CompTIA Cloud Essentials
Overview
CompTIA Cloud Essentials+ is a foundational certification designed for both IT and non-IT
professionals who need to understand the fundamental aspects of cloud computing. It validates
your ability to evaluate and make informed cloud business decisions based on operational and
financial impacts.
Aligned to exam CLO-002, this course is ideal for business analysts, project managers, procurement specialists, or IT professionals exploring cloud adoption strategies. It bridges the gap between technical teams and decision-makers by building a strong understanding of cloud concepts, governance, and compliance.
Aligned to exam CLO-002, this course is ideal for business analysts, project managers, procurement specialists, or IT professionals exploring cloud adoption strategies. It bridges the gap between technical teams and decision-makers by building a strong understanding of cloud concepts, governance, and compliance.
What You’ll Learn
By the end of this course, participants will be able to:
- Understand core cloud principles and deployment models (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS)
- Evaluate cloud service providers and technologies
- Identify the business value and impact of cloud computing
- Recognize the risks and compliance requirements related to cloud
- Understand financial considerations such as billing, cost management, and ROI
- Facilitate cloud migration planning and implementation support
- Communicate cloud benefits to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
Prerequisites
- No technical background required
- Ideal for business professionals involved in cloud-related decisions
- Helpful (but not mandatory) to have basic IT awareness or CompTIA ITF+ knowledge
Course Content Outline
1. Cloud Concepts
- Cloud computing definitions and key characteristics
- Cloud delivery models: IaaS, PaaS, SaaS
- Deployment models: Public, Private, Hybrid, Community
- Key technologies enabling cloud: virtualization, containers, automation
2. Business Principles of Cloud Environments
- Benefits and business use cases for cloud
- Financial aspects: CapEx vs OpEx, subscription models
- SLAs, vendor lock-in, and cost control
- Business continuity and disaster recovery in cloud
3. Management and Technical Operations
- Cloud governance, risk management, and compliance (GDPR, HIPAA, etc.)
- Managing cloud operations: provisioning, orchestration, performance metrics
- Integration with existing infrastructure
- Data management, high availability, and elasticity
4. Governance, Risk, Compliance, and Security for Cloud
- Shared responsibility model
- Security controls: identity, access management, and encryption
- Legal and regulatory frameworks
- Incident response and logging in cloud environments