Course Outline:
This course introduces you to Cloud Computing, a growing and rapidly changing field that is becoming increasingly vital to
business survival, job stability, and national security.
There are 55 Questions on the exam which must be completed in 2 hours. It is available online via remote proctoring.
The Cloud Fundamentals Certificate is intended for:
A wide-range of individuals, including:
• Current IT Professionals looking to upskill to broaden their IT knowledge and skills or keep up-to-date with emerging
technologies.
• IT Audit, risk, security and governance professionals looking to gain a fundamental understanding of emerging
technology knowledge and skills.
• Those new to IT, students, recent graduates and career changers looking to differentiate themselves from other job
candidates.
CPE Overview:
This certificate awards approximately 1 hour of CPE for every 1 hour of instructor led training.
Course Duration:
In-person Instructor Led Training: 1 day
Course Topics:
Session 1
Learning Objectives
• Define cloud technology
• Articulate the characteristics and benefits of cloud computing
• Identify the:
• Components of a cloud solution
• Benefits of virtualization
• Reasons why virtualization is implemented
• Describe the risks associated with virtualization
• Explain the considerations for cloud service implementation
• Describe the considerations for migrating data to the cloud
• Distinguish between cloud deployment models
• Identify the considerations for choosing cloud deployment and service models
• Distinguish between the SaaS, PaaS, and IaaS models
• Describe the benefits of using cloud services
• Identify niche cloud services
• Explain solution stacks
• List the layers of a cloud stack
• Describe the decisions to implement solution stacks
• Describe the need for cloud governance
• Identify the requirements for cloud governance
• Explain how cloud solutions meet business drivers of organizations
• Identify the strategic value of cloud computing for an organization
• Identify the risks associated with cloud solutions
• Describe the measures to manage risks to cloud solutions
• Identify the focus areas of Service Organization Control (SOC) 3 reports and Cloud access security brokers (CASBs)
Topics
• Components of the Cloud
• Cloud Service Implementation Considerations
• Cloud Deployment Models
• Software as a Service (SaaS)
• Platform as a Service (PaaS).
• Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)
• Solution Stacks
• Business Drivers to Cloud Solutions
• Risk Associated With Cloud Solutions
Session 2
Learning Objectives
• Describe the need and considerations for carefully selecting cloud vendors
• Identify the target outcomes and roles of cloud vendor management
• Describe the desired measures for a cloud service provider (CSP)’s performance
• Describe the activities in service level monitoring, Identity and Access Management (IAM), and vulnerability management
• Identify the need for the portability of cloud services
• Explain the challenges associated with porting cloud services
• Identify the principles for validating cloud solutions
• Identify the possible impact of a misconfiguration of a cloud solution
• Explain the importance of the efficient management of cloud resources
• State the policies for managing cloud resources
• Describe the targets for load balancing on the cloud
• Explain the expectations for maintaining the availability of cloud storage and data
• Describe the considerations for preparing Business Continuity Plans (BCPs) and Disaster Recovery Plans (DRPs)
Topics
• Cloud Vendor Selection and Management
• Portability of Services
• Overview
• Testing and Validation
• Configuration Accessibility
• Management of Resources
• Storage and Data Availability
• Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery
Practice Labs
• Testing and Validation
• SaaS
• Components of the Cloud
