programme may lead to award of degree, diploma, and
certificate in science, technology/engineering, management, and humanities and
social sciences.
https://bits-pilani-wilp.ac.in
Call:+91-80-48767777
admission@wilp.bits-pilani.ac.in
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