The Cloud Credential Council is a global member-driven organization, with a mission to accelerate successful cloud adoption by advancing cloud competences across business and technology roles.

1. The Cloud Credential Council
Building Recognized Cloud Competence Standards

2. Contents
1. Introduction
2. Why do we need a cloud credential council?
3. What does the council do?
4. How can you join the council?
5. What certification does the council manage?

3. 1. INTRODUCTION

4. Introducing the Cloud Certification Council
The global industry representation body,
mandated to drive alignment of the cloud
computing domain;
 Not-for-profit
 Vendor-neutral
 Closely aligned with end-user organizations,
vendors, professional associations and
certification bodies.
Aligning all professional training and certification
initiatives related to cloud computing.

5. Objectives
 Building Recognized Cloud Competence Standards
 Acting as a cloud competence platform for vendors
 Assuring quality of training by accreditation

6. The Organization
Defined syllabus and materials
offers easy access to a growing
Training
Organizations market
Customers benefit
from baseline
understanding Hardware / Valuable certificate that is
Software Individuals
Vendors recognized and appreciated
Easier to adopt
products and services Cloud
from solution provider Certification
Program
Develop knowledge Professional Exam Expand portfolio by offering a
Organizations Institutes
in the membership new certification program to
customers

7. Who is involved with the Council?

8. 2. WHY IS THERE A NEED
FOR THE COUNCIL?

9. The Buzz
“Professionals
The cloud market Feel they need
will $120B by 2015 to gain new skills”
The cloud market
will be $56B by 2014
The cloud market
will $150B by 2015

10. Cloud Computing is Booming
Cloud Market Growth
USD
USD 121.1Bn
37,8 Bn
2010 2015
(26% CAGR)
Grail Research, 2011

11. All Corporations are Going into the Cloud?
?

12. Top 10 reasons not to go Cloud
1. Security risks
2. What is the cloud?
3. Legal issues have not yet been tackled
4. No fit with current infrastructure
5. Risk of vendor lock-in
6. Risk of unavailability of data
7. Cloud is just a hype
8. Fear of change
9. Costs higher than yields
10.Cloud is only for major corporations
VMWare, June 2011 survey

13. There is a lack of awareness & competencies
 Basic terminology
 Business-IT alignment
 Basic awareness
 Resistance

14. The Current Market Situation
1. Vendor-Specific Certification
It’s impossible to take a “neutral” position if all training includes a specific technology
solution. A standardized, baseline understanding needs to be developed first, before a
professional specializes in a specific domain
2. Self-Study/Browsing/White Papers
An abundance of reference material is already available, but this is not sufficient, nor
appropriate, as a structured approach to build organizational capability.
3. Unknown and non-certified Cloud training
Training organizations may offer “non-standardized” cloud training, but the one-off
trainings fragment the market and create confusion as there is no defined guideline
around the training. In turn, it will slow down maturity of the cloud domain / adoption

15. What your people need

16. 3. WHAT DOES
THE CLOUD CREDENTIAL COUNCIL DO?

17. The Cloud Credential Council
 Laying down a foundation in Cloud Certification
 Building bridges between vendors and their certifications
 Listening to the needs of the market

18. Goals of the Council
Ensuring that:
 Exam institutes appropriately accredit providers and
administer the exams.
 The training providers are able to provide learners
with a positive learning experience.
 Individuals and organizations benefit from a coherent
and globally recognized certificate.
 The exam syllabi are up to date and aligning with
latest insights and standards.
 Mapping needed cloud competences and developing
new certifications that align to this market need.

19. 4. HOW CAN YOU JOIN THE COUNCIL?

20. Membership – being part of the council
 Membership
Membership Executive Members
General Members are Executive Members are organizations who
organizations that would would like to actively participate in the
like to associate further development of the Cloud
themselves with the Certification Program by active participation
Council without active in working groups of the CCC.
participation.

21. Partnership –
getting involved with training & certification
 Partnership
Certified Learning Certified
Training Partners Content Partners Trainers
Certified Training Partners Certified Training Partners Trainers are professionals
are organizations that are organizations that who deliver these training
commercially offer training commercially offer training programs.
programs to the market. programs to the market.

