Introduction to
Cloud Technologies
The Pathway into Virtualisation
- Contact UsView Certifications
- The cornerstone for CompTIA, Microsoft and VMWare certifications.
Would you like us to send you information on this certification and be informed of any future updates and retirements?
Certification summary
With the present availability of high-capacity networks, low-cost computers and storage devices as well as the widespread adoption of hardware virtualisation; cloud computing has led a significant growth within the IT industry as a result. This package includes three certifications that covers the fundamentals of cloud computing and virtualisation. These certifications include courses from industry leading organisations that are recognised globally. These courses include CompTIA Cloud+, VMware Cloud Certified Professional and Microsoft's Installing and Configuring Windows Server 2012.
Exams & Course summary
The Cloud Technologies syllabus is made of the following two exams and courseware:
Exam CV0-001: CompTIA Cloud+
Course VCP-510: VMware Cloud Certified Professional
Exam 70-410: Installing and Configuring Windows Server 2012
A closer look...
The Cloud Technologies training package provides the essentials and understanding of cloud technologies through
a number of three different globally recognised certifications. Firstly, this package includes the CompTIA Cloud+ course,
which includes how to securely implement and maintain cloud technologies.
The second course, VMware Cloud Certified Professional, will provide you with a fundamental understanding of VMware’s Cloud
products, including the business challenges those products are intended to solve as well as establishing and maintaining service
levels, basic troubleshooting and monitoring protocols. Finally, the last course is Microsoft's Installing
and Configuring Windows Server 2012 which measures the skills and knowledge necessary to implement a core Windows Server 2012
infrastructure in an existing enterprise environment.
Career & Job Opportunities
Jobs in the cloud computing industry offers many different careers and opportunities. By having these certifications, you will be recognised with a qualification that is identified globally and can offer careers such as a cloud engineer, project manager, data centre manager or as a business analyst; the list goes on.
As of 2015, the average salary of a Cloud Computing Specialist is £45,000pa with more than 90% being offered a salary of more than £50,000pa.
Start the Cloud Technologies course with a trial
We are offering a trial of this course for free with no purchase necessary, just sign up below to instantly receive your login details.
We will work with you to ensure that you can find work in IT after completing your Cloud Technology course
Working with JobcentrePlus and our Recruitment Partners across the UK, we will work with you to ensure that you can find work in IT (an not in any job) through job interviews and applications. We aim to get you in an IT job role on completion of your Cloud Technology course. If you have no qualification or background in IT, we will provide you with the necessary training for the experience required. For existing Cloud Computing professionals, we can upgrade your qualifications and improve your career prospects. Do not allow your lack of experience or self-confidence deny you from a career in I.T - it is a lot easier (and enjoyable too) than most people think, once you learn the basics.
- ↘ Take on a new adventure with the Cloud Technology interactive video demos
- ↘ Contact us about our Cloud Technology student placement service
Promotions. Gain access to the Cloud Technology course library for 10 days.
If your aim is employment/career advancements through IT training, see how you can achieve this together with your tutor.
90.0%
The two exams and courseware
The Cloud Technologies package includes two exams and one courseware element. Below is a breakdown for this certification and how they are made up.
CompTIA Cloud+
CV0-001
This exam measures your ability to accomplish the technical tasks listed:
- Models and Terminology
- Disk Storage Systems
- Storage Networking
- Network Infrastructure
- Virtualisation Components...
CompTIA Cloud+
CV0-001
This exam measures your ability to accomplish the technical tasks listed:
- Concepts - Models and Terminology Overview
- Cloud Service Models
- Derivative Models
- Service Model Responsibilities
- Models and Their Consumers
- Delivery Models
- On and Off Premises Hosting
- Orchestration Platform
- Cloud Terms and Characteristics
- Cloud Bursting
- Storage Concepts
- Disk Storage Systems Overview
- Disk Storage Systems Overview
- Disk Types and Rotational Media
- Drive Access Speed
- Solid State Drives and Other Storage Options
- Tiering
- Raid Types
- Raid Comparison
- Storage Access File Systems
- Storage Networking Overview
- Storage Technologies
- Access Protocols and Applications
- Fibre Channel Protocol (FCP)
- Ethernet Protocol
- IP and ISCSI
- Storage Provisioning
- Network Shares
- Zoning
- LUN Masking
- Multipathing
- Network Infrastructure Overview
- Network Types
- Network Topologies
- Network Bandwidth and Latency
- Routing and Switching
- Private IP Addressing
- NAT and PAT
- Subnetting and Supernetting
- Routing Tables
