CompTIA Cloud Essentials+ Certification Study Guide, Second Edition (Exam CLO-002)

by Daniel Lachance

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The best IT certification exam study system available

Filled with hands-on exercises and practice exam questions, CompTIA Cloud Essentials+™ Certification Study Guide, Second Edition (Exam CLO-002) covers what you need to know—and shows you how to prepare—for this challenging exam.

• 100% complete coverage of all official objectives for exam CLO-002
• Exam Readiness checklist—you’re ready for the exam when all objectives on the list are checked off
• Exam Watch notes call attention to information about, and potential pitfalls in, the exam
• Two-Minute Drills for quick review at the end of every chapter
• Simulated exam questions match the format, tone, topics, and difficulty of the real exam

Covers all the exam topics, including: The Principles of Cloud Computing • The Business Side of Cloud Computing • Cloud Planning • Compliance and the Cloud • Cloud Storage Infrastructure • Cloud Network Infrastructure • Cloud Computing Infrastructure • Applications and Big Data in the Cloud • Cloud DevOps • Security and the Cloud • Managing Cloud Risk

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• Test engine that provides full-length practice exams and customized quizzes by chapter or by exam domain
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Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781260461794
Publisher:	McGraw Hill LLC
Publication date:	02/28/2020
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	304
File size:	11 MB
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About the Author

Daniel Lachance, CompTIA Cloud+, CompTIA Server+, CompTIA A+, CompTIA Network+, CompTIA Security+, MCT, MCSA, MCITP, MCTS, is the owner of Lachance IT Consulting, Inc. He is the author of several books, including CompTIA Cloud+ Certification Practice Exams, CompTIA Server+ Certification All-in-One Exam Guide (Exam SK0-004), and CompTIA Security+ Certification Practice Exams, Second Edition (Exam SY0-401).

Table of Contents

Preface xvii

Acknowledgments xxi

Introduction xxiii

Part I Cloud Computing Introduction

1 The Principles of Cloud Computing 3

Identifying Cloud Computing Characteristics 4

Elasticity and Scalability 4

Self-service 6

Broad Network Access 6

Pay-as-You-Go 8

Availability 8

Identifying Cloud Service Models 9

Software as a Service (SaaS) 10

Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) 10

Platform as a Service (PaaS) 11

Other Cloud Service Models 11

Identifying Cloud Deployment Models 12

Understanding Cloud Shared Responsibility 12

Shared Responsibility Examples 13

Exercise 1-1 Sign Up for a Free Microsoft Azure Cloud Subscription 13

Certification Summary 17

Two-Minute Drill 18

Q&A Self Test 19

Self Test Answers 22

2 The Business Side of Cloud Computing 25

The Business Case for Cloud Computing 26

Ongoing Operating Expenses (OPEX) 26

Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) and the Cloud 27

Service Level Agreements 28

Chargeback 30

Managing Cloud Costs 30

Reserved and Spot Instances 31

Cloud Subscription Types 32

Licensing 32

Exercise 2-1 Microsoft Azure Pricing Calculator 33

Exercise 2-2 Microsoft Azure Budgets and Alerts 33

Certification Summary 34

Two-Minute Drill 35

Q&A Self Test 36

Self Test Answers 39

Part II Cloud Design Requirements

3 Cloud Planning 45

Cloud Feasibility 46

Feasibility Study 47

Cloud Pilot Program 47

Solving Business Problems with the Cloud 48

Map Computing Requirements to Cloud Services 48

Data Sovereignty and Privacy 48

Cloud Migration Strategies 52

Lift and Shift 53

Rip and Replace 55

Exercise 3-1 Run an On-Premises Cloud Migration Assessment for Microsoft SQL Server 55

