CompTIA Cloud+® Certification Training

The CompTIA Cloud+ (CVO-004) course is a comprehensive training program designed to equip IT professionals with the essential skills and knowledge needed to effectively deploy, manage, and troubleshoot cloud infrastructure services. This course provides an in-depth understanding of cloud technologies and emphasizes the integration of cloud services into broader IT systems operations. U.S. DoDM 8140.03 APPROVED BY DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CompTIA Cloud+® Certification Training Benefits In this course, you will learn how to: Understand cloud architecture and design concepts. Implement and maintain a secure cloud environment. Successfully provision and configure cloud resources. Demonstrate the ability to manage operations throughout the cloud environment life cycle using observability, scaling, and automation. Understand fundamental DevOps concepts related to deployment and integration. Troubleshoot common issues related to cloud management. Training Prerequisites To succeed in this course and successfully pass the exam, you should have 2-3  years of experience with IT (Information Technology) networking, network storage, virtualization and data center administration. A basic knowledge of standard cloud service models and common cloud deployment models is also helpful. Certification Information This course is designed for students preparing to take the CompTIA Cloud+ certification exam CV0-004. CompTIA Cloud+ Training Outline Learning Objectives Module 1.0 Cloud Architecture Use the appropriate cloud service model. Cloud service models Shared responsibility model Explain concepts related to service availability. Resource availability Disaster recovery (DR) Multicloud tenancy Explain cloud networking concepts. Public and private connections to the cloud Network functions, components, and services Compare and contrast storage resources and technologies. Tiered storage Disk types Storage types Performance implications Cost implications Explain the purpose of cloud-native design concepts. Cloud-provided managed services Microservices Loosely coupled architecture Fan-out Service discovery Compare and contrast containerization concepts. Stand-alone Workload orchestration Networking Compare and contrast virtualization concepts. Stand-alone Clustering Cloning Host affinity Hardware pass-through Network types Summarize cost considerations related to cloud usage. Billing models Resource metering Tagging Rightsizing Explain the importance of database concepts. Deployment options Compare and contrast methods for optimizing workloads using cloud resources. Compute resources Orchestration Workflow Network Storage Managed services Identify evolving technologies in the cloud. Machine learning and artificial intelligence (AI) Internet of Things (IoT)   Module 2.0 Deployment Compare and contrast cloud deployment models. Public and Private Hybrid Community Implement appropriate deployment strategies. Blue-green Canary Rolling In-place Summarize aspects of cloud migration. Migration types Resource allocation Considerations Application migration strategies Use code to deploy and configure cloud resources Infrastructure as code (IaC) Configuration as code (CaC) Scripting logic Provision the appropriate cloud resources. Repeatability Drift detection Versioning Testing Documentation Formats   Module 3.0 Operations Configure appropriate resources to achieve observability. Logging Tracing and Monitoring Alerting Configure appropriate scaling approaches. Approaches Types Use appropriate backup and recovery methods. Backup types Backup locations Schedule Retention and Replication Encryption Testing Recovery types and Options Manage the life cycle of cloud resources. Patches Updates Testing Data Decommissioning   4.0 Security Explain vulnerability management concepts. Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVEs) Compare and contrast aspects of compliance and regulation. Data sovereignty Data ownership Data locality Data classification Data retention Implement identity and access management. Secure access to the cloud management environment Authentication models Authorization models Accounting Apply security best practices. Zero Trust Benchmark Hardening Patching Encryption Secrets management API security Principle of least privilege Container security Apply security controls in the cloud. Endpoint protection Data loss prevention (DLP) Intrusion prevention system/intrusion detection system (IPS/IDS) Distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) protection Identity and access management (IAM) policies Firewall Monitor suspicious activities to identify common attacks. Event monitoring Deviation from the baseline Unnecessary open ports Attack types   Module 5.0  DevOps Fundamentals Explain source control concepts. Version management Code review Pull request Code push Code commit Code merge Branch management Explain concepts related to continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines. Automation Code integration Code deployment - Build Testing Security Workflow Artifacts Repositories Explain concepts related to integration of systems. Event-driven architectures Web services Explain the importance of tools used in DevOps environments. Ansible Docker Elasticsearch, Logstash, and Kibana (ELK) stack GitHub actions Grafana,  Jenkins, Kubernetes and Terraform   6.0 Troubleshooting Given a scenario, troubleshoot deployment issues. Incompatibility Misconfigurations Outdated component definitions Deprecation of functionality Outages Troubleshoot network issues Network service unavailability Latency Bandwidth/throughput issues Network device misconfiguration Protocol incompatibility Protocol deprecations IP addressing issues Troubleshoot security issues Cipher suite deprecations Authorization issues Software vulnerability issues Unauthorized software