Validate your knowledge of emerging tech with a Cloud Fundamentals certificate.

  • Why get Cloud Fundamentals certificate: Professionals in all fields of information systems are increasingly required to understand cloud, assess its risks, ensure its security, implement effective governance of its services and providers and optimize its potential.
  • Why Cloud Fundamentals matters: The global cloud computing market is projected to grow from $480.04 billion in 2022 to $1,712.44 billion by 2029, at a CAGR of 19.9% in the forecast period.
  • Who should get Cloud Fundamentals certificate: IT audit, risk, security and governance professionals looking to gain a fundamental understanding of emerging technology knowledge and skills.

Cloud Fundamentals teaches you how to build an understanding of cloud computing principles, concepts, governance, security and service support.

Overview

This Cloud Fundamentals Certificate course introduces you to Cloud Computing, a growing and rapidly changing field that is becoming increasingly vital to business survival, job stability, and national security.

Skills Covered

  • Define cloud technology
  • Articulate the characteristics and benefits of cloud computing
  • Identify the:
  • Components of a cloud solution
  • Benefits of virtualization
  • Reasons why virtualization is implemented
  • Describe the risks associated with virtualization
  • Explain the considerations for cloud service implementation
  • Describe the considerations for migrating data to the cloud
  • Distinguish between cloud deployment models
  • Identify the considerations for choosing cloud deployment and service models
  • Distinguish between the SaaS, PaaS, and IaaS models
  • Describe the benefits of using cloud services
  • Identify niche cloud services
  • Explain solution stacks
  • List the layers of a cloud stack
  • Describe the decisions to implement solution stacks
  • Describe the need for cloud governance
  • Identify the requirements for cloud governance
  • Explain how cloud solutions meet business drivers of organizations
  • Identify the strategic value of cloud computing for an organization
  • Identify the risks associated with cloud solutions
  • Describe the measures to manage risks to cloud solutions
  • Identify the focus areas of Service Organization Control (SOC) 3 reports and Cloud access security brokers (CASBs)
  • Describe the need and considerations for carefully selecting cloud vendors
  • Identify the target outcomes and roles of cloud vendor management
  • Describe the desired measures for a cloud service provider (CSP)’s performance
  • Describe the activities in service level monitoring, Identity and Access Management (IAM), and vulnerability management
  • Identify the need for the portability of cloud services
  • Explain the challenges associated with porting cloud services
  • Identify the principles for validating cloud solutions
  • Identify the possible impact of a misconfiguration of a cloud solution
  • Explain the importance of the efficient management of cloud resources
  • State the policies for managing cloud resources
  • Describe the targets for load balancing on the cloud
  • Explain the expectations for maintaining the availability of cloud storage and data
  • Describe the considerations for preparing Business Continuity Plans (BCPs) and Disaster Recovery Plans (DRPs)

Prerequisites

There are no prerequisites required to attend this course.

Target Audience

The Cloud Fundamentals Certificate is intended for:

A wide-range of individuals, including:

  • Current IT Professionals looking to upskill to broaden their IT knowledge and skills or keep up-to-date with emerging technologies.
  • IT Audit, risk, security and governance professionals looking to gain a fundamental understanding of emerging technology knowledge and skills.
  • Those new to IT, students, recent graduates and career changers looking to differentiate themselves from other job candidates.

Course Curriculum

Session 1

  • Components of the Cloud
  • Cloud Service Implementation Considerations
  • Cloud Deployment Models
  • Software as a Service (SaaS)
  • Platform as a Service (PaaS)
  • Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)
  • Solution Stacks
  • Business Drivers to Cloud Solutions
  • Risk Associated With Cloud Solutions

Session 2

  • Cloud Vendor Selection and Management
  • Portability of Services
  • Overview
  • Testing and Validation
  • Configuration Accessibility
  • Management of Resources
  • Storage and Data Availability
  • Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery

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Exam & Certification

ISACA Cloud Fundamentals Certificate

Cloud Fundamentals instructs through a hybrid learning approach to help you build an understanding of cloud computing principles, concepts, governance, security and service support. Learn how the cloud connects vital services and data remotely to allow businesses worldwide to achieve digital transformation and increased agility.

Domains covered in exam

  • 42%: Cloud Computing Concepts
  • 23%: Cloud Governance
  • 33%: Cloud Service Support

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