CompTIA Cloud Essentials+

About this course

While IT professionals today are expected to understand some basic cloud terminology and concepts, and have likely worked with public cloud or Software-as-a-Service solutions, the ability to analyze, evaluate, design, and test cloud computing solutions are hard skills to find, and are in high demand. In this course, you will apply the skills required to evaluate and implement standard deployments. You will implement, maintain, and deliver cloud technologies including network, storage, and virtualization technologies to create cloud solutions. You will manage workload migrations, manage cloud vendors to control costs, use automation and orchestration to bring business value from cloud solutions, and ensure security of cloud implementations through the use of cybersecurity best practices. In addition, this course prepares you to pass the CompTIA® Cloud+® exam and earn the corresponding certification.

Course Objective

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

• Learn the fundamental concepts of cloud computing.
• Learn the business aspects and impact of cloud computing.
• Differentiate the types of cloud solutions and the adoption measures needed for each.
• Identify the technical challenges and the mitigation measures involved in cloud computing.
• Identify the steps to successfully adopt cloud services.
• Identify the basic concepts of ITIL and describe how the ITIL framework is useful in the implementation of cloud computing in an organization.
• Identify the possible risks involved in cloud computing and the risk mitigation measures, and you will also identify the potential cost considerations for the implementation of cloud and its strategic benefits.

This course is the first step on a training path that can lead to a technical career dealing with cloud computing. CompTIA recommends that a candidate have at least six months of experience in an IT environment, with direct involvement in IT-related tasks, responsibilities and/or decision-making

Lesson 1: Introduction to Cloud Computing

• Overview of Cloud Computing
• Evolution of the Cloud
• Specialized Cloud Services

Lesson 2: Business Value of Cloud Computing

• Business Need for Cloud Computing
• Cloud Scalability
• Cloud Security
• Impact of Cloud Computing on Business

Lesson 3: Technical Perspectives of Cloud Computing

• The Cloud Deployment Models
• Network Requirements for Cloud Deployment
• Automation and Self-Service in Cloud Computing
• Federated Cloud Services
• Standardization

Lesson 4: Technical Challenges of Cloud Computing

• Cloud Storage
• Application Performance
• Data Integration
• Security Risks and Mitigation
• Application Architecture and the Development Process

Lesson 5: Steps to Successful Adoption of Cloud Services

• Steps to Adopting Cloud Services
• Organizational Capability to Adopt Cloud Services
• Cloud Vendor Roles and Capabilities
• Migrating Applications to the Cloud

Lesson 6: ITIL and Cloud Computing

• Overview of ITIL
• Planning Service Strategy
• Designing Cloud Service
• Transitioning to Live Environment
• Running a Cloud Service Operation
• Continual Service Improvement with the Cloud

Lesson 7: Identifying Risks and Consequences

• Organizational Risks
• Technical Risks
• Legal Risks
• Cost Evaluation for Cloud Computing
• Identify Maintenance Aspects of Strategic Flexibility