CIT 4030 - Cloud Foundations

Clock Hours: 126

Prerequisites: Successful Completion of IT Network Support Specialist Certificate objectives and competencies

Industry Certifications This class fully maps to the Amazon Web Services Certified Cloud Practitioner (CLF-C01) exam objectives.

Course Description:
This course will introduce students to the Amazon Web Services cloud infrastructure and services. Students will be introduced to understanding AWS Cloud solutions and will be able to explain the value of the AWS cloud; Understand and explain the AWS shared responsibility model; understand cloud security best practices; understand AWS cloud costs, economics, and billing practices; describe and position the core AWS services, including compute, network, databases, and storage; Identify AWS services for common use cases.

Student Learning Outcomes:

Define the AWS Cloud and its value proposition (A)
Identify aspects of AWS Cloud economics (A)
Explain the different cloud architecture design principles (A)
Define the AWS shared responsibility model (B)
Define AWS Cloud security and compliance concepts (B)
Identify AWS access management capabilities (B)
Identify resources for security support (B)
Define methods of deploying and operating in the AWS cloud (C)
Define the AWS global infrastructure (C)
Identify the core AWS services (C)
Identify resources for technology support (C)
Compare and contrast the various pricing models for AWS (On-Demand Instances, Reserved Instances, and Spot Instance) (D)
Recognize the various account structures in relation to AWS billing and pricing (D)
Identify resources available for billing support (D)