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CompTIA Cloud+ Guide to Cloud Computing, 2nd Edition

Jill West

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CompTIA Cloud+ Guide to Cloud Computing 2nd Edition by Jill West
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Overview

Offering experience with AWS, Microsoft Azure and GCP, West's COMPTIA CLOUD+ GUIDE TO CLOUD COMPUTING, 2nd Edition, helps students and professionals alike master fundamental, vendor-independent cloud computing concepts. Updated content maps to the objectives of the CompTIA Cloud+ (CVO-003) exam, which has less emphasis on physical host configuration and more emphasis on cloud infrastructure, management and security. Each module in the new edition is packed with enriched features to maximize the learning experience, including self-check questions, group activities and capstone projects enabling students to strengthen their new skills and knowledge through real design and deployment scenarios. Live virtual machine labs, auto-graded quizzes, videos and hands-on projects in the MindTap digital learning platform also provide thorough preparation for the certification exam and career success.

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Jill West

Jill West authors Cengage courses for CompTIA Cloud+, CompTIA Network+, Data Communications, Technology for Success and the popular Shelly Cashman Series. She has taught kindergarten through college and currently teaches computer technology courses at Georgia Northwestern Technical College. Jill specializes in designing innovative, critical-thinking activities and building courses that teach to popular IT certifications. She regularly presents at conferences and webinars on preparing for CompTIA certifications, teaching cloud computing and computer networking and mentoring lifelong student learners in IT. She’s a member of the 2019 inaugural cohort of Faculty Ambassadors for AWS Educate and is currently an AWS Academy Accredited Educator. Jill and her husband, Mike, live in northwest Georgia with two children at home and two off to college.

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  • Engaging, hands-on projects in multiple public cloud platforms give students a big-picture perspective of vendor neutral cloud concepts.
  • Cloud for Life discussions connect students with lifelong learning resources to help keep their knowledge and skills up to date throughout their careers.
  • Scenario-based practice questions in each module are similar to what students may encounter on the CompTIA Cloud+ exam and also provide real-world context for the module content.
  • Exam Tips offer ideas and insights to help students maximize their preparation for -- and success on -- the CompTIA Cloud+ exam.
  • Thoroughly updated, the second edition's content maps to the CompTIA Cloud+ CVO-003 exam objectives for effective exam preparation.
  • Capstone projects concluding each module enable students to use the cloud platform of their choice to put their newly learned skills and knowledge into practice through real-world design and deployment scenarios.
  • Students work with AWS and Azure in the live virtual machine labs in MindTap, giving them hands-on practice troubleshooting, exploring and trying different solutions in a secure, cloud sandbox environment.
  • Certification boxes at the beginning of each main section in the modules list all relevant CompTIA Cloud+ exam objectives, offering students a quick glance at the most important topics to focus on.

Table of Contents

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1. Introduction to Cloud Computing.
2. Virtual Hardware.
3. Migration to the Cloud.
4. Cloud Networking.
5. Cloud Connectivity and Troubleshooting.
6. Securing Cloud Resources.
7. Identity and Access Management.
8. Cloud Storage.
9. Managing Cloud Performance.
10. Cloud Automation.

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Each MindTap product offers the full, mobile-ready textbook combined with superior and proven learning tools at one affordable price. Students who purchase digital access can add a print option at any time when a print option is available for their course.

This Cengage solution can be seamlessly integrated into most Learning Management Systems (Blackboard, Brightspace by D2L, Canvas, Moodle, and more) but does require a different ISBN for access codes. Please work with your Cengage Learning Consultant to ensure the proper course set up and ordering information. For additional information, please visit the LMS Integration site.

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  • ISBN-10: 0357883489
  • ISBN-13: 9780357883488
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ISBN: 9780357883488
MindTap for West's CompTIA Cloud+ Guide to Cloud Computing, 2nd Edition, is the online learning platform that powers students from memorization to mastery. It gives you complete control of your course -- to provide engaging content, to challenge every individual and to build their confidence. Empower students to accelerate their progress with MindTap. MindTap: Powered by You. MindTap gives you complete ownership of your content and learning experience. Customize the interactive syllabi, emphasize the most important topics and add your own material or notes in the eBook. All MindTap activities and assignments are tied to the CompTIA Cloud+ CVO-003 certification exam objectives. The live virtual machine labs allow students to practice, explore and try different solutions in a safe, sandbox environment using AWS and Azure, two popular cloud platforms and real Cisco hardware and virtualized Windows, Linux and UNIX operating systems. Modules are broken down into multiple modalities such as readings, videos and hands-on projects that walk learners through various popular cloud platforms, including Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud Platform and Microsoft Azure. Cloud for Life assignments inspire students to stay current with new and emerging cloud technologies. Pre- and post-exams offer questions in the style of the CompTIA Cloud+ certification exam and allow you to measure how much students have learned using analytics and reporting that make it easy to see where the class stands in terms of progress, engagement and completion rates. Auto-graded module quizzes also help you gauge students' mastery of the course topics. Use the content and learning path as-is, or pick and choose how the material will wrap around your own content. You control what the students see and when they see it.