ICTCLD401 — Configure cloud services
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What an assessment for ICTCLD401 must cover
60 assessable components: 4 elements (19 performance criteria), 3 performance evidence and 33 knowledge evidence requirements, plus 5 foundation skills. An audit-defensible tool maps every question and task back to these — that mapping is the coverage matrix Auditori generates alongside the assessment.
Elements & performance criteria
1 Select and secure access to cloud environment
- 1.1Discuss and compare different cloud computing solutions, models and services according to business requirements and needs
- 1.2Identify impact of shared security responsibility models
- 1.3Select best cloud computing solution and service according to business requirements and needs
- 1.4Access account on cloud platform according to business requirements and needs
- 1.5Identify user access protocols and policies according to business requirements and needs
- 1.6Configure access functions within cloud environment according to users, groups and required permissions
- 1.7Identify and assign security responsibilities according to security policies, business protocols and work function
- 1.8Define workload according to business requirements and needs
2 Deploy virtual network
- 2.1Create users and groups to create and manage infrastructure according to business requirements and needs
- 2.2Create virtual multi-tier network to support core services and autoscaling
- 2.3Create virtual machine according to business processing and operating system requirements
- 2.4Define, add and expand storage on virtual machine according to business requirements and needs
- 2.5Deploy a managed database within virtual network according to business requirements and needs
- 2.6Test external network access and access between resources within virtual network and fix errors
3 Set up automatic scaling
- 3.1Configure and apply autoscaling to virtual machines to scale according to business defined metrics
- 3.2Test automatic scaling and fix errors as required
4 Finalise virtual network infrastructure
- 4.1Document and communicate work to required personnel
- 4.2Seek and respond to feedback as required
- 4.3Save and store user documentation according to organisational policies and procedures
Performance evidence
- build at least one simple virtual network capable of supporting a workload using cloud services
- configure compute, storage, database and autoscaling resources within virtual network
- conduct simple tests to confirm access to resources
Knowledge evidence
- industry technology standards used in cloud computing solutions and services
- industry standard hardware and software products, their general features, capabilities and application, including storage technology
- principles and functions of cloud computing solutions and technologies, including:
- Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)
- Platforms as a Service (PaaS)
- Software as a Service (SaaS)
- different cost models and cloud economic theories as they apply to different cloud services and non-cloud services, and benefits to each
- functions, features and uses of different virtual machine, networking and scaling options, including:
- virtual machine sizing including CPU, memory, storage and network bandwidth
- load balancing and autoscaling
- performance monitoring and alarms
- storage backups and lifecycle
- virtual networks and traffic routing
- functions, benefits and differences of:
- vertical and horizontal scaling
- virtual and physical machines
- relational, data warehouse and no SQL databases
- self-hosted, managed and cloud-native database solutions
- storage options including:
- block storage
- object storage
- archive storage
- network filesystems
- user, business and vendor responsibilities according to shared security responsibility models
- user access protocols and policies according to organisation hierarchy and job function
- security policies, protocols and mechanisms as they relate to cloud technologies and methodologies including:
- securities as it applies to limiting network traffic within virtual networks
- security responsibilities as it applies to different work functions and user access
- purpose of domain name system (DNS) required to connect remote servers when web browsing
- functions, uses and differences of cloud models, including:
- on-premise and private cloud
- hybrid cloud
- public cloud
Foundation skills
- Reading: Analyses and consolidates information and data from a range of sources against defined criteria and requirements, and checks for accuracy and completeness
- Writing: Records required information and prepares documentation outlining work performed using appropriate language
- Learning: Identifies ideas for other applications and considers them in current contexts
- Planning and organising: Plans and implements routine tasks and workload, making limited decisions on sequencing, timing and collaboration, and seeks assistance in setting priorities
- Self-management skills: Makes low-impact decisions within familiar situations, based on a range of predefined or routine solutions, and evaluates effectiveness of outcome
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Questions about assessing ICTCLD401
What does an assessment tool for ICTCLD401 need to cover?
To satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence, an assessment for ICTCLD401 needs to address all 60 unit components: 4 elements with 19 performance criteria, 3 performance evidence requirements, 33 knowledge evidence requirements, and the foundation skills. A coverage matrix mapping each question and task to these components is what an auditor looks for.
How does Auditori generate an assessment tool for ICTCLD401?
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Related units
- ICTCLD301 — Evaluate characteristics of cloud computing solutions and services
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- ICTCLD503 — Implement web-scale cloud infrastructure
- ICTCLD504 — Improve cloud-based infrastructure
- ICTCLD505 — Implement cloud infrastructure with code
- ICTCLD506 — Implement virtual network in cloud environments
- ICTCLD507 — Build and deploy resources on cloud platforms
- ICTCLD508 — Manage infrastructure in cloud environments
- ICTCLD509 — Manage cloud identity and access
- ICTCLD510 — Manage cloud threat detection systems
- ICTCLD511 — Protect cloud infrastructure and data
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