Cloud+

Cloud+

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Cloud+ (V4) exam objectives summary

Cloud architecture (23%)

• Cloud models: analyzing public, private, hybrid, and multi-cloud models to support business needs.
• Virtualization: understanding virtualization technologies and their role in cloud environments.
• Cloud networking: deploying solutions like virtual private networks (VPNs) and virtual networks.
• Containerization: explaining containerization and its role in cloud environments.
• Orchestration: managing containers using orchestration techniques.
• Database fundamentals: exploring database concepts and their cloud applications.
• Resource optimization: optimizing cloud resources for performance and cost efficiency.
• Billing management: managing billing considerations for cloud usage.

Deployment (19%)

•   System requirements: analyzing requirements for workload migrations.
•   Infrastructure as code (IaC): implementing IaC techniques for automation.
•   Workload migrations: planning and executing migrations to cloud environments.
•   Resource provisioning: provisioning and configuring cloud resources effectively.

Operations (17%)

•   Lifecycle management: managing the lifecycle of cloud resources, including scaling and updates.
•   Backup and recovery: implementing strategies to ensure data integrity.
•   Observability: monitoring and analyzing cloud environments for performance optimization.

Security (19%)

•   Vulnerability management: identifying and addressing vulnerabilities in cloud environments.
•   Identity and access management (IAM): implementing IAM to control resource access.
•   Container security: safeguarding containerized applications and resources.
•   Compliance standards: ensuring compliance with standards like PCI DSS, SOC 2, and ISO 27001.
•   Security controls: deploying controls to protect cloud environments.

DevOps fundamentals (10%)

•   Automation: using tools to streamline cloud operations.
•   Source control: managing code with source control techniques.
•   CI/CD pipelines: building and managing continuous integration/continuous deployment pipelines.
•   System integration: integrating systems for seamless cloud operations.
•   DevOps tools: tools like Kubernetes, Ansible, and Jenkins are used for automation.
•   Event-driven architectures: exploring architectures for cloud applications.

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Troubleshooting (12%)

•   Deployment issues: diagnosing and resolving deployment problems.
•   Network connectivity: troubleshooting connectivity issues in cloud environments.
•   Security incidents: addressing issues like leaked credentials and privilege escalation.
•   Service disruptions: resolving disruptions in services like DNS, DHCP, and NTP.
•   Misconfigurations: identifying and fixing misconfigurations in cloud setups.

Exam details

Exam version: V4

• Launch date: September 24, 2024 Exam series code: CV0-004
• Number of questions: maximum of 90, including multiple-choice and performance- based questions
• Length of test: 90 minutes
• Passing score: 750 (on a scale of 100-900)
• Recommended experience: 2–3 years of hands-on experience as a systems administrator or cloud engineer
• Languages: English and Japanese
• NICE and DCWF work roles: network operations specialist, systems administrator, enterprise architect, and security architect
• Retirement: Usually three years after launch (estimated 2027)

Skills learned

• Analyze cloud models and design solutions to meet business requirements for effective cloud architecture.
• Execute workload migrations, implement infrastructure as code (IaC), and provision cloud resources to support deployment.
• Manage and optimize cloud environments by scaling, performing backups, and ensuring recovery operations.
• Implement security measures, address vulnerabilities, and ensure compliance with standards like PCI DSS and ISO 27001.
• Apply DevOps fundamentals, including source control, CI/CD pipelines, automation, system integration, and DevOps tools.
• Diagnose and resolve deployment, network, and security issues to troubleshoot cloud environments effectively.

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