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Professional Cloud Administrator Certification Training Course

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Overview

The Cloud Provisioning and Administration course enables Network, Systems, and Database Administrators to effectively operate in the cloud. This 3-days training program provides 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. It is supported by major vendor technology solutions and covers Open Source, as well as global vendor standards. This is a professional level course and relevant to professionals with at least 2-5 years of experience as an Administrator. The course prepares candidates for the Professional Cloud Administrator (PCA) Certification from CCC.

Audience: The Cloud Administrator course will be of interest to:

(Primary Audience)

Network Administrators
Systems Administrators(Database Administrator Secondary Audience)
Service Desk Managers
Senior Operators

Prerequisite

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.

Recommended Course

AZ-500

AZ-301

Full Description

Professional Cloud Administrator

Module 1. Cloud Resource Administration and Provisioning

1.1 Fundamentals of Cloud Administration

Cloud Definition, Influences and Roles
Cloud Computing Operational Characteristics
Cloud Deployment Models
Cloud Service Models

1.2 Cloud Workload Analysis and Capacity Planning

Goals and Benefits of Workload Analysis
Align Workload to Cloud Deployment Model
Cloud Workload Patterns
Risks and Challenges of Capacity Planning
Workload Capacity Planning in the Cloud

1.3 Administering Cloud Technologies

Remote Administration
Network Administration
Computing Hardware
Network Hardware
Storage Hardware

1.4 Cloud Resource Provisioning

Provisioning Environments and Platform Services in Cloud
Provisioning Control of Virtual Capacity
Virtual Computing Resources Management and Issues
Deployment Policies and Automation
Storage and Compute Multi-Tenancy

1.5 Virtual Storage

Management Control
Provisioning Design
Service Management

1.6 Cloud Marketplaces

Marketplace Administration

Module 2. Scalable and Elastic Administration

2.1 Cloud Scalability Administration

2.2 Cloud Elasticity Administration

Module 3. Cloud Interoperability & Portability

3.1 The Need for Interoperability and Portability

Interoperability and Portability Overview
Common Motivations for Interoperability and Portability
Portability and Interoperability Categories
Data Portability
Application Portability
Platform Portability
Application Interoperability
Platform Interoperability
Management Interoperability
Publication Interoperability
Interoperability and Portability Benefits
Interoperability and Portability Risks and Challenges

3.2 Strategic Planning for Interoperability and Portability

Cloud Deployment Models That Drive the Strategy
Cloud Service Models That drive the Strategy
Common Activities in Planning Interoperability and Portability in IaaS
Common Activities in Planning Interoperability and Portability in PaaS
Common Activities in Planning Interoperability and Portability in SaaS
Solving Security Problems

Module 4. Strategic Policy Design for Cloud Usage and Compliance

4.1 Policy Management and Control

Audit and Compliance Overview and Objectives
Identity Compliance and Audit Recommendations
Audit Monitor
Audit Management System

4.2 Service Level Management

Overview and Objectives
Monitors and Agents
Reporting and Analysis
Management System
Service Performance Metrics

4.3 Metering and Billing Management

Overview and Objectives
Monitors and Agents
Reporting and Analysis
Cost Management System

4.4 Privacy and Data Management

Overview and Objectives
Licensing and Privacy
Monitors and Agents
Reporting and Analysis
Management System

Module 5. Business Continuity Strategies and Disaster Recovery for Cloud

5.1 Business Continuity

Guidelines
Business Continuity Overview
Business Continuity in Cloud
Service Level Agreement Metrics
Testing Programs

5.2 Disaster Recovery

Disaster Recovery Overview
Administrator Recommendations
Disaster Recovery in Cloud
Disaster Recovery Fit for Purpose
Workload Considerations
Tools
Testing Programs
Failover
Backup Sites
Data Backup and Data Restoration
Backup Implementation
Benefit of Cloud Computing for Disaster Recovery
Backup in the Cloud
Hot Backup Site
Warm Backup Site
Cloud Backup Site
Backup Plan
Backup Automation
Full System Backup and Differential Backup
Incremental Backup
Difference Between Backup Types
Creating Backup
Backup Storage

Module 6. Cloud Security Fundamentals

6.1 Fundamental Security Threats

Basic Terms and Concepts
Threat Agents
Cloud Security Threats
Security Threat Agents

6.2 Cloud Security Administration

Security Concepts
Cloud Security Risks
Encryption and Digital Signatures
Cryptography in Cloud Deployments
Encryption in Cloud Databases
Key Management
Key Management Best Practices
Identity and Access Management
Identity, Entitlement, and Access Management Implementation
Level of Trust with Identity and Attributes
Policy Management
Architecture for Interfacing to Access Policy Providers
Trust Zones
Infrastructure Hardening
Intrusion Detection/Prevention
Infrastructure Security

