CompTIA Cloud Essentials+

CompTIA Cloud Essentials+ is for both IT and non-technical professionals who require the essential business acumen needed to make informed cloud service decisions. 

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Certification Information
Category
Network and Cloud Technologies
Level
Additional Professional

Top Cloud Essentials+ Job Roles

Sales and Marketing Staff in cloud product or service management

Business Analysts

Business Process Owners

Managed Service Provider Personnel

New Data Center Staff

Technical Support Staff

 

 

Exam Details

Exam Codes CLO-002 
Launch Date  November 2019
Exam Description CompTIA Cloud Essentials+ validates the candidate has the knowledge and skills required to make clear and conscious decisions about cloud technologies and their business impact by evaluating business use cases, financial impacts, cloud technologies, and deployment models with knowledge of cloud computing.
Number of Questions Maximum of 75 questions 
Type of Questions Multiple choice
Length of Test 60 Minutes
Passing Score 720 (on a scale of 100-900)
Recommended Experience Between six months to a year of work experience as a business analyst in an IT environment with some exposure to cloud technologies
Languages English 
Testing Provider Pearson VUE
  • Testing Centers
  • Online Testing
Retirement Usually three years after the launch 
COMPETENCIES
  • Explain cloud principles, identify cloud networking concepts and storage techniques, and understand cloud design aspects
  • Comprehend the financial aspects of engaging a cloud provider, as well as the business aspects of managing vendor relations in cloud adoption.
  • Explain aspects of operating within the cloud, such as data management, availability, and monitoring
  • Understand how DevOps plays a role in cloud environments, such as with provisioning or API integration
  • Understand risk management concepts related to cloud services and identify the importance and impacts of compliance in the cloud
JOB ROLES
  • Business Development staff that sell cloud services
  • Technical Sales Specialist
  • Business Analysts
  • Business Process Owners
  • Technical Support Staff

Certification Features

Explain cloud principles, identify cloud networking concepts and storage techniques, and understand cloud design aspects.
Explain aspects of operating within the cloud, such as data management or optimization and understand the role of DevOps in cloud environments, like API integration or provisioning.
Identify and employ appropriate cloud assessments like feasibility studies, benchmarking, or gap analysis, highlight key business aspects of cloud vendor relation adoption, and comprehend cloud migration approaches.
Understand risk management and response concepts related to cloud services and identify the importance and impacts of compliance in the cloud, such as regulatory concerns or international standards.