SIT226 - Cloud Automation Technologies
| Year: | 2026 unit information |
|---|---|
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne), Waurn Ponds (Geelong), Online |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Prerequisite: | SIT102 and SIT103 |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | SIT727 |
| Study commitment: | Students will on average spend 150 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site. |
| Scheduled learning activities - campus: | 1 x 2 hour online lecture per week, 1 x 2 hour practical experience (workshop) per week. |
| Scheduled learning activities - online: | Online independent and collaborative learning including 1 x 2 hour online lecture per week (recordings provided), 1 x 2 hour practical experience (workshop) per week. |
Content
The landscape of developing and deploying network services is rapidly evolving. Traditional monolithic architectures are being replaced by cloud-native applications that uses microservices and containerised workloads. Instead of managing a few large applications, platform engineering and DevOps teams now oversee hundreds or thousands of microservices, deployed across hybrid and multi-cloud environments. These services are highly interdependent, dynamically orchestrated with tools such as Kubernetes, and individually scalable to meet demand. Such cloud automation is directly co-related with edge computing which generate the traffic based on human oriented applications and autonomous edge networks and devices.
By the end of this unit, students will have a solid understanding of cloud computing and containerisation including key service models of PaaS, and IaaS and their real-world applications. Students will grasp the fundamentals of Docker for containerisation, learning how to build, manage, and deploy containerised applications efficiently. Students will also explore Kubernetes, understanding its role in orchestrating and scaling containerised workloads in production environments. Students will investigate how other resources integrate with containers to form complete application deployments. Through workshops, students will gain practical experience deploying edge focused applications using Docker, and Kubernetes, preparing them for roles in cloud engineering, DevOps, and software development.
Unit fee information
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Hurdle requirements
To be eligible to obtain a pass in this unit, students must meet certain milestones as part of the Learning portfolio.