Certificate of Achievement in Computing and Information Technology – Networking-Cloud Systems Administration

College of Southern Nevada

This program is designed to provide an opportunity to establish a technical foundation in creating scalable, highly available cloud computing solutions. Students will deploy and maintain multi-cloud services that are responsive to information and computing technology workload needs following best practices in cloud security, cost, and reliability. Graduates are prepared for positions as entry-level Systems Administrator, Cloud Support Specialist, Cloud Technician or Cloud Solutions Architect Associate. In this course of study students are prepared to take industry-recognized certifications from CompTIA, Microsoft Azure and Amazon Web Services.Student Learning OutcomesDescribe cloud services offered by major cloud service providers to include IaaS, PaaS, SaaS, Public, Hybrid and Private Cloud. Implement cloud business solutions by provisioning computing instances, establishing virtual private networks, managing databases, and storage within a secure cloud environment. Analyze performance metrics of cloud architecture to respond dynamically to information and computing technology workloads and optimize service costs.