Introduction
The CompTIA Cloud Essentials course (Exam CL0-002) focuses on the real-world issues and practical solutions of cloud computing in business and IT. It’s the preferred cloud certification for business professionals and non-IT staff. Furthermore, students who attend this course will weigh the pros and cons of cloud computing to make effective decisions and meet IT challenges.
Audience profile
The CompTIA Cloud Essentials Speciality Certification is relevant to:
- Non-technical employees: Management, customer service and operations
- Entry-level IT Personnel Interns
- IT Specialists
- IT Technical Services Specialists
- IT Relationship Managers
- IT Architects, consultants, business and IT Management
- Business Process Owners
- Analysts
Pre-requisites
Before attending this course, delegates must have:
- 6 months of experience in an IT environment, with direct involvement in IT-related tasks, responsibilities and/or decision-making
Course objectives
After completing 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
Course content
| Lesson 1: Introduction to Cloud Computing |
- Overview of Cloud Computing
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- Specialized Cloud Services
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| Lesson 2: Business Value of Cloud Computing |
- Business Need for Cloud Computing Cloud Scalability
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- Impact of Cloud Computing on Business
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| Lesson 3: Technical Perspectives of Cloud Computing |
- The Cloud Deployment Models
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- Network Requirements for Cloud Deployment
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- Automation and Self-service in Cloud Computing
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- Federated Cloud Services− Standardization
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| Lesson 4: Technical Challenges of Cloud Computing |
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- Security Risks an Mitigation
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- Application Architecture and the Development Process
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| Lesson 5: Steps to Successful Adoption of Cloud Services |
- Steps to Adopting Cloud Services
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- Organizational Capability to Adopt Cloud Services
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- Cloud Vendor Roles and Capabilities
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- Migrating Applications to the Cloud
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| Lesson 6: ITIL and Cloud Computing |
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- Planning Service Strategy
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- Transitioning to Live Environment
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- Running a Cloud Service Operation
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- Continual Service improvement with Cloud
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| Lesson 7: Identifying Risks and Consequences |
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- Cost Evaluation for Cloud Computing
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- Identify Maintenance Aspects of Strategic Flexibility
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Associated certifications and exam
This course will prepare delegates to write the CompTIA Cloud Essentials CL0-002 Exam.
Successfully passing this exam will result in the attainment of the Cloud Essentials Certification.
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.
| Exam Details |
CompTIA Cloud Essentials+ |
| Exam Title |
CompTIA Cloud Essential+ |
| Number of Questions/Practical Challenges |
75 Questions |
| Recommended Experience |
Between six months to a year of work experience as a business analyst in an IT environment with some exposure to cloud technologies |
| Test Duration |
1 Hour |
| Test Format |
Multiple choice questions and performance-based questions. |
| Test Delivery |
Pearson VUE
Testing Centres
Online Testing |
| Availability |
Pearson VUE |
| Exam Prefix |
CLO-002 |
| Passing Score |
720 (on a scale of 100-900) |
| Retirement |
Three years after date of launch. |
