The CompTIA Cloud+ certification validates the skills and expertise of IT practitioners in implementing and maintaining cloud technologies. Cloud+ accredits IT professionals with the constantly changing and advancing knowledge they need to be successful in today’s cloud environment.

CompTIA Cloud+ covers competency in cloud models, virtualization, infrastructure, security, resource management and business continuity.

1.0 Cloud Concepts and Models

• Compare and contrast cloud services.
• Compare and contrast cloud delivery models and services.
• Summarise cloud characteristics and terms.
• Explain object storage concepts.

2.0 Virtualisation

• Explain the differences between hypervisor types.
• Install, configure, and manage virtual machines and devices.
• Given a scenario, perform virtual resource migration.
• Explain the benefits of virtualisation in a cloud environment.
• Compare and contrast virtual components used to construct a cloud environment.

3.0 Infrastructure

• Compare and contrast various storage technologies.
• Explain storage configuration concepts.
• Execute storage provisioning.
• Given a scenario, implement appropriate network configurations.
• Explain the importance of network optimisation.
• Given a scenario, troubleshoot basic network connectivity issues.
• Explain common network protocols, ports, and topologies. 3.8 Explain common hardware resources and features used to enable virtual environments.

4.0 Network Management

• Given a scenario, implement and use proper resource monitoring techniques.
• Given a scenario, appropriately allocate physical (host) resources using best practices.
• Given a scenario, appropriately allocate virtual (guest) resources using best practices.
• Given a scenario, use appropriate tools for remote access.

5.0 Security

• Explain network security concepts, tools, and best practices.
• Explain storage security concepts, methods, and best practices.
• Compare contrast different encryption technologies and methods.
• Identify access control methods.
• Implement guest and host hardening techniques.

6.0 Systems Management

• Explain policies and procedures as they relate to a cloud environment.
• Given a scenario, diagnose, remediate and optimise physical host performance.
• Explain common performance concepts as they relate to the host and the guest.
• Implement appropriate testing techniques when deploying cloud services.

7.0 Business Continuity in the Cloud

• Compare and contrast disaster recovery methods and concepts.
• Deploy solutions to meet availability requirements.

The Cloud+ course is suitable for those who have already got a working knowledge of around 12-36 months of IT networking, storage or data centre administration, and who would like to be in a position to gain a CompTIA Cloud+ certification.

If you’re a beginner to IT and Cloud computing, we offer a Cloud Essentials course which may be a more suitable introduction.

It is recommended you have the following (but not essential):

• Certification in CompTIA Network+ and/or CompTIA Storage+
• At least 24 months of work experience in IT networking, network storage, or data center administration