Cloud Computing Foundation

The course is designed for:

• Individuals and organisations seeking a foundational understanding of cloud computing
• Non-technical employees that wish to learn more about the basics of cloud computing, from backgrounds such as finance, legal, marketing, procurement and sales
• Employees involved in cloud computing initiatives or projects, such as project managers, business analysts, architects, engineers and developers
• Managers responsible for employees working on cloud computing initiatives or projects

After attending this course participants will be well prepared to:

• Recall terms and key facts about the concepts, characteristics, delivery models and benefits of cloud computing
• Understand the concepts, characteristics, delivery models and benefits of cloud computing
• Recall terms and concepts about the security and compliance cloud computing challenges
• Understanding the key security and compliance cloud computing challenges
• Recall terms and concepts about the technical and organization cloud computing challenges
• Understanding the key technical and organization cloud challenges
• Understanding the characteristics, use cases, and choices available of Public Cloud Computing
• Understanding the characteristics, use cases, and choices available of Private Cloud Computing
• Recall terms and concepts about Hybrid Cloud Computing
• Understanding the characteristics, use cases, and choices available of Hybrid Cloud Computing
• Understanding the approach to creating an action plan for a cloud pilot project.

1. Introduction to Cloud Computing

• Overview of Cloud
• Benefits of Cloud
• Five Cloud Characteristics (NIST)
• Three Cloud Service Models (NIST)
• Four Cloud Deployment Models (NIST)

2. Cloud Security & Compliance Challenges

• Understanding of security, compliance and risk
• Roles and responsibilities between cloud consumers and cloud providers
• Assessing and understanding cloud provider security
• Overview and usage of the Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) resources, such as the cloud controls matrix (CCM) and the consensus assessment initiative (CAI)
• Understanding of data responsibility and jurisdiction
• The role and structure of service level agreements (SLAs)

3. Cloud Technical and Organisational Challenges

• Overview of cloud application design considerations
• Understand the implications of big data
• Understand the cloud application lifecycle
• Describe the key principles of cloud automation and testing
• Harnessing the power of shadow IT

4. Public Cloud Computing

• Overview of public cloud, pros, cons and use cases
• Broad understanding of Microsoft, Amazon and Google cloud services scope

5. Private Cloud Computing

• Overview of private cloud, pros, cons and use cases
• Broad understanding of cloud technology options

6. Hybrid Cloud Computing

• Overview of hybrid cloud, pros, cons and use cases

7. Creating a Cloud Action Plan

• Understanding the scope and purpose of a cloud action plan
• Selecting a cloud partner and implementing a successful pilot
• Broad understanding of stakeholder management to maximise cloud deployment success.

8. Practice Exam

9. Cloud Foundation Certificate Exam