COMP 1320: Cloud Operations, FinOps, Security, and Compliance

This course examines the management disciplines that make cloud adoption sustainable: operating models, cloud financial management, monitoring and observability, security governance, and compliance assurance. Students learn FinOps concepts for budgeting and accountability, interpret observability practices using metrics, logs, traces, KPIs, SLOs, and SLAs, and apply NIST-based security concepts to cloud risk. The course also clarifies the difference between certifications, attestations, authorizations, and regulatory obligations such as FedRAMP, SOC 2, HIPAA, CSA STAR, and related assurance mechanisms. The course is not hands-on; assignments focus on governance artifacts, analysis, and executive communication.