Who Should Attend?

It is for professionals who seek to acquire knowledge on cloud technology. Suitable for:

• Mid- to senior- level system architects
• System administrators
• IT managers
• Technology consultants

Prerequisites & Exams

Recommended Prerequisites:

Minimum: Diploma Level

• English Speaking, Reading, and Listening at ESS level 5.

Before attending this course, students must have:

• Demonstrate familiarity with basic Operating system and Networking concept. Participants without this skills will be recommended to attend foundation courses before embarking on this course.

Certification Exam

To achieve this certification, Exam C90.CTP must be completed with a passing grade.

Course Outline

Topic 1: Fundamental Cloud Computing

This foundational course provides end-to-end coverage of fundamental cloud computing topics as they pertain to both technology and business considerations. The course content is divided into a series of modular sections, each of which is accompanied by one or more hands-on exercises.

The following primary topics are covered:

• Fundamental Cloud Computing Terminology and Concepts
• Basics of Virtualization
• Specific Characteristics that Define a Cloud
• Understanding Elasticity, Resiliency, On-Demand and Measured Usage
• Benefits, Challenges and Risks of Contemporary Cloud Computing Platforms and Cloud Services
• Cloud Resource Administrator and Cloud Service Owner Roles
• Cloud Service and Cloud Service Consumer Roles
• Understanding the Software as a Service (SaaS) Cloud Delivery Model
• Understanding the Platform as a Service (PaaS) Cloud Delivery Model
• Understanding the Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) Cloud Delivery Model
• Combining Cloud Delivery Models
• Public Cloud, Private Cloud, Hybrid Cloud and Community Cloud Deployment Models
• Business Cost Metrics and Formulas for Comparing and Calculating Cloud and On-Premise Solution Costs
• Formulas for Calculating and Rating SLA Quality of Service Characteristics

Topic 2: Cloud Technology Concept

This course module explores a range of the most important and relevant technology related topics that pertain to contemporary cloud computing platforms. The module content does not get into implementation or programming details, but instead keeps coverage at a conceptual level, focusing on topics that address cloud service architecture, cloud security threats and technologies, virtualization and containerization.

The purpose of this course is to introduce cloud computing-related technology topics in a manner that is accessible to a wide range of IT professionals, as well as to empower participants with an understanding of the fundamental mechanics of a cloud platform, how the different “moving parts” can be combined, and how to address common threats and pitfalls.

The following primary topics are covered:

• Cloud Computing Mechanisms that Establish Architectural Building Blocks
• Virtual Servers, Containers, Ready-Made Environments, Failover Systems & Pay-Per-Use Monitors
• Automated Scaling Listeners, Multi-Device Brokers & Resource Replication
• Understanding How Individual Cloud Computing Mechanisms Support Cloud Characteristics
• An Introduction to Containerization, Container Hosting & Logical Pod Containers
• A Comparison of Containerization and Virtualization
• Cloud Balancing and Cloud Bursting Architectures
• Common Risks, Threats and Vulnerabilities of Cloud-based Services & Cloud-hosted Solutions
• Cloud Security Mechanisms used to Counter Threats and Attacks
• Understanding Cloud-Based Security Groups and Hardened Virtual Server Images
• Cloud Service Implementation Mediums (including Web Services and REST Services)
• Cloud Storage Benefits and Challenges, Cloud Storage Services, Technologies and Approaches
• Non-Relational (NoSQL) Storage Compared to Relational Storage
• Cloud Service Testing Considerations and Testing Types
• Service Grids and Autonomic Computing
• Cloud Computing Industry Standards Organizations

Topic 3: Cloud Technology Lab

This course module presents participants with a series of exercises and problems that are designed to test their ability to apply their knowledge of topics covered in previous modules. Completing this lab will help highlight areas that require further attention and will help prove proficiency in cloud computing concepts, technologies, and practices as they are applied and combined to solve real-world problems.

This module provides a set of required detailed exercises. Both individual and group exercises are provided that require participants to solve a number of inter-related problems, with the ultimate goal of assessing, measuring and planning for the deployment of cloud-based IT resources, and establishing cloud computing technology architectures based on Software-as-a Service (SaaS), Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) and Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) delivery models.

The following exercises are provided:

• Reading Exercise 3.1: AGC Case Study Background
• Lab Exercise 3.2: Plan the Cloud Environments
• Lab Exercise 3.3: Perform Cost Comparison Analysis
• Lab Exercise 3.4: Secure the PaaS Environment
• Reading Exercise 3.5: AFR Case Study Background
• Lab Exercise 3.6: Design a SaaS Implementatiom
• Lab Exercise 3.7: Calculate SLA Availability
• Lab Exercise 3.8: Calculate Combined SLA Availability
• Reading Exercise 3.9: AAS Bargain Service Case Study Background
• Lab Exercise 3.10: Identify Benefits/Challenges for Proposed IaaS Environment
• Lab Exercise 3.11: Design the Bargain Service Implementation
• Lab Exercise 3.12: Secure the IaaS Environment