Professional Cloud Administrator

Course Information

Course Name

PCA: Professional Cloud Administrator

Exam code

PCA

Duration

3 Days

Certification

Professional Cloud Administrator™ Certification

Overview

The Cloud Credential Council (CCC) Professional Cloud Administrator™ certification provides the necessary knowledge and skills to effectively operate as a Cloud administrator. This professional-level course is particularly relevant to professionals with 2-5 years of experience as administrators.

Cloud computing has become one of the most important buzzwords in our fast-paced world. Its benefits have been recognized by a varied set of professionals and organizations, from reduced costs to collaboration efficiency and scalability. Microsoft, Google, and Adobe are only a few of the major companies using it to great effect.

The interaction between a Cloud environment and the existing network/administrative policies is one of the most challenging management issues to resolve in today’s tech world. It’s no wonder more and more organizations are feeling pressed to seek competent Cloud administrators to support their digital transformation journey. They are the ones, after all, to configure and maintain the cloud platform as well as master all aspects regarding Cloud provisioning.

The industry-recognized CCC Professional Cloud Administrator certification provides you a hands-on, practical approach to Cloud provisioning for administrators and touches upon all the aspects of administering Cloud services. The training covers best practices on Cloud administration, Open Source, as well as global vendor standards.

Once the certification exam is passed, you are awarded a diploma and digital badge officially recognizing you have achieved the CCC Professional Cloud Administrator certification and are now a member of the Cloud Credential Council’s global community.

Audience Profile

The following departments benefit from CCC Professional Cloud Administrator-certified professionals:

• Administrative/Management

• Operations

• Research & Development

• Other

CCC Professional Cloud Administrator jobs include:

• Network Administrators

• Senior Operators

• Service Desk Managers

• Systems Administrators

Prerequisites

There are no formal prerequisites. However, it is recommended that participants hold the Cloud Technology Associate Certification (or its equivalent) from the Cloud Credential Council and/or that participants are conversant with cloud concepts and vocabulary.

Participants receive a copy of the classroom presentation material and the course book. In addition, they also receive access to the ITpreneurs learning portal where additional reference material is available. The learning portal allows participants to stay in touch with the instructor and the other class participants for several months after the course. Most of the material is also accessible via tablets/computers.

At Course Completion

Once you become CCC Professional Cloud Administrator-certified, you will be able to demonstrate an understanding of:

• Types of Cloud Environments: Cloud environment controls, hosting, ITO Outsourcing, CoLoc, Onshore, offshore versus Cloud

• Planning for Cloud capacity: Policy management and third party management

• Cloud Administration technology: Virtual networks, storage, and computing, application management in the Cloud

• Security administration, compliance, and certification

• Cloud Provisioning: Capacity Management, Service Desk Management, Cloud provisioning/ automation management

Course Outline

Module 1: Cloud Resource Administration and Provisioning

·   Fundamentals of Cloud Administration

·   Cloud Workload Analysis and Capacity Planning

·   Administering Cloud Technologies

·   Cloud Resource Provisioning

·   Virtual Storage

·   Cloud Marketplaces

Module 2: Scalable and Elastic Administration

·   Cloud Scalability Administration

·   Cloud Elasticity Administration

Module 3: Cloud Interoperability & Portability

·   The Need for Interoperability and Portability

·   Strategic Planning for Interoperability and Portability

Module 4: Strategic Policy Design for Cloud Usage and Compliance

·   Policy Management and Control

·   Service Level Management

·   Metering and Billing Management

·   Privacy and Data Management

Module 5: Business Continuity Strategies and Disaster Recovery for Cloud

·   Business Continuity

·   Disaster Recovery

Module 6: Cloud Security Fundamentals

·   Fundamental Security Threats

·   Cloud Security Administration

·   Security Standards

Module 7: Federated Controls and Strategies for Multiple Cloud and Non-cloud Administration

