Course Introduction
The CCC Cloud Technology Associate™ certification demonstrates that candidates have the basic skill set and knowledge associated with cloud and virtualization. The certification is a
critical step to advance your career as organizations look for qualified Cloud Technology Associates.
The certification allows IT professionals to operate effectively in a cloud environment as they can demonstrate an understanding of the key concepts and relevant terminology. It furthermore provides the foundation needed in order to successfully complete subsequent vendor-specific training/certification programs and also provides a baseline for the subsequent CCC Professional level certifications.
Module Objectives
Module 1: Course Introduction
At the end of this module, you will be able to:
Identify the fundamental concepts of cloud computing and virtualization. This will also include business benefits of cloud computing and technical aspects (high-level) of virtualization
Identify the technical challenges and the mitigation measures involved in cloud computing and virtualization
Identify the characteristics of cloud applications
List the steps to successfully adopt cloud services
Define cloud security and identify the risks involved in cloud computing as well as the risk mitigation measures
List the factors involved for implementation of different cloud models
Module 2: Introduction to Cloud Services Model
At the end of this module, you will be able to:
List the challenges and concerns for traditional computing methodology
Define NIST’s, Gartner’s and ISO’s definition of cloud computing
Explain the evolution of cloud computing and list some early examples
List cloud’s essential characteristics, service models and deployment models
Define NIST’s Cloud Taxonomy (service providers, consumers, auditors, carriers, brokers), service provider vs consumer responsibility model
Distinguish between traditional and cloud computing models in terms of business value and challenges or limitations
List cloud computing benefits and challenges
Identify types of application profiles best or least suited for cloud computing
List various common cloud terminologies with examples
Module 3: Introduction to Virtualization: The Backbone Technology of Cloud Computing
At the end of this module, you will be able to:
Understand the definition, history, and fundamental concepts of virtualization including the relationship between virtualization and cloud computing
Understand the benefits, challenges, risks, and suitability of virtualization to organizations
Understand what a hypervisor is, its role in virtualization, and different types of hypervisors
Identify leading hypervisor manufacturers and service providers who use them
Understand various virtualization terminologies
Understand briefly about various types of virtualization (server, storage, network, desktop)
Module 4: Overview of Cloud Technologies and Applications
At the end of this module, you will be able to:
Understand the concepts, benefits, challenges and strategies of “Bring Your Own Device (BYOD)” at the work place including Mobile Device Management (MDM) and Enterprise Mobility Management (EMM)
Understand the concepts, components, benefits, challenges along with a few scenarios of “Software Defined Networking (SDN)”, and its growth in the coming years Understand the concepts, approach and architecture of “Network Functions Virtualization (NFV)” and its relation to Software Defined Networking (SDN)
Understand concepts of Big Data and Big Data Analytics as well as non-relational databases (NoSQL, NewSQL), their characteristics and types
Understand what is Internet of Things (IoT) and its types
Module 5: Cloud Security, Risk, Compliance and Governance
At the end of this module, you will be able to:
Understand general definitions of IT security, risk and risk management
Understand the role of IT compliance and audits
Understand the impact of cloud essential characteristics on business value and risk
Understand the impact of cloud service models on business value and risk
Understand the impact of cloud deployment models on business value and risk
Identify common cloud attack vectors and remediating controls.
Module 6: Preparing for Cloud Adoption
At the end of this module, you will be able to:
Explain typical steps that lead to successful adoption of cloud computing services
Describe solution architectures for various service and deployment models
Understand organizational capabilities that are relevant for realizing cloud benefits
Understand the roles and capabilities of cloud computing providers, vendors and
Dependencies on vendors
Describe multiple approaches for migrating applications
Module 7: Cloud Service Management
At the end of this module, you will be able to:
Understand CSM fundamentals
Define CSM reference architecture, lifecycle, and actors
Understand CSM business support
Understand CSM provisioning and configuration
Understand CSM portability and interoperability
Describe CSM products
