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Sudhakar NagasampagiLead Author and Trainer

Agenda

● Cloud - The Lay of the Land

● What is the Cloud Technology Associate?

● Market Opportunities

● Selling Strategies

● Get Started

● Questions & Answers

Cloud: The Lay of the

Land

Cloud Computing: A Necessity in Today’s Era

“How soon should I move

to the cloud?”

“Should I move to the

cloud?”

Organizations are Ready to Adopt the Cloud

KPMG study: “Business executives are

starting to fully appreciate the potential

transformative value that cloud can bring to

the enterprise”

McKinsey & Company’s report: “The total

economic impact of cloud technology is

projected to be $1.7 trillion to $6.2 trillion

annually in 2025.”

Gartner: “The use of cloud computing is

growing, and by 2016 this growth will increase

to become the bulk of new IT spend.”

Why is Cloud Computing a Necessity?

The cloud is now a necessity for many, especially in today’s era, when you want to

take advantage of the multiple benefits that come with it, including:

● almost no investment is required,

● faster provisioning,

● elastic scalability and,

● high availability and reliability are all achieved seamlessly.

It is, therefore, no wonder that cloud adoption is increasing rapidly day by day.

Cloud is Not Without Its Challenges

Security Compliance Privacy

The Skills Gap is Real!

Available skills

Sought-after skills

Cloud Technology

Associate

What is the Cloud

Technology

Associate?

Cloud Technology Associate (CTA)

The Cloud Technology Associate (CTA), a vendor-neutral course and certification,

demonstrates that candidates have the basic skill set and knowledge associated

with cloud and virtualization.

CTA is a 3-day course which gives more insight into the latest trends of

● the business and technical perspectives of the cloud and virtualization,

● an overview of cloud related technologies, applications and cloud adoption,

● cloud security, risk and governance and

● a new approach to cloud service management.

Market Opportunities

Market Size

● The cloud computing services market which was valued at USD 79.60 billion

for the year 2011 is projected to grow steeply at 23.21% and reach a market

size of USD 148.9 billion by end of year 2014. However, with rising

competition and saturation and technology limitations, the market may see a

drop, but still grow at 8.39% and reach USD 205.48 billion by year 2018.

● A recent report from market research firm Markets and Markets reveals that

the cloud market is expected to grow to $121 billion dollars by 2015: a 26%

compound annual growth rate from the $37 billion value in 2010.

● Global Cloud Computing Services Market to Reach US$127 Billion by 2017,

According to New Report by Global Industry Analysts, Inc.

Regional Hot Spots

North America (NA) Europe and Middle

East and Africa

(EMEA)

Latin America (LA)

Asia-Pacific

(APAC)

Selling Strategies

Target Audience

The Cloud Technology Associate (CTA) training is relevant for

● IT specialists, IT managers and IT relationship managers, Process managers

● IT technical services specialists (Infrastructure, security, services, systems, testing, etc.) and IT

support staff

● IT architects (enterprise / system / solution)

● Consultants, business and IT managers, and business process owners

● IT administrators, auditors

● Developers, analysts and risk management employees

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Benefits of Training

The Cloud Technology Associate (CTA) training helps to:

● Understand the key concepts and relevant terminology of cloud computing

● Select the right service and deployment model(s) based on the organization’s

business requirements

● Evaluate vendor proposals and make key decisions in vendor selection

● Communicate better with peers about the cloud benefits and risks

● Operate the cloud effectively and efficiently

● Complete advanced vendor-specific or specialization cloud related courses

What is the Difference Between CTA and

CBA?

Cloud Technology Associate Cloud Business Associate

Applies to an organization’s business scenarios

and the corresponding IT solutions

Applies to an organization’s business scenarios

In addition to business benefits and risks, it also

provides the cloud technology (virtualization)

features, benefits and challenges

Elaborates business benefits and risks to an

organization

Benefits an organization’s stakeholders, business

as well as IT executives and IT professionals

Benefits an organization’s stakeholders, senior

executives and business decision makers

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CTA Course Highlights

CTA incorporates the latest of technological developments in the industry, some,

of which are mentioned hereunder:

● Definitions of cloud computing explained from various sources such as NIST, Gartner and ISO. Also

includes the newly defined ISO Cloud characteristics, service categories, deployment models, roles,

capabilities types and cross cutting aspects.

● Demo / Hands-on lab for Openstack / Amazon Web Services (AWS) with basic creation and

management of virtual machines, static websites and storage / volumes.

● Bring your own device (BYOD) concepts, benefits, challenges and enterprise BYOD strategies

(policies).

CTA Course Details

Accreditor: Cloud Credential Council

Certificate: Professional Cloud Technology

Associate

Duration: 3 days

Delivery Method: Classroom, Virtual Classroom

How You Can Get Started 1/2

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How You Can Get Started 2/2

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