Overview of cloud computing. Cloud computing models. Components of Cloud computing. Cloud emerging trends and practices. Introduction to SDN. Why SDN? SDN Architectures. How SDN Works. The OpenFlow Specification.

SDN Controllers and Switches. SDN emulation. Network Function Virtualisation. SDN and NFV Application and Scenarios. SDN in the Data Centre and other Environments. Introduction to Python Networking. Evolution of the Internet of Things (IoT), enabling IoT technologies, Introduction to IoT systems & techniques, and applications, Simplified IoT architecture, IoT reference, and industrial standards, IoT subsystems; Sensors, actuators, and data devices, IoT Communication networks and protocols, Cloud and Edge IoT systems, basics of IoT security, Performance analysis of IoT systems, and Real-time IoT system design. IoT Regulation in Nigeria.