CompTIA Rolls Out Beta Test for Updated Cloud+ Certification
Interest in cloud computing has gained momentum during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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CompTIA just introduced a beta test for its updated Cloud+ certification, and you can take it remotely for the first time.
The Cloud+ beta exam places greater emphasis on cloud security and high availability. That ensures users have around-the-clock access to data and SaaS applications.
The test also emphasizes the foundational aspects of cloud technology, as well as compliance requirements. The Cloud+ certification validates abilities, knowledge and skills IT pros require to work in data centers.
CompTIA is inviting IT professionals to be a part of the first group to earn the new CompTIA Cloud+ credential.
Easier Access to Testing
CompTIA’s Randall Edwards
“Test takers have the opportunity to take the exam at a location, date and time most convenient for them,” said Randall Edwards, CompTIA‘s senior manager of certification product management.
The beta exam is available now through Oct. 6, or until a sufficient number of people have taken the test. Candidates who pass the beta exam will become CompTIA Cloud+ certified.
“Strong security and 24/7 user access to data and applications have always been important in the business setting,” said Edwards. “But they have become critical in the work-from-home world we live in today. IT professionals who are CompTIA Cloud+ certified have demonstrated their knowledge and ability to implement robust security measures in any cloud environment regardless of which cloud vendor solutions are in place. ”
Interest in cloud computing, already strong among businesses, has gained momentum during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Last month, CompTIA surveyed some of its corporate members’ companies. It showed 50% of MSPs and technology solution providers got new inquiries or business opportunities from customers interested in shifting their on-premises applications and infrastructure to the cloud. Also, one in three (33%) technology companies had responded to customers wanting to address cybersecurity issues related to the cloud.
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