Linux & Cloud Foundations (Online) - 3279 Summer

AI Infrastructure Track  

The AI Infrastructure Track prepares students to design, build, and manage the modern systems behind AI deployment. Across three hands-on courses, students progress from foundational networking to full cloud native orchestration, gaining the practical skills needed to support real-world AI workloads.  

Linux & Cloud Foundations 

Course 2 of 3 

Turn your network into a living, breathing infrastructure. 
Learn the Linux, virtualization, and automation skills powering modern cloud environments. From user management and shell scripting to provisioning cloud-style virtual machines, you'll build and secure real services—including identity management, databases, and web apps. The ideal jump from networking into full system administration.  

Ideal for: Network technicians who want to expand their skill set into system administration.· IT professionals seeking to formalize their Linux knowledge for cloud and DevOps roles.· Students who have completed Course 1 and are ready to build the services that run on the network. 

Prerequisite Skills:  

This course builds directly upon the networking foundation. To ensure success, students should have: 

Completion of Course 1 (AI Networking Fundamentals) or equivalent networking knowledge: 

Understanding of IP addressing, subnetting, and CIDR notation 

Familiarity with core network services (DNS, DHCP) 

Knowledge of routing concepts and static routes 

Experience configuring firewalls and understanding basic security principles 

Basic Command-Line Literacy: 

Comfort opening a terminal and navigating directories (cd, ls, mkdir) 

Ability to view files (cat, less) and edit simple text files 

Understanding of Virtualization Concepts: 

Conceptual knowledge of what a Virtual Machine (VM) is and how it differs from physical hardware 

Basic understanding of hypervisors (like Proxmox, VMware, or VirtualBox) 

General Computer Literacy: 

Comfort installing operating systems (Xubuntu) and software 

Ability to troubleshoot basic technical issues independently 

Location: Online - Brightspace,
Date/Time: Monday, July 6, 2026 - Thursday, August 27, 2026  12:00 AM - 11:59 PM

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