“Line-of-business leaders everywhere are bypassing IT departments to get applications from the cloud (also known as software as a service, or SaaS) and paying for them like they would a magazine subscription. And when the service is no longer required, they can cancel that subscription with no equipment left unused in the corner.” ~ Daryl Plummer, Managing Vice President and Distinguished Analyst at Gartner

Learning Objectives

• 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.

Module Overview

• Module 1: Cloud Resource Administration and Provisioning
• Module 2:Scalable and Elastic Administration
• Module 3: Cloud Interoperability & Portability
• Module 4:Strategic Policy Design for Cloud Usage and Compliance
• Module 5:Business Continuity Strategies and Disaster Recovery for Cloud
• Module 6:Cloud Security Fundamentals
• Module 7: Federated Controls and Strategies for Multiple Cloud and Non-cloud Administration
• Module 8: Performance Measures, Monitoring and Optimization in Production

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Target Audience

• Network, Systems or Database Administrators
• IT Managers

Prerequisites

There are no formal prerequisites; however, it is recommended that participants have achieved the Cloud Technology Associate certification (or its equivalent) from the Cloud Credential Council and that participants are familiar with key cloud concepts and terminology.

Examination

Successfully passing (65%) the 75-minute exam, consisting of 25 multiple-choice questions, leads to the Professional Cloud Administrator Certification.

CCC Professional Cloud Administrator Self-Study with Exam

The Professional Cloud Administrator (PCA) course provides participants on understanding on configuring and maintaining the cloud platform—and have to understand and master all aspects regarding cloud provisioning. The PCA Self-Study set includes access to the course eBook, practice exercises and mock exam, plus an exam voucher. Participants are able to schedule their exam for up to six months. This course is intended for participants who are ready to prepare for the exam independently with the use of CCC accredited courseware.