COSC 516 provides an applied introduction to database systems deployed in the cloud. The course begins with a review of database foundations including the relational model, SQL, and NoSQL systems. Each week a particular database system is examined including hands-on experience with deploying and using the system. Specific systems explored include MySQL on Amazon Web Services, SQL Server/Azure DB on Microsoft Azure, and Bigtable on Google Cloud. Each student selects a database to study and present, and develops a lab assignment for other students to complete.
As a graduate course, there were no student evaluations. There were 13 students registered. The students did an excellent job overviewing many key cloud databases and creating experential labs for their fellow students to learn.
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