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Course Description:
The Cloud Essentials course is a 2-day, interactive, classroom-based learning experience. The course provides a balanced curriculum and addresses the business and technical perspectives of cloud computing. It will also explain how to adopt, operate, and govern the cloud. The course enables participants to successfully complete the associated CompTIA Cloud Essentials™ Exam. In addition, the course
complements the Virtualization Essentials course, which they can do either
before or after they’ve taken the Cloud Essentials course.
Course Approach:
Scenario-driven learning puts participants in the right mind-set to apply the principles in a realistic setting. Three role-play activities included in this course present a
real-word connect using situations that can occur in the day-to-day life of participants. Moreover, interactivities such as brainstorms, quizzes, and discussions add to the interactive nature of this course.
Audience:
- IT Support Staff
- IT Consultants
- Business Managers
- Business Analysts
- Small and Midsized Business Owners
- Specialist (IT, security,
infrastructure, services, systems, test, and so on) - Business Process Owners
- IT Developers
- Service Providers
- System Integrators
- Architects
- Consultants
- IT Management
Learning Objectives:
At the end of this course, participants will be able to:
- Understand the common terms and
definitions of cloud computing. - Understand the business
benefits and business considerations of cloud computing. - Understand cloud computing from
a technical perspective and recognize the various techniques, methods,
challenges, and types of clouds. - Understand the impact and
changes of cloud computing on IT service management. - Explain typical steps that lead
to the successful adoption of cloud computing and understand the
implications for organizations. - Recognize the compliance, risk,
and regulatory consequences of cloud computing and its financial and
strategic impact on an organization.
Prerequisites:
There are no formal prerequisites; it is recommended that participants have experience in the IT domain
Course Student Material:
Participants receive a copy of the classroom presentation material and the Student Handbook, which contain Reference Material. In addition, a sample exam is provided
About the Examination (Optional):
- The course includes an Exam Preparation module, preparing participants to complete the CompTIA Cloud Essentials™ Exam on the second day of the course.
- The exam consists of 50 questions, the passing score is 720 (on a scale of 900), and is web-based in the English language.
Agenda:
| Day1 | Day2 |
| 1. Course Introduction | 6. Operating in the Cloud |
| 2. Introduction to Cloud Computing | 7. Governing the Cloud |
| 3. Business Perspective | 8. Exam Preparation (optional) |
| 4. Technical Perspective | 9. Exam (optional) |
| 5. Adopting the Cloud |
Virtualization Essentials Course
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Course Description:
The Virtualization Essentials course is a 2-day, interactive, classroom-based
learning experience. The course provides a balanced curriculum and addresses
the business perspective, the technical organization, and operating and
governing virtualization. The course enables participants to successfully
complete the associated Foundation exam. In addition, this course complements the Cloud Essentials course. The participants can do the Cloud Essentials
course either before or after they’ve taken the Virtualization Essentials
course.
Course Approach:
Scenario-driven learning puts participants in the right mind-set to apply the principles in a realistic setting. Three role-play activities included in this course present a
real-word connect using situations that can occur in the day-to-day life of the
participants. In addition, interactivities such as brainstorms, quizzes, and discussions add to the interactive nature of this course.
Audience:
- IT Support Staff
- IT Consultants
- Business Managers
- Business Analysts
- Small and Midsized Business
Owners - Specialist (IT, security, infrastructure,
services, systems, test, and so on) - Business Process Owners
- IT Developers
- Service Providers
- System Integrators
- Architects
- Consultants
- IT Management
Learning Objectives:
At the end of this course, participants will be able to:
- Understand the common terms and definitions of virtualization.
- Comprehend the business benefits and business considerations of virtualization.
- Understand various approaches to server virtualization, its relevance to the modern data center, available platforms and important features.
- Understand the implications of virtualization on storage, networks, and applications, and recognize issues, challenges, and opportunities for managing this.
- Comprehend the implications of virtualization on the modern workplace, and recognize challenges and opportunities for managing this.
- Understand the impact and changes of virtualization on IT service management.
- Explain typical steps that lead to the successful adoption of virtualization techniques, and understand the implications for an organization.
- Recognize the compliance, risk, and regulatory consequences of virtualization and its financial and strategic impact on an organization.
Prerequisites:
There are no formal prerequisites; it is recommended that participants have experience in the IT domain.
Course Student Material:
Participants receive a copy of the classroom presentation material and the Student Handbook, which contains Reference Material. In addition, a Virtualization Essentials
Sample Exam is provided.
About the Examination (optional):
• The course includes an Exam Preparation module, preparing participants to take on
the Virtualization Essentials exam on the second day of the course.
• The online exam is in closed-book format, with 40 multiple-choice questions.
The pass score is 65% (26 out of 40 questions). The exam lasts for 60 minutes.
Agenda:
| Day1 | Day2 |
| 1. Course Introduction | 6. Workplace Virtualization Technologies |
| 2. Introduction to Virtualization | 7. Adopting Virtualization |
| 3. Business Perspective | 8. Operating Virtualization |
| 4. The Virtual Data Center: Server Virtualization | 9. Governing Virtualization |
| 5. The Virtual Data Center: Storage Networks, and Applications |
10. Exam Preparation (optional) |