1. Get your people ready
for cloud computing
Essential Cloud Training & Certification for IT Professionals

2. Going into the cloud?
Cloud
Cloud computing is changing the way we work and the way we
Computing
engage with our customer. Virtually every organization is now
exploring their potential for cloud computing, searching for a
higher agility, scalability and even new business opportunities.
IT Providers
Still, many organizations struggle to correctly adopt cloud
computing to their advantage, not anticipating the impact
it has on the complete organization. With the help of cloud Skills
computing working becomes more socially interactive and
unconstrained to location and time. Fear and uncertainty, as a
result of a lack of a basic understanding of cloud computing
often provokes internal resistance to change.
People
To help corporations overcome these challenges ITpreneurs,
together with a review board of industry-leading organizations
(such as ING Group, Cisco, EMC HP, and IBM Virtual Clarity) have
Organization
developed the Cloud Certification Program for IT professionals.
Vendor-neutral training solutions by ITpreneurs
For IT professionals who want to better understand virtuali- ITpreneurs offers vendor-neutral training possibilities
zation and cloud computing concepts, ITpreneurs offers seven for the core concepts behind virtualization and cloud
new courses, across three delivery methods, supported by computing. In addition, after successful completion of the
two certification exams. The courses prepare a professional to optional certification exam, participants will be certified as
leverage the new possibilities provided by virtualization and a Virtualization EssentialsTM Professional or CompTIA Cloud
cloud computing. EssentialsTM Professional.
ITpreneurs is a Platinum member of the CompTIA Authorized Partner Program and components of the Cloud Certification
Program have been designated as CompTIA Approved Quality Content.
Trained & certified people are key
Successfully adopting the cloud starts with foundation-level knowledge of the possibilities, potential benefits, and
understanding of basic roadmaps to implementation.
Cloud Competence-related challenges
Staff do not have adequate cloud competencies: Insufficient fundamental cloud training:
• Ambiguity in professionals on how to start with • Organizations are not recognizing the importance of
cloud computing vendor-neutral, fundamental level training for all key
• Incapability to control the impact of cloud IT employees
computing on the organization
• Resistance to change The cloud moves faster than organizations can adopt:
• There is no standard set of rules/terminology/
language yet in the market place

3. The ITpreneurs’ Approach
Our professional certification program aims at facilitating a higher
cloud implementation success rate. It has been developed based on
three main principles:
Vendor-neutral
Before going into the cloud, it’s important to have a principle
level understanding of the key cloud concept and terminology,
not biased to any vendor specific solution. This essential
understanding can be seen as a stepping-stone to vendor
specific solution based training, being often much more
technical.
Our program helps to make the right choices when
selecting a cloud vendor.
Empowering your people Beyond IT
Creating awareness of the benefits of cloud computing will A mutual understanding of the business needs and cloud
build the roots for acceptance of its adoption. This will speed solutions is vital for any successful cloud implementation.
up cloud implementation projects. Getting your people up to Make sure the IT department aligns with the rest of the
speed with basic cloud skills is key for a safe and well-managed organization to get agreement and commitment on the
implementation of any cloud project. They will better understand common goal, business expectations, and implementation
the impact on business processes, governance, and security. roadmap.
Our program empowers your people to successfully Our program focuses on the end goal: Real business
implement cloud computing. benefits.
Benefits of adopting this program
• Higher success rate of implementing cloud computing
• Prepare your workforce for tomorrow’s workplace
• Internationally certified vendor-neutral material that is taught by certified trainers.
• Recognized quality training materials developed with the most leading experts
and vendors
• Save money with a corporate plan for training
• Overcome resistance to change, by building basic cloud awareness
• Become a smart purchaser of cloud vendor products

4. Cloud Certification Program
Business Simulation
Cloud Essentials Virtualization Essentials
Cloud Essentials
The Cloud Essentials course
and exam are intended for all Awareness
Virtualization Essentials
operational and tactical level
IT professionals who will see The Virtualization Essentials
their process area affected by course and exam are intended
the implementation of cloud for technical IT specialists who
computing, such as IT support work with, or are going to
staff, developers, architects, work with, products from large
consultants, process managers, virtualization vendors VMware®,
Business Simulation
and IT managers. Cisco, Citrix, IBM, Red Hat, and
The cloud simulation is a Microsoft.
Learning objectives: perfect add-on to foundation
• Business benefits and training, aimed at delivering Virtualization and Cloud Learning objectives:
business considerations of practical experience. Awareness • Various approaches to
cloud computing Cloud Challenge gives context The awareness e-learning server virtualization
• Consequences of cloud to theory and delivers a fun, is an essential introduction • Consequences of
implementation for ITSM highly interactive experience for IT and business execu- virtualization for ITSM-
• Steps to successfully to anchor the players’ knowl- tives who need to get quick Steps to successfully
adopting cloud computing edge of cloud computing and insight into virtualization and Implementing virtualization
• Compliance, risk, and virtualization. It’s the first and cloud computing, their core • Compliance, risk, and
regulatory consequences of only cloud simulation engine benefits, and their impact on regulatory consequences of
cloud computing in the world. the organization. virtualization
Delivery methods
With years of experience in the development of material and training for IT best practices, ITpreneurs offers a portfolio that ensures
the successful deployment of virtualization and cloud computing training and guarantees that individuals get the most of their
learning experience.
Classroom Virtual Classroom E-Learning
Essentials Virtualization and Cloud Awareness
Executive Workshop
Virtualization Essentials
Cloud Essentials
Business Simulation
Certifications Virtualization Essentials Exam Web-Based Web-Based Web-based
CompTIA Cloud Essentials Exam Web-Based Web-Based Web-based

5. Case-study: ING
How a structured cloud education program helped
transforming ING into a more agile IT organization.
ING Bank, the global financial For many organizations, the appetite ING ensured that people acquired the
organization offering banking, for the cloud is larger than the competencies required to support the
insurance, and asset management organizational readiness for it. What organization. The journey included
services, adopted a cloud strategy sets ING apart is that it understood making changes to the way people
that resulted in substantial savings in that to adopt the cloud, the work, the types of skills needed in the
cost while also providing for greater organization had to change and it organization, and the relationship of
control of the IT infrastructure, newer was able to do so by creating a major the organization and its users with its
technology, improved stability, and a awareness and education campaign IT providers.
more agile organization. around its cloud initiative.
A blended learning approach
The campaign was initiated with a video message by the CTO. While the internal marketing campaign was underway, the
workforce started with taking the appropriate training, which ITpreneurs provided. A large part of the workforce took part
in the Awareness course while a more select group participated in the Foundation courses and took the appropriate exams.
The business simulation was used to allow participants who have taken the courses to anchor the knowledge learned.
How ING Adopted Cloud Training & Certification
ING’s success in preparing the organization for cloud lies in the fact that ING did not treat the journey towards into the cloud
as an IT-only issue, but rather involved the entire organization. For that purpose ING initiated a large-scale awareness and
education campaign around their cloud initiative. The graph below shows ING’s awareness and education program life
cycle, visually, over time.
Project Lifecycle
Marketing/Awareness
Campaign
Video Publication
Awareness
# of Employees Involved
Message
CIO /CTO Training
Virtualization Cloud Business
Essentials Essentials Simulation
EXAM
EXAM
Manager’s Workshop
October 2011 February 2011

6. Gain practical experience in our virtual cloud simulation
Cloud Challenge is an exciting online simulation The cloud simulation is a perfect add-on to training,
to enhance and reinforce learning around cloud aiming at delivering higher qualified people who have also
computing and virtualization. completed the Virtualization and Cloud Foundation courses.
How it works
In the simulation, you are responsible for the IT
department of PureNRG, which is going through major
strategic changes, requiring a flexible IT approach.
As you navigate through the different missions, each
decision you make impacts various stakeholders of
PureNRG. Every decision produces different results - can
you figure out the right combination to earn a high
score?
The benefits of Cloud Challenge
The simulation gives context to theory and delivers a
fun, highly interactive experience to anchor the players’
knowledge of cloud computing and virtualization.
In addition, it places more emphasis on training soft
skills, such as stakeholder management, relationship
management, and negotiation skills.
Go to ww.cloudchallenge.com
for a free trial and see if you have what it takes

7. Join the Cloud Credential Council
Introducing the Council:
The Cloud Credential Council is a not-for-profit organization that has been established
to engage in the development, adoption and use of a vendor-neutral, independent, and
globally accepted cloud computing certification for IT professionals.
The Council has three main objectives:
Developing recognized cloud • Developing recognized cloud competence certification
competence certification • Acting as a cloud competence platform for vendors
• Assuring training quality by means of accreditation
Who participates in the Council?
All parties that have interest in standardizing cloud competences are committed to
the CCC with various levels of involvement: hardware/software vendors, end-user
corporations, training organizations, and exam institutes.
Membership
Members are organizations that commit themselves to the Council to aid the further
development of the Cloud Certification Program or to display endorsement of the program.
Executive
Members Members
General members are or- Executive Members are organi-
ganizations that would like zations who actively participate
to associate themselves in the further development of
with the council without the Cloud Certification Program
active participation. by active participation in work-
ing groups of the CCC.
Accreditation
Partners play a role in the execution of the Cloud Certification Program in the market.
Accredited Accredited Accredited
Training Partners Content Partners Trainers
Certified Training Partners Learning Content Partners Trainers are professionals
are organizations that develop training materials who deliver these training
commercially offer training for certified training. programs.
programs to the market.
How to join? 1 Review the Web site to familiarize 2
yourself with our vision, members,
Complete the
application form.
3 A CCC representative will
contact you to discuss the
www.cloudcredintialcouncil.org the Certification Program, and partnership possibilities.
partnership possibilities.

8. CLOUD
ESSENTIALS TM
Empowering IT professionals to perform in a cloud environment
Cloud
Financial Concepts and Cloud and
Management Definitions Virtualization
Risk in context Suitability to
Management organizations
Cloud Service
Models
Commercial
Cloud Service
Management
Providers
Governing Concepts and Cloud versus
Impact on
Cloud Computing Terminology Outsourcing
Service
Management
Processes
Operating
Cloud Business
Cloud
Computing Perspective
Business
Value
Roadmaps
to Cloud
Computing Moving
to Cloud Technical Business
Computing Perspective Cases
Case
Migrating Taxonomy
Applications
Techniques
and Metrics
Vendor Relationship
Implications
Management
for Applications
Cloud Challenges
Readiness and Risks

9. The benefits in a nutshell:
• Vendor-neutral ESSENTIAL TRAINING
• Focus on successful implementation
• Globally recognized certification
ITpreneurs stands for:
Solid learning methods
Our learning programs have been developed based on proven
instructional design principles, optimizing the learning experience.
High-quality products
Our products are always updated to the latest industry insights, developed
by the most leading experts, bundled in one practical offer.
Proven track record
Over the past decade, thousands of professionals have been successfully
trained and certified using our learning materials. We work with all major
www.itpreneurs.com/cloud vendors to their satisfaction.
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