CompTIA Cloud+ (CV0-004) — Study Guide
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Cloud Architecture and Design
This chapter covers the foundational models and design principles behind cloud solutions. You will learn the service models (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS), the deployment models (public, private, hybrid, community), and how to choose compute, storage, and network building blocks to meet requirements for scalability, availability, and cost.
Provisioning and Deployment
This chapter explains how workloads are provisioned and migrated into the cloud. You will learn to use templates and infrastructure as code, to size resources correctly, to design networks with subnets and CIDR blocks, and to choose the right migration strategy for an existing application.
Operations and Maintenance
This chapter covers keeping cloud workloads healthy over time. You will learn monitoring and alerting, backup and disaster recovery concepts including RTO and RPO, lifecycle and patch management, and automation for scaling and routine tasks.
Cloud Security
This chapter focuses on protecting cloud identities, data, and networks. You will learn identity and access management, encryption at rest and in transit, key management, network controls, and core security principles such as least privilege and defense in depth.
DevOps Fundamentals
This chapter introduces the practices that let teams deliver cloud software quickly and reliably. You will learn CI/CD pipelines, containers and orchestration, version control, and modern deployment strategies that reduce risk.
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