Cloud Fundamentals

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.

IT professionals increasingly need to understand the cloud as it has proven crucial in connecting businesses to critical data and services remotely. With this 2-day Cloud Fundamentals, you’ll learn how to assess risks, ensure security, implement effective governance of services and providers, and optimize potential in the cloud

Continuing Professional Education (CPE): 15,5

There are no prerequisites. 

Learning Objectives 1

• 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 Condensed version
• 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)

Learning Objectives 2

• 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)

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.

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

Practice Labs

• Testing and Validation
• SaaS
• Components of the Cloud