Describe cloud principles and delivery mechanisms
Describe cloud security requirements and policies
Describe how a cloud service stays up to date and available
Describe the different types of cloud services
- Differentiate between on-premises IT service models; differentiate between subscription or pay-as-you-go versus upfront CapEx/OpEx funding model; use cloud services to expand capacity (elasticity of the cloud), scalability, redundancy, and availability; differentiate between cloud services that are configurable versus on-premises services that are customizable
Describe cloud security requirements and policies
- Describe how cloud services manage privacy, how compliance goals are met, how data is secured at rest or on-the-wire, and how data and operations transparency requirements are met
Describe how a cloud service stays up to date and available
- Describe the service/feature improvement process; monitor service health, service maintenance, and future roadmap publishing; identify guarantees, service level agreements (SLA), and capping of liability of the cloud service provider
Describe the different types of cloud services
- Differentiate between types of cloud services and their characteristics, including infrastructure as a service (IaaS), platform as a service (PaaS), and software as a service (SaaS); integrate the cloud with on-premises services in hybrid scenarios