IT training 4 operating systems technologies comptia a plus 220 902 m4 slides

Basic Cloud Concepts

Tim Warner
@TechTrainerTim



The Pluralsight Learning Path for CompTIA A+
(220-902)
Introduction
Windows OS
Other Operating Systems
Security
Software Troubleshooting
Operational Procedures


Other Operating Systems & Technologies
for CompTIA
A+ (220-902) Table of Contents
OS X Features and Functionality
Basic Linux Commands
Client-Side Virtualization
Basic Cloud Concepts
Network Services
Mobile OS Features
Mobile Device Connectivity
Mobile Device Synchronization


Overview

Understanding “the cloud”
Cloud service models
Cloud deployment types


Meanwhile, in the Real World…
How do I know
exactly where
my cloud data
is stored?

customer

technician


CompTIA A+ 220-902

2.3 Identify basic cloud concepts


Understanding “The
Cloud”


What is “The Cloud,” Anyway?


On-demand, measured service
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Compute (virtual machines)
Database
Web server
Development environment
“as a service” suffix


What is “The Cloud,” Anyway?


Pooled resources



Rapid elasticity



Complexity abstracted from end
users
-

Self-service provisioning


The Cloud Metaphor


Leading Cloud Service Providers

Cloud Service Models


Software as a Service (SaaS)


Audience: End users



Web-delivered applications
-



Google Apps
Office 365

No need for back-end
expertise to manage
software installation and
maintenance


Platform as a Service (PaaS)




Audience: Software
developers
Multi-tier application
development environment
-



Google App Engine
Visual Studio Online/Azure

Back-end VMs are abstracted


Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)




Audience: Systems
administrators
Direct access to VMs and
virtual networks
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AWS
Azure

Cloud Deployment Types


Public Cloud


Internet-based cloud services



AWS, Microsoft Azure, O365,
Dropbox, etc.



Issues:
-

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Compliance
Security/isolation from other
tenants
Data sovereignty


Private Cloud
System
Center/
Azure Stack



Business wants
benefits of cloud
while maintaining
ownership



Expensive! (not for
SMBs)

SCVMM
Hyper-V
Windows Server


Hybrid Cloud


Connect your on-premises
infrastructure to a public
cloud


Community Cloud


Multi-tenant cloud

infrastructure that's
shared by several
companies


Demo:
Show my VMware environment
Connect to my Mac and show VMware
Fusion Unity mode


Back in the Real World…
How do I know
exactly where
sdf
my cloud data
is stored?

customer

technician


Back in the Real World…
You don't. Cloud
providers "hide"
their data centers

customer

technician


Homework


Search around to see who's
offering the most credit
-



AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud

Research how to:
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Deploy a Linux VM
Host a WordPress blog


For Further Learning


Pluralsight: Cloud Computing - The Big Picture (David Chappell)
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

David is one of my favorite Pluralsight trainers (his voice!)

Pluralsight: CompTIA Cloud Essentials (David Davis)
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Excellent broad-spectrum, vendor-neutral cloud computing coverage