Module 1: Understanding the Professional Cloud Architect Certification

Establish basic knowledge about the certification exam and eliminate any confusion or misunderstandings about the process and nature of the exam itself.  Topics covered:

• • Position the Professional Cloud Architect certification among the offerings
• • Distinguish between Associate and Professional
• • Provide guidance between Professional Cloud Architect and Associate Cloud Engineer
• • Describe how the exam is administered and the exam rules
• • Provide general advice about taking the exam

Module 2: Sample Case Studies

In-depth review of the Case Studies provided for exam preparation. Topics covered:

• • JencoMart
• • MountKirk Games
• • Dress4Win
• • TerramEarth

Module 3: Designing and Implementing

Tips and examples covering design and implementation skills that could be tested on the exam. Topics covered:

• • Review the layered model from Design and Process
• • Provide exam tips focused on business and technical design
• • Designing a solution infrastructure that meets business requirements
• • Designing a solution infrastructure that meets technical requirements
• • Design network, storage, and compute resources
• • Creating a migration plan
• • Envisioning future solution improvements
• • Resources for learning more about designing and planning
• • Configuring network topologies
• • Configuring individual storage systems
• • Configuring compute systems
• • Resources for learning more about managing and provisioning
• • Designing for security
• • Designing for legal compliance
• • Resources for learning more about security and compliance

Module 4: Optimizing and Operating

Tips and examples covering business processes, technical, optimization for security, performance, cost, and ongoing operations and reliability. Topics covered:

• • Analyzing and defining technical processes
• • Analyzing and defining business processes
• • Resources for learning more about analyzing and optimizing processes
• • Designing for security
• • Designing for legal compliance
• • Resources for learning more about security and compliance
• • Advising development/operation teams to ensure successful deployment of the solution
• • Resources for learning more about managing implementation
• • Easy buttons
• • Playbooks
• • Developing a resilient culture
• • Resources for learning more about ensuring reliability

Module 5: Next Steps

Highlght learning resources. Topics covered:

• • Present Qwiklabs Challenge Quest for the Professional CA
• • Identify Instructor Led Training courses and what they cover that will be helpful based on skills that might be on the exam
• • Connect candidates to individual Qwiklabs, and to Coursera individual courses and specializations.
• • Review/feedback of course