6.3 Security Standards

Key IT Security Standards
Web Security
SOAP Web Services Security
REST Web Services Security

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

7.1 Federated Identity Management

7.2 Systems Management

Service Quality Metrics
Usage Metrics
Monitoring and Optimization

7.3 Service Level Management

Cloud Deployment Model Considerations
Cloud Service Model Considerations

7.4 Broker Platform

Cloud Service Model Considerations
Cloud Broker Metrics for Cloud
Business Case Justification: Cloud Management Considerations
Economic Model: Cloud Management Considerations
Vendor Management: Cloud Management Considerations
Cloud Service Brokerage Platform: Key Platform Highlights
Cloud Broker Metrics for Cloud
Cloud-Services Lifecycle Management
Service Catalog Management
Service User Provisioning
Authentication, Authorization, and Access Control
User and Service Administration
Dashboards, Auditing, and Reporting
Helpdesk Ticketing and Support
Metering, Billing Settlement, and Chargeback

Module 8. Performance Measures, Monitoring and Optimization in Production

8.1 Lifecycle Management

Cloud Lifecycle Management Needs
Cloud Lifecycle Management Tooling Benefits
Cloud Lifecycle Management Roles
Automation in Cloud Computing
Cloud Automated Processes Advantage

8.2 Management and Administration Policies

Reducing the Complexity of Cloud Delivery and Image Management
Service Delivery Management
Virtual Image Provisioning and Management
Application Level and Platform Level Management
Infrastructure Level Management
Virtual Storage Management Challenges in Cloud Computing

8.3 Monitoring and Reporting

Monitoring Definition and Objectives
Monitoring Requirements for Cloud Deployments
Monitoring Benefits in Cloud Computing
Visualize Application Performance in Real-Time
Monitor Business Transaction Service Levels
Monitor Cloud Infrastructure Health
Isolate Latency and Bottlenecks
Analyze Existing Application Dependencies
Monitoring Alerts

8.4 Infrastructure Benchmarking

Benchmarking Cloud Infrastructure Challenges
Best Practices to Cloud Infrastructure Benchmarking: General Approach

8.5 Availability and Performance

High Availability and Seamless Failover
Definition, Scope, and Applicability of Quality of Service
High Performance

8.6 Usage and Accounting

Metering and Chargeback
Managing Chargeback Metrics

Fees & Schedule

Delivery Mode	Course Duration	Fees
Live Virtual Training	3 Days	Ask for Quote
Onsite Classroom Training	3 Days	Ask for Quote
Customized Training	3 Days	Ask for Quote

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FAQ's

The method of instructing and the way to explain is excellent and easy to remember. I think he is very good instructor and he is very flexible to take any questions..

Chevron

Instructor was very knowledgeable and very well spoken. For me, the best part of this training course was having a knowledgeable instructor who could answer any of my questions.

US Army

Thank you so much for your time and especially your expertise with us. We really appreciate this discussion session.We gained a lot of technical knowledge today.

SWHealth

Thanks Abhishek for all your help and guidence on this training. Excellent Work is done. I checked with team and they are extremly pleased.

Swhealth

Mr. Abhishek Kumar displayed thorough knowledge of material. His enthusiasm and energy shined throughout the course.

Instructor was able to help me resolve an issue i was having as a real work problem in sharepoint.

The instructor was good especially because he has hands on experience on SharePoint.

Excellent training with proper support.

Instructor was very knowledgeable. Followed course outline in a clear manner and interjected non-course contained material at points in order to clarify.

Instructor was very knowledgeable about the information which was very helpful when it came to answering questions.

Instructor was excellent. He explained the concepts before showing how to do things which was so helpful. Can't say enough good about him.

Abhishek did a great job. Excellent Instructor for BI.

The classroom environment was fine. I did the class from my home. And, the connection speed was outstanding.Very good instructor.

I have completed the course 20778 Analyzing data with Power BI. The instructor Mr. Abhishek Kumar delivered interactive sessions which were impressively informative. He went through the content in detail which showcased that he has a thorough knowledge of the subject matter.

Learned a lot of things and more than I excepted to learn. Was a very nice experience to learn from Abhishek.

Banque des Mascareignes

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Banque des Mascareignes

The instructor was very welcoming and spent the me so that we could get to know each other. I could tell that the instructor was very knowledgeable on the subject and connuously kept me involved in the conversation.

Abhishek was a great instructor. Very knowledgeable, and very nice.

Mr. Abhishek was friendly and knows his subject. He helped in sharing every documents, we will need for further studies and exam for Power BI.

State Informatics Limited

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He set up a collaborative medium between instructor and students. You can ask questions and he will give you a presenter view where you can share what you have learnt. Instructor Abhishek Kumar is a terrific subject expert. I recommend it to everyone as well. A job well done!