Module 1: Understanding the Professional Cloud Architect Certification
Establish basic knowledge about the certification exam and eliminate any confusion or misunderstandings about the process and nature of the exam itself. Topics covered:
- Position the Professional Cloud Architect certification among the offerings
- Distinguish between Associate and Professional
- Provide guidance between Professional Cloud Architect and Associate Cloud Engineer
- Describe how the exam is administered and the exam rules
- Provide general advice about taking the exam
Module 2: Sample Case Studies
In-depth review of the Case Studies provided for exam preparation. Topics covered:
- MountKirk Games
- Dress4Win
- TerramEarth
Module 3: Designing and Implementing
Tips and examples covering design and implementation skills that could be tested on the exam. Topics covered:
- Review the layered model from Design and Process
- Provide exam tips focused on business and technical design
- Designing a solution infrastructure that meets business requirements
- Designing a solution infrastructure that meets technical requirements
- Design network, storage, and compute resources
- Creating a migration plan
- Envisioning future solution improvements
- Resources for learning more about designing and planning
- Configuring network topologies
- Configuring individual storage systems
- Configuring compute systems
- Resources for learning more about managing and provisioning
- Designing for security
- Designing for legal compliance
- Resources for learning more about security and compliance
Module 4: Optimizing and Operating
Tips and examples covering business processes, technical, optimization for security, performance, cost, and ongoing operations and reliability. Topics covered:
- Analyzing and defining technical processes
- Analyzing and defining business processes
- Resources for learning more about analyzing and optimizing processes
- Advising development/operation teams to ensure successful deployment of the solution
- Resources for learning more about managing implementation
- Easy buttons
- Playbooks
- Developing a resilient culture
- Resources for learning more about ensuring reliability
Module 5: Next Steps
Highlght learning resources. Topics covered:
- Present Qwiklabs Challenge Quest for the Professional CA
- Identify Instructor Led Training courses and what they cover that will be helpful based on skills that might be on the exam
- Connect candidates to individual Qwiklabs, and to Coursera individual courses and specializations.
- Review/feedback of course
