CLOUD COMPUTING TECHNOLOGIES INTRODUCTION
Course type
Certification FoundationCourse number
042Duration
3 DaysOverview
Cloud computing potentially affects every aspect of an organization’s IT department. In this training course, you will evaluate and assess the business and technical benefits of cloud computing, gain the foundation to analyze cloud applications for use in your organization, and learn how cloud computing can provide efficient solutions to technical, business, and administrative challenges.
RECOMMENDED EXPERIENCE:
- Working knowledge of Internet technologies, Microsoft Windows and Web applications Programming experience
- A background with cloud computing is not required
Course Preparation:
- This course helps you prepare for the CompTIA Cloud Essentials Cloud Computing Certification Exam
- The course has been reviewed and approved as CompTIA Authorized Quality Curriculum (CAQC)
Software/Applications:
- AWS and Google Applications are provided for your use during the course
Certification Information:
- This is a CompTIA certification prep course. Click here to view more CompTIA certification prep training
What you'll learn
- Exploit the benefits of the different cloud service models: SaaS, PaaS, and IaaS
- Leverage services provided by the major public cloud providers
- Configure and provision resources on a private IaaS cloud
- Apply tips and best practices when adopting the cloud
Who should attend
Pre-requis
Outline
Defining cloud computing
- Components of a computing cloud
- Differentiating types of clouds: public, private, hybrid
Delivering services from the cloud
- Categorising service types
- Comparing vendor cloud products: Amazon, Google, Microsoft and others
Key drivers of cloud computing solutions
- Instantaneous provisioning of computing resources
- Tapping into an infinite storage capacity
- Cost-effective pay-as-you-use billing models
Evaluating barriers to cloud computing
- Handling sensitive data
- Aspects of cloud security
- Assessing governance solutions
Characterising SaaS
- Streamlining administration with centralised installation
- Optimising cost and performance with scale on demand
Comparing service scenarios
- Improving collaboration with business productivity tools
- Simplifying business process creation by integrating existing components
Inspecting SaaS technologies
- Deploying web applications
- Implementing web services: SOAP, REST
- Choosing a development platform
Exploring the technical foundation for PaaS
- Specifying the components of PaaS
- Analysing vendor PaaS provisions
- Selecting an appropriate implementation
Building services with solution stacks
- Evaluating the architecture of vendor-specific platforms
- Becoming familiar with service platform tools
Managing cloud storage
- Controlling unstructured data in the cloud
- Deploying relational databases in the cloud
- Improving data availability
Employing support services
- Testing in the cloud
- Monitoring cloud-based services
- Analysing portability across platforms
Enabling technologies
- Scalable server clusters
- Achieving transparency with platform virtualisation
- Elastic storage devices
Accessing IaaS
- Provisioning servers on demand
- Handling dynamic and static IP addresses
- Tools and support for management and monitoring
Deploying a Private Cloud
- Leveraging an existing infrastructure
- Comparing OpenStack and Eucalyptus
- Managing resources across teams and departments
- Integrating with public clouds
Calculating the financial implications
- Comparing in-house facilities to the cloud
- Estimating economic factors downstream
Preserving business continuity
- Selecting appropriate service-level agreements
- Safeguarding access to assets in the cloud
- Security, availability and disaster recovery strategies
Migrating to the cloud
- Rearchitecting applications for the cloud
- Integrating the cloud with existing applications
- Selecting a vendor and avoiding vendor lock-in
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