{"id":38745,"date":"2019-04-30T07:49:50","date_gmt":"2019-04-30T07:49:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/icloud.pe\/blog\/?guid=27c71b7c418439084a6eab3d6212847e"},"modified":"2019-04-30T07:49:50","modified_gmt":"2019-04-30T07:49:50","slug":"comptia-exam-aims-to-boost-cloud-comprehension-in-business","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/icloud.pe\/blog\/comptia-exam-aims-to-boost-cloud-comprehension-in-business\/","title":{"rendered":"CompTIA exam aims to boost cloud comprehension in business"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"field field-name-field-author field-type-node-reference field-label-hidden\"><br \/>\n      <span class=\"field-item even\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cloudpro.co.uk\/authors\/clare-hopping\">Clare Hopping<\/a><\/span><br \/>\n  <\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datetime field-label-hidden\">\n<div class=\"field-items\">\n<div class=\"field-item even\"><span class=\"date-display-single\">30 Apr, 2019<\/span><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"short-teaser\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cloudpro.co.uk\/\" title=\"\" class=\"combined-link\"><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"field field-name-body\">\n<p> CompTIA has unveiled an overhaul of its Cloud Essentials+ beta exam, ensuring those undertaking the qualification have up to date skills to sell the cloud into their businesses.<\/p>\n<p>The exam has between 80% and 90% new content for students to pass, addressing scenarios and skills needed to help businesses make decisions about cloud products and services.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe cloud has sparked an evolution in thinking about the role of technology; from a behind-the-scenes tactical tool to a valuable strategic asset that turns businesses into digital organisations and makes greater innovation possible,\u201d said Dr James Stanger, chief technology evangelist at CompTIA.<\/p>\n<p>The CompTIA Cloud Essentials+ beta exam includes content such as how to conduct a comprehensive cloud assessment, the business, financial and operational implications of moving to the cloud and security, risk management and compliance threats and solutions.<\/p>\n<p>It also includes a section on new technologies business may want to integrate into their cloud strategies such as data analytics, the Internet of Things and blockchain.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo unlock its true value, decision-makers must have a clear understanding about cloud technologies and their potential business impacts,\u201d Stanger continued.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIndividuals who are CompTIA Cloud Essentials+ certified have demonstrated that they have the knowledge and skills to make informed decisions and recommendations on the business case for the cloud.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As a completely vendor-neutral qualification, CompTIA said its certification varies greatly to its competitors.<\/p>\n<p>Candidates wishing to undertake the exam should have between six and 12 months experience working as an analyst in an IT environment, with some cloud exposure. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>      Clare Hopping<\/p>\n<p>        30 Apr, 2019    <\/p>\n<p>       CompTIA has unveiled an overhaul of its Cloud Essentials+ beta exam, ensuring those undertaking the qualification have up to date skills to sell the cloud into their businesses.<br \/>\nThe exam has b&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":400,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-38745","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/icloud.pe\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38745","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/icloud.pe\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/icloud.pe\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/icloud.pe\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/400"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/icloud.pe\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=38745"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/icloud.pe\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38745\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":38746,"href":"https:\/\/icloud.pe\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38745\/revisions\/38746"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/icloud.pe\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=38745"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/icloud.pe\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=38745"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/icloud.pe\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=38745"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}