ITP CCCCTAE - Cloud Technology Associate (Self Study ebook + Esame)

Module 1: Course Introduction

• Understand the overview and objectives of the course.
• Know about the course structure and various items included in the course.
• Understand the requirements of the CCC certification exam for this course.

Module 2: Introduction to Cloud Services Model

• Overcome the challenges and concerns associated with traditional computing by moving to the Cloud environment.
• Describe the evolution of Cloud computing.
• Explain the NIST definition of Cloud computing, including its essential characteristics, service models, and deployment models.
• Define NIST’s Cloud taxonomy and the reference architecture.
• List various benefits and challenges associated with Cloud computing.
• Define common terminologies used in Cloud computing.

Module 3: Introduction to Virtualization: The Backbone Technology of Cloud Computing

• Define virtualization and explain the fundamental concepts.
• Understand the relationship between virtualization and cloud computing.
• Discuss the benefits, challenges, risks, and suitability of virtualization to organizations.
• Explain the need for hypervisors and containers and their different types.
• Describe the role of hypervisors and containers in virtualization.
• Identify the leading manufacturers of hypervisors, containers as well as container orchestration systems.
• Explain the terminologies and different types of virtualization.

Module 4: Cloud Computing – A Key Pillar of Digital Transformation

• Relate cloud computing with emerging and enabling digital transformation technologies, such as:
  • Big Data Analytics
  • DevOps (including serverless computing)
  • Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning (ML), Robotics, Drones, and Cognitive Computing
  • Internet of Things (IoT), Edge and Fog Computing
  • Blockchain
  • Immersive Technologies – Augmented Reality (AR)  / Virtual Reality (VR)
  • 5G
  • Digital Twin
  • Robotic Process Automation (RPA)
  • Quantum Computing
  • Additive Manufacturing (3D Printing)

Module 5: Cloud Security

• Define IT Security, Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC).
• Understand risk terminologies, top cloud risks, and the NIST Cyber Security Framework.
• Identify the impact of cloud essential characteristics, cloud service models, cloud deployment models on business value, and the associated risks.
• Discuss the role of IT compliance and audits.
• Identify important cloud security domains and general cloud security recommendations.

Module 6: Preparing for Cloud Adoption

• Explain typical steps for the successful adoption of cloud computing services.
• Describe appropriate solution architectures for various service and deployment models.
• Understand organizational capabilities relevant to realizing cloud benefits.
• Understand the roles and capabilities of cloud computing providers, vendors, and dependencies on vendors.
• Describe multiple approaches for migrating applications.

Il corso ITP CCCCTAE – Cloud Technology Associate si rivolge a:

• specialisti IT (analisti, sviluppatori, architetti, test, ecc.);
• amministratori IT (sistema, database, ecc.);
• provisioning e manutenzione IT (hardware, rete, storage, ecc.);
• IT manager;
• IT project manager;
• altri (vendite, acquisti, audit, legale, ecc.).

Per partecipare con profitto al corso ITP CCCCTAE – Cloud Technology Associate non sono necessari prerequisiti. E' tuttavia raccomandabile avere familiarità con le tecnologie Internet e una conoscenza di base delle tecnologie di rete e di storage.

Al termine del corso ITP CCCCTAE – Cloud Technology Associate gli allievi saranno in grado di:

• identificare i concetti fondamentali del cloud computing, compresi i benefici aziendali e le terminologie del Cloud;
• conoscere gli aspetti tecnici (di alto livello) della virtualizzazione, compresi il ruolo e i vantaggi degli hypervisor e dei container e i diversi tipi di virtualizzazione;
• riconoscere come le tecnologie emergenti (AI, IoT, 5G, RPA, Digital Twin e altre) migliorano le capacità del cloud computing, come le prestazioni, la sicurezza e l'implementazione più rapida;
• definire la sicurezza, la governance, il rischio e la conformità del cloud computing e identificare i rischi/minacce coinvolti nel cloud computing e le corrispondenti misure di mitigazione e le migliori pratiche;
• elencare le strategie coinvolte nella roadmap per l'adozione del cloud e la loro implementazione e migrazione per diversi servizi cloud e modelli di implementazione.