CompTIA Cloud +

Understanding the move to the Cloud
Overview

Cloud technology is now used by over 75% of organisations worldwide, with that number increasing every year. It is now more important than ever to understand what cloud technologies are available and how they could help to make your organisation more efficient and offer better service to your customers.

Course Code
COMT5CLOUD
Duration
5 Days
Delivery Style
Classroom
Course Type
Public or Private
Max Delegates
12
Available as Nutshell
No

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Purpose of this course

To introduce key concepts and implementations of Cloud services, including virtualisation, SaaS, IaaS and others.

We will also look at Infrastructure and Resource Management when using cloud services for business operations.

Who is this course for

IT professionals currently implementing or planning to implement Cloud Technology into their organisation.

You will learn how to
  • Compare and Contrast Cloud delivery models.
  • Migrate virtualised environments to the Cloud
  • Plan and manage Cloud Storage
  • Manage Security and Resources in the Cloud
  • Ensure business continuity in the Cloud
     
Benefits for your organisation

Moving more applications and services to the Cloud can save tremendous amounts of money to your organisation but it is important that you understand how to migrate efficiently and with as little downtime as possible.

Benefits for you as an individual

One of the most popular buzzwords in IT at the moment is Cloud, and as adoption of Cloud technology increases so too does the importance of understanding how to manage services in a hybrid or full cloud environment

Cloud Concepts and Models

  • SaaS
  • IaaS
  • PaaS
  • Delivery models
  • Terminology
  • Object Storage

Virtualisation

  • HyperVisor Types
  • Virtual Machine installation and management
  • Migration
  • Virtual Components
  • Clustering

Infrastructure

  • Storage methods
  • Access protocols
  • Disk types
  • RAID
  • Network Configuration
  • Ports and Services

Resource Management

  • Monitoring techniques
  • Alert methods
  • Best practices
  • Remote access
  • Quotas

Security

  • Concepts
  • Access Control
  • Encryption 
  • Hardening
  • Policies

System Management

  • Planning and Documentation
  • Disk tuning
  • Baselines
  • Troubleshooting
  • Testing techniques

Business Continuity

  • Disaster Recovery
  • High availability
  • Replication
  • Site mirroring
     
Prerequisites

Two to three years of Network experience or having attended our CompTIA Network + Course.

Experience with Hypervisor technology such as Hyper-V or VMWare.

About the Lead Trainer

Jason Ford

Jason is one of the technical trainers here at Quanta covering areas such as the CompTIA course track and Microsoft systems and applications. Jason has previously worked as a web designer, system administrator and technical consultant for organisations including a plant nursery and web service provider.

When he’s not at Quanta, Jason is an avid American Football fan and can also occasionally be found singing and dancing with local Amateur Gilbert and Sullivan societies. He does however promise to keep the theatrics to a minimum in the classroom.