• Federated Identity Management

• Systems Management

• Service Level Management

• Broker Platform

Module 8: Performance Measures, Monitoring and Optimization in Production

• Lifecycle Management

• Management and Administration Policies

• Monitoring and Reporting

• Infrastructure Benchmarking

• Availability and Performance

• Usage and Accounting

6. PCSM: Professional Cloud Service Manager

Course Information

Course Name

PCSM: Professional Cloud Service Manager

Exam code

PCSM

Duration

3 Days

Certification

Professional Cloud Service Manager™ Certification

Overview

The Professional Cloud Security Manager (PCS) course is to explore relevant concepts related to security, risk and compliance within the cloud computing environment. The objectives for this course are to enable the candidates to apply the underpinning security concepts into an enterprise cloud computing environment. The risks and the impact of cloud computing must be understood in terms of both business and technical security challenges and their effect on business and technical governance and policy. The course also presents the terminologies used to describe security threats and issues and, in particular, those in cloud computing.

At the end of the course, the learner will be able to understand how to secure the different cloud computing services and deployment models and also how to design security in the cloud infrastructure, configurations and applications running within a cloud computing environment. It helps in understanding, applying and analyzing how to manage access to cloud computing resources using accounts, users and groups; and ways that the security manager can secure the data, operating systems, and applications and overall infrastructure within the cloud.

The course materials include comprehensive reference materials that help participants continue the educational experience after the course. The course prepares candidates for the Professional Cloud Security Manager exam provided by the Cloud Credential Council.

Audience Profile

The Professional Cloud Security Manager course will be of interest to:

• IT Security Professionals (e.g., Security Engineers, Analysts and Architectures)

• IT Risk and Compliance Professionals (e.g., Risk Management, Audit and Compliance Managers).

• Auditors of Cloud Computing Services

• Network Engineers/Administrators

• Email System Administrators

Prerequisites

There are no formal prerequisites; however, it is recommended that participants have five years of Enterprise Security experience and solid understanding of cloud computing services and deployment models.

At Course Completion

By the end of this course participants gain competencies in, and are able to:

• Explain what it takes to secure the different cloud computing services and deployment models.

• Explain design security regarding the cloud infrastructure, configurations, and applications running within a cloud computing environment.

• Explain, apply, and analyze how to manage access to cloud computing resources using accounts, users, and groups.

• Explain, apply, and analyze methods to secure data, operating systems, applications, and the overall infrastructure of the cloud.

Course Outline

Module 1: Course Introduction

• Overview

• Course Learning Objectives

• Course Agenda

• Activities

• Case Study

• Certification

Module 2: Cloud Computing: Security, Risks, and Governance.

• Module Learning Objectives

• Module Topics

• Cloud Computing Basics

• Information Security Management

• IT Governance

• Cloud Computing Security

• Module Summary

Module 3: Physical and Operations Security: A Shared Responsibility

• Module Learning Objectives

• Module Topics

• Security and Compliance: A Shared Responsibility

• Physical and Operations Security Considerations

• Risk Management: A Shared Perspective

• Module Summary

Module 4: Security Management Controls in Cloud Computing

• Module Learning Objectives

• Module Topics

• Identity and Access Management

• Data Protection

• Data Security Lifecycle

• Forensics in the Cloud

• Module Summary

Module 5: Legal, Contractual, and Operational Monitoring in the Cloud

• Module Learning Objectives

• Module Topics

• Legal and Regulatory Landscape

• Monitoring: Providers and Subscribers

• Security Operations in the Cloud

• Module Summary

Module 6: Network Security Management in the Cloud

• Module Learning Objectives

• Module Topics

• Network Management in the Cloud

• Vulnerability Management

• Cloud Security Architecture

• Module Summary

Module 7: Business Continuity, Disaster Recovery, and Capacity/Performance Planning

• Module Learning Objectives

• Module Topics

• Business Continuity

• Disaster Recovery Resilient Technology

• Capacity and Performance Planning for Cloud

• Module Summary

Module 8: Advanced Cloud Security Management Practices

• Module Learning Objectives

• Module Topics

• Advanced Security Considerations

• Secure Development Standards in the Cloud

• Cloud Security Planning

• Module Summary

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