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Cloud+

CompTIA Cloud+ validates your skills in cloud infrastructure, making it the industry standard for professionals working in multi-cloud environments. With this certification, you’ll cover critical areas such as cloud architecture, deployment, operations, security, DevOps fundamentals, and troubleshooting. CompTIA Cloud+ equips you with the hands-on skills you need to excel in cloud operations and advance your career in the growing field of cloud computing.

Skills you'll learn

Analyze cloud models and design solutions to meet business requirements for effective cloud architecture.

Execute workload migrations, implement infrastructure as code (IaC), and provision cloud resources to support deployment.

Manage and optimize cloud environments by scaling, performing backups, and ensuring recovery operations.

Implement security measures, address vulnerabilities, and ensure compliance with standards like PCI DSS and ISO 27001.

Apply DevOps fundamentals, including source control, CI/CD pipelines, automation, system integration, and DevOps tools.

Diagnose and resolve deployment, network, and security issues to troubleshoot cloud environments effectively.

Exam Details

Exam version: V4

Launch date: September 24, 2024

Exam series code: CV0-004

Number of questions: maximum of 90, including multiple-choice and performance-based questions

Length of test: 90 minutes

Passing score: 750 (on a scale of 100-900)

Recommended experience: 2–3 years of hands-on experience as a systems administrator or cloud engineer

Languages: English and Japanese

NICE and DCWF work roles: network operations specialist, systems administrator, enterprise architect, and security architect

Retirement: Usually three years after launch (estimated 2027)

Cloud+ (V4) exam objectives summary

  • Cloud models: analyzing public, private, hybrid, and multi-cloud models to support business needs.
  • Virtualization: understanding virtualization technologies and their role in cloud environments.
  • Cloud networking: deploying solutions like virtual private networks (VPNs) and virtual networks.
  • Containerization: explaining containerization and its role in cloud environments.
  • Orchestration: managing containers using orchestration techniques.
  • Database fundamentals: exploring database concepts and their cloud applications.
  • Resource optimization: optimizing cloud resources for performance and cost efficiency.
  • Billing management: managing billing considerations for cloud usage.

  • System requirements: analyzing requirements for workload migrations.
  • Infrastructure as code (IaC): implementing IaC techniques for automation.
  • Workload migrations: planning and executing migrations to cloud environments.
  • Resource provisioning: provisioning and configuring cloud resources effectively.

  • Lifecycle management: managing the lifecycle of cloud resources, including scaling and updates.
  • Backup and recovery: implementing strategies to ensure data integrity.
  • Observability: monitoring and analyzing cloud environments for performance optimization.
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  • Vulnerability management: identifying and addressing vulnerabilities in cloud environments.
  • Identity and access management (IAM): implementing IAM to control resource access.
  • Container security: safeguarding containerized applications and resources.
  • Compliance standards: ensuring compliance with standards like PCI DSS, SOC 2, and ISO 27001.
  • Security controls: deploying controls to protect cloud environments.
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  • Automation: using tools to streamline cloud operations.
  • Source control: managing code with source control techniques.
  • CI/CD pipelines: building and managing continuous integration/continuous deployment pipelines.
  • System integration: integrating systems for seamless cloud operations.
  • DevOps tools: tools like Kubernetes, Ansible, and Jenkins are used for automation.
  • Event-driven architectures: exploring architectures for cloud applications.
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  • Deployment issues: diagnosing and resolving deployment problems.
  • Network connectivity: troubleshooting connectivity issues in cloud environments.
  • Security incidents: addressing issues like leaked credentials and privilege escalation.
  • Service disruptions: resolving disruptions in services like DNS, DHCP, and NTP.
  • Misconfigurations: identifying and fixing misconfigurations in cloud setups.

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