Certification Summary 57

Two-Minute Drill 58

Q&A Self Test 59

Self Test Answers 62

4 Compliance and the Cloud 65

Laws, Regulations, and Security Standards 66

Legal and Regulatory Compliance 66

Cloud Service Provider Compliance 68

NIST SP 800-53 68

ISO/IEC 27017:2015 68

FedRAMP 69

Sarbanes-Oxley Act 71

Business Requirements and Cloud Solutions 71

Data Artifacts 71

Cloud Service Provider Security Control Implementation 73

Exercise 4-1 Review Amazon Web Services

Regulatory Compliance 75

Certification Summary 76

Two-Minute Drill 76

Q&A Self Test 77

Self Test Answers 80

Part III Cloud Infrastructure

5 Cloud Storage Infrastructure 85

Storage Media 86

Drive Types 86

IOPS 87

Cloud Storage Configuration 88

File and Object Storage 88

Hot and Cold Storage 89

Replication and Encryption 90

Databases in the Cloud 91

Database Types 92

Content Delivery Networks 93

Exercise 5-1 Create a Microsoft Azure Storage Account 94

Exercise 5-2 Upload Content to a Microsoft Azure Storage Account 95

Certification Summary 97

Two-Minute Drill 98

Q&A Self Test 99

Self Test Answers 102

6 Cloud Network Infrastructure 105

Cloud Network Components 106

Connecting to Cloud Environments 106

Site-to-Site VPNs 108

Client-to-Site VPNs 109

Cloud Virtual Networks 110

Network Protocols 112

Cloud Load Balancing 113

Exercise 6-1 Create a Microsoft Azure Virtual Network 114

Exercise 6-2 Configure a Microsoft Azure ExpressRoute Circuit 115

Certification Summary 117

Two-Minute Drill 117

Q&A Self Test 119

Self Test Answers 122

7 Cloud Compute Infrastructure 125

Virtualization in the Cloud 126

Virtual Machine Sizing 126

Cloud Virtual Machine Components 128

Operating System Selection 128

Virtual Network Interface Cards 131

Routing Table Entries 133

High-Performance Computing 133

Exercise 7-1 Deploy a Windows-Based Virtual Machine in the Cloud 135

Exercise 7-2 Remotely Manage a Cloud Windows Virtual Machine 135

Certification Summary 137

Two-Minute Drill 137

Q&A Self Test 139

Self Test Answers 142

8 Applications and Big Data in the Cloud 145

Service-Oriented Architecture 146

Microservices 146

Content Management Systems 148

Blockchain 149

Crypto currency Miners 151

Cryptocurrency Implementations 151

Application Containers 153

Container Images 153

Containers 154

Big Data Analytics 154

Internet of Things 156

Machine Learning 156

Exercise 8-1 Create a Microsoft Azure Queue 157

Exercise 8-2 Create a Microsoft Azure Container Registry 159

Certification Summary 160

Two-Minute Drill 161

Q&A Self Test 163

Self Test Answers 166

9 Cloud DevOps 169

Software Development in the Cloud 170

Application Programming Interfaces 170

Data Exchange Formats 172

Software Testing 173

Sandboxing 173

Testing Types 175

Continuous Integration and Delivery 175

Code Repositories 176

How CI/CD Works 176

Cloud Resource Deployment 177

Cloud Automation 177

Cloud Orchestration 178

Exercise 9-1 Deploy Cloud Virtual Machines Using Templates 178

Certification Summary 179

Two-Minute Drill 180

Q&A Self Test 182

Self Test Answers 185

Part IV Securing the Cloud

10 Security and the Cloud 191

Confidentiality 192

Encryption 192

Transport Layer Security 195

Data Integrity and Message Authentication 196

Hashing 197

Digital Signatures 197

Availability 197

Identity and Access Management 198

Identity Providers 199

Single Sign-On 199

Multifactor Authentication 200

Exercise 10-1 Check Virtual Machine Disk Encryption Compliance 201

Exercise 10-2 Create a Microsoft Azure Active Directory Tenant 204

Certification Summary 206

Two-Minute Drill 206

Q&A Self Test 208

Self Test Answers 211

11 Managing Cloud Risk 215

Risk Management 216

Risk Assessments 216

Risk Treatments 217

Assets and Threats 218

Asset Inventory 218

Threat Prioritization 219

Threat Mitigation 220

Security Policies 220

Control Objectives and Security Controls 220

Disaster Recovery 221

Continuous Monitoring 222

Security Testing and Auditing 224

Vulnerability Scanning 224

Penetration Testing 225

Exercise 11-1 Secure Data at Rest 226

Certification Summary 228

Two-Minute Drill 229

Q&A Self Test 231

Self Test Answers 234

Part V Appendix and Glossary

A About the Online Content 239

System Requirements 240

Your Total Seminars Training Hub Account 240

Privacy Notice 240

Single User License Terms and Conditions 240

TotalTester Online 242

Ebook PDF 242

Technical Support 243

Glossary 245

Index 259