1. Introduction to Cloud Computing

• Overview of Cloud
• Benefits of Cloud
• Five Cloud Characteristics (NIST)
• Three Cloud Service Models (NIST)
• Four Cloud Deployment Models (NIST)

2. Cloud Security & Compliance Challenges

• Understanding of security, compliance and risk
• Roles and responsibilities between cloud consumers and cloud providers
• Assessing and understanding cloud provider security
• Overview and usage of the Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) resources, such as the cloud controls matrix (CCM) and the consensus assessment initiative (CAI)
• Understanding of data responsibility and jurisdiction
• The role and structure of service level agreements (SLAs)

3. Cloud Technical and Organisational Challenges

• Overview of cloud application design considerations
• Understand the implications of big data
• Understand the cloud application lifecycle
• Describe the key principles of cloud automation and testing
• Harnessing the power of shadow IT

4. Cloud Computing Deployment Models

• Overview of public, private and hybrid cloud deployment models
• Broad understanding of Microsoft, Amazon and Google cloud services scope