22. Why Join The Cloud Credential Council?
 The CCC brings together all industry leaders involved with cloud computing
 Create a unified cloud baseline
 Join, organizations such as Cisco, EMC, IBM, HP, Vmware, Virtual Clarity and ING
Group who provided input to the certifications
 Create cloud awareness and take away uncertainty
 Generate more exposure to your solutions
 Ensure cloud competencies are available to support cloud

23. Benefits of joining the Council
 Become associated with a global brand
 Take part, and contribute, through representation, with relevant cross
functional industry stakeholders to govern and extend the program
 Join organizations such as IBM, Siemens, Atos Origin and Global
Knowledge
 Benefit from CCC marketing
 Increased brand awareness, visibility and consideration in a lucrative
virtualization and cloud market
 Sell More Products & Services
 By “educating” the cloud market, organizations and end-users can adopt
the cloud, quicker, and thus purchase cloud products and services sooner.

24. Here’s What You Will Get
Partner logo on website and all external communication √
Use of CCC logo, marketing materials, co-branded collateral √
Listing in CCC member database √
CCC branding campaign √
White paper
Invitation to virtual meetings √
Participation in working groups √
Dedicated page of vendor cloud products on CCC website √

25. Join the Cloud Credential Council
 How to join?
Learning Learning Certified
Content Partners Content Partners Trainers
1 2 3
Review the Web site to Complete Trainers are professionals
familiarize yourself with the application form. who deliver these training
our vision, members, the programs.
Certification Program, and
partnership possibilities.

26. 5. WHAT CERTIFICATIONS DOES THE COUNCIL
MANAGE?

27. What does the Cloud Certification Council Provide?
An international standard for foundation level training
 Foundation level
certification
Cloud  Vendor-neutral Virtualization
Essentials Course
 Globally recognized Essentials Course
+ +
CompTIA Cloud Virtualization
Essentials Exam Essentials Exam
= =
CompTIA Cloud Virtualization Essentials
Essentials Professional Professional Certification
Certification

28. Cloud Foundation Certification
The Business Perspectives
Compliancy Service
& Security Management
Types of Clouds Roadmaps to Implementation

29. A certificate with authority
Cloud Essentials Course
+
CompTIA Cloud Essentials Foundation Exam
=
CompTIA Cloud Essentials Professional Certification

30. CompTIA Cloud Essentials Exam Syllabus
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
Understand the common terms and definitions of cloud CompTIA Cloud Essentials exam:
computing.
• The course includes an Exam Preparation module,
Understand the characteristics of clouds and cloud services preparing participants to complete the CompTIA Cloud
from a business perspective.
Essentials™ Exam on the second day of the course.
Demonstrate how the characteristic of cloud computing lead to • The exam consists of 50 questions, the passing score is
business value. 720 (on a scale of 900), and is web-based in the English
Understand various types of clouds from a technical perspective language.
and provide examples.
Balanced approach to
Explain the steps that lead to a successful adoption of cloud learning the business
computing services.
perspectives, technical
Identify the organizational capabilities that are relevant for organization
realizing cloud benefits.
Understand the impact and changes of cloud computing on IT Principles for
service management. operating and
Explain and identify the issues associated with integrating cloud governing cloud
computing into an organization’s existing compliance risk and computing
regulatory framework.
Understand how to maintain strategic flexibility.

31. Virtualization Essentials Exam Syllabus
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: Virtualization Essentials Exam:
Specify the technical capabilities and operating model for virtual infrastructures. • 40 question multiple choice
•Discuss how business benefits can be described and measured. exam
• 60 minutes closed book exam
•Describe the implications for direct costs and cost allocations.
• Exam available through testing
•Explain relevant barriers to adoption and success with virtualization and appropriate centers and at the end of
mitigation strategies. training courses
•Outline the technical approaches, components, capabilities, and techniques of
virtualization technologies.
•Explain the steps that lead to successful adoption of virtualization technologies.
•Understand the impact and changes of virtualization on IT service management.
•Identify the issues associated with integrating virtualization into an organization’s Balanced approach to
existing compliance risk and regulatory framework. learning the business
perspectives, technical
organization
Principles for operating and
governing virtualization

32. More Information
For more information or to sign up as a
member, please visit us at:
www.cloudcredential.org
For questions related to memberships:
membership@cloudcredential.org
General inquiries:
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