- VLANs
- Network Protocols and Ports
- Domain Name Service (DNS)
- Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)
- Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP)
- Port Numbers to Know
- Virtualisation Components Overview
- Hypervisors
- Virtualisation Product Types
- Virtualisation Host
- CPUs and Cores and Memory Allocation
- Network Interface Cards
- Host Maximums
- Virtual Machine Components
- Virtual Switches and Routers
- Managing Memory
- Virtual Machine Limits
- Virtualised Storage
- Guest Tools
- Virtualisation and the Cloud Overview
- Virtualisation Benefits
- VM Templates
- Physical to Virtual Migration
- V2V and V2P Migration
- VM Cloning
- Storage Migration
- Migration Considerations
- Network Management Overview
- SNMP Management Protocol
- Syslog Management Protocol
- WMI Management Protocol
- WBEM Management Protocol
- IPMI Management Protocol
- Metrics
- Remote Access Tools
- Performance Tuning Overview
- Host Resource Allocation and Usage
- VM Resource Usage Control
- Physical Resource Redirection
- Pools and Dynamic Allocation
- Memory Performance Optimization
- CPU Performance Optimization
- Disk Performance Optimization
- Disk Terminology
- Disk Issues and Mitigation
- Memory Issues and Mitigations
- Network Issues and Mitigations
- CPU Issues and Mitigations
- Disk and Network Performance Concepts
- Managing Virtual Machine Resources
- System Management Overview
- Policies and Procedures
- Change Management Process
- Configuration Management
- Configuration Management Benefits
- Configuration Items Procedure
- Capacity Management
- Life Cycle Management
- Life Cycle Management Best Practices
- Testing and Troubleshooting Overview
- Configuration Testing Techniques
- Security Testing Techniques
- Roles and Responsibilities
- Testing and Troubleshooting Tools-ping
- Testing and Troubleshooting Tools-tracert
- Testing and Troubleshooting Tools-ipconfig
- Testing and Troubleshooting Tools-ifconfig
- Testing and Troubleshooting Tools-nslookup
- Testing and Troubleshooting Tools-netstat
- Testing and Troubleshooting Tools-arp-a
- Telnet
- Documentation
- Security In the Cloud Overview
- Network Security Best Practices
- Network Attacks
- Securing Storage
- Rapid Deployment Dangers
- Data Security
- Digital Signatures
- Ciphers
- Encryption Protocols
- Access Control Model
- Multifactor Authentication
- Single Sign On and Federation Based Single Sign On
- Command Line Troubleshooting Tools
- Business In the Cloud Overview
- Disaster Recovery Methods and Terms
- Multisite Configurations
- Backup and Recovery Full Backup
- Backup and Recovery Differential Backup
- Replication
- Snapshots
- Providing High Availability
- Backup Data Using Snapshots Demonstration
- Course Closing
Try this course online, login via providing some basic student details below
VMware Cloud Certified Professional
VCP-510
This course measures your ability to accomplish the technical tasks listed:
- What's New in vSphere 5
- vCenter Server and VMware ESXi
- Securing vCenter Server and ESXi
- vSphere Networking
- vSphere Storage...
VMware Cloud Certified Professional
VCP-510
This course measures your ability to accomplish the technical tasks listed:
There is no exam in this course.
- Module 1: What's New in vSphere 5
- Identify the features that are no longer available with vSphere
- Discuss the new features of vSphere 5
- Module 2: vCenter Server and VMware ESXi
- Install and configure vCenter Server
- Identify available vCenter Server editions
- Install additional vCenter Server components
- Install and configure VMware ESXi
- License an ESXi host
- Plan and Perform Upgrades of vCenter Server and VMware ESXi
- Introduction to vCenter
- Introduction to VMware ESXi
- Upgrading vCenter Server and VMware ESXi
- Module 3: Securing vCenter Server and ESXi
- Identify common vCenter Server privileges and roles
- Describe how permissions are applied and inherited in vCenter Server
- Configure and administer the ESXi firewall
- Configure network security policies
- Identify vSphere architecture and solutions
- Determine the appropriate vSphere edition based on customer requirements
- Securing vCenter Server and ESXi
- Identifying vSphere Architecture and Solutions
- Module 4: vSphere Networking
- Configure vNetwork standard switches
- Configure vNetwork Distributed Switches
- Configure vSS and vDS policies
- Configuring vNetwork Standard Switches
- Configuring vNetwork Distributed Switches
- Configuring vSS and vDS Policies
- Module 5: vSphere Storage
- Configure Shared Storage for vSphere
- Identify storage adapters and device
- Identify storage naming conventions
- Enable and disable software iSCSI initiator
- Compare and contrast array thin provisioning and virtual disk thin provisioning
- Create and configure VMFS and NFS Datastores
- Create, rename, unmount, and delete a VMFS Datastore
- Create an NFS share for use with vSphere
- Identify NFS Datastore properties
- Configuring Shared Storage for vSphere
- Creating and Configuring VMFS and NFS Datastores
- Configuring the vSphere Storage Appliance
- Module 6: Virtual Machine and vApp Deployment
- Create and deploy virtual machines
- Configure and deploy a guest OS into a new virtual machine
- Creating and Deploying Virtual Machines
- Creating and Deploying vApps
