Want to use compute, analytics, machine learning, databases, developer tools, or other cloud services for your course?
AWS, Google, and Azure offer credits options, and IT Services can help you get started.
Benefits of using the University cloud GCP, AWS, or Azure environments for teaching:
- Easy access management – students log in with their University credentials and use 2FA.
- Easily manage student and TA access to the class cloud environments.
- Have visibility into your students’ cloud work, if desired.
- Additional threat monitoring and protections for the cloud environments.
- Access to University cloud provider technical contacts.
| Google Cloud Services | Amazon Web Services | Microsoft Azure | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ideal Use | Ideal if you want students to have their own cloud environment (GCP project) using credit and want visibility over these projects | Ideal for one cloud environment (AWS account) that you manage in which the students create resources. | Ideal if you want to use services particular to Microsoft Azure and want each student to have their own cloud environment (Azure subscription) using credit |
| Credit | $50 credit per student | Apply for credit to be applied on your course AWS account. | Azure for Students subscriptions allow $100 in credit. Note there are some limitations, such as compute node types available. Test first to be sure it will work for your course. |
| Visibility | Option for all class projects to be in one GCP folder for visibility. | IT Services can help set up access to the course AWS account with specific permissions for your students and staff. | |
| Additional information | Google Cloud for Faculty | Get credit information through the IT Services contacts | Azure for Educators and Students |
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