CompTIA Cloud+

 

CompTIA Cloud+ validates your skills in cloud infrastructure, making it the industry standard for professionals working in multi-cloud environments. With this certification, you’ll cover critical areas such as cloud architecture, deployment, operations, security, DevOps fundamentals, and troubleshooting. CompTIA Cloud+ equips you with the hands-on skills you need to excel in cloud operations and advance your career in the growing field of cloud computing.

Lesson 1: Cloud Architecture
Skills: Designing and evaluating cloud infrastructure

• Analyze cloud deployment models: public, private, hybrid, multi-cloud

• Understand virtualization, containerization, orchestration, and cloud networking

• Explore cloud-native services: databases, IoT, serverless, AI/ML

• Manage resource optimization and cloud billing strategies

Lesson 2: Deployment
Skills: Planning and provisioning cloud environments

• Assess system requirements for migrations and workload placement

• Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) for automation

• Plan and execute workload migrations, resource provisioning, and configuration

Lesson 3: Operations
Skills: Managing the cloud lifecycle and resilience

• Handle lifecycle management, including scaling, updates, and decommissioning

• Implement backup and recovery strategies for data integrity

• Apply observability practices through monitoring, logging, and performance tuning

Lesson 4: Security
Skills: Safeguarding cloud infrastructure

• Conduct vulnerability assessments and remediation

• Design and enforce Identity and Access Management (IAM) policies

• Secure containerized environments and adhere to compliance standards (PCI DSS, SOC 2, ISO 27001)

• Implement security controls and deploy preventative measures

Lesson 5: DevOps Fundamentals
Skills: Integrating DevOps in cloud workflows

• Automate workflows using configuration and orchestration tools

• Manage code and changes with source control systems

• Design and operate CI/CD pipelines for continuous delivery

• Integrate systems and leverage DevOps tools like Kubernetes, Ansible, Jenkins

• Understand event-driven architecture patterns

Lesson 6: Troubleshooting
Skills: Diagnosing and resolving cloud issues

• Troubleshoot deployment failures and migration problems

• Address network connectivity issues within cloud environments

• Handle security incidents such as compromised credentials or misconfigurations

• Respond to service interruptions (e.g. DNS, DHCP, NTP) and correct misconfiguration errors