Cloud and Server Systems
Do you work in cloud computing? Cloud and Server Systems studies offer a 30-credit study module which provides you skills needed to work in cloud computing and improves your expertise.
Target Audience
Cloud and Server Systems studies are suitable for you, if
- you have basic ICT skills
- you are interested in career in cloud computing
- you want to improve your expertise and get new skills.
Content of the Study Module
Cloud and Server Systems study module will give you basic skills needed to work in cloud computing. Study module includes six courses. The extent of the courses is 5 ECTS credits (30 ECTS in total).
Learning objectives
After completing the course student know different virtualization technologies and applications. The student can design, implement and test simple open source based virtual server system and choose the suitable virtualization technologies for the services.
Contents
- Benefits and challenges of virtualization
- Implementation of virtualization: full scale virtualization, paravirtualization and containers
- Benefits of virtualization in SMBs
- Seminar presentations about virtualization
Previous knowledge requirements
Student can install and administer Linux-servers and IP-networks.
Learning objectives
Amazon Cloud Foundation is an AWS Academy curriculum designed to help students develop technical expertise in cloud computing. Upon a successful completion of the course, participants will know the basics of cloud computing, can identify global infrastructure components of cloud computing and knows the basics of implementation and architecture of public cloud computing.
Contents
- Cloud computing concepts
- Overview of AWS global infrastructure
- AWS core services
- Basics of cloud architecture
- Automatic Scaling and Monitoring
Previous knowledge requirements
Basic understanding of ict and networking technology
Learning objectives
On the completion of the course, student understands enterprise virtualization environments and knows how to configure and manage such an environment. Student knows common virtualization concepts like virtual machines, virtual hardware, virtual networks and clusters.
Contents
- Basic virtualization concepts
- Virtual machine architecture
- Virtual networks
- Virtual storage
- Advanced virtual machine management
- Clusters, high availability and fault tolerance.
Previous knowledge requirements
Learning objectives
AWS – Cloud Computing Architecture is an AWS Academy curriculum designed to help students develop technical expertise in cloud computing and prepare them for the AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate certification exam.
Upon a successful completion of the course, participants will know the value, benefits of cloud computing, the financial advantages on AWS, the core components and services of cloud computing on AWS, scaling infrastructure on AWS, Cloud migration as well as high availability and business continuity. After completing this course the learner knows design patterns of AWS cloud and can apply them to architectural designs solutions.
Contents
- Introduction Cloud Computing Architecture and AWS design
- AWS core infrastructure components, services and Management tools
- Designing highly available environment on AWS
- Automation and decoupling your Infrastructure
- Well architected framework
- Troubleshooting
- Design patterns and sample architectures
Previous knowledge requirements
Amazon Cloud Foundation or basic knowledge about cloud computing
Learning objectives
After completing this course, student will be able to prepare and install different Windows Server configurations. Student will also learn how to install and configure Microsoft Hyper-V, and configure virtual machines including an introduction about Windows and Hyper-V contrainers. After the course, students will also know different high availability and disaster recovery technologies in Windows Server environment.
Contents
- Windows Server installations
- Hyper-V hypervisor, virtual machine installation and configuration
- Failover clustering
- Managing, monitoring, and maintaining virtual machines
Previous knowledge requirements
Basic understanding of computing and computer networks.
Learning objectives
On completion of the course student knows how to manage Azure subscriptions, create and scale virtual machines, implement storage solutions, configure virtual networking, back up and share data, connect Azure and on-premises sites, manage network traffic, implement Azure Active Directory, secure identities, and monitor different solutions.
Contents
- Azure Administration
- Azure Virtual Machines
- Azure Storage
- Virtual Networking
- Monitoring
- Azure Active Directory
- Securing Identities
- Data Services
Previous knowledge requirements
Basic understanding of computing, operating systems, and computer networks.
Course Material
Studies are based on AWS Academy, VMware IT Academy and Microsoft Imagine Academy course offerings.
Time and Location
Study module will be arranged during the academic year 2025 - 2026. All courses are held in English.
Study module will begin from 25 August 2025 onwards. Lessons are held during weekdays at evening time 17:00 - 20:45.
Teaching weeks of the courses during autumn term 2025:
- Basics of Virtualization and Cloud Computing: 25 Aug - 12 Oct 2025
- Amazon Cloud Foundation: 25 Aug - 12 Oct 2025
- Enterprise Virtualization Configuration and Management: 20 Oct - 14 Dec 2025
Teaching weeks of the courses during spring term 2026:
- Amazon Web Services: 12 Jan - 15 Mar 2026
- Windows Server and HyperV: 12 Jan - 15 Mar 2026
- Microsoft Azure: 16 Mar - 10 May 2026
No lessons during holiday weeks 42 and 8 and during Christmas break (weeks 51-2).
Most of the courses are arranged as distance learning mode using Teams or Zoom. However, some parts of the studies can also be arranged on Metropolia’s Karamalmi campus (Karaportti 2, Espoo).
Evening lessons of the autumn term courses will be published in early June. Evening lessons of the spring term courses will be published in autumn.
Price
Price of the study module is 175 €. Price for an individual course is 125 € per course.
Enrolment
Before enrolment, please read the Open UAS study guidelines and the Open UAS terms of payment and cancellation. For more information on the general prerequisites (language skills, study skills), see the Open UAS website Language skills and other requirements.
If you only want to study a specific course of the study module, you can also enrol for an individual course. Please note that the price is then 125 € per course. Enrollment time for spring semester 2026 courses started on 1 December 2025.
- Enroll only for the course Basics of Virtualization and Cloud Computing
- Enroll only for the course Amazon Cloud Foundation
- Enroll only for the course Enterprise Virtualization Configuration and Management
- Enroll only for the course Amazon Web Services
- Enroll only for the course Windows Server and HyperV
- Enroll only for the course Microsoft Azure
Contact Information
Head of Degree Programme
Kimmo Sauren
kimmo.sauren [at] metropolia.fi (kimmo[dot]sauren[at]metropolia[dot]fi)