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CompTIA Cloud+ Certification Training

Overview

Earn Your CompTIA Cloud+ Certification!

The rapid growth of cloud computing has created excellent opportunities for those with advanced skills in cloud-related computing. Recognizing this opportunity, CompTIA created the Cloud+ Certification, an exam and certification that validates cloud-specific competencies. This 100% online course will teach you key concepts and skills required to build, maintain and optimize cloud infrastructure services. Key topics include virtualization, infrastructure, security, systems management and business continuity.

+ Features

What you will learn:

  • A solid foundation in key cloud concepts, models, and computing skills
  • How to implement and maintain virtualization, infrastructure, troubleshooting, resource management, security, systems management, and business continuity
  • How to assess and establish network and storage security concepts and best practices in cloud environments
  • How to diagnose and optimize cloud computing performance
  • How to deploy and maintain hardware resources and enable virtual environments
  • How you will benefit
  • Lay a foundation for your career as a cloud computing specialist, cloud support technician, cloud consultant, or cloud support associate
  • Get a strong start on your CompTIA Cloud+ certification path and prepare for the exam
  • Complete the course in a way that's best for you, as it caters to a variety of learning styles by incorporating visual, auditory, and hands-on learning
  • Gain confidence in your new skills through real-life application activities and hands-on labs

+ Requirements

Hardware Requirements:

  • This course can be taken on either a PC or Mac.
  • Mac users are encouraged to have access to a Windows environment on their device.

Software Requirements:

  • PC: Windows 8 or newer.
  • Mac: OS X Snow Leopard 10.6 or later.
  • Browser: The latest version of Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox are preferred. Microsoft Edge and Safari are also compatible.
  • Adobe Acrobat Reader.
  • Software must be installed and fully operational before the course begins.

Other:

  • Email capabilities and access to a personal email account.

Instructional Material Requirements:

  • The instructional materials required for this course are included in enrollment.

+ Prerequisites

There are no prerequisites to take the course. However, CompTIA recommends holding the CompTIA A+ and CompTIA Network+ certifications, or equivalent experience, before taking the Cloud+ certification exam.

+ Designed For

Job Outlook for CompTIA Cloud+ Certification

  • Cloud computing is among the most dynamic career areas in the current economy. Data gathered by TechRepublic.com indicates that job postings for the three major cloud platforms - Amazon AWS, Google Cloud Services and Microsoft Azure - grew by well over 200% between 2015 and 2019. Google Cloud postings grew by over 1300%.
  • For the single year between 2018 and 2019, AWS postings grew by 21.07%, Azure-related opportunities grew 30.59%, and Google Cloud professionals saw an increase of 40.87% in job postings.
  • Experts expect the strong trend to continue as organizations migrate their data to the cloud and discover new opportunities for applications and data services in the cloud environment.
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