CompTIA Cloud Essentials Training

• Describe the fundamentals of cloud computing
• Differentiate among different types of clouds and services offered
• Understand how to adopt, operate, and govern the cloud
• Demonstrate how cloud computing can impact the business
• Explain the technical perspective of cloud computing
• Define the challenges and risk for cloud computing and methods to mitigate them
• Identify how to integrate the existing framework of an organization into cloud computing

• Technical Support Executives
• New Data Center Officials
• Business Process Owners
• Managed Service Providers
• Sales and Marketing personnel

1. Characteristics of Cloud Services from a Business

• Understand common terms and definitions of cloud computing and provide examples
• Describe the relationship between cloud computing and virtualization
• Name early examples of cloud computing
• Understand several common definitions of cloud computing and their commonalities/differences
• Recognize what type of organizations might benefit from cloud computing
• Distinguish between the different types of clouds, including XaaS, IaaS, PaaS, and give examples of them

2. Cloud Computing and Business Value

• Recognize the similarities and differences between cloud computing and outsourcing
• Understand the following characteristics of clouds and cloud services from a business perspective
• Demonstrate how the characteristics of cloud computing enhance business value

3. Technical Perspectives/Cloud Types

• Understand the difference between private and public types of clouds from a technical perspective and provide example
• Understand at a high level the following important techniques and methods for cloud computing deployment
• Explain technical challenges and risks for cloud computing and methods to mitigate them for
• Describe the impact of cloud computing on application architecture and the application-development process

4. Steps to Successful Adoption of Cloud

• Explain typical steps that lead to a successful adoption of cloud computing service
• Understand the roles and capabilities of cloud computing vendors and dependencies on the vendors
• Understand the following organizational capabilities that are relevant for realizing cloud benefits
• Describe multiple approaches for migrating applications

5. Impact and Changes of Cloud Computing on IT Service Management

• Understand the impact and changes cloud computing on IT service management in a typical organization
• Use a structured approach based on ITIL to explore the potential impact of cloud computing in your organization

6. Risks and Consequences of Cloud Computing

• Explain and identify the issues associated with integrating cloud computing into an organization's existing compliance risk and regulatory framework
• Explain the implications for direct cost and cost allocations
• Understand how to maintain strategic flexibility