CompTIA Cloud+ (CV0-004) Training

To ensure your success in this course, you should have systems administration skills comprising 2–3 years' experience. CompTIA Network+ and Server+ certification, or the equivalent knowledge, is strongly recommended.

• Understand cloud concepts
• Plan and design a cloud environment
• Administer cloud resources
• Manage cloud storage
• Manage networks in the cloud
• Secure and troubleshoot networks in the cloud
• Manage cloud migrations and troubleshoot cloud deployments
• Manage cloud automation and orchestration
• Understand cloud security concepts
• Manage cloud security
• Manage cloud performance
• Manage cloud maintenance
• Implement high availability and disaster recovery in the cloud

The Official CompTIA Cloud+ Guide (Exam CV0-004) is the primary course you will need to take if your job responsibilities include cloud architecture and deployment, optimization, and cloud security within your organization. You can take this course to prepare for the CompTIA Cloud+ (Exam CV0-004) certification examination - available separately.

Cloud Architecture

• Introduction to Cloud Service Models

  • Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)
  • Platform as a Service (PaaS)
  • Software as a Service (SaaS)
  • Function as a Service (FaaS)
• Service Availability Concepts
  • Resource availability (Region, Availability zone, Cloud bursting, Edge computing)
  • Disaster recovery (RTO, RPO, Hot site, Warm site, Cold site)
  • Multicloud tenancy
• Cloud Networking Concepts
  • Public and private connections to the cloud (VPN, Dedicated connections)
  • Network functions, components, and services (Load balancers, Firewalls, VPC, etc.)
• Storage Resources and Technologies
  • Tiered storage (Hot, Warm, Cold, Archive)
  • Disk types (SSD, HDD)
  • Storage types (Object, Block, File)
• Cloud-Native Design Concepts
  • Managed services, Microservices, Loosely coupled architecture, etc.
• Containerization and Virtualization Concepts
  • Containerization (Stand-alone, Orchestration, Networking, Storage)
  • Virtualization (Clustering, Cloning, Network types, Storage)

Deployment

• Cloud Deployment Models
  • Public, Private, Hybrid, Community
• Deployment Strategies
  • Blue-green, Canary, Rolling, In-place
• Cloud Migration
  • Migration types (On-premises-to-cloud, Cloud-to-on-premises, Cloud-to-cloud)
  • Application migration strategies (Rehost, Replatform, Re-architect, etc.)
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and Configuration as Code (CaC)
  • Scripting logic, Repeatability, Drift detection, Versioning, Testing
• Provisioning Cloud Resources
  • Storage, Performance, Security, Cost, Availability, Compliance, Network, Compute requirements

Operations

• Observability
  • Logging, Tracing, Monitoring, Alerting
• Scaling Approaches
  • Triggered, Scheduled, Manual
  • Horizontal and Vertical scaling
• Backup and Recovery Methods
  • Backup types (Incremental, Full, Differential)
  • Backup locations (On site, Off site)
  • Recovery types (In-place, Parallel)
• Life Cycle Management of Cloud Resources
  • Patches, Updates, Testing, Data management, Decommissioning

Security

• Vulnerability Management
  • Scanning scope, Identification, Assessment, Remediation
• Compliance and Regulation
  • Data sovereignty, Data ownership, Data locality, Data classification, Data retention
  • Industry standards (SOC2, PCI DSS, ISO 27001, Cloud Security Alliance)
• Identity and Access Management
  • Secure access to cloud management environment and resources
  • Authentication and Authorization models
• Security Best Practices
  • Zero Trust, Hardening, Patching, Encryption, Secrets management, API security
• Security Controls in the Cloud
  • Endpoint protection, DLP, IPS/IDS, DDoS protection, IAM policies, Firewalls
• Monitoring Suspicious Activities
  • Event monitoring, Deviation from baseline, Common attack types

DevOps Fundamentals and Troubleshooting

• Source Control Concepts
  • Version management, Code review, Pull request, Code push, Code commit, Code merge, Branch management
• CI/CD Pipelines
  • Automation, Code integration, Code deployment, Testing, Security, Workflow, Artifacts, Repositories
• Integration of Systems
  • Event-driven architectures, Web services (REST, SOAP, RPC), Web sockets, GraphQL
• DevOps Tools
  • Ansible, Docker, ELK stack, Git, GitHub actions, Grafana, Jenkins, Kubernetes, Terraform
• Troubleshooting Deployment Issues
  • Incompatibility, Misconfigurations, Outdated component definitions, Outages, Resource limits, Regional service availability
• Troubleshooting Network Issues
  • Network service unavailability, Latency, Bandwidth/throughput issues, Network device misconfiguration, Protocol incompatibility, IP addressing issues, Routing issues, Switching issues
• Troubleshooting Security Issues
  • Cipher suite deprecations, Authorization issues, Authentication issues, Software vulnerability issues, Unauthorized software