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In the newly revised Third Edition of CompTIA Cloud+ Study Guide: Exam CVO-003, expert IT Ben Piper delivers an industry leading resource for anyone preparing for the CompTIA Cloud+ certification and a career in cloud services. The book introduces candidates to the skills and the competencies critical for success in the field and on the exam.
The book breaks down challenging cloud management concepts into intuitive and manageable topics, including cloud architecture and design, cloud security, deployment, operations and support, and cloud troubleshooting. It also offers practical study features, like Exam Essentials and challenging chapter review questions.
Written in a concise and straightforward style that will be immediately familiar to the hundreds of thousands of readers who have successfully use other CompTIA study guides to further their careers in IT, the book offers:
* Efficient and effective training for a powerful certification that opens new and lucrative career opportunities
* Fully updated coverage for the new Cloud+ CV0-003 Exam that includes the latest in cloud architecture and design
* Access to the Sybex online learning center, with chapter review questions, full-length practice exams, hundreds of electronic flashcards, and a glossary of key terms
Perfect for everyone preparing for the CompTIA Cloud+ Exam CV0-003 certification, this book is an ideal resource for current and aspiring cloud services professionals seeking an efficient and up-to-date resource that will dramatically improve their ability to maintain, secure, and optimize cloud environments.
List of contents
Introduction xxiii
Assessment Test lvi
Answers to Assessment Test lxxvii
Chapter 1 Introducing Cloud Computing Configurations and Deployments 1
Introducing Cloud Computing 4
Virtualization 7
Cloud Service Models 10
Cloud Reference Designs and Delivery Models 14
Introducing Cloud Concepts and Components 16
Connecting the Cloud to the Outside World 18
Deciding Whether to Move to the Cloud 18
Selecting Cloud Compute Resources 18
Hypervisor Affinity Rules 19
Validating and Preparing for the Move to the Cloud 19
Choosing Elements and Objects in the Cloud 20
Internet of Things 21
Machine Learning/Artificial Intelligence (AI) 21
Creating and Validating a Cloud Deployment 22
The Cloud Shared Resource Pooling Model 23
Organizational Uses of the Cloud 27
Scaling and Architecting Cloud Systems Based on Requirements 29
Understanding Cloud Performance 29
Delivering High Availability Operations 30
Managing and Connecting to Your Cloud Resources 30
Is My Data Safe? (Replication and Synchronization) 32
Understanding Load Balancers 34
Cloud Testing 35
Verifying System Requirements 36
Correct Scaling for Your Requirements 36
Making Sure the Cloud Is Always Available 37
Remote Management of VMs 39
Monitoring Your Cloud Resources 41
Writing It All Down (Documentation) 41
Creating Baselines 41
Shared Responsibility Model 42
Summary 43
Exam Essentials 43
Written Lab 45
Review Questions 46
Chapter 2 Cloud Deployments 51
Executing a Cloud Deployment 58
Understanding Deployment and Change Management 59
Cloud Deployment Models 65
Network Deployment Considerations 67
Service Level Agreements 77
Matching Data Center Resources to Cloud Resources 78
What Are Available and Proposed Hardware Resources? 78
Templates and Images 81
Physical Resource High Availability 82
Introducing Disaster Recovery 82
Physical Hardware Performance Benchmarks 83
Cost Savings When Using the Cloud 83
Energy Savings in the Cloud 84
Shared vs. Dedicated Hardware Resources in a Cloud Data Center 84
Microservices 84
Configuring and Deploying Storage 86
Identifying Storage Configurations 86
Storage Provisioning 90
Storage Priorities: Understanding Storage Tiers 94
Managing and Protecting Your Stored Data 95
Storage Security Considerations 102
Accessing Your Storage in the Cloud 105
Performing a Server Migration 105
Different Types of Server Migrations 106
Addressing Application Portability 109
Workload Migration Common Procedures 110
Examining Infrastructure Capable of Supporting a Migration 110
Managing User Identities and Roles 111
RBAC: Identifying Users and What Their Roles Are 112
What Happens When You Authenticate? 113
Understanding Federation 113
Single Sign-On Systems 113
Understanding Infrastructure Services 114
Summary 117
Exam Essentials 118
Written Lab 119
Review Questions 120
Chapter 3 Security in the Cloud 125
Cloud Security Compliance and Configurations 128
Establishing Your Company's Security Policies 130
Selecting and Applying the Security Policies
About the author
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Ben Piper, is an IT consultant who has created more than 30 educational courses covering cloud technologies, networking, and automation. Learn more about Ben from his website at www.benpiper.com.
