The CloudGURU Certification Program is designed to provide experienced IT professionals with the skills, knowledge and designation to be considered for employment within areas that include Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) and Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS)..

CloudGuru Certificate Program

A CloudGURU is a change agent within institutions and corporations that begin transitions from traditional infrastructure and legacy applications to innovative cloud models, including Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) and Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS).

This advanced training module also involves 32 hours of classroom training, with hands-on computer lab work and a mandatory online examination. Students who pass the examination are awarded the designation of CloudGURU.

Successful candidiates will also be listed in the National Cloud Guru Database, and have their own public page on the NCTA website.

Pre-Requisites:

CloudGURU candidates must have either received the designation of NCTA CloudMASTER or must successful complete the CloudGURU Aptitude Test.

CloudGURU curriculum includes:

• Green field assessment of the enterprise’s current IT landscape.

• Strategy framework for cloud migration.

• Analysis of bottlenecks, pain points, and performance issues.

• Analysis of user needs and geographical distribution.

• Impact on all elements of the firm’s value chain.

• Strategy of migrating applications and data from legacy to the cloud.

• Calculating total cost of migration.

• Cloud service vendor-deliverables managementM.

• Cost optimization strategies

CloudGuru Certificate Program Fees: $1,800.00 USD