CompTIA Cloud+ Cert Prep 2 (CV0-002): Storage, Compute, Networking, and Security

Prepare to ace the CompTIA Cloud+ (CV0-002) certification exam. Review key concepts covered in two exam domains: the Configuration and Deployment domain and the Security domain.

1. Cloud Storage

• Cloud storage types: NAS, DAS, SAN, object based
• Provisioning storage: Thick, thin, encryption, and tokenization
• Storage requirements: Deduplication, compression, high availability, replication, mirroring, cloning, redundancy, and IOPS
• Storage features
• Access protocols
• Storage management: Management methods, storage tiers, and overcommitting
• Storage security: ACL, obfuscation, zoning, user/host authentication/authorization
• Disaster recovery capabilities
• Disaster recovery considerations
• Business continuity

2. Cloud Compute

• Compute introduction
• Processing capabilities
• Memory requirements
• Performance
• Cost
• Energy savings
• Dedicated vs. shared
• High availability and disaster recovery for compute
• Monitoring
• Forecasting
• Policies

3. Cloud Networking

• Network components: IP addressing and internet access
• Ports and protocols
• Network ports
• Virtual private networks (VPNs)
• IDS and IPS
• Segmentation: DMZ, VXLAN, and microsegmentation
• Network SLAs and change management
• Networking in different models: Public, private, community, and hybrid

4. Cloud Security

• Security policies
• Standards and compliance
• Authentication and authorization
• Multi-authorization lab
• Authorization lab
• Encryption
• Compute security
• User and group management
• Segmentation
• Security tools
• Security services
• Security automation and orchestration
• Models and security