Overview
This 1-day course is intended for those wishing to become certified in CompTIA's Cloud Essentials+
Who’s it for?
The CompTIA Cloud Essentials+ certification is designed for individuals who:
- Have a strong technical background but need to demonstrate business knowledge.
- Have a strong business background but need to demonstrate technical knowledge.
- Want to move into leadership positions.
- Want to bridge the gap between technical and business knowledge.
- Are responsible for advising the organization on cloud solutions.
- Want to demonstrate relevance to the organization.
CompTIA Cloud Essentials+ is for both IT and non-technical professionals who require the essential business acumen needed to make informed cloud service decisions.
Prerequisites
A typical student taking the CompTIA Cloud Essentials+ course should have six to twelve months of work experience as a business analyst in an IT environment with some exposure to cloud technologies.
Learning Outcomes
This course will teach you the knowledge and skills required to make clear and conscious decisions about cloud technologies You will learn to understand what cloud computing means from a business and technical perspective by evaluating business use cases, and also to comprehend what is involved with using the cloud and the financial impact of deploying to and governing the cloud. You can also take this course to prepare for the CompTIA Cloud Essentials+ certification examination.
Course Outline
Lesson 1 Understanding Cloud Computing Concepts
- Understand basic cloud concepts and terms
- Identify cloud network and storage technologies
- Recognize cloud design aspects
Lesson 2 Applying Cloud Business Principles
- Relate cloud concepts to business principles
- Establish cloud vendor relations
- Distinguish the financial aspects of engaging a cloud service provider
- Report financial expenditures
Lesson 3 Advising a Cloud Design and Migration
- Relate cloud concepts to cloud design and migration
- Use cloud assessments
- Manage cloud design
- Compare cloud migration approaches
- Identify benefits and solutions of cloud services
Lesson 4 Operating in the Cloud
- Relate cloud concepts to technical operations
- Identify the technical aspects of cloud operations
- Understand DevOps in the cloud
- Explain cloud security concerns, measures, and concepts
Lesson 5 Managing Cloud Governance
- Relate cloud concepts to governance
- Apply risk management concepts
- Understand compliance and the cloud
- Manage policies and procedures for cloud services
CompTIA Cloud Essentials + Exam (Available separately, please contact us for pricing)
Exam Code - CLO-002
Launch Date - November 2019
CompTIA Cloud Essentials+ validates the candidate has the knowledge and skills required to make clear and conscious decisions about cloud technologies and their business impact by evaluating business use cases, financial impacts, cloud technologies and deployment models with knowledge of cloud computing.
Number of Questions - Maximum of 75 questions
Type of Questions - Multiple choice
Length of Test - 60 Minutes
Passing Score - 720 (on a scale of 100-900)
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