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CompTIA Cloud+ Guide to Cloud Computing, 3rd Edition

Jill West

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Overview

Cloud technologies are built on abstraction, but teaching them doesn’t have to be. "CompTIA Cloud+ Guide to Cloud Computing," 3rd Edition, bridges the gap between theory and practice, helping students grasp real-world skills needed to thrive in virtualized cloud environments. Aligned with the latest CompTIA Cloud+ (CV0-004) certification objectives, the text equips learners to work confidently across AWS, Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud Platform. Chapters are designed with engaging features, self-check questions, collaborative activities and challenge projects that simulate real deployment scenarios. MindTap enhances learning with live virtual machine labs, auto-graded quizzes, instructional videos and hands-on projects. Whether your students are preparing for certification or building a foundation for a cloud career, the text offers clarity, structure and support to help them succeed.

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Jill West

Jill West authors Cengage courses for CompTIA Cloud+, CompTIA Network+, Data Communications, Technology for Success and the popular Shelly Cashman Series. She has taught kindergarten through college and currently teaches computer technology courses at Georgia Northwestern Technical College. Jill specializes in designing innovative, critical-thinking activities and building courses that teach to popular IT certifications. She regularly presents at conferences and webinars on preparing for CompTIA certifications, teaching cloud computing and computer networking and mentoring lifelong student learners in IT. She’s a member of the 2019 inaugural cohort of Faculty Ambassadors for AWS Educate and is currently an AWS Academy Accredited Educator. Jill and her husband, Mike, live in northwest Georgia with two children at home and two off to college.

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  • Every line item in the CompTIA Cloud+ CV0-004 exam objectives is mapped and addressed in this course, providing extensive exam preparation.
  • Students work with AWS, Azure and Google Cloud in live virtual machine labs and simulations in MindTap, giving them hands-on practice troubleshooting, exploring and trying different solutions in a secure, cloud sandbox environment.
  • You’re the Expert video recording scenarios let students showcase their cloud knowledge in realistic business contexts -- AI feedback helps sharpen communication and impact.
  • Embedded Applying Concepts activities offer just-in-time, hands-on engagement, giving students immediate opportunities to explore and reinforce key ideas as they learn.
  • Critical thinking questions embedded in each end-of-chapter project push students to reflect on their actions, deepening understanding beyond rote, click-by-click execution.
  • Updated author-created videos bring AWS and Azure projects to life with a dynamic, friendly show-and-tell style -- far more engaging than the typical static talking heads.
  • Scenario-based practice questions immerse students in real-world cloud challenges while building confidence for the scenario-based questions on the CompTIA Cloud+ exam.
  • End-of-chapter challenge projects empower students to independently design and deploy real-world cloud solutions using the platform of their choice.

Table of Contents

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1. Introduction to Cloud Computing.
2. Cloud Compute.
3. Cloud System Design.
4. Cloud Networking.
5. Cloud Connectivity.
6. Securing Cloud Resources.
7. Identity and Access Management.
8. Cloud Storage and Databases.
9. Observability and Monitoring.
10. Cloud Automation.

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This Cengage solution can be seamlessly integrated into most Learning Management Systems (Blackboard, Brightspace by D2L, Canvas, Moodle, and more) but does require a different ISBN for access codes. Please work with your Cengage Learning Consultant to ensure the proper course set up and ordering information. For additional information, please visit the LMS Integration site.

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International MindTap Instant Access for West's CompTIA Cloud+ Guide to Cloud Computing, is the digital learning solution that powers students from memorization to mastery. It gives you complete control of your course--to provide engaging content, to challenge every individual, and to build their confidence. Empower students to accelerate their progress with MindTap. MindTap: Powered by You. MindTap gives you complete ownership of your content and learning experience. Customize the interactive syllabi, emphasize the most important topics, and add your own material or notes in the eBook. All online text media materials accessible through this access code are available in EMEA, Latin America, Asia, and India only.