- Module 7: Virtual Machine and vApp Administration
- Manage Virtual Machine clones and templates
- Create a template from or clone an existing virtual machine
- Deploy virtual appliances and/or vApps from an OVF template
- Configure virtual machine troubleshooting options
- Identify common practices for securing virtual machines
- Adjust virtual machine resources based on workloads
- Managing Virtual Machine Clones and Templates
- Administering Virtual Machines and vApps
- Module 8: Establishing Service Levels
- Create and configure VMware Clusters
- Determine appropriate failover methodology and required resources for an HA implementation
- Plan and implement VMware Fault Tolerance
- Create and administer resource pools
- Creating and Configuring VMware Clusters
- Planning and Implementing VMware Fault Tolerance
- Creating and Administering Resource Pools
- Module 9: Maintaining Service Levels
- Migrate virtual machines
- Backup and restore virtual machines
- Patch and update ESXi and virtual machines
- Migrating Virtual Machines
- Backing Up and Restoring Virtual Machines
- Patching and Updating ESXi and Virtual Machines
- Module 10: Basic Troubleshooting
- Perform basic troubleshooting for ESXi hosts
- Troubleshoot common installation issues
- Perform basic vSphere network troubleshooting
- Troubleshoot virtual switch and port group configuration issues
- Perform basic vSphere storage troubleshooting
- Troubleshoot storage contention issues
- Perform basic troubleshooting for HA/DRS clusters and vMotion/Storage vMotion
- Identify HA/DRS and vMotion requirements
- Performing Basic Troubleshooting for ESXi Hosts
- Performing Basic vSphere Network Troubleshooting
- Performing Basic vSphere Storage Troubleshooting
- Performing Basic Troubleshooting for HA/DRS Clusters and vMotion/Storage vMotion
- Module 11: Monitoring vSphere Implementation
- Monitor ESXi, vCenter Server, and virtual machines
- TConfigure SNMP for vCenter Server
- Configure vCenter Server timeout settings and logging options
- Create and administer vCenter Server alarms
- Monitoring ESXi, vCenter Server, and Virtual Machines
- Creating and Administering vCenter Server Alarms
Try this course online, login via providing some basic student details below
Installing and Configuring Windows Server 2012
70-410
This exam measures your ability to accomplish the technical tasks listed:
- Install and configure servers
- Configure server roles and features
- Configure Hyper-V
- Deploy and configure core network services
- Install and administer Active Directory...
Installing and Configuring Windows Server 2012
70-410
This exam measures your ability to accomplish the technical tasks listed:
- Install and configure servers (15–20%)
- Install servers
- Configure servers
- Configure local storage
- Configure server roles and features (15–20%)
- Configure file and share access
- Configure print and document services
- Configure servers for remote management
- Configure Hyper-V (15–20%)
- Create and configure virtual machine settings
- Create and configure virtual machine storage
- Create and configure virtual networks
- Deploy and configure core network services (15–20%)
- Configure IPv4 and IPv6 addressing
- Deploy and configure Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) service
- Deploy and configure DNS service
- Install and administer Active Directory (15–20%)
- Install domain controllers
- Create and manage Active Directory users and computers
- Create and manage Active Directory groups and organisational units (OUs)
- Create and manage Group Policy (15–20%)
- Create Group Policy objects (GPOs)
- Configure security policies
- Configure application restriction policies
- Configure Windows Firewall
Try this course online, login via providing some basic student details below
Buy the Cloud Technologies Skills Pack at £1019 without exams.
Includes all three courses shown above.
Buy Cloud Technologies Learning Package without Exams
Buy the Cloud Technologies Skills Pack at £1179 with exams.
Includes all three courses shown above including the choice of one CompTIA or Microsoft exam to sit.
Buy Cloud Technologies Learning Package with 1 Exam
This course is suitable for...
School leavers
A fun and enjoyable way to build a fresh career
Teachers & IT professionals
A prestigious qualification which will distinguish you from the crowd of 21st century geeks
Anyone else...
Looking to start a healthy, rewarding & lucrative career in I.T
But is this course right for you?
Will it provide you with the skills that you need, or the career you'd like to explore? If you are not 100% sure that it's correct for you then we highly recommend that you experience our trial courses and assessments to get an accurate insight to the Cloud Technologies certifications. You can sign up for this below or use it to ask our lecturers some questions. You can also call us on 0800 622 69 69 and speak to one of our course advisers and they will help you choose the perfect certification tailored to your needs.
More Information
Request more info on the Cloud Technologies Learning Pack
Exam tips and syllabus
Get the Cloud Technologies exam syllabus aswell as helpful tips
What our students say
See what our students have to say about the Cloud Technologies Learning Pack