Specific topics

• Cloud Security (Christian Hamer – HUIT)
• VDI options, current implementations (AWS Workspaces, VMWare VDI)
• Cloud monitoring
• Case study on Peoplesoft
• Overview of HUIT tools
• Cloud Firewall options
• VMWare replication to the Cloud
• DNS best practices (independence of on-premises resources)

General toipcs

• Best Practices
• Design Patterns
• Cloud Deployment Strategies
• Solutions to common use cases
• Cloud design decision and technical implementation strategy
• Stories on success and failures of different groups
• Common tools
• Service Discussion

Please send additional topic suggestions to alex_butzbach@harvard.edu