CompTIA Cloud+

This is an Intense 5-day, Instructor-Led, Authorized CompTIA Cloud+ Certification course that prepares students to pass the Cloud+ Exam from CompTIA. This is achieved through a combination of lecture, review, drill sessions, extensive mentoring, practice questions and answer sessions. We are a CompTIA Authorized training provider using courseware that is constantly updated to make sure we are covering and synchronized with the latest exam objectives. Each attendee will have the opportunity to take the Cloud+ certification exam on the last day of class.

The CompTIA Cloud+ certification is an internationally recognized validation of the knowledge required of IT practitioners working in cloud computing environments. The CompTIA Cloud+ exam will certify the successful candidate has the knowledge and skills required to understand standard cloud methodologies; to implement, maintain, and deliver cloud technologies and to understand aspects of IT security and use industry best practices related to cloud implementations. As more and more businesses shift their IT operations to cloud platforms, skills in cloud computing and virtualization have become a frequently required qualification for IT professionals. Cloud+ is globally recognized and accredited. Our 5 day Cloud+ bootcamp will provide you with a fast proven method for mastering all of the Cloud+ Domains. If you are looking to pass the Cloud+ Exam, you found the right place. This 5-day bootcamp is geared for the government, military and contractors seeking 8140 compliance. Classes are scheduled across the USA and also live online.

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Training Includes:

The top CompTIA Cloud+ Training in the industry
Instruction by a high-level Certified CompTIA expert
Cloud+ Courseware - continually updated
Practice and skill development
Cloud+ practice questions & quizzes
Class hours: 8:30 - 4:30 daily
Snacks and beverages provided daily
Cloud+ exam voucher included
Free exam retake if needed
Attendees can test on the last day of class to achieve the Cloud+ certification

Provider Information

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Contact Information

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Course Overview

Overall Proficiency Level

2 - Intermediate

Course Catalog Number

Cloud+

Course Prerequisites

At least 24-36 months of work experience in IT networking, network storage or datacenter administration and knowledge of common cloud deployment model (Private, Public, Hybrid) definitions.

Training Purpose

Skill Development

Specific Audience

Academia

Contractor

Federal Employee

General Public

Delivery Method

Online, Instructor-Led

Online, Instructor-Led

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of the CompTIA Cloud+ CV0-004 Course, you will:

Understand cloud architecture and design concepts.
Implement and maintain a secure cloud environment.
Successfully provision and configure cloud resources.
Demonstrate the ability to manage operations throughout the cloud environment life cycle using observability, scaling, and automation.
Understand fundamental DevOps concepts related to deployment and integration.
Troubleshoot common issues related to cloud management.

CompTIA Cloud+ CV0-004 Course Outline

Module 1.0 Cloud Architecture

Use the appropriate cloud service model.

Cloud service models
Shared responsibility model

Explain concepts related to service availability.

Resource availability
Disaster recovery (DR)
Multicloud tenancy

Explain cloud networking concepts.

Public and private connections to the cloud
Network functions, components, and services

Compare and contrast storage resources and technologies.

Tiered storage
Disk types
Storage types
Performance implications
Cost implications

Explain the purpose of cloud-native design concepts.

Cloud-provided managed services
Microservices
Loosely coupled architecture
Fan-out
Service discovery

Compare and contrast containerization concepts.

Stand-alone
Workload orchestration
Networking

Compare and contrast virtualization concepts.

Stand-alone
Clustering
Cloning
Host affinity
Hardware pass-through
Network types

Summarize cost considerations related to cloud usage.

Billing models
Resource metering
Tagging
Rightsizing

Explain the importance of database concepts.

Deployment options

Compare and contrast methods for optimizing workloads using cloud resources.

Compute resources
Orchestration
Workflow
Network
Storage
Managed services

Identify evolving technologies in the cloud.

Machine learning and artificial intelligence (AI)
Internet of Things (IoT)

Module 2.0 Deployment

Compare and contrast cloud deployment models.

Public and Private
Hybrid
Community

Implement appropriate deployment strategies.

Blue-green
Canary
Rolling
In-place

Summarize aspects of cloud migration.

Migration types
Resource allocation
Considerations
Application migration strategies

Use code to deploy and configure cloud resources

Infrastructure as code (IaC)
Configuration as code (CaC)
Scripting logic

Provision the appropriate cloud resources.

Repeatability
Drift detection
Versioning
Testing
Documentation
Formats

Module 3.0 Operations

Configure appropriate resources to achieve observability.

Logging
Tracing and Monitoring
Alerting

Configure appropriate scaling approaches.

Approaches
Types

Use appropriate backup and recovery methods.

Backup types
Backup locations
Schedule
Retention and Replication
Encryption
Testing
Recovery types and Options
Manage the life cycle of cloud resources.
Patches
Updates
Data

4.0 Security

Explain vulnerability management concepts.

Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVEs)

Compare and contrast aspects of compliance and regulation.

Data sovereignty
Data ownership
Data locality
Data classification
Data retention

Implement identity and access management.

Secure access to the cloud management environment

Authentication models
Authorization models
Accounting

Apply security best practices.

Zero Trust
Benchmark
- Hardening
- Patching
- Encryption
Secrets management
API security
Principle of least privilege
Container security

Apply security controls in the cloud.

Endpoint protection
Data loss prevention (DLP)
Intrusion prevention system/intrusion detection system (IPS/IDS)
Distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) protection
Identity and access management (IAM) policies
Firewall

Monitor suspicious activities to identify common attacks.

Event monitoring
Deviation from the baseline
Unnecessary open ports
Attack types

Module 5.0 DevOps Fundamentals

Explain source control concepts.

Version management
Code review
Pull request
Code push
Code commit
Code merge
Branch management

Explain concepts related to continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines.

Automation
Code integration
Code deployment - Build
Testing
Security
Workflow
Artifacts
Repositories

Explain concepts related to integration of systems.

Event-driven architectures
Web services

Explain the importance of tools used in DevOps environments.

Ansible
Docker

Elasticsearch, Logstash, and Kibana (ELK) stack

GitHub actions
Grafana, Jenkins, Kubernetes and Terraform

6.0 Troubleshooting

Given a scenario, troubleshoot deployment issues.

Incompatibility

Misconfigurations

Outdated component definitions
Deprecation of functionality

Outages

Troubleshoot network issues

Network service unavailability
Latency
Bandwidth/throughput issues
Network device misconfiguration
Protocol incompatibility
Protocol deprecations
IP addressing issues

Troubleshoot security issues

Cipher suite deprecations
Authorization issues
Software vulnerability issues
Unauthorized software

Framework Connections

The materials within this course focus on the NICE Framework Task, Knowledge, and Skill statements identified within the indicated NICE Framework component(s):

Competency Areas

Work Roles

Feedback

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Last Published Date: March